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
