CH 11 REVIEW QUIZ

(Q021) Which of the following is cited in the textbook as a reason for the increased frequency of divorce since the 1960s?

A rising emphasis on personal satisfaction in marriage has made people less likely to remain in marriages that do not make them happy.

Q010) A "skip-generation" household is a family structure comprising

grandparents and grandchildren.

(Q026) In some rural areas of Asia, women can have several husbands at one time. This practice is known as:

polyandry.

(Q014) Approximately what percentage of people are married, or have been married at one point, by their mid-fifties?

90 percent

(Q004) Analyzing and critiquing the distribution of power within the household is one of the primary concerns of __________ of the family.

feminist theories

(Q022) According to researchers for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately what percentage of child deaths from abuse or neglect are not recorded?

50 to 60 percent

Q013) One of the changes globalization has brought to remote and rural regions is migration. Often, men go to work in towns or cities, leaving family members in the home village. Alternatively, a nuclear-family group will move as a unit to the city. How do both of these processes affect family structures?

They weaken traditional family forms and kinship systems.

(Q017) Which of the following is true of single-parent households?

Although most single-parent households are headed by women, there is a great deal of economic and social diversity within female-headed, single-parent households.

(Q024) What did sociologists Judith Stacey and Timothy Biblarz find was the most significant difference between children raised by straight parents and those raised by gay parents?

Children raised by gay parents were less likely to adhere to gendered expectations and norms.

(Q016) How did Eric Klinenberg's study of people who live alone challenge the idea that living alone leads people to feel lonely and socially alienated?

It revealed that many of those who live alone actually have more social interactions than their married counterparts.

(Q008) During the Great Recession, Jerry was laid off from his banking job. As a result, his wife changed from part-time to full-time work, and Jerry spent the term of his unemployment taking care of most of the domestic responsibilities. What can be concluded about family structure from stories like Jerry's?

Large-scale social and economic changes yield changes in family structure and dynamics.

(Q023) The median age for marriage in the United States in 1960 was reported to be 23 for men and 20 for women, and in 2017 it was 29.5 and 27.5, respectively. What is one reason for this change?

More women are working today than in 1960.

(Q018) How does the structure and ethos of Asian American families yield a higher median family income than other groups, including non-Hispanic whites?

They have a higher degree of interdependence, in which family members pool resources to increase prosperity, and are able to help out family members who need it.

(Q002) Tasha lives with her mother, father, and her father's parents. This means that she lives in __________ family.

an extended

(Q005) Jacqui mentioned to her friend Lisa that she was planning to take a family camping trip in the summer. Lisa was initially surprised because she knew that Jacqui's husband and daughter hate camping, but Jacqui explained that the trip she was taking was with her parents and her sister. Lisa's mistake was based on interpreting "family" to specifically mean

family of procreation.

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Q019) Blood quantum laws were originally a way to assess membership in a Native American tribe and were used by the government to decide on federal benefits. These laws date to the early 1700s. Today, however, many Native American tribes continue to use this metric to determine whether one is eligible to be considered a member of the tribe. Notwithstanding the difficulties of such an approach, this may also reflect on the importance of __________ among Native American families.

kinship ties

Q011) While the 1950s nuclear family has been promoted as the ideal family form, the text identifies several problems with it that are ignored in its mythical representations, including the

loneliness and alienation experienced by large numbers of housewives living within such a structure.

(Q009) William J. Goode identifies several important changes in global family and marriage patterns. One of the main effects of these changes is that they are

making such patterns in other parts of the world more similar to the patterns found in Western, industrialized countries.

(Q015) Which of the following is one of the most powerful predictors of divorce?

marrying young

(Q001) The __________ family is found in virtually all societies.

nuclear

(Q020) The high rates of births to unmarried women in African American, Puerto Rican, and Native American communities suggests that

people who live in poverty are less likely to get married, even when they have children or cohabitate.

Q003) According to the functionalists, in the absence of an extended kinship network, one of the critical roles that the nuclear family unit plays in assisting adult family members is that of

personality stabilization.

Q012) According to some research, there has been a decline in the number of polygamous marriages and arranged marriages worldwide. What do sociologists suggest is the primary cause of this decline?

strides in education and human rights protections for women

Q006) The ultimate ruling of the Supreme Court in 2015 that individuals have a constitutional right to same-sex marriage was predated by what other important event?

the striking down of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in United States v. Windsor in 2013

(Q025) As painful as the divorce process can be, about _____ of divorced women and _____ of divorced men will eventually remarry.

two-thirds; three quarters

(Q007) Marital rape was made illegal in all fifty states in 1993. The roots of marital rape reach back in history and are closely tied to the idea of conjugal rights and the obligation of women in a marriage. In the United States, male attitudes toward women often suggest that sex is an entitlement, and, as we have also seen, men may choose to act on this entitlement in ways that are not consensual. As part of the feminist perspective on the family, this represents a view of

unequal power relationships.