Question 1

What is another name for a "multigenerational" family?

Accepted Answer

A)   a horizontal extended family
B)   a joint family
C)   a group family
D)   a beanpole familyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Discuss the legislative efforts that have been made to promote the traditional concepts of family and marriage.

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The Defense of Marriage Act passed by Co...

Question 3

A family in which one member of the adult couple is a stepparent is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A family in which one member of...

Question 4

As of 2009, what is the median age for men and women for their first marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)   19 for women and 22 for men
B)   21 for women and 25 for men
C)   26 for women and 28 for men
D)   24 for women and 30 for menE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Marrying someone of a higher social class is called ________ ,while marrying someone below one's social class is called ________.

Accepted Answer

hyperogamy...

Question 6

In the inner city, the number of African American women eligible for marriage is often much greater than the number of eligible African American men. What is the term used to describe such an oversupply of women of the same marriageable status?

Accepted Answer

A)   propinquity
B)   marriage squeeze
C)   symmetrical exchange
D)   reciprocityE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

How do redivorce rates compare to divorce rates among couples married for the first time?

Accepted Answer

A)   Redivorce rates are much lower than divorce rates for couples married for the first time.
B)   Redivorce rates are much higher than divorce rates for couples married for the first time.
C)   Redivorce rates are about as high as divorce rates for couples married for the first time.
D)   Redivorce rates fluctuate greatly depending on social and economic factors and have no pattern.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

List and describe the various forms of marriage practiced in the industrial and preindustrial world today.

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Forms of marriage practiced in industria...

Question 9

The family type that is established when people exchange wedding vows is called the family of orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The family type into which an individual is born is called the family of orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 11

The concept of family and what constitutes a family is a cultural universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Trace the various patterns of descent that are related to family.

Accepted Answer

Family relations can be defined as being consanguineal kin, fictive kin, or affinal kin. Consanguineal kin are people related through biological or blood ties. Fictive kin are people who have gained kin status through special ties of friendship or through ritual. Affinal kin are people related by marriage, such as brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, parents-in-law, and steprelatives.
Family descent is either bilineal, patrilineal, or matrilineal. In bilineal descent, family heritage is traced through both the father's side and the mother's side of the family. In a patrilineal system, descent is traced through the male members of the family only, and in the matrilineal system, descent is traced through the women only.

Question 13

What was the law that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, which was intended to resist legislation that would have made gay marriages legal?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Covenant Marriage Proposal
B)   the No Fault Divorce Law
C)   the Anti-Cohabitation Amendment
D)   the Defense of Marriage ActE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The term used to describe a family in which there is a breadwinner father, homemaker mother, and dependent children living at home is ________.

Accepted Answer

traditiona...

Question 15

The use of DNA testing is most associated with the confirmation of which type of kinship relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   affinal kin
B)   fictive kin
C)   consanguineal kin
D)   adopted kinE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The pattern of residence and authority, where couples establish independent households apart from that of both the husband's and wife's family, is called an industrial residence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the family type created when the minister announces after the ceremony, "I present to you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones."

Accepted Answer

A)   family of procreation
B)   family of orientation
C)   family of recreation
D)   family of marriageE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

What is homogamy?

Accepted Answer

A)   the tendency for a newlywed couple to live with or near the bride's family
B)   the selection of a mate with personal and social characteristics similar to one's own
C)   the tendency for a newlywed couple to live with or near the groom's family
D)   the selection of a mate with social characteristics different from one's ownE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The racial combination of the most common interracial marriage is a[n] ________ woman and a[n] ________ man.

Accepted Answer

Asian; white

Question 20

The theory of courtship suggested by Bernard Murstein that postulates courtship goes through three distinct stages is ________.

Accepted Answer

stimulus-v...

Exam 13: Families

What is another name for a "multigenerational" family?

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Discuss the legislative efforts that have been made to promote the traditional concepts of family and marriage.

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The Defense of Marriage Act passed by Co...
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A family in which one member of the adult couple is a stepparent is called a ________.

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As of 2009, what is the median age for men and women for their first marriage?

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Marrying someone of a higher social class is called ,while marrying someone below one's social class is called .

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hyperogamy...
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In the inner city, the number of African American women eligible for marriage is often much greater than the number of eligible African American men. What is the term used to describe such an oversupply of women of the same marriageable status?

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How do redivorce rates compare to divorce rates among couples married for the first time?

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List and describe the various forms of marriage practiced in the industrial and preindustrial world today.

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Forms of marriage practiced in industria...
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The family type that is established when people exchange wedding vows is called the family of orientation.

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The family type into which an individual is born is called the family of orientation.

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The concept of family and what constitutes a family is a cultural universal.

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Trace the various patterns of descent that are related to family.

What was the law that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, which was intended to resist legislation that would have made gay marriages legal?

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The term used to describe a family in which there is a breadwinner father, homemaker mother, and dependent children living at home is ________.

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traditiona...
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The use of DNA testing is most associated with the confirmation of which type of kinship relationship?

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The pattern of residence and authority, where couples establish independent households apart from that of both the husband's and wife's family, is called an industrial residence.

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What is the family type created when the minister announces after the ceremony, "I present to you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones."

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What is homogamy?

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The racial combination of the most common interracial marriage is a[n] woman and a[n] man.

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Asian; white

The theory of courtship suggested by Bernard Murstein that postulates courtship goes through three distinct stages is ________.

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What is another name for a "multigenerational" family?

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Discuss the legislative efforts that have been made to promote the traditional concepts of family and marriage.

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A family in which one member of the adult couple is a stepparent is called a ________.

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As of 2009, what is the median age for men and women for their first marriage?

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Marrying someone of a higher social class is called ________ ,while marrying someone below one's social class is called ________.

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In the inner city, the number of African American women eligible for marriage is often much greater than the number of eligible African American men. What is the term used to describe such an oversupply of women of the same marriageable status?

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How do redivorce rates compare to divorce rates among couples married for the first time?

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List and describe the various forms of marriage practiced in the industrial and preindustrial world today.

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The family type that is established when people exchange wedding vows is called the family of orientation.

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The family type into which an individual is born is called the family of orientation.

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The concept of family and what constitutes a family is a cultural universal.

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Trace the various patterns of descent that are related to family.

What was the law that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, which was intended to resist legislation that would have made gay marriages legal?

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The term used to describe a family in which there is a breadwinner father, homemaker mother, and dependent children living at home is ________.

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The use of DNA testing is most associated with the confirmation of which type of kinship relationship?

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The pattern of residence and authority, where couples establish independent households apart from that of both the husband's and wife's family, is called an industrial residence.

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What is the family type created when the minister announces after the ceremony, "I present to you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones."

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What is homogamy?

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The racial combination of the most common interracial marriage is a[n] ________ woman and a[n] ________ man.

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The theory of courtship suggested by Bernard Murstein that postulates courtship goes through three distinct stages is ________.

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The racial combination of the most common interracial marriage is a[n] woman and a[n] man.

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