Intro to Family Studies Final

The binuclear family is best described as

a family in which members live in two different households

Child free couples most commonly find that society has

a pronatalist bias

The swelling number of Americans between the ages of 48 and 66 is due to the

baby boom

Which of the following stages of living together comes first?

blending

When divorced adult children return home to live with their parents, _________ occurs

boomerang effect

The socially learned attitudes and behaviors associated with being male/female are called

gender roles

According to ____________ theory, children develop a framework of knowledge about typical male and female behaviors.

gender schema

Applying the research findings of a particular sample to the larger population is known as

generalization

In school, teachers tend to

give boys more time to answer

Marriages between partners who are similar in education, ethnicity, and social class are called

homogamous

Anti gay prejudice is known as

homophobia

Inhibited sexual desire is the

inability to feel sexual.

The loss of wages that parents sacrifice to raise children are called

opportunity costs

Marital equity is defined as

partners giving in proportion to what they recieve

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild labels employed wives who also work at home fulfilling homemaking and childcare duties as

second shift workers

A __________ is a set of expectations as to how one should behave in sexual situations.

sexual script

Grandparents raising their grandchild is called a

skipped-generation household

The _____ perspective explains that people seek to maximize their benefits and minimize their costs in their interactions with others.

social exchange

From the standpoint of ________, production of offspring is the most important reason for marriage.

society

The technique used when a woman consents to be inseminated and carry another couples child to term is called

surrogacy

A worker who is allowed to work from 8:00a.m until 4:00p.m instead of 9:00 to 5:00p.m is an example of

telecommuting

The cause of cohabiting relationship that is a trial marriage is

testing

The family systems perspective suggests

that family members make up a system of interconnected parts

According to Ira Reiss, _____ still prevails for women in the U.S.

the double standard

The poverty line is officially defined as

the minimum level of income considered necessary for individual and family needs.

The most typical response of men to deteriorating long term relationships is

the neglect response

Today, power in most American marriages is derived from

the partners' personalities

A perspective or set of statements that explains why processes and events occurred is called an

theory

Total marriages are

those in which intensely bound couples share all aspects of their lives

According to the text "traditional", definition of family includes

those related by blood, marriage, or adoption

The most recent study findings cited in the text indicate that most hetersuxal Americans meet their partners

through friends

The conflict perspective

views individuals and groups in competition with each other over scarce resources

Singles who prefer to pursue education and careers before marriage are called

voluntary temporary singles

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild identifies the second shift as

working women performing the majority of household and childcare chores

According to research, the median age of people having their first sexual experience is

17.6

__________ occurs when one gender has a more limited pool of eligible marriage partners to select from.

A marriage squeeze

_____ is the most common STD in the U.S.

Chlamydia

_____ is the expression of anger indirectly.

Passive aggression

William Goode identified all of the following except _____ as one of the four benefits of families

Physical security

Which of the following is not a function of dating?

Rebellion against parents

In 2011, the poverty line was _____ for a family of four.

$22,350

The cost to raise a child to age 18, excluding college, for a middle income family is

$220,000

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in critical thinking?

Accept the information given.

Pierre lives his father, mother, brother, sister, grandmother etc... Pierre lives with his extended family, kin and affiliated kin.

All of the above

Poverty rates vary by ...

All of the above

The poor

All of the above

Which of the following directions is helpful in the aftermath of a break up?

All of the above

Which of the following groups is at high risk for contracting HIV/AIDs?

All of the above

Which of the following is a disadvantage of meeting someone on the internet?

All of the above

Which of the following is a wrong reason for marriage?

All of the above

Which of the following is an assisted reproductive technology?

All of the above

Which of the following is way in which parents socialize their children into gender roles?

All of the above

Which of the following social agencies influence gender role behavior?

All of the above

Which of the following teach us about sex?

All of the above

Men's sexual scripts,

All of the above are true

When countries' economies become more independent,

All of the above are true

According to the text, which of the following is a positive reason for marriage?

Companionship

Which of the following is a disadvantage of cohabitation, according to the text?

Couples are less likely to stay and work out problems

Which of the following is not an expectation of marriage?

Couples can easily dissolve the marriage

_____ is the payment of money or property by the bride's family to the groom's family.

Dowry

_______ are more likely to socialize their children in gender stereotypic ways

Fathers

Most people in the United States marry

For Love

_________ are when companies and states implement wages and benefits that take into account the local area's cost of living.

Living wage laws

___________ are those in which the biological parents are adoptive parents exchange information, communicate often, and have active contact throughout the child's life.

Open adoption

_________ refers to subjects in research studies that alter their behavior because they know they are being studied.

Researcher bias

The ______ theory explains the phenomenon of emotionally detached wives "walking away" from their marriages, much to the surprise of their husbands.

Social exchange

Which of the stages in the stimulus values roles process is based on mutual physical attraction?

Stimulus

Which of the following are characteristics of individualism?

Values for self-fullment

Couples who are pleasantly surprised upon learning they are pregnant are called

acceptance of fate partners

In the ________ style of conflict, a person is both unassertive and cooperative.

accommodating

Child free couples

all of the above

Transnational marriages are

characteristic of many immigrant families

Environments that encourage people to interact with one another are known as

closed fields

When boys are told, "Big boys don't cry", they learn gender roles through

cognitive development

In the _______ style of conflict, you exhibit assertiveness and cooperation.

collaborating

Another name for dual career couples living apart is

commuter marriages

A good marriage focused on equality and friendship is called a

companionate marriage

When boys play, they tend to emphasize

competition

In the statement, "Well look who finally made it home, his lord highness", the _____ style of communication is used.

content

A ______ group is a group under study that is NOT introduced to the independent variables in the original experiment.

control

According to Phyllis Moen's types of working mothers, the______ take on jobs that are flexible and usually on the mommy track. They might say, "I'll work if the job fits well with my family duties"

copers

The percentage of children in the US under the age of 18 is

decreasing

According to Virginia Satir, those who avoid disclosing their feelings are called

distractors

Women's sexual scripts

emphasize physical attractiveness.

Power that stems from the belief your partner has more knowledge is called

expert power

The family into which one is born and raised is called a

family of orientation

Marriages that allow partners to change over time are

flexible

Traditionally, men play ______ roles in the family

instrumental

In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatricians endorsed the idea that

it is better for children to have two parents, whether gay or not

_______ is a primary source of power in a relationship, according to the "popular culture and the media" introduction to the chapter.

money

Homosexual couples are characterized by

more egalitarian roles

The top 20% of the population receives

more than half of the nation's income .

Women's speech tends to be

personal

A partner who is less interested in the relationship but has more power is explained by

principle of least interest theory

Dating people who are geographically close to where you live or work is called

propinquity

Giving everyone in a research study population a chance of being included in a survey is called a

random sample

According to the social learning theory, learning occurs in two ways,

reinforcement and modeling

Knox's research revealed college students were mostly ______ in their sexual beliefs.

relativistic

The ability to separate work and home roles is called

role compartmentalization

Laws that allow a person to anonymously leave a newborn at a hospital, police station or other designated place without fear is

safe haven laws