SOC 2143 Chapter 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The portrayal of family life that results from soap opera families and daytime talk shows is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS unrealistic and highly negative.
When we suspend personal beliefs we are applying: - CORRECT ANSWERS objectivity.
Mistaken beliefs that everyone has the same experiences and values as oneself and therefore
should think the same way one does are called: - CORRECT ANSWERS egocentric
fallacies.
Kate has not seen or heard from her mother since Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana town
where her mother lived. She does not know for sure if her mother is dead or alive. Kate feels her
mother's psychological presence even though she is not physically with her. Pauline Boss uses
the term _____ to describe what Kate is feeling. - CORRECT ANSWERS ambiguous loss
Symbolic interaction theory: - CORRECT ANSWERS examines how people interact with
each other.
Which of the following is a common criticism of symbolic interaction theory? - CORRECT
ANSWERS It does not fully account for the psychological aspects of human life.
Equity is a key component of ____________ theory. - CORRECT ANSWERS social
exchange
Exchange theory predicts that we will stay in an unhappy marriage when: - CORRECT
ANSWERS the costs of leaving are greater than the rewards of leaving and/or the costs of
staying.
The most recent idea used to examine the dynamic nature of the family by family development
theorists is the: - CORRECT ANSWERS family life course.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The portrayal of family life that results from soap opera families and daytime talk shows is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS unrealistic and highly negative.
When we suspend personal beliefs we are applying: - CORRECT ANSWERS objectivity.
Mistaken beliefs that everyone has the same experiences and values as oneself and therefore
should think the same way one does are called: - CORRECT ANSWERS egocentric
fallacies.
Kate has not seen or heard from her mother since Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana town
where her mother lived. She does not know for sure if her mother is dead or alive. Kate feels her
mother's psychological presence even though she is not physically with her. Pauline Boss uses
the term _____ to describe what Kate is feeling. - CORRECT ANSWERS ambiguous loss
Symbolic interaction theory: - CORRECT ANSWERS examines how people interact with
each other.
Which of the following is a common criticism of symbolic interaction theory? - CORRECT
ANSWERS It does not fully account for the psychological aspects of human life.
Equity is a key component of ____________ theory. - CORRECT ANSWERS social
exchange
Exchange theory predicts that we will stay in an unhappy marriage when: - CORRECT
ANSWERS the costs of leaving are greater than the rewards of leaving and/or the costs of
staying.
The most recent idea used to examine the dynamic nature of the family by family development
theorists is the: - CORRECT ANSWERS family life course.
