marriage & family exam II

People usually give the title of caregiver to an adult. However, according to recent studies, a large number of children are taking care of older adults. About how many children in the United States between the ages of 8 and 18 provide care for an older adult?

1.4 million

What can be some reasons to delay parenting?

Having children later allows parents to obtain higher income and education levels.

Which country allows Muslim men to divorce their wives via text message?

India

Since her husband's recent death, Kim has been facing a particularly challenging struggle with regard to her self-identity. Which of the following statements captures this struggle?

Kim is no longer Mrs. David Edwards.

Which of the following statements is a fact?

Mental illness is often used as an excuse for violence.

Which of the following accurately demonstrates the ways in which class intersects with parenting style?

Middle-class parents practice concerted cultivation while working-class families practice the accomplishment of natural growth.

A supporter of abandoning no-fault divorce would argue which of the following?

The current rules encourage casual attitudes about the dissolution of marriage.

Which of the following best explains why the first two years of remarriage are the most difficult?

The family is still trying to master basic tasks.

Have fertility rates gone up or down in recent decades?

They have progressively declined.

A recent study found that one in seven new marriages in the United States is interracial or interethnic. What response did writers and pundits have across the nation?

They heralded the blurring of racial barriers to interracial marriage.

What factor may explain the high divorce rates among children of divorce?

They learned early on that divorce can be the answer to marital problems.

You are a sociology researcher studying conflict in marriages. Your research has identified that not all conflict in a marriage is bad conflict. In reporting your research you want to convey how conflict can actually strengthen the bonds between married partners. Which of the following terms would you use?

conflict management

A likely outcome of divorce with respect to fathers and their adult children is that __________.

contact between father and child is frequently lost

Tom was granted custody of his older son while his three daughters were awarded to their mother. What type of custody is this judicial decision known?

split

How can alimony be described?

spousal support

Which of the following is likely to contribute to a successful remarriage?

supportive reactions from family

What is xenophobia?

the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

What is the "happiness gap"?

the gap between married and unmarried people reporting happiness in their lives

What is the principle of legitimacy?

the notion that all children ought to have a socially and legally recognized father

If Nancy Foner found a society where they practice gerontocide, it is likely because __________.

there are limited social resources

Americans are entering nursing homes at a later age than in the past and staying for shorter periods of time. What is one reason why this change has taken place?

increased use of home health care

The type of custody in which both divorced parents are involved in childrearing and ongoing decision making concerning the child is called __________.

joint custody

Two people cohabitating in a non-contractual relationship as opposed to cohabitating in a contractual relationship is an illustration of the difference between which of the following types of marriages?

legal and social marriages

High school graduates are ____________ to marry today as they were in the 1960s.

less likely

What type of rape is the most underreported?

marital

Why do elderly parents become targets of abuse?

to gain control of family resources

What do some women getting married today choose that was not commonplace prior to the 1970s?

to keep her birth surname

Which types of marriages have been labeled by researchers as intrinsic marriages?

total and vital marriages

Incarcerated men are more likely than other men to experience rape. In fact, __________ inmates were raped during their incarceration.

more than one in five

In relation to Beer's ten fundamental ways remarriages are different from first marriages, which of the following might cause a couple to argue over finances?

undefined rules

Irene is told by her abuser that she does things to make him beat her. What key term does this scenario describe?

victim blaming

Dante sees his marriage in a positive light, whereas Ana is very stressed about the marriage and suffers from mild depression. This is an example of which of the following?

"her marriage" versus "his marriage"

Which of the following is the greatest predictor of marital dissatisfaction for stepmothers?

childcare inequities

If Mary and Alice are uncertain of their parenting skills, what are they most likely to do?

choose not to parent

What year was violence against wives banned in the United States?

1883

What percentage of suicides are performed by battered women?

42%

Among those under 30 years old, __________ reported having at least one stepparent.

52%

Which of the following is not a valid justification for a civil annulment?

A couple is not in love

Marital status also varies by race. Which race has the lowest percent of married men over the age of 65?

African American

Who has the most frequent contact with step-siblings?

African American females

In what ways is the experience of motherhood a racial experience?

African-American motherhood extends beyond blood mothers to other mothers and women-centered networks.

In what ways does the gender of children affect their experiences of divorce?

Boys are likely to have more negative effects.

Which racial group is more likely than any other racial group to marry outside of their own race?

Native American

Why might a woman who discovered her husband was having an affair choose not to get a divorce in the 1930s?

She couldn't afford it

Denise's husband left her and her daughter for another woman, and he has made no contact with either of them. Denise feels like she has failed in her first marriage, but has made the decision that she would like to remarry. Which of the following could we expect for Denise in her remarriage?

She will be more financially stable.

Which of the following statements best explains why second divorces are usually easier than first divorces?

Those who have survived a first divorce are unafraid of the public's reaction to a second divorce.

In a multigenerational family, men dominate the 25-34 age group while women dominate the older age groups. Which of the following is an explanation for such disparity in multigenerational families?

Women are more likely to be widowed at an earlier age.

Which statement might a pro-choice person make?

Women who choose abortion have the opportunity to fare better academically and socially.

What is AI?

a form of reproductive technology called artificial insemination

Which of the following is a clinical syndrome of a decline in memory and other cognitive abilities beyond what might be expected from normal aging?

dementia

What is the term used when a wife retires before her husband?

desynchronized—wife initially

Which of the following behavior patterns identified by John and Emily Visher leads to a successful remarriage?

developing realistic expectations

Billy has grandparents who he only sees on holidays and special occasions. What kind of role do his grandparents play?

distant figure

Andy decides to give his wife, Laneisha, an allowance per month. What type of power and control is this?

economic abuse

What are some of the benefits of parenting?

emotional bonding, status, and fun

What might be in the yams of Africa that might explain a high occurrence of multiple births in Nigeria?

estrogen

What are age norms?

expectations of how one is to behave at any stage in life

Typical child sex abusers are ___________.

fathers, uncles, and brothers

What type of violence comes in many forms throughout the life cycle and has many manifestations?

gender-based

A newly married couple each has one child from their previous marriage. One of the children is having difficulty feeling warm and affectionate toward her new stepfather. With which of William Beer's ten fundamentals are they having difficulties?

guilt