W12 Exam: 05
Which of the following statements is true of polyandry?
Although rare, there are pockets of polyandry in some remote and isolated parts of India.
Which of the following statements is true of U.S. reactions to immigration?
American attitudes toward immigrants are still mixed.
According to Black's study in 2011, which of the following is true of intimate partner violence (IPV)?
IPV is pervasive in U.S. society.
According to a study by Wang and Parker in the year 2014, which of the following is true of marriages?
In 2012, 20 percent of U.S adults age 25 and older had never been married.
Which of the following forbids sexual intercourse between a brother and a sister?
Incest taboo
Which of the following statements is true of acculturation?
It does not include intermarriage with a member of the host culture.
Which of the following statements best describes assimilation?
It involves conforming to the dominant group's culture, adopting its language and values, and intermarrying with that group.
Which of the following statements is true of race?
It is a social construction.
Which of the following statements best describes cohabitation?
It is an arrangement in which two unrelated people are not married but live together and are in a sexual relationship.
Which of the following statements best defines discrimination?
It is behavior that treats people unequally or unfairly because of their group membership.
In the context of dominant-minority group relations, which of the following statements best defines segregation?
It is the physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups.
Which of the following statements best describes miscegenation?
It refers to marriage or sexual relations between a man and a woman of different races.
Which of the following statements is true of Middle Eastern Americans?
Middle Eastern Americans tend to be better educated and wealthier than other Americans.
In the context of racial-ethnic inequality, which of the following is most likely to be stated by a functionalist?
Racial-ethnic inequality is dysfunctional, but much of the inequity can be attributed to individual failings and a lack of acculturation.
Which of the following functions is open dating most likely to fulfill in the United States?
Sexual experimentation
Which of the following is true of social class?
Social class affects all aspects of family life.
Which of the following statements is true of dominant groups?
They can treat other groups as subordinate.
Which of the following statements is true of stereotypes?
They distort reality.
_____ was a formal system of racial segregation against black people in South Africa that was prevalent from the seventeenth century until 1994.
apartheid
In a(n) _____, a couple sets up their own residence.
neolocal residence pattern
In a(n) _____, the oldest males (grandfathers, fathers, and uncles) control cultural, political, and economic resources and, consequently, have power over females.
patriarchal family system
According to feminist scholars, families both mirror and perpetuate gender inequality and _____.
patriarchy
In the dominant-minority group relations continuum, which of the following has the highest level of equality?
pluralism
_____ is an attitude that involves forming an opinion about people beforehand, usually in a negative way.
prejudice
The phenomenon where individuals marry several people, but one at a time, is known as _____.
serial monogamy
Every society has norms regarding who may engage in intimate physical relations, with whom, and under what circumstances. Which of the following functions fulfilled by a family does this statement refer to?
sexual activity
On a micro level, child mistreatment is most common in _____.
single-parent and stepparent households
In the context of family functions, children acquire language; absorb the accumulated knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and values of their culture through _____.
socialization
In the context of the sociological explanations of racial-ethnic inequality, _____ see ongoing strife between dominant and minority groups.
conflict theorists
Children of immigrants are more likely than their U.S.-born peersto:
have a parent with a secure job.
According to a study by Copen in 2013, which of the following is true of women's cohabitation?
College-educated women are more likely than those without college degrees to transition from cohabitation to marriage.
In the context of the sociological explanations of family and aging, which of the following is a limitation of conflict theories?
Conflict theory links family inequality to capitalism and social class, but there is also considerable family inequality in countries that are not capitalist.
People are considered young-old if they are _____ years old.
65-74
Which of the following statements is true of Asian Americans?
Asian Americans have the highest median household income.
Which of the following statements is true of U.S. racial and ethnic diversity?
By 2044, Latino and Asian populations are expected to double in size.
Which of the following statements is true of the presence of foreign-born people in the United States?
The United States admits more immigrants every year than any other nation.
Which of the following is a macro-level reason for declining marriage and divorce rates in the United States?
The effect of demographic variables
Which of the following statements is true of Latinos?
The median household income of Latinos is higher than that of African Americans.
Marrying one's first cousins or second cousins is an example of homogamy.
True
Which of the following terms refers to informal segregation?
de facto segregation
Which of the following family functions involves providing food, shelter, clothing, and other material resources for family members?
economic security
In the United States, Puerto Ricans, Chinese, Serbs, Arabs, Swedes, and Hungarians are some examples of _____.
ethnic groups
The cultural practice of marrying outside one's group is known as _____.
exogamy
Children of immigrants are less likely than their U.S.-born peers to live in a two-parent household.
false
Contrary to the popular belief that race is socially constructed, it is determined biologically.
false
The social class of an individual is constant throughout his or her lifetime.
false
In 1851, the governor of California officially called for the extermination of all Indians in the state. This is an example of _____.
genocide
In an egalitarian family system, both partners share power and authority fairly equally.
true
Members of a family need to be in a committed relationship.
true