Family Development 2200 Midterm
Which of the following is an example of familism?
-a grandfather moves into his daughter's home to help take care of his grandchildren -a teenager misses several days of school to look after a sick relative
Which of the following examples DOES NOT fit the definition of a legal family?
-a single man and his two dogs -a cohabiting couple who has been together for 10 years
Which of the following is NOT associated with stronger feelings of homophobia?
-being female -being born after 1990
Which of the following is NOT a major change in dating and romantic relationships that has made following social scripts more difficult in recent years?
-sexual freedom has increased -couples are less committed to each other
According to the textbook, which of the following is a reason why sexual behavior is less constrained now than it was in the past?
-the advent of modern birth control -young people's living alone before marriage -sex among older adults
The richest 1% of Americans earned what percent of all income in 2014?
20%
About what percentage of people report having met their current partner online?
22%
Women's weekly earnings are what percentage of men's weekly earnings?
81%
Which of the following is the most accurate example of a split-household family?
A Chinese man works on a US railroad, leaving his wife behind in China
What is the conflict that Justin Baldoni describes related to his life?
A conflict between who he feels he is and who the world tells him he should be as a man.
Which of the following mate selection patterns creates the most inequality in a society?
Adults only marry within their own social class
According to Modern Romance, the "best of" mentality?
Affects our search for romantic partners
Which of the following groups is the most isolated group in terms of dating?
African Americans
Which of the following racial/ethnic groups has the highest poverty rate?
African Americans
Which of the following options is not a way in which the Twilight Saga reinforces the marginalization of women and girls?
All of the vampires in the saga are male
Identify the statement that describes how the rising age at first marriage impacted sexual behavior
Almost all Americans have sex before marriage
Which of the following is the force that prompted Mexican migration to the U.S.?
Although some were already living in the United States when their territory was annexed, migrants continue to move to the United States in search of jobs and better lives
Based off what we learned in the video, what is a microaggression?
An indirect, subtle, or unintentional act of discrimination against a marginalized group
What is Human Development and Family Science?
An interdisciplinary area of study that focuses on families in context
Which of the following is NOT an example of gender socialization?
Andrea explains to her friends that her parents will not allow her to stay out late after she failed a test
Which of the following statements about acculturation and assimilation is NOT true?
Assimilation most often occurs before acculturation.
What is the big reason, according the Family Structure Matters, that the gender gap in educational, behavioral, and social outcomes is growing?
Boys are often hit harder by having unmarried parents and by the absence of a father
What is an example of a way in which an elementary school teacher might engage in gender socialization in schools?
By reprimanding a girl for playing on the jungle gym because she is wearing a dress
Identify the statement that describes why some researchers argue that love is an evolutionary adaptation.
Children loved by their parents were more likely to survive infancy
Which of the following is NOT one of the distinct themes identified in the study?
College students promiscuity regardless of gender
Which of the following is NOT a way in which the federal government increased legal regulation of family life during the industrial era?
Creating rules for religious organizations' role in sanctifying marriages
Which of the following roles related to marriage was NOT a role played by the state-established churches in the early European Societies?
Deciding who could marry into which families
In Meet the Patels, what is bio data?
Detailed personal information to be given to a prospective match and their family.
Identify the term that describes the process of immigrant children adapting to a new culture more rapidly than their parents.
Dissonant acculturation
Which of the following examples best describes the term transgender?
Emily was assigned female at birth but recently asked friends and family to use his chosen name (Mike) and pronouns (he/him)
Because the word family means different things to different people, the textbook provides a broad definition of families as groups of people who are bound by which of the following types of connections?
Emotional, biological, and legal
Which of the following is NOT a major lens through which social scientists study sexuality?
Ethics of sexual behavior
What is the difference between facts and theory in the study of the family?
Facts provide information about family life, whereas theory is a way to explain how those facts influence one another.
Which of the following is the characteristic of family life for 19 th century Mexican Americans?
Family members exhibited a strong sense of obligation toward one another
The purpose of marriage for people today differs greatly from people in the past.According to the article, The Way We Never Were, what was the most common purpose of marriage in our history?
Gain advantageous in-laws and expand the family labor force
In a story from the textbook, a woman recalled, "In 1969 I even started to wear trousers to work (as a social worker). At the time this was certainly frowned on, yet two years later social workers were roaming the inner city in torn jeans, gym shoes and bra-less T- shirts." What concept does this story exemplify?
Gender roles change over time and across place
Which of the following factors DOES NOT contribute to the relatively high rate of HIV infection in the African American population?
Greater biological susceptibility by race
According to Harvard economist Raj Chetty, which of the following is one of the strongest predictors of upward mobility?
Growing up with married parents
According to Modern Romance, the average of age at marriage in the US:
Has increased for both men and women
Before you begin reading a scholarly journal article, what should you do first?
Have a clear research question and/or topic statement
Which of the following is one of the ways that Justin Baldoni attempts to get past the fact that he isn't comfortable talking about his feelings?
He creates experiences that force him to be vulnerable, no matter how scary it may feel
According to Modern Romance, the soul mate marriage is different from the companionate marriage in the following ways:
Individuals in soul mate marriages want their partners to be their best friend, trusted confidant, and most passionate lover
What is the purpose of Google Scholar?
It sorts articles that Google considers scholarly so that anyone interested may look at the current research
For the families in Two American Families, what was the major issue that was the catalyst for the family issues?
Job loss
In which of the following examples, does the young person have the highest life chance?
Justin Smith is the son of a successful and wealthy businessman and is graduating from Harvard this year
According toHow to Lose Your Virginity, the virgin violinist played for what pop star?
Lady Gaga
When did the word homosexual first begin to appear as a way to describe someone's identity?
Late nineteenth century
When faced with economic difficulty, what business did the Stanley sons begin in order to help the family?
Lawn care
According to the report posted in the Washington Post, discussed in Family StructureMatters, how are states with high levels of married parenthood NOT affected?
Lower levels of growth for the state
Which of the following is an example of a third-generation immigrant?
Michelle has a Russian grandmother who shares recipes with her and tells her stories about her life in Russia in the 1930s and 1940s.
The families in Two American Families lived in which city?
Milwaukee
The families in Two American Families DID NOT experience the following:
More income following the 2008 recession
In the video, what are "microaggressions" compared to?
Mosquito bites
Which of the following IS NOT a factor that made building and maintaining families difficult for slaves in the period between 1619 and the end of the Civil War (in the mid- 1800s)?
Most enslaved children did not live with their parents
According to Melvin Kohn's classic series of studies, how do both middle- and working-class parents' experiences with work influence their parenting?
Parents teach their children the interpersonal skills that they use in their own jobs
How are women presented in the Twilight Saga?
Passive and weak
In Meet the Patels, according Ravi's parents, what should his wife's last name be?
Patel
The high school prom has been a site of continuous legal and social conflict for decades. Why are prom scripts so important?
Proms are often seen as a formal step in the process of mate selection that can lead eventually to marriage
What disciplines inform HDFS?
Psychology, sociology, public health, biology, economics
Which of the following IS NOT an example of how the birth control pill may have had repercussions for society once it was widely available?
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have decreased
The video gives an example of a micraggression that can lead to death. What was the example?
Shooting an innocent person
Which of the following types of families is most likely to be poor?
Single-mother families
Scholars are unsure why marriage matters for children, but they know it does. What is NOT something, mentioned in the Family Structure Matters article, that may be affected in children's lives when living in an unmarried household?
Strained relationships with siblings
What IS NOT a feature of a Google Scholar search?
The ability to limit the search to articles that are easy to read and more accessible
What was a relatively common form of polygamy in the nineteenth century?
The practice in Mormon communities for a man to have more than one wife
The author of The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap, notes that despite the many transformations since the first publication of her book, this one thing has not changed...
The tendency for Americans to view present-day family and gender relations through nostalgia
A theorist might point to which social fact to support the consensus perspective?
The two major political parties in the US have existed for decades, and despite strong partisanship, citizens generally follow the governance of either party.
How do sociologists working from the biological perspective seek to understand human behavior?
They apply understandings of the biological underpinnings of sex differences to common family traits and practices today
Which of the following is a unique circumstance for unmarried parents?
They don't have much time to date, but many still do
According to College Students and Sexual Consent: Unique Insights , male college students:
Use force or strength to position a women to give oral sex
What did Justin Baldoni challenge men to do?
Use the same qualities that they feel make them a man to go deeper into themselves
Which of the following describes the term matrilineal?
Wealth and power are transmitted from mothers to daughters.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a microaggression?
What's up?
According to researchers, which of the following indicates that young people endorse the belief that men's sexual pleasure supersedes women's sexual pleasure?
When asked a vaguely worded question regarding consent to oral sex, most men and women interpreted the question as asking how men consent to receive oral sex and how women consent to perform oral sex
Which of the following statements is NOT a common microaggression?
Where are you from?
Which of the following groups is LEAST likely to intermarry with those of other races or ethnicities?
White women
Why does the percentage of Whites married to Blacks in the United States differ so significantly from the parentage of Blacks married to Whites in the United States?
Whites comprise a much larger proportion of the US population.
Which of the following class structures includes the highest percentage of Americans?
Working class
According toModern Romance, an ideal first date would be:
a monster truck rally
What is the summary of an article called?
abstract
Who does Justin Baldoni ask to forgive him (and all the other men of the world) at the end of the video?
all women
According to How to Lost Your Virginity, purity balls may be negative because
because fathers and husbands are put in charge of women's sexuality.
According toCollege Students and Sexual Consent: Unique Insights , female college students:
believe men should make the first move towards sex
One difficulty of studying families is identifying whether something causes something else. In many cases, two things may occur together (such as the use of nightlights and nearsightedness), but one may not cause the other. The process by which social scientists establish an association between two phenomena is known as
correlation
The process by which social scientists establish an association between two phenomena is known as ___________.
correlation
Which of the following occupations is the LEAST female dominated?
electricians
T/F We should assume that someone is being dramatic if they react to a microaggression made against them.
false
According to How to Lose Your Virginity, which of the following were NOT used to check for virgins?
fingernail test
In Meet the Patels, who does Ravi live with?
his sister
According to rape justification literature, what is a widely held assumption among men?
if a woman engages in some level of physical activity with a man, she is obligated to have intercourse and thus he can just tell her they are going to have sex
The article discusses a correlation between a reoccurring theme in the Twilight series and the real world. Who are most responsible for female victimization?
intimate partners
What types of websites should be utilized for research?
journals
For the Nuemann family, which of the following were NOT stressors that the family faced in addition to poverty?
meddling in-laws
Which of the following is NOT a main form of scarcity that single-mother families often face in contrast to two-parent families?
motivation
Which of these topics is more unique to Human Development and Family Science than a Sociology course?
parenting
According to the CRAAP method, which of the following IS NOT one of the 5 tips to evaluate a website?
popularity
What does the "R" in the CRAAP method stand for?
relevance
What is meant by the term "token resistance"?
saying no but meaning yes
In Meet the Patels, why wouldn't/don't Ravi's parents like Audrey?
she is culturally American
Imagine you are selected to take part in a study, and the researcher asks you to track and report the times of day in which you study, work, relax, interact with family, and interact with friends. What kind of study method would this be?
time use
A cohort is a group of people who experience an event together at the same time.
true
True or False: Edward and Jacob both treat women as if they are property.
true
