Marriage & Family before midterm
Someone who is a "family-change" advocate might say the following:
"The family is better than ever at adapting to new challenges."
According to the text, a national random sample of approximately __________ persons can validly represent the U.S. population.
1500
Today, only about __________ percent of American households fit the 1950s nuclear family ideal of a married couple with children, where only the husband is employed.
5
What is the impact of communication technologies like e-mail, Skype, and GPS on families?
Communication technologies change the way families interact.
What is meant by the term postmodern family?
Families today exhibit a multiplicity of forms.
________promote recognition of women's unpaid work and the greater involvement of men in childcare and housework.
Feminist perspectives
Which of the following is a path young adults took in response to the recession?
Postponed marriage.
Which of the following is NOT one of the steps involved with making knowledgeable choices?
Try to avoid making a decision if possible.
The concept of "household" is broader than that of "family" as it includes
any person residing in the home
Traditionally, both law and social science specified that the family consisted of people related by
blood, marriage, or adoption.
Which of the following is NOT a style of relating, according to attachment theory?
compliant
Over the past five decades, fertility in the United States has
declined
Family systems theory emphasizes that family systems seek _________, or stable balance and symmetry.
equilibrium
A(n) __________ is possible when the researcher has a large amount of control over the various aspects of the phenomena under study.
experiment
Family togetherness, stability, and loyalty are all examples of
familistic (communal) values.
Scholars and advocates with a __________ perspective point to what they see as a negative cultural change accentuated by excessive individualism and self-indulgence.
family decline
A photograph in the text depicts individuals waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might remark on the quality of the facilities or speculate about the home that these people live in?
family ecologists
A strength of the __________ perspective is that it challenges the idea that family success depends solely on individual effort.
family ecology
Which of the following theoretical perspectives is concerned with the impact of family policy?
family ecology
A photograph in the text depicts individuals waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might point out that, typically, it is mothers and not fathers who are primarily responsible for their children's health—and ask why?
feminists
The idea that there are naturally two very distinct genders is called
gender dichotomy.
Representative samples (like Gallup polls) are important to family survey research because the results can be ________ to the national population of the sample.
generalized
In the contemporary version of evolutionary theory, it is the survival of one's __________ into future generations that is important.
genetic material
Economic _________has affected bread-winning and consumption in American families.
globalization
The text points out that each data collection technique
has strengths and weaknesses.
The Census Bureau uses which of the following terms to describe a person or a group of people residing together?
household
Which of the following is attributed to the U.S. by "family-change" scholars?
inadequate support for families
Valuing personal happiness and goals and the development of distinct identity is a(n) ________ value.
individualistic
When persons think in terms of seeking primarily personal—as opposed to communal or group—happiness and goals, this reflects which orientation?
individualistic
The question of how two previously separate individuals come together and over time create a shared view of themselves as a couple would be best answered using which perspective?
interaction-constructionist
Children are __________ likely than the general population or the elderly to be living in poverty.
more
Compared to the recent past, children are __________ likely to live with a grandparent today.
more
In the 1950s, the nonmarital pregnancy rate was __________ in comparison with today.
much lower
The climate, soil, plants, and animals are all part of the __________ environment.
natural physical-biological
In __________________ the researcher spends extensive time with respondents and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and other aspects of everyday life.
naturalistic observation
Family diversity has progressed to the point that there is
no typical family form today.
The _________ hypothesis proposes that work-marriage-family sequence is thought to be best for mental health and happiness.
normative order
Today's family ecologists stress the interdependence of all the world's families, not only with one another but also with our planet's __________ environment.
physical
According to the interaction-constructionist theoretical perspective, ______________ is how family members adapt culturally understood roles to their own situations and preferences.
role-making
Every time people make important decisions, they ______________ for that time or permanently.
rule out alternatives
Parents, siblings and other relatives are usually highly influential in developing a child's _____________, or that child's sense of worth and value.
self-concept
Which is the phrase used to describe economic and social forces that limit personal choices?
structural constraints
The __________ perspective once argued for the functionality of specialized gender roles.
structure-functional
The view that the family is an enduring social institution because of the important tasks it performs for society—economic security, emotional support, socialization of children—is the __________ perspective.
structure-functional
When conducting __________, researchers ask a series of structured, or closed-ended questions.
surveys
What marks the end of the family life cycle, according to the text?
the death of a spouse
What is assisted reproductive technology (ART)?
the manipulation of sperm and/or egg in the absence of sexual intercourse that may involve a third party
Journalist Peggy Orenstein observed students in two California middle schools and found that
the participation and even antics of white boys in the classroom were considered inevitable and rewarded.
From interviews and observations, the authors reveal that:
there are many definitions given for "family."
Theoretical perspectives or theories can increase our __________ families and family life.
understanding of
Many employers have redefined family
with respect to employee benefit packages.
