Family Studies Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Family Studies explores the dynamics, structures, and functions of families within a societal context. This course examines the diverse forms and roles of families, their cultural and historical variations, and the developmental stages across the family life cycle. Students analyze factors influencing family relationships, communication patterns, parenting practices, and the impact of external forces such as economics, policy, and social change. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, the course also addresses current issues affecting families, including work-life balance, family diversity, and challenges posed by technological and societal shifts.
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Exploring Marriages and Families 2nd Edition by Karen T. Seccombe
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Chapter 1: Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?
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Q1) Which theory is an example of a micro theory?
A)structural functionalism
B)conflict
C)feminist
D)systems
E)focus group
Answer: D
Q2) The traditional pattern of wives taking their husband's last name upon marriage is an example of:
A)human agency.
B)matrilineal descent.
C)conflict theory.
D)patriarchy.
E)social exchange theory.
Answer: D
Q3) Family historians have shown that families were the cornerstone of colonial society. They were the primary social institution, taking over the functions of what other social institutions?
Answer: business, schools, churches, correctional institutions, hospitals, social welfare institutions
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Chapter 2: Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class
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Q1) The median wage needed to pay for a two-bedroom rental unit was about __________ per hour in 2009.
A)$10
B)$12
C)$17
D)$23
E)$28
Answer: C
Q2) The number of charges of sex, race, and ethnic discrimination to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC)has:
A)declined slightly since 2005.
B)declined by nearly 50 percent since 2005.
C)remained stable over the past 20 years.
D)increased during the 1970s, but has since stabilized.
E)increased since 2005.
Answer: E
Q3) Your best friend is Cuban-American. I am referring to his race.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Building Relationships
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Q1) How do our social class, race, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation influence our micro-level choices with respect to dating?
A)Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans have gendered scripts, but Whites and Asian-Americans do not.
B)The middle class in particular controls dating opportunities to maintain their distinctive place in society.
C)Hispanic parents throw their sons and daughters a quinceañera to show that they have become adults and can now date.
D)LGBTs have a more difficult time meeting others because of social stigma.
E)Social class, race, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation do not really influence our micro-level choices with respect to dating.
Answer: D
Q2) A set of expectations about how to behave on a date is called a ___________. Answer: dating script
Q3) Today most adults believe that cohabitation is a good thing for society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Love and Loving Relationships
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Q1) Anh and Thu had been a couple for nearly a year before Anh decided that she no longer was in love with him. She broke up with Thu. This is an example of:
A)stalking.
B)unrequited love.
C)Storge.
D)Mania
E)the feminization of love.
Q2) Men:
A)are less likely than women today to fall in love for reasons related to physical attractiveness.
B)are more likely to have a Pragma style of loving, whereas women likely lean towards an Eros style.
C)have difficulty expressing love.
D)are more likely to have a Mania style of love, whereas women likely lean towards a Ludus style.
E)may not get credit for their expressions of love.
Q3) According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, when the relationship contains all three components, and is all that love can be, it is called ___________.
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Chapter 5: Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships
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Q1) We learn our sexual scripts from several sources. Which is NOT one of these sources?
A)The culture in which we live
B)Peers
C)Media
D)Communication with a partner
E)Menarche
Q2) _____________ is, in many ways, the female counterpart of the penis. One difference, however, is that it serves no known purpose but providing sexual pleasure.
Q3) Men are granted far more leeway in sexual behavior than are women, and this is referred to as:
A)the double standard.
B)open standards.
C)double jeopardy.
D)male female expectations (MFE).
E)dyad expectations.
Q4) __________ harbor a deep sense of discomfort about their sex and wish to live fully as members of the other sex.
Q5) List four sexually transmitted infections.
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Chapter 6: Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships
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Q1) An awkward silence, a grimace, holding hands, and a smile are all examples of:
A)bypassing.
B)empathy.
C)nonverbal communication.
D)value conflict.
E)the Janson-Glick hypothesis.
Q2) Provide two examples of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Q3) With respect to self-disclosure:
A)for self-disclosure to benefit a relationship there must be reciprocity and support.
B)engaging in self-disclosure virtually guarantees the success of a relationship.
C)it often causes ego conflict.
D)men are more likely to disclose personal information than are women.
E)noverbal communication is more powerful than verbal communication.
Q4) How is electronic communication changing the nature of communication more generally?
Q5) Do men and women communicate differently? Compare and contrast sex differences in communication. Give at least one example from your own life.
Q6) List two cultural orientations identified with the United States.
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Chapter 7: Marriage
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Q1) Women who delay marriage often have a lower annual income than women who marry at an earlier age.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which is the best example of a selection effect?
A)Heterogamous marriages are more likely to end in divorce than are homogamous marriages.
B)The government establishes many rules and regulations surrounding marriage.
C)Married people enjoy more economic security than unmarried people.
D)Religious faith and practice are associated with higher marital happiness.
E)Healthier people are more likely to marry than are unhealthy people.
Q3) Why are people generally more tolerant of interfaith marriages than of marriages that cross racial, ethnic, or class lines?
Q4) "Marriage can be hard work." That statement illustrates the macro side of marriage. A)True B)False
Q5) Marriage often leads to a higher incidence of alcoholism and drug abuse. . A)True B)False
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Chapter 8: Thinking About Parenthood
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Q1) Population statistics reflect both fertility rates and death rates.
A)True
B)False
Q2) List two social reasons for delayed parenthood.
Q3) List three concerns that some people raise concerning gays or lesbians adopting children, according to the text.
Q4) Sophie just had a baby, and her government ensures that she has 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, with 3 additional years of unpaid leave if she wants it. Her husband also has 11 days of paid leave. What country does Sophie live in?
A)the United States
B)Canada
C)Switzerland
D)Australia
E)France
Q5) Write an essay about adoption. Include in your answer the different ways that adoption can occur and the degree of contact with birth parents. Choose one specific context in which adoption can occur-transracial; single parent; gay or lesbian; international-and elaborate on this specific type.
Q6) According to parents surveyed, what are the major benefits of having children?
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Chapter 9: Raising Children
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Q1) What can be done to help reduce the number of teen pregnancies? The Annie E. Casey Foundation, in its annual report, Kids Count, makes the following recommendations, EXCEPT:
A)Reinvigorate prevention efforts, intensifying the focus on underlying causes.
B)Remove parents from the role of sex educators.
C)Broaden the scope of pregnancy prevention efforts.
D)Give young people a credible vision of a positive future.
E)Provide accurate, clear, consistent, and ongoing information about how to reduce risk-taking behavior.
Q2) Parents do not simply socialize children. Children also influence this socialization through their own temperament, cognitive abilities, health and well-being, and their sex.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A higher value is placed on boys than on girls in most societies around the world.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare and contrast the three parenting styles, and provide an explicit example of each.
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Chapter 10: Families and the Work They Do
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Q1) Parents report feeling a time crunch, and the research shows that parents spend considerably less time with their children today than in the past.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How serious a problem is being uninsured? What are the major components of the health care reform law passed in 2010?
Q3) Household tasks that are more time-flexible and more discretionary, such as household repairs, yard care, or paying bills are known as routine household labor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List three characteristics of those people who earn minimum wage, according to your text.
Q5) Today we recognize that work and family are distinctly separate domains.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Are the consequences of childcare for child well-being mostly positive, negative, or something else?
Q7) Give an example of routine and occasional household labor.
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Chapter 11: Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates
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Q1) The Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)is a scale of major life events over the past year, each of which is assigned a point value; the higher the score, the greater the chance of having a serious medical event.
A)True
B)False
Q2) __________ is motivated by a desire to control the other partner. It may escalate over time and cause serious injury.
A)Violent resistance
B)Mutual violent control
C)Common couple violence
D)Intimate terrorism
E)Conflict-driven
Q3) Approximately 20-25% of women have been raped at least once while in college.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List three possible affects of child abuse on physical health, according to the text.
Q5) Why are young parents more likely to engage in child abuse?
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Q6) List the three components of the General Adaptation Syndrome response to stress:
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Chapter 12: The Process of Divorce
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Q1) The crude divorce rate in the U.S. is approximately ________ per 1,000 people.
A)3.6
B)19.1
C)50.3
D)128.5
E)499
Q2) List and discuss the macro-level factors that contribute to the divorce rate.
Q3) Michelle and Joe have a "good divorce," which means:
A)they got a divorce before they had children.
B)they used a mediator to help solve disputes before they arose.
C)after they divorced they remained amicable toward one another and now work diligently to preserve family ties.
D)Joe pays child support on a regular basis and pays the full amount owed.
E)Michelle and Joe refused to divorce for the sake of their children.
Q4) The most precise way to measure divorce is the:
A)ratio of divorces per marriages.
B)number tabulation.
C)refined rate.
D)crude rate.
E)case-sensitive ratio.
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Chapter 13: Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage After Divorce
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Q1) Both Harold, a 65-year-old man, and Edna, a 62-year-old woman, have had many sexual partners. This is considered acceptable and even admirable for Harold but unacceptable for Edna. This is what is meant by the "double standard of aging."
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research suggests the transition to remarriage may, in fact, be more stressful to children than the transition to divorce, in part because the newly married parent is preoccupied with his or her new mate and children may feel neglected in the transition. A)True
B)False
Q3) How do adults fare in stepfamilies, and how does the role of stepmother and stepfather differ?
Q4) Compare and contrast dating and cohabitation after a divorce for Whites vs. Blacks. Describe dating and cohabitation after a divorce.
Q5) In the past, fathers usually could not obtain custody of their children unless __________, but today, fathers may seek and gain custody __________.
Q6) Many divorced mothers face downward mobility, meaning __________.
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Chapter 14: Families in Middle and Later Life
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Q1) By 2040, the number of Americans aged 65 or older is expected to increase to almost ______ million.
A)3
B)25
C)40
D)80
E)92
Q2) Adult children are almost four times more likely to receive financial assistance from their aging parents as they are to provide it to them, and almost twice as likely to receive practical and emotional help as they are to give it.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How common is widowhood? Describe sex differences in widowhood.
Q4) Many informal caregivers find the process of caring for a relative quite stressful.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A person age 100 and over is called a ___________.
Q6) What is the fastest growing age cohort?
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Chapter 15: Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish
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Q1) Which of the following statements about telecommuting (flexplace)is FALSE?
A)It involves maintaining a virtual office or working from home.
B)It is rising in popularity because of a growing concern about the automobile's effect on global warming, the rising price of gasoline, and the increasing numbers of parents combining work and family.
C)Employees who were allowed to telecommute some or part of the time had less desire to leave the company.
D)Given the benefits of telecommuting most workers are eager to telecommute and relatively confident that it will work out well.
E)There are about 45 million telecommuters.
Q2) Social science research can help answer all of these questions EXCEPT:
A)how many abortions occurred last year.
B)whether abortion should be legal or illegal.
C)the percentage of unmarried women who had abortions.
D)the level of support a woman has for her abortion from a partner or parents.
E)the percentage who would reportedly seek an illegal abortion if a legal abortion were unavailable.
Q3) What benefits to family resilience do maternity/paternity leave, flextime, and flexplace share?
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