SOC 281 Exam 1
Because the word family means different things to different people, the textbook provides a broad definition of families as groups of people who are bound by the following types of connections, except one. Pick the one that does not apply?
Obligatory
Which of the following is true about social class and parenting?
Parents usually guide their children to value the traits that will prepare them to stay at the same social class level
Which of the following supports the idea that the institution of marriage remains very important in U.S. society?
The fight for access to marriage by gays and lesbians
Families are groups of related people, bound by...
Biological, legal, and emotional connections
What is an example of a way in which an elementary school teacher might engage in gender socialization in schools?
By reprimanding a girl for playing on the jungle gym because she is wearing a dress
The demographic perspective in family studies focuses mostly on
Family and household structures
According to recent feminist family theorists, which statement is true?
Family types are socially constructed
Sexuality can best be described as a:
Fluid identity that can vary
Some __________ theorists argue that the unpaid work historically done by women (cooking, cleaning, and raising children) helps men while the financial support that employed husbands provide helps women. This system keeps the family in balance.
Consensus or Structural Functionalist
Which of the following concepts is illustrated by parents purchasing mostly pink items for their daughters?
Gender Socialization
A young White man named Todd marries his long-time Black girlfriend Ayodele. What are they practicing?
Heterogamy
Because the Moynihan Report attributed ongoing racial inequality to characteristics of Black family life, it was criticized for
"Blaming the victim" and contributing to racial stereotypes
An ethnicity is a group of people with:
A common cultural identification
John chose a new seat on the opposite side of the room after his classmate came out during a lecture on sexual orientation. This illustrates:
Homophobia
Which of the following is the sociological definition of family?
A group of related people who are bound by connections that are biological, legal, or emotional
A person's sexual identity:
Is assigned to all children at birth
Teen sex is described as being more male-oriented because
Males receive greater social rewards
One difficulty of studying families is identifying whether something causes something else. In many cases, two things may occur together (such as the use of nightlights and nearsightedness), but one may not cause the other. The process by which social scientists establish an association between two phenomena is known as ___________.
Correlation
Parents who work in jobs that require creativity and divergent thinking are more likely to raise their children to value...
Creativity and divergent thinking
Which of the following is an important broad historic trend impacting the character of American family life?
Decline of the two-parent nuclear family
According to conflict theories, who benefits from family structures where women stay home and men work for pay?
Men and employers
Which of the following has contributed to a modern culture that is more accepting of sexual activity?
Modern birth control
For the purposes of the contemporary U.S. Census, a family
Must occupy the same household
What does economist Joseph Stiglitz mean when he argues that the rise of the 1 percent is self-fulfilling?
Elite individuals increasingly gain control over positions and institutions that shape the rules and make accumulating more wealth possible
In the late twentieth century, cultural changes in the meaning of and motivation for marriage evolved in what way?
Emotional success became central to marriage success
How do the concepts of race and ethnicity differ?
Ethnic identities focus on cultural traits and are sometimes voluntary
Which theory sees people as individuals entering into mutual relationships to maximize their own gains?
Exchange theory
What is the difference between facts and theory in the study of the family?
Facts provide information about family life, whereas theory is a way to explain how those factors influence one another
In general, throughout history and across cultures, parents have usually favored having female children over having male children.
False
Most social science research supports the argument that elements of the Black family structure today, such as matriarchal households and children raised by extended family members, are inherited from African traditions.
False
The percentage of teens having sex has increased in recent decades.
False
The united states has more social mobility than most other wealthy countries
False
The pervasive element of European and American society in which men controlled all property and had control over women and children is called:
Patriarchy
Which of the following is an example of a family tie formed by legal recognition?
People who are married
Rosa thinks of her mother's best friend, Maria, as her aunt, and Maria treats Rosa as her niece. According to your textbook, Rosa and Maria could be labeled a(n)
Personal family
One important modern principle used in almost all data collection about race and ethnicity involves:
Self-identification
The term for the biological category of male and female, based on anatomy and physiology, is:
Sex
Which of the following is true about the HPV vaccine?
Some parents object to the vaccine on the unfounded idea that a sex-related vaccine will encourage sexual activity
The granting of marriage licenses is an example of which institutional arenas interacting?
State and family
What theoretical perspective revolves around people's ability to enact social roles based on the expectations of others?
Symbolic interaction
People 'do gender' when they enact the social roles that conform to the common expectations for their sex." This statement is most consistent with which perspective on gender?
Symbolic interactionist
When it comes to biological sex differences
The differences between humans are small when compared with other species
The most significant recent change in how the U.S. Census measures race is:
The option to check more than one category
What have studies of class mobility in the U.S. shown?
Today the U.S. has less upward mobility than it did in previous generations
A cohort is a group of people who experience an event together at the same time.
True
Sex and gender are different in that
gender refers to the social role based on one's categorical sex.