Human Development and Family Science Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Human Development and Family Science explores the dynamic processes through which individuals grow, change, and interact within families and broader social contexts across the lifespan. The course examines major theories and research related to physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development from infancy to old age, emphasizing the diversity of family structures and cultural backgrounds. Topics include family dynamics, relationships, parenting, child and adolescent development, lifespan challenges, and the impact of society, policy, and culture on family well-being. Students gain a foundational understanding of the factors that influence human development and are equipped with knowledge applicable to professional roles in education, healthcare, social services, and community outreach.
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The Family Diversity Inequality and Social Change 1st Edition by Philip N. Cohen
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Chapter 1: A Sociology of the Family
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Q1) What does it mean to refer to the family connection as symbolic?
A) finding meaning in a family tie because one perceives that it has meaning
B) only one member of the family tie considering it meaningful
C) being able to prove that you are connected to another person through DNA testing
D) the symbols used to demonstrate relationships on the DNA test
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is an example of correlation?
A) Kids who sleep with a night-light more often turn out to be nearsighted in adulthood.
B) Children are often nearsighted.
C) A family includes siblings who are both nearsighted.
D) A family includes siblings who are both farsighted.
Answer: A
Q3) In which institutional arena does facilitation of divorce take place?
A) the state
B) the market
C) the family
D) symbolic interaction
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Family in History
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Q1) Middle-class and affluent families were the first to develop an emphasis on emotional bonds in family life because:
A) popular culture and the media promoted this.
B) they had less need to consider the economic impact of mate selection.
C) they tend to be less religious.
D) they had more education.
Answer: B
Q2) Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on family structure,paying particular attention to family structure,social class,and gender roles.
Answer: Industrialization brought about an increase in individualism and a pronounced separation of the private and public spheres.Families were no longer individual miniature economies.Students should reference the "traditional family," noting that it was not economically feasible for poor,working-class,or minority families.Discussion of "separate spheres" and gendered division of labor will be important.
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Chapter 3: Race,Ethnicity,and Immigration
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Q1) The one-drop rule helps explain what about Barack Obama?
A) His blood type confirms his African descent.
B) Why he was labeled the first black president.
C) How his racial background is rooted in biology.
D) Since he has a white mother, he is technically white.
Answer: B
Q2) The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
A) barred Chinese from becoming citizens and blocked new immigration.
B) allowed Chinese workers, almost all of them men, to bring their families with them.
C) allowed citizenship only for Chinese who were born in the United States.
D) was challenged by Chinese solidarity activists in the western part of the United States.
Answer: A
Q3) Why do some white Americans have a strong ethnic identity while others do not?
A) Higher-class whites tend to hold on more to their ethnicity.
B) Not all Europeans in the United States were automatically considered white.
C) There are low rates of intermarriage among white ethnic groups.
D) Whites have no culture.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Families and Social Class
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Q1) Discuss the poverty line,its origins,purpose,strengths,and weaknesses.
Q2) Most sociologists conceptualize social class as A) steps.
B) categories.
C) a ladder.
D) a pyramid.
Q3) The Gini index is
A) a measure of wealth.
B) a measure of inequality.
C) a tool for understanding poverty.
D) a measure of social mobility.
Q4) In the General Social Survey,8 percent of Americans identify as A) upper class.
B) middle class.
C) working class.
D) lower class.
Q5) Discuss the reproduction of social class,using several examples to identify the structural and institutional processes that support it.
Q6) Define class identity and explain its significance in family life,giving several examples.
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) Clothing that children wear to school reinforces gendered behavior in which of the following ways?
A) School uniforms make male and female students appear as if they have no gender differences.
B) Teachers require male and female students to dress radically different from each other for identification purposes.
C) When girls wear dresses they are limited in the physical activities in which they can participate.
D) Since boys wear pants rather than dresses, they are not permitted to participate in all physical education activities.
Q2) What does women's employment during World War II reveal about social constraints on behavior with regard to gender?
Q3) How does the popularity of cosmetic surgery illustrate people's desire to enhance gender differences?
Q4) Provide an example of the difference between gender identity and gender expression.
Q5) Support or refute the statement that men and women are opposites.
Q6) Hypothesize two potential benefits to androgyny for males.
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Chapter 6: Sexuality
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Q1) The process of revealing one's sexual orientation to family,friends,or other significant people is referred to as
A) being gay.
B) homophobia.
C) heterosexism.
D) coming out.
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding teen sexual behavior?
A) Sexual activity is increasing.
B) Teens are less likely to use condoms.
C) Fewer than half of all teens have had sex.
D) Fewer than half of all teens used a condom in their last sexual encounter.
Q3) Sam is not sexually attracted to either gender and shows little interest in sexual partners.This form of sexual orientation is best described as
A) asexual.
B) bisexual.
C) heterosexual.
D) homosexual.
Q4) Compare the historical scientific attitude regarding homosexuality with the current understanding.
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Chapter 7: Love and Romantic Relationships
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Q1) When it comes to the relationship between evolution and social interaction and their influences on mate selection,your text suggests that
A) evolution operates in the background, while personal preferences hold more sway.
B) evolution is the most important variable in the process of mate selection.
C) evolution plays no role in the process of selecting a sexually attractive partner.
D) only evolutionary choice should factor into selecting a future mate.
Q2) How has the dating script been altered by the presence of communication technology? Hypothesize two areas in which communication technology is likely to have the largest impact on dating in the next 20 years.
Q3) What is the relationship between homophily and endogamy? Provide at least one specific example to support your argument.
Q4) When it comes to dating among college students
A) both males and females have the same goals in a dating relationship.
B) men are expected to take the lead in formal date situations.
C) very few students are likely to have gone on dates.
D) the number of males available to date is much higher than the number of females.
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Chapter 8: Marriage and Cohabitation
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Q1) Even though U.S.society rigorously values individualism,Americans nevertheless still predominantly view marriage as:
A) a sexist endeavor.
B) a lifelong commitment.
C) just one stage of life.
D) less important.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a way that social scientists have tried to understand the decline in marriage rates?
A) by observing the changed behaviors of married and single people
B) by comparing those who marry to those who don't
C) by comparing different societies at different times
D) by interviewing experts such as counselors
Q3) An increasing number of people are not getting married at all,however,
A) those who do not marry don't practice cohabitation.
B) the children of these people are at a disadvantage.
C) a great majority of people do get married.
D) African Americans have experienced the least decline in marriage rates.
Q4) Discuss the varied causes and ramifications of cohabitation among couples who choose it as a before-marriage,instead-of-marriage,or after-divorce living arrangement.
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Chapter 9: Families and Children
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Q1) National statistics show that most American families have one to two children,with two being the most common.These numbers are much lower than in the past,but while the falling birth rate is largely acknowledged,many other changes in the institution of the family are less commonly recognized.List at least one other trend and its social significance.
Q2) In the early part of the twentieth century,it was incredibly dangerous to be a child,with almost 200 children killed in New York City streets in 1911.In 2009,only 14 children were killed in motor vehicle accidents in New York City,despite the growing population.What does this mean sociologically?
A) Children became increasingly intelligent, learning how to avoid dangerous situations.
B) New immigrants are more protective of their children.
C) There is less social inequality among children.
D) American children lost their economic value and achieved a new emotional value.
Q3) Compare and contrast how the living arrangements of white,black,and Latino children have changed in the past 50 years.How do these changes relate to the concepts of diversity,inequality,and social change?
Q4) Compare and contrast the ideals of intensive mothering and involved fatherhood.
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Chapter 10: Divorce,Remarriage,and Blended Families
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Q1) The legal term that indicates a marriage is no longer binding is:
A) marital dissolution.
B) separation.
C) divorce.
D) annulment.
Q2) Explain why relationship dissolution may be a relevant term or process even when a couple was not legally married.
Q3) Describe the income effect on divorce.
Q4) Summarize the outcome of women working on their likelihood to file for divorce.
Q5) Consider times when divorce may be positive for children.
Q6) Engaged couples who live together prior to marriage are ________ likely to divorce,compared to nonengaged couples who cohabit.
A) more
B) equally
C) less
D) much less
Q7) Consider the economic outcomes for men and women after divorce and explain the disparity.
Q8) Explain why definitions are important to blended families.
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Chapter 11: Work and Families
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Q1) What are time-use studies? Describe one study from this chapter and what it has taught us about work and family life.
Q2) Women's employment rapidly became acceptable within the cultural mainstream,in part because of the kinds of paid work women did.Sociologists call this
A) the glass ceiling
B) pink-collar work
C) occupational gender segregation
D) second-wave feminism
Q3) When the welfare system was reformed in 1996,policy makers abandoned the assumption that
A) poor women are not fit to care for their own children.
B) men, not the state, should care for single women.
C) no single mothers should have to work if they do not want to.
D) the government would provide income support instead of full-time work.
Q4) In the 25- to 54-year-old age range,employment for men has remained at or above
A) 10 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 70 percent
D) 90 percent
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Chapter 12: Family Violence and Abuse
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Q1) Erica is experiencing psychological abuse and fears her husband's violent outbursts are becoming more dangerous.Erica is most likely experiencing
A) mutual violent control
B) violent resistance
C) intimate terrorism
D) common couple violence
Q2) Most people who do not report intimate partner violence to the police fail to do so because
A) they handle it personally
B) they are afraid of the consequences
C) they believe the police won't help them
D) they feel it is not important
Q3) Consider the role of peer pressure in rape and sexual assault during college.
Q4) Kay's boyfriend had sex with her after she drank too much and passed out.This meets the legal definition of
A) rape
B) sexual assault
C) incest
D) family violence
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Chapter 13: The Future of the Family
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Q1) According to the text,individuals must create a _____________ identity to interact with the economy.
A) citizen
B) worker and consumer
C) family member and relationship
D) sexual
Q2) Among those with less education,which of the following trends is true?
A) They are more likely to get and stay married.
B) They are more likely to get married and then divorce.
C) They are less likely to get married and are unlikely to divorce.
D) They are less likely to get married and more likely to divorce.
Q3) In 1972,_____________ percent of the population identified as Catholic or Protestant.
A) 54
B) 66
C) 72
D) 90
Q4) Liberal policies toward family diversity have primarily included what goals?
Q5) Explain how religion is an important milestone marker in family life.
Q6) Consider the two causes for the conservative belief in family conformity.
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