Question 1

Who wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963) ?

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A)   Dalton Conley
B)   Betty Friedan
C)   Philippe Aries
D)   Stephanie Coontz

Question 2

Define nuclear family and briefly describe its evolution.Can the nuclear family be called the "traditional family form" in the United States today? Justify your answer with two examples drawn from the chapter.

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A nuclear family is defined by Parsons a...

Question 3

Which of the following characterized the preindustrial family?

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A)   Husbands and wives were partners in both homemaking and economic labor.
B)   There were distinct differences between public and private spheres.
C)   Divisions between men's work and women's work were strict and reinforced by religion.
D)   The nuclear family was isolated from extended kin.

Question 4

Cole's parents divorced when he was six,but now both of them are remarried.He has two stepsisters on his mother's side and a new stepbrother on his father's side.These families are examples of which of the following type of family?

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A)   an extended family
B)   a nuclear family
C)   a kinship network
D)   a blended family

Question 5

Structural changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution had major consequences for families.One important consequence is that the Industrial Revolution:

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A)   forced families to tighten their budgets.
B)   created new wealth and a variety of new consumer products.
C)   separated work and home and created new roles for men and women.
D)   made new expectations for women and children to make and use their own food,clothes,and goods.

Question 6

Amy and her husband Seamus both work.Outside working hours,Amy does most of the housework and Seamus serves on the local city council.Sarah Fenstermaker Berk,who studies family role formation,has called the family a:

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A)   "cult of domesticity."
B)   "gender factory."
C)   "pecking order."
D)   "biological destiny."

Question 7

About how long do the majority of single mothers stay on the welfare rolls in the United States?

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A)   2 years
B)   5 years
C)   10 years
D)   more than 15 years

Question 8

The Soron family consists of a male breadwinner,a female housewife,and their children.A sociologist might see the Soron family as statistically interesting,because this family type represents about ________ of today's U.S.families.

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A)   6 percent
B)   23 percent
C)   33 percent
D)   50 percent

Question 9

According to your textbook,the most frequent form of domestic violence is:

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A)   husband on wife.
B)   wife on husband.
C)   parents on kids.
D)   sibling on sibling.

Question 10

It is commonly perceived that the divorce rate has skyrocketed since the 1950s,but actually divorce rates in the United States have been:

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A)   decreasing since an all-time high in the 1970s.
B)   holding steady.
C)   at a relatively constant level since 1900.
D)   steadily rising since the nineteenth century.

Question 11

Define what Barbara Risman calls fair families.List and explain two examples of the potential benefits of these types of families.

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Risman defines fair families as those in...

Question 12

Which 1996 legislation led to national welfare reform during the Clinton administration?

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A)   the Civil Rights Act
B)   the Americans with Disabilities Act
C)   the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
D)   the Violence Against Women Act

Question 13

In 2007,intimate partner violence accounted for more than 2,300 deaths.What percentage of these victims were male?

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A)   0 percent
B)   5 percent
C)   30 percent
D)   70 percent

Question 14

According to Ruth Schwartz Cowan's 1983 research,time-saving devices like the vacuum cleaner and washing machine have actually increased the amount of time women spend on housework.What explanation is given for her finding?

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A)   These devices just take longer than a human being to get the job done.
B)   These devices break so frequently that time gets wasted on repairs.
C)   Standards of cleanliness have also risen,so even more cleaning is expected.
D)   Ease of use and availability have led to women cleaning more frequently.

Question 15

Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski (1913) examined the family structure of nontraditional cultures and settled a long-standing debate when he concluded that:

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A)   kinship forms of tribal societies are so diverse,they cannot be grouped together as "family."
B)   family is a universal human institution.
C)   respect for cultural diversity requires understanding each culture on its own terms,so drawing cross-cultural conclusions about kinship is fruitless.
D)   some societies do not have families.

Question 16

In his book The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today (2009) ,sociologist Andrew Cherlin proposes that America's "love-hate" relationship with marriage stems from the:

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A)   secularization of major American social institutions,including marriage.
B)   fact that Americans are individualistic and evaluate their marriages in personal terms.
C)   declining occupational status of men.
D)   fact that Americans are polyamorous by nature and have difficulty committing themselves to one person for a lifetime.

Question 17

In her native country of India,Malina's family would have insisted that she marry someone of a similar ethnicity and social class.Her family has immigrated to the United States,and though her family disapproves,Malina marries a Hawaiian man she has fallen in love with.Her choice reflects her preference for the U.S.marriage rule of:

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A)   endogamy.
B)   exogamy.
C)   nuclear families.
D)   polygamy.

Question 18

Discuss the main findings from research on the chore wars-the gendered division of household labor-as studied by Arlie Hochschild (1989,2003)and Viviana Zelizer (2005).

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Question 19

Gausa has fallen in love with Niso,a man who is outside her ethnic group.Her family shames her and convinces her to marry Xhoso,a man within her group.Gausa is following her ethnic group's rule of:

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A)   endogamy.
B)   exogamy.
C)   monogamy.
D)   polygamy.

Question 20

The contemporary belief that work life and family life are separate spheres emerged with the Industrial Revolution.With this shift came the expectation that family life was women's domain and work life was men's domain.Lingering notions of separate spheres continue to shape men's and women's experiences today.Provide four examples of how this notion shapes (or could shape)men's and women's lives differently.

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Exam 12: Family

Cole's parents divorced when he was six,but now both of them are remarried.He has two stepsisters on his mother's side and a new stepbrother on his father's side.These families are examples of which of the following type of family?

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Gausa has fallen in love with Niso,a man who is outside her ethnic group.Her family shames her and convinces her to marry Xhoso,a man within her group.Gausa is following her ethnic group's rule of:

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In 2007,intimate partner violence accounted for more than 2,300 deaths.What percentage of these victims were male?

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Discuss the main findings from research on the chore wars-the gendered division of household labor-as studied by Arlie Hochschild (1989,2003)and Viviana Zelizer (2005).

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Amy and her husband Seamus both work.Outside working hours,Amy does most of the housework and Seamus serves on the local city council.Sarah Fenstermaker Berk,who studies family role formation,has called the family a:

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The Soron family consists of a male breadwinner,a female housewife,and their children.A sociologist might see the Soron family as statistically interesting,because this family type represents about ________ of today's U.S.families.

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About how long do the majority of single mothers stay on the welfare rolls in the United States?

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It is commonly perceived that the divorce rate has skyrocketed since the 1950s,but actually divorce rates in the United States have been:

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In his book The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today (2009) ,sociologist Andrew Cherlin proposes that America's "love-hate" relationship with marriage stems from the:

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According to your textbook,the most frequent form of domestic violence is:

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Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski (1913) examined the family structure of nontraditional cultures and settled a long-standing debate when he concluded that:

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Who wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963) ?

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According to Ruth Schwartz Cowan's 1983 research,time-saving devices like the vacuum cleaner and washing machine have actually increased the amount of time women spend on housework.What explanation is given for her finding?

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Define nuclear family and briefly describe its evolution.Can the nuclear family be called the "traditional family form" in the United States today? Justify your answer with two examples drawn from the chapter.

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A nuclear family is defined by Parsons a...
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Structural changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution had major consequences for families.One important consequence is that the Industrial Revolution:

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Define what Barbara Risman calls fair families.List and explain two examples of the potential benefits of these types of families.

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Which 1996 legislation led to national welfare reform during the Clinton administration?

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Which of the following characterized the preindustrial family?

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Cole's parents divorced when he was six,but now both of them are remarried.He has two stepsisters on his mother's side and a new stepbrother on his father's side.These families are examples of which of the following type of family?

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Gausa has fallen in love with Niso,a man who is outside her ethnic group.Her family shames her and convinces her to marry Xhoso,a man within her group.Gausa is following her ethnic group's rule of:

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In 2007,intimate partner violence accounted for more than 2,300 deaths.What percentage of these victims were male?

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Discuss the main findings from research on the chore wars-the gendered division of household labor-as studied by Arlie Hochschild (1989,2003)and Viviana Zelizer (2005).

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The Soron family consists of a male breadwinner,a female housewife,and their children.A sociologist might see the Soron family as statistically interesting,because this family type represents about ________ of today's U.S.families.

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About how long do the majority of single mothers stay on the welfare rolls in the United States?

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It is commonly perceived that the divorce rate has skyrocketed since the 1950s,but actually divorce rates in the United States have been:

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In his book The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today (2009) ,sociologist Andrew Cherlin proposes that America's "love-hate" relationship with marriage stems from the:

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According to your textbook,the most frequent form of domestic violence is:

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Who wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963) ?

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According to Ruth Schwartz Cowan's 1983 research,time-saving devices like the vacuum cleaner and washing machine have actually increased the amount of time women spend on housework.What explanation is given for her finding?

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Define nuclear family and briefly describe its evolution.Can the nuclear family be called the "traditional family form" in the United States today? Justify your answer with two examples drawn from the chapter.

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Structural changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution had major consequences for families.One important consequence is that the Industrial Revolution:

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Which 1996 legislation led to national welfare reform during the Clinton administration?

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