Sociology of the Family Final Test Solutions
Course Introduction
Sociology of the Family explores the social structures, processes, and changes that shape family life across different cultures and historical periods. The course examines diverse family forms, roles, and relationships, analyzing how factors such as gender, race, class, sexuality, and policy influence the family unit. Students investigate topics like dating, marriage, parenting, childhood, work-family balance, and intergenerational dynamics, while considering the impact of social change, economic pressures, and cultural norms. Through sociological theories and empirical research, the course fosters critical understanding of the family as both a private and public institution central to society.
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Choices in Relationships An Introduction to Marriage and the Family 11th Edition by David
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Chapter 1: Choices in Relationships: an Introduction
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Q1) Which of the following was not identified as a benefit of marriage?
A)morality
B)mortality
C)mental health
D)physical health
Answer: A
Q2) According to a Pew Research Center study in 2010, the top reason for marriage is:
A)commitment
B)children
C)companionship
D)love
Answer: D
Q3) Civil unions are:
A)pair-bonded relationships given legal significance in terms of rights/privileges
B)identical to domestic partnerships
C)recognized in Mississippi
D)identical to marriage in most states
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Gender
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Q1) Parents in some African countries encourage female genital cutting of their daughters because they feel it increases the chance that their daughters will find a man who will marry them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Men tend to see themselves as competitive, sarcastic, and sexual; and women concur.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following has contributed to occupational sex segregation?
A)gender dysphoria
B)traditional gender roles
C)modern, egalitarian gender role ideology
D)laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Love
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Q1) One researcher identified hard (angry) and soft (depression) emotions and found that spouses counteracted each other's emotions-when one was angry, the other tended to be soft.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Intimacy develops when:
A)the couple has emotional sex
B) the person discloses information and perceives the partner as caring about the disclosure
C)partners hide negative aspects of themselves to avoid relationship derailment
D)the partners drink wine together and engage in foreplay and sex
Answer: B
Q3) Most companies have policies restricting romantic relationships between employees.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Communication
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Q1) 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.
Q2) When women talk to men, they tend to focus on:
A)relationships and emotions
B)solutions
C)jealousy
D)moods
Q3) The number of previous sex partners is the most frequent lie told by students to new partners.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the benefits of using open-ended questions compared to closed-ended questions.
Q5) Explain why most college students do not remain in lose-lose relationships.
Q6) Discuss the reasons why individuals keep secrets in romantic relationships.
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Chapter 5: Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation
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Q1) Which of the following is not helpful in keeping a long distance relationship together?
A)daily contact
B)dating others to see if your love for each other is real
C)avoiding conflictual phone conversations
D)wearing the clothes of the other partner
Q2) What is meant by "The End of Men"?
Q3) In what state listed below would you find the most benefits for your domestic partner?
A)Mississippi
B)New York
C)Nevada
D)New Jersey
Q4) Women are more at risk in hooking up for all of the following except:
A)guilt
B)depression
C)defining the experience negatively
D)falling in love with a guy which whom she has sex
Q5) Discuss the various outcomes of "hooking up." Which is the most likely?
Q6) How might marriage and children buffer one against the risk of suicide?
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Chapter 6: Selecting a Partner
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Q1) An effective way to identify who has the power in a relationship is to:
A)identify who is older and has the most prestige
B)identify who has the most relationship experience
C)identify how the principle of least interest is operating
D)identify who is the most in love
Q2) The partner who says "I will commit suicide if you don't marry me" is using:
A)a sociopathic disorder threat
B)an adult temper tantrum
C)a psychological blackmail tactic
D)a psychiatric disorder strategy
Q3) Use various mate selection theories to explain your current or last relationship.
Q4) Bob recently fell and hit his head, and his speech and ability were affected. Jane is vulnerable to marrying him for which of the following reasons?
A)rebound
B)escape
C)psychological blackmail
D)pity
Q5) Discuss negative reasons for getting married that should be avoided.
Q6) Discuss the conditions under which it might be advisable to postpone a wedding.
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Chapter 7: Marriage Relationships
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Q1) In our society, there is a marriage custom that dictates that the bride wear something old, new, borrowed, and blue. The "new" represents which of the following?
A)that the bride is a virgin
B)that the groom is a virgin
C)the durability of the marriage
D)that a new life is about to begin
Q2) What percent of Louisiana residents elect the restrictions of a Covenant Marriage?
A)2 %
B)33 %
C)53 %
D)93 %
Q3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of age-discrepant marriages?
Q4) Covenant marriage in Louisiana and Arizona involves:
A)divorce only under conditions of fault and two years separation
B)divorce after two years of meeting with the campus minister
C)a contract with the church to stay married
D)a contract with the minister to stay married
Q5) Discuss how black and white fraternity men treat women.
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Chapter 8: Same-Sex Couples and Families
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Q1) In a study by Rosario et al. (2006) of 156 gays/bisexuals, what percent of bisexuals transitioned to a lesbian or gay identity over a one year period?
A)0%-people don't "change" their sexual orientation
B)100%-sexual orientation is always fluid so this percent is not surprising
C)36%
D)18%
Q2) The primary reason why people do not support same sex marriage is:
A)medical-HIV gets into the heterosexual community
B)social-people tend to be uncomfortable around those they don't understand
C)legal-there is a legal history and reason for denying gays civil rights
D)moral-there is a belief that homosexuality is a sin
Q3) Compare lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and heterosexual relationships in terms of quality.
Q4) "Emotional monogamy" is the term in gay male relationships whereby men in monogamous relationships have sex outside the relationship and justify doing so as long as there is no love with the external partner.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Sexuality in Relationships
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Q1) How does being very active in one's religion affect ones attitudes toward sexual behavior?
A)There is a "reverse" affect so that one is very sexual and hides it.
B)Sexting and sexual intercourse are regarded as inappropriate if unmarried.
C)There is no research on this issue.
D)Sexting and sexual intercourse are regarded as appropriate if in love.
Q2) What sexual behavior is associated with the highest risk of HIV infection?
A)fellatio
B)cunnilingus
C)vaginal intercourse
D)anal intercourse
Q3) Which of the following is true of sexually compliant behavior?
A)This is another term for rape.
B)There were no gender differences in sexually compliant behavior.
C)Less than 10 percent of both women and men report engaging in the behavior.
D)The behavior is destructive since it does not involve "full" involvement.
Q4) Why is marriage the safest social context for not getting an STI?
Q5) To what degree is monogamy an illusion?
Q6) How do women and men differ in regard to their sexual values?
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Q7) Discuss the views men and women have of the friends with benefits relationship.
Chapter 10: Planning for Children
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Q1) When a woman can't get pregnant, what are some probable causes?
Q2) What is the disadvantage of using the foster care system as a mechanism of adoption?
Q3) Pronatalism refers to which of the following?
A)the cultural preference for male children over female children
B)the social norm that women are the primary child caregivers
C)the social norm that expects women to be married before giving birth
D)the cultural attitude that encourages childbearing and rearing
Q4) The fact that there is no "Childfree Day" (although there is a Mother's Day) reflects:
A)pronatalism
B)antinatalism
C)nepotism
D)homogamy
Q5) Discuss the respective positions of prolife and prochoice.
Q6) "I can't afford a baby" is the primary reason a woman gives for wanting an abortion.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What issues are involved in transracial adoptions?
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Chapter 11: Parenting
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Q1) How does eating together at meals affect family life?
Q2) The parenting style that balances control and warmth is known as:
A)permissive
B)authoritative
C)authoritarian
D)uninvolved
Q3) Parents who closely monitor the behavior of their children actually drive their children away, and as a result, the children are more likely to become involved in early sex and alcohol.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The firm behavioral control of parents tends to halt their children's influence from deviant peers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How do children affect marital stability?
Q6) Compare the adjustment of heterosexual and lesbian mothers to new motherhood.
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Chapter 12: Work and Family Life
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Q1) Discuss the functions that leisure fulfills in our individual and interpersonal lives.
Q2) Which woman probably experiences the most role conflict?
A)Maria, a college student who doesn't know what she wants to major in B)Josephine, who is not sure if she is ready to be in a committed relationship
C)Danielle, who loves her work but hates her boss
D)Yvonne, an attorney who has two preschool children
Q3) What is meant by the "first," "second," and "third" shifts and which spouse is more likely to work which shift?
Q4) What percent of families are traditional in the sense that there is a husband who earns the income by working out of the home and a stay at home wife with her children?
A)3%
B)13%
C)23% d 43%
Q5) Loving, attentive, and sensitive parents can offset the damage of low quality day care.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Violence and Abuse in Relationships
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Q1) In the Cleverly and Boyle (2010) study, which of the following was not reported by sex abuse victims?
A)They viewed events such as rape/molestation as changing their life for the better.
B)They viewed themselves as being a stronger person.
C)They take ownership of only those responsibilities they can control.
D)They were depressed, suicidal, and had been incarcerated at least once.
Q2) The most dramatic effect on children of their parents being violent toward each other is:
A)to teach them to reverse model, so they avoid abuse in their own relationships
B)to blame them (the parents) for the violence, not themselves
C)to avoid being violent toward the parents, particularly the mother
D)that the abuse may occur during pregnancy and cause a miscarriage
Q3) What is the name and effect of a parent training program?
A)Reversal to Promise - no positive outcomes noted
B)New Day - only improvements in learning skills of children were noted
C)Time for Tots - motor skills improved for youngest group
D)The Incredible Years - positive verbal and discipline techniques
Q4) What is the scenario of the person most likely to stay in an abusive relationship? To leave an abusive relationship?
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Chapter 14: Stress and Crisis in Relationships
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Q1) Discuss the qualities that make for "resilient" families.
Q2) People who identify themselves as religious report being more happy and healthy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Child maltreatment is associated with which of the following?
A)higher education for the parents
B)higher parental income
C)unemployment
D)male children
Q4) Monogamy among mammals is:
A) extensive (85 to 90 percent)
B)rare (between 3 and 10 percent)
C)has never been studied
D)decreasing
Q5) To what degree is a "midlife crisis" a myth?
Q6) Discuss the availability, cost, and outcome of marriage and family therapy.
Q7) Dual-earner families reduce stress by scaling back and restructuring family roles.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Divorce and Remarriage
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Q1) What are the gender differences in filing for divorce, and why do they exist?
Q2) What advice did people who were separated/divorced have for those who were thinking about getting divorced?
A)Wait till your children are in their 20s.
B)Don't waste any more time; get out.
C)Work it out/see a counselor.
D)Have an affair rather than break up the marriage.
Q3) Amanda is separated and wants to have a "successful divorce." Which of the following should she consider doing in her effort to have a "successful divorce?"
A)Get the best lawyer she can afford to protect her and her children.
B)Blame the divorce on her partner to protect her own self-concept/well-being.
C)Keep the children from their father since he is more likely to abandon them anyway.
D)Try to get her husband involved in divorce mediation with her.
Q4) 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
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Chapter 16: Relationships in the Later Years
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Q1) Which of the following was not revealed as a reason for retirement?
A)maximization of life
B)poor health
C)financial security
D)availability for grandchildren
Q2) What is the current recommendation by specialists in regard to estrogen replacement therapy?
Q3) Medicare is a federal insurance program that pays for long term nursing care for the elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The single most important factor associated with happy retirement is adequate income.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss how one might go about aging successfully.
Q6) Review five ways the term "age" is conceptualized.
Q7) Discuss the relationships of those over 85 with their spouses and children.
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