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Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints by Nijole V. Benokraitis
CHAPTER 1: The Changing Family
Quick Quiz:
1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Today, a majority of all persons aged 25 to 34 years have never been married.
b. The median age at which people marry today is higher than at any time during the 20th
century.
c. On average, first marriages that end in divorce last 20 years.
d. The “traditional” family (where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is a full-time
mother) became more common between 1972 and 2007.
2. Two generations ago the typical American family consisted of
a. grandparents, parents, and children living in a single household.
b. a single mother living with her children.
c. a father, mother, and three or four children.
d. a married couple who did not yet have children.
3. A marriage in which the couple must follow procedures specified by the state or other
jurisdiction, such as buying a license, is called a
a. ceremonial marriage.
b. common-law marriage.
c. legal marriage.
d. licensed marriage.
4. Maria’s family is Catholic and insists that Maria marry a man who is also from a Catholic
family. This practice of marrying within a certain group is called
a. exogamy.
b. incest.
c. bigamy.
d. endogamy.
5. The family into which a person is adopted or raised is called the family of
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.
6. Which of the following is true about families of the past?
a. They were happier and stronger than present-day families.
b. Children were more likely to grow up in a nuclear family.
c. Few people talked about issues such as domestic violence and child abuse.
d. Parents spent more time with their children than they do today.
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7. Which school of thought about the family argues that most people put their own needs above
their family duties?
a. The family is disappearing
b. The family is deteriorating
c. The family is changing, not deteriorating
d. The family is stronger than ever
8. Which of the following is a micro-level influence on the family?
a. Technological innovations
b. Popular culture
c. Social movements
d. Individual choices
9. The Pburgeoning Pmarriage Pmovement Pconsists Pof Ppeople Pwho
a. are Popposed Pto Pcommunal Pliving.
b. are Palarmed Pby Phigh Pdivorce Prates Pand Pthe Pincrease Pin Pcohabitation Prates.
c. support Pno-fault Pdivorce Plaws.
d. support Plegislation Pthat Pallows Pwomen Pto Pcombine Ptheir Pwork Pand Pmother Proles.
Short PAnswer
10. Why Phave Pmany Psocial Pscientists Pchallenged Ptraditional Pdefinitions Pof Pthe Pfamily?
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CHAPTER P1: PThe PChanging PFamily
PQuiz P#1: PAnswer PKey
1. Answer:
PB
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PIntroduction/p.3
PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PModerate
2. Answer: PC
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PIntroduction/p.3
PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PModerate
3. Answer: PA
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PHow PAre PFamilies PSimilar PAcross
PSocieties/p.8PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
4. Answer: PD
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PHow PAre PFamilies PSimilar PAcross
PSocieties P/p.8PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
5. Answer: PA
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PFamily PStructure Pand PSocial PChange/p.11
PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
6. Answer: PC
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PSome PMyths Pabout Pthe
PFamily/p.13PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PModerate
7. Answer: PB
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PFamily PValues: PThree PPerspectives Pon Pthe PChanging
PFamily/p.16PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
8. Answer: PD
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PWhy Pare PFamilies
PChanging?/p.22PQuestion Ptype: PApplied; PQuestion Plevel:
PEasier
9. Answer: PB
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PWhy Pare PFamilies
PChanging?/p.23PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PEasier
Short PAnswer
10. Answer: PBecause Pthey Pexclude Pa Pnumber Pof Pdiverse Pgroups Pthat Palso Pconsider
Pthemselves Pfamily, Psuch Pas Pchildfree Pcouples, Pcohabiting Pcouples, Pfoster Pparents Pand
Ptheir Pcharges, Pelderly Psisters Pliving Ptogether, Pgay Pand Plesbian Pcouples Pwith Por Pwithout
Pchildren, Pand Pgrandparents PraisingPtheir Pgrandchildren.
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PWhat Pis Pa PFamily?/p.5
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Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints by Nijole V. Benokraitis
CHAPTER 1: The Changing Family
Quick Quiz:
1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Today, a majority of all persons aged 25 to 34 years have never been married.
b. The median age at which people marry today is higher than at any time during the 20th
century.
c. On average, first marriages that end in divorce last 20 years.
d. The “traditional” family (where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is a full-time
mother) became more common between 1972 and 2007.
2. Two generations ago the typical American family consisted of
a. grandparents, parents, and children living in a single household.
b. a single mother living with her children.
c. a father, mother, and three or four children.
d. a married couple who did not yet have children.
3. A marriage in which the couple must follow procedures specified by the state or other
jurisdiction, such as buying a license, is called a
a. ceremonial marriage.
b. common-law marriage.
c. legal marriage.
d. licensed marriage.
4. Maria’s family is Catholic and insists that Maria marry a man who is also from a Catholic
family. This practice of marrying within a certain group is called
a. exogamy.
b. incest.
c. bigamy.
d. endogamy.
5. The family into which a person is adopted or raised is called the family of
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.
6. Which of the following is true about families of the past?
a. They were happier and stronger than present-day families.
b. Children were more likely to grow up in a nuclear family.
c. Few people talked about issues such as domestic violence and child abuse.
d. Parents spent more time with their children than they do today.
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7. Which school of thought about the family argues that most people put their own needs above
their family duties?
a. The family is disappearing
b. The family is deteriorating
c. The family is changing, not deteriorating
d. The family is stronger than ever
8. Which of the following is a micro-level influence on the family?
a. Technological innovations
b. Popular culture
c. Social movements
d. Individual choices
9. The Pburgeoning Pmarriage Pmovement Pconsists Pof Ppeople Pwho
a. are Popposed Pto Pcommunal Pliving.
b. are Palarmed Pby Phigh Pdivorce Prates Pand Pthe Pincrease Pin Pcohabitation Prates.
c. support Pno-fault Pdivorce Plaws.
d. support Plegislation Pthat Pallows Pwomen Pto Pcombine Ptheir Pwork Pand Pmother Proles.
Short PAnswer
10. Why Phave Pmany Psocial Pscientists Pchallenged Ptraditional Pdefinitions Pof Pthe Pfamily?
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CHAPTER P1: PThe PChanging PFamily
PQuiz P#1: PAnswer PKey
1. Answer:
PB
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PIntroduction/p.3
PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PModerate
2. Answer: PC
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PIntroduction/p.3
PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PModerate
3. Answer: PA
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PHow PAre PFamilies PSimilar PAcross
PSocieties/p.8PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
4. Answer: PD
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PHow PAre PFamilies PSimilar PAcross
PSocieties P/p.8PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
5. Answer: PA
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PFamily PStructure Pand PSocial PChange/p.11
PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
6. Answer: PC
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PSome PMyths Pabout Pthe
PFamily/p.13PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PModerate
7. Answer: PB
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PFamily PValues: PThree PPerspectives Pon Pthe PChanging
PFamily/p.16PQuestion Ptype: PConceptual; PQuestion Plevel: PEasier
8. Answer: PD
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PWhy Pare PFamilies
PChanging?/p.22PQuestion Ptype: PApplied; PQuestion Plevel:
PEasier
9. Answer: PB
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PWhy Pare PFamilies
PChanging?/p.23PQuestion Ptype: PFactual; PQuestion Plevel:
PEasier
Short PAnswer
10. Answer: PBecause Pthey Pexclude Pa Pnumber Pof Pdiverse Pgroups Pthat Palso Pconsider
Pthemselves Pfamily, Psuch Pas Pchildfree Pcouples, Pcohabiting Pcouples, Pfoster Pparents Pand
Ptheir Pcharges, Pelderly Psisters Pliving Ptogether, Pgay Pand Plesbian Pcouples Pwith Por Pwithout
Pchildren, Pand Pgrandparents PraisingPtheir Pgrandchildren.
Chapter Pheading/page P#: PWhat Pis Pa PFamily?/p.5
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