Ch.1

Which of the following is an example of a personal family?

a stepchild who considers him- or herself part of the family and whose stepparent considers the stepchild part of the family

When giving a reason for missing a meeting, a staff member lets her boss know that she is unavailable because her grandmother is in the hospital. The boss accepts this as an excusable absence because

family commitments are privileged

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? Family structure is socially constructed.

feminism

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? It is critical to understand the process by which individuality changed personal and institutional relations.

modernity

Which of the following is NOT a familial relationship recognized by the census?

personal family

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? Studies of birth, death, and migration should occur at the population level to help us better understand families.

Demographic perspective

Which of the following is an example of a biological family tie?

your parents

Local legal definitions have created conflict about defining families. Which of the following is an example of one of these conflicts in the United States?

Residential zoning

Which of the following is an example of a family tie formed by emotional connections?

A family friend who you refer to as "auntie"

What is the term for a social position that is accompanied by acceptable patterns of behavior?

A role

Which of the following is an example of a family tie formed by legal recognition?

Adopted parents

Which of the following is an example of a cohort?

Baby boomers who all experienced the JFK assassination

What constitutes the breadwinner-homemaker family as traditionally understood in early sociological theory?

An employed father, a mother without employment, and their children

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? Family behavior and household structures contribute to larger population processes in many important ways.

Demographic perspective

The author says that it is challenging to define family because

Different people and cultures use different definitions

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? Individuals and groups with different resources, strengths, and weaknesses enter into mutual relationships to maximize their own gains.

Exchange

What does it mean to refer to the family connection as symbolic?

Finding meaning in a family tie because one perceives that it has meaning

Which of the following is an example of correlation?

Kids who sleep with a night-light more often turn out to be nearsighted in adulthood

According to the reading, why is it important for children to know the difference between family and nonfamily?

Knowing the difference is important for forming attachment and constructing personal identities

Based on the reading, Cohen says that marriage is a contentious term because

Legal recognition carries rights and responsibilities granted by the government

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? Family structure includes the progression from childhood to adulthood, which must be understood in a social and historical context.

Life course perspective

In which institutional arena does wealth accumulation take place?

Market

What is the difference between random selection and nonrandom selection?

Random selection is more regionally diverse than nonrandom sampling.

In which institutional arena does facilitation of divorce take place?

State

What theoretical perspective revolves around people's ability to enact social roles based on the expectations of others.

Symbolic Interaction

Which of the following is the sociological definition of family?

The family is "the place where family matters take place."

How did the United States v. Windsor ruling change the legal definition of marriage?

The ruling resulted in the federal government recognizing all legal marriages performed in states.

What is the benefit of time-use studies?

They replace large, national studies

A longitudinal study is one that is sent

To the same people every five years

In which of the following cases would the census include all members in the count of a family?

Two married people and their legally adopted child living in the same household

Through what expression do structural functionalists determine meaning?

Words

Which of the following is an example of a legal family?

Your little sister

What is one of the ways that sociologists attempt to reduce bias in their studies?

Using publicly funded nationally representative studies

Appropriate parental discipline is decided by

common cultural understandings

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? The roles of men and women are part of an "unstable system ripe for . . . change."

conflict

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? Society is the "collective expression of shared norms and values."

consensus

Based on the example of Vy Higginsen and Marion West provided, West and Higginsen might have been searching to uncover their genealogical ties to

create their larger family tree and examine their family ties

Within which family arena does the state fit?

the family as an institution

Which of the following examples provides evidence that the role of the state is changing?

the growth of public services in health care and education

The institutional arena is governed by

the head of household