Contemporary Social Issues
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Course Introduction
Contemporary Social Issues examines the complex challenges and debates facing societies in the modern world, including topics such as inequality, globalization, environmental sustainability, migration, race and ethnicity, gender dynamics, and the impact of technology on daily life. Through interdisciplinary approaches, students analyze the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to these pressing issues, fostering critical thinking and informed civic engagement. The course encourages discussion and research, enabling students to understand diverse perspectives and their roles as socially responsible global citizens.
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Choices in Relationships An Introduction to Marriage and the Family 11th Edition by David Knox
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Chapter 1: Choices in Relationships: an Introduction
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Q1) Two central elements of culture include:
A)roles and statuses
B)beliefs and values
C)primary and secondary groups
D)functions and institutions
Answer: B
Q2) More college students are "in control" than "experimenting and learning" when making decisions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Common law marriage:
A)is available in six states
B)means the couple is not married unless they have common legal residence
C)means the couple has taken common vows in the presence of a magistrate
D)means that the couple is married if they hold themselves as being married in states that recognize common law marriage.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Gender
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Q1) Hip hop music perpetuates gender role stereotypes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Third and fourth grade males who have a lot of male friends tend to ____ female traits.
A)denigrate
B)revere
C)love
D)absorb
Answer: A
Q3) Caribbean women view ____ as the symbol of womanhood.
A)marriage to a tall Caribbean man
B)motherhood
C)the role of grandmother
D)the ability to balance family and employment
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Love
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Q1) Maria and Max have just begun to see each other regularly. Based on a study of 2922 undergraduates, who is more likely to fall in love first?
A)Maria
B)Max
C)both at the same time
D)no way to predict
Answer: B
Q2) For all the joy love brings, it can become a context for having a lot of problems. How?
Answer: Love can become a context for problems because it often involves intense emotions and vulnerability. When people are deeply invested in a relationship, they may experience jealousy, possessiveness, and insecurity. Additionally, love can lead to conflicts over differences in values, expectations, and communication styles. Furthermore, the fear of rejection or abandonment can create anxiety and stress within the relationship. In some cases, love can also be a source of power struggles and manipulation. Overall, while love brings joy and fulfillment, it can also be a breeding ground for various challenges and difficulties.
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Chapter 4: Communication
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Q1) Howard Markman and his colleagues have been studying 150 couples at yearly intervals to determine those factors most responsible for marital success. They found that
____ is the single biggest predictor of marital success over time.
A)family background
B)religious faith
C)communication skills/constructive arguing
D)having few differences
Q2) What should you say when your partner tells you something you do upsets him/her?
A)Use a defense mechanism.
B)Take it as an opportunity to give your partner negative feedback.
C)Reinforce the process of communication by thanking your partner for telling you.
D)Gently change the topic of the conversation to something more positive.
Q3) Explain how chronic problems are associated with mental health.
Q4) Discuss the reasons why individuals keep secrets in romantic relationships.
Q5) Men are more likely to send sex messages when texting than women.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the steps in resolving a disagreement?
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Chapter 5: Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation
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Q1) Most hookups involve:
A)friends or acquaintances
B)a new person
C)an old lover
D)a family friend
Q2) What term is used in reference to long distance dating relationships?
A)separation protest
B)complementary needs
C)homogamy
D)learning chemistry
Q3) Identify the functions of involvement with a person.
Q4) Couples who have the shortest courtship from first meeting to marriage:
A)are lesbians
B)are gay men
C)are individuals who have been married before and are dating again
D)are individuals who tend to drink somewhat heavily on each date
Q5) Those who are married and have children live longer than those who are not married and have no children.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Selecting a Partner
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Q1) According to exchange theory, we choose a mate based on:
A)who has characteristics that are opposite from our own characteristics
B)who reminds us of our other-sex parent
C)who will best take care of our offspring
D)who offers the greatest rewards at the lowest cost
Q2) Explain and criticize the sociobiological theory of mate selection.
Q3) Neurotic partners who view their mates as positive and uncritical are still unhappy and depressed.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to Fisher (2009), all of the following are true except that:
A)"Explorer" personality types are attracted to other "explorers."
B)"Builder" personality types are attracted to other "builders."
C)"Negotiator" personality types are attracted to "directors."
D)"Director" personality types are attracted to other "directors."
Q5) Compare homogamy and complementary needs as theories of mate selection.
Q6) A person who prays does not care if his/her date or mate does so or not.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Marriage Relationships
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Q1) According to Coontz, what is the "legitimate goal of marriage"?
A)companionship
B)sexual satisfaction
C)children
D)a partner to share economic burden
Q2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of age-discrepant marriages?
Q3) Which race is the least likely to marry a white person?
A)African-American
B)Asian-American
C)Native-American
D)Hispanic
Q4) Compared to the "family oriented 1960s":
A)parents today spend more time in child care activities
B)parents spend less time in child care activities
C)mothers are more dominant than fathers
D)grandmothers are more dominant than grandfathers
Q5) Discuss the legal and social changes that take place after marriage. Describe how friendships are altered.
Q6) How does marriage to a man in the military affect the career opportunities of the wife?
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Chapter 8: Same-Sex Couples and Families
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Q1) Knowing someone who is gay is associated with lower homophobia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One unique issue gay couples confront is:
A)determining who will have the upper/dominant role in the relationship
B)determining who will have the bottom/submissive role in the relationship
C)decision making, since the one who is "out" will have more power
D)whether to disclose their relationship to others
Q3) Gay men in monogamous relationships were able to have extradyadic sex because:
A)they told their partners and made an "open relationship agreement"
B)they convinced themselves of "emotional monogamy"
C)they always used a condom with the person they had an affair with, but did not use a condom with the love partner
D)they drank enough alcohol so that they did not feel responsible
Q4) Which of the following is most accurate?
A)There are no racial differences in attitudes toward lesbians and gay men.
B)Blacks tend to hold neutral views toward lesbians and gay men.
C)Whites tend to hold slightly negative views toward lesbians and gay men.
D)Blacks and Whites hold similar views toward lesbians and gay men.
Q5) Draw the Kinsey scale. What does a 3 mean? What does a 5 mean?
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Chapter 9: Sexuality in Relationships
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Q1) Thomsen and Chang (2000) found that the greatest predictor of orgasm during first intercourse was having had "a little wine" (to reduce the anxiety of the experience).
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most of those who signed "True Love Waits" pledges had premarital intercourse.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Carol has oral sex with her boyfriend yet says, "I have never had sex." Carol:
A)defines "sex" as having sexual intercourse
B)is a hedonist
C)is a secondary virgin
D)is a born again virgin
Q4) Men who watch pornography and have commercial sex and cybersex are sexual addicts.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What might you do to help ensure a sexually fulfilling relationship?
Q6) Define and give some examples of the sexual double standard.
Q7) Explain the meaning of "secondary virginity".
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Chapter 10: Planning for Children
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Q1) A man who is infertile has an increased risk of:
A)diabetes
B)prostate cancer
C)heart problems
D)there is no association with other health conditions
Q2) What are the financial and psychological costs of adopting a child via the foster care system?
Q3) The abortion rate has soared since 2000.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When a couple can't get pregnant, it is usually a problem with the woman's ovaries. A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the various explanations for infertility?
Q6) What is the position of The National Association of Black Social Workers with regard to a white family adopting a black child?
Q7) Identify the motivations to remain childfree.
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Chapter 11: Parenting
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Q1) A parent who says nothing when their child comes home drunk:
A)has made a decision to avoid discussing alcohol abuse
B)is irresponsible
C)thinks the problem will go away
D)fears that his or her own drinking has modeled this behavior
Q2) Which childrearing approach emphasizes the importance of active listening, using "I" messages, and resolving conflicts through mutual negotiation?
A)parent effectiveness training
B)socioteleological
C)behavioral
D)attachment theory
Q3) College males have more traditional views of motherhood than college females.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is true of positive feedback and approval?
A)Both are important for both children and adults.
B)Both are important for children, not adults.
C)Both are important for adults, not children.
D)Neither are important as long as the social structure is constant.
Q5) Criticize the parent effectiveness approach to child rearing.
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Chapter 12: Work and Family Life
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Q1) Who is most likely to experience role overload?
A)Jan, a wife who works full-time and has no children
B)Jill, who works full-time and has two young children
C)Beth, a single woman who works full-time and has no children
D)Jamie, an unemployed married mother of a newborn
Q2) The day care arrangement most preferred by mothers is one:
A)that is closest to work
B)that is the most affordable
C)with trained staff
D)with relatives
Q3) About what percent of undergraduates do not have a budget/save their money?
A)50%/50%
B)10%/10%
C)50%/10%
D)10%/50%
Q4) Identify three ways that men might benefit from their wife earning a higher income.
Q5) Undergraduates stressed about their economic situation tend to buy more alcohol.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Violence and Abuse in Relationships
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Q1) The saying that "it takes a village to raise a child" suggests which explanation for child abuse?
A)displacement of aggression-parents don't have a village to complain to
B)fatherless homes-fathers are uninvolved/not part of the "village" in rearing children
C)history of abuse-society is too tolerant of abuse
D)social isolation-parents rear their children alone in isolated nuclear families
Q2) Which event is most likely to trigger a woman into leaving an abusive relationship?
A)threat with a weapon or psychological abuse
B)drinking on the part of the abuser
C)unemployment
D)withdrawal of economic support
Q3) What is Megan's Law and why is it controversial?
Q4) A study of men who had abused their partners reported that they:
A)were unwilling to address at any level why they did what they did
B)were drunk and had no memory of the abuse
C)felt sorry and acknowledged that what they had done was wrong
D)felt justified since their partner had "breached the normative moral order."
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Chapter 14: Stress and Crisis in Relationships
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Q1) Monogamy among mammals is:
A) extensive (85 to 90 percent)
B)rare (between 3 and 10 percent)
C)has never been studied
D)decreasing
Q2) What percent of adults/families experience mental illness?
A)1 in 4 adults and 1 in 5 families
B)1 in 5 adults and 1 in 7 families
C)1 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 families
D)1 in 2 adults and 1 in 3 families
Q3) What percentage of a group of married men who violated monogamy rules with their wives and then went to a "sex addiction clinic" would most likely be described as having a sexual addiction?
A)3%
B)9%
C)17%
D)25%
Q4) Compare a couple who will get a divorce if one of the partners has an affair with a couple who will stay together.
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Chapter 15: Divorce and Remarriage
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Q1) Which of the following is not a macro factor associated with divorce in U.S. society?
A)fewer moral and religious sanctions against divorce
B)increased negative behavior on the part of both spouses
C)increased mobility and anonymity
D)no-fault divorce laws
Q2) Prior to 1997, no divorce was allowed in which country?
A)Divorce has always been allowed in all countries.
B)Ireland
C)Jordan
D)Taiwan
Q3) What percent of undergraduates report that their parents are divorced?
A)10 percent
B)26 percent
C)38 percent
D)49 percent
Q4) Conservative religious beliefs has a positive effect on reducing depression following divorce.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Relationships in the Later Years
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Q1) The single most important factor associated with happy retirement is adequate income.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Gerontophobia is the fear of dying.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What percentage of males whose wife had died demonstrated resilience in terms of participating in relationships and activities and returning to a life that had satisfaction and meaning?
A)almost 20 percent
B)almost 40 percent
C)almost 60 percent
D)almost 80 percent
Q4) Medicare is a federal insurance program that pays for long term nursing care for the elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the relationships of those over 85 with their spouses and children.
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