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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 jfamily jinto jwhich ja jperson jis jadopted jor jraised jis jcalled jthe jfamily jof
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.
6. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jtrue jabout jfamilies jof jthe jpast?
a. They jwere jhappier jand jstronger jthan jpresent-day jfamilies.
b. Children jwere jmore jlikely jto jgrow jup jin ja jnuclear jfamily.
c. Few jpeople jtalked jabout jissues jsuch jas jdomestic jviolence jand jchild jabuse.
d. Parents jspent jmore jtime jwith jtheir jchildren jthan jthey jdo jtoday.
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7. Which jschool jof jthought jabout jthe jfamily jargues jthat jmost jpeople jput jtheir jown jneeds
jabovejtheir jfamily jduties?
a. The jfamily jis jdisappearing
b. The jfamily jis jdeteriorating
c. The jfamily jis jchanging, jnot jdeteriorating
d. The jfamily jis jstronger jthan jever
8. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis ja jmicro-level jinfluence jon jthe jfamily?
a. Technological jinnovations
b. Popular jculture
c. Social jmovements
d. Individual jchoices
9. The jburgeoning jmarriage jmovement jconsists jof jpeople jwho
a. are jopposed jto jcommunal jliving.
b. are jalarmed jby jhigh jdivorce jrates jand jthe jincrease jin jcohabitation jrates.
c. support jno-fault jdivorce jlaws.
d. support jlegislation jthat jallows jwomen jto jcombine jtheir jwork jand jmother jroles.
Short jAnswer
10. Why jhave jmany jsocial jscientists jchallenged jtraditional jdefinitions jof jthe jfamily?
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CHAPTER j1: jThe jChanging
jFamilyjQuiz j#1: jAnswer jKey
1. Answer:
jB
Chapter jheading/page j#: jIntroduction/p.3
jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jModerate
2. Answer: jC
Chapter jheading/page j#: jIntroduction/p.3
jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jModerate
3. Answer: jA
Chapter jheading/page j#: jHow jAre jFamilies jSimilar jAcross
jSocieties/p.8jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
4. Answer: jD
Chapter jheading/page j#: jHow jAre jFamilies jSimilar jAcross jSocieties
j/p.8jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
5. Answer: jA
Chapter jheading/page j#: jFamily jStructure jand jSocial
jChange/p.11jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
6. Answer: jC
Chapter jheading/page j#: jSome jMyths jabout jthe
jFamily/p.13jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jModerate
7. Answer: jB
Chapter jheading/page j#: jFamily jValues: jThree jPerspectives jon jthe jChanging
jFamily/p.16jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
8. Answer: jD
Chapter jheading/page j#: jWhy jare jFamilies
jChanging?/p.22jQuestion jtype: jApplied; jQuestion jlevel:
jEasier
9. Answer: jB
Chapter jheading/page j#: jWhy jare jFamilies
jChanging?/p.23jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jEasier
Short jAnswer
10. Answer: jBecause jthey jexclude ja jnumber jof jdiverse jgroups jthat jalso jconsider jthemselves
jfamily, jsuch jas jchildfree jcouples, jcohabiting jcouples, jfoster jparents jand jtheir jcharges, jelderly
jsisters jliving jtogether, jgay jand jlesbian jcouples jwith jor jwithout jchildren, jand jgrandparents
jraisingjtheir jgrandchildren.
Chapter jheading/page j#: jWhat jis ja jFamily?/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 jfamily jinto jwhich ja jperson jis jadopted jor jraised jis jcalled jthe jfamily jof
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.
6. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jtrue jabout jfamilies jof jthe jpast?
a. They jwere jhappier jand jstronger jthan jpresent-day jfamilies.
b. Children jwere jmore jlikely jto jgrow jup jin ja jnuclear jfamily.
c. Few jpeople jtalked jabout jissues jsuch jas jdomestic jviolence jand jchild jabuse.
d. Parents jspent jmore jtime jwith jtheir jchildren jthan jthey jdo jtoday.
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7. Which jschool jof jthought jabout jthe jfamily jargues jthat jmost jpeople jput jtheir jown jneeds
jabovejtheir jfamily jduties?
a. The jfamily jis jdisappearing
b. The jfamily jis jdeteriorating
c. The jfamily jis jchanging, jnot jdeteriorating
d. The jfamily jis jstronger jthan jever
8. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis ja jmicro-level jinfluence jon jthe jfamily?
a. Technological jinnovations
b. Popular jculture
c. Social jmovements
d. Individual jchoices
9. The jburgeoning jmarriage jmovement jconsists jof jpeople jwho
a. are jopposed jto jcommunal jliving.
b. are jalarmed jby jhigh jdivorce jrates jand jthe jincrease jin jcohabitation jrates.
c. support jno-fault jdivorce jlaws.
d. support jlegislation jthat jallows jwomen jto jcombine jtheir jwork jand jmother jroles.
Short jAnswer
10. Why jhave jmany jsocial jscientists jchallenged jtraditional jdefinitions jof jthe jfamily?
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CHAPTER j1: jThe jChanging
jFamilyjQuiz j#1: jAnswer jKey
1. Answer:
jB
Chapter jheading/page j#: jIntroduction/p.3
jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jModerate
2. Answer: jC
Chapter jheading/page j#: jIntroduction/p.3
jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jModerate
3. Answer: jA
Chapter jheading/page j#: jHow jAre jFamilies jSimilar jAcross
jSocieties/p.8jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
4. Answer: jD
Chapter jheading/page j#: jHow jAre jFamilies jSimilar jAcross jSocieties
j/p.8jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
5. Answer: jA
Chapter jheading/page j#: jFamily jStructure jand jSocial
jChange/p.11jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
6. Answer: jC
Chapter jheading/page j#: jSome jMyths jabout jthe
jFamily/p.13jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jModerate
7. Answer: jB
Chapter jheading/page j#: jFamily jValues: jThree jPerspectives jon jthe jChanging
jFamily/p.16jQuestion jtype: jConceptual; jQuestion jlevel: jEasier
8. Answer: jD
Chapter jheading/page j#: jWhy jare jFamilies
jChanging?/p.22jQuestion jtype: jApplied; jQuestion jlevel:
jEasier
9. Answer: jB
Chapter jheading/page j#: jWhy jare jFamilies
jChanging?/p.23jQuestion jtype: jFactual; jQuestion jlevel:
jEasier
Short jAnswer
10. Answer: jBecause jthey jexclude ja jnumber jof jdiverse jgroups jthat jalso jconsider jthemselves
jfamily, jsuch jas jchildfree jcouples, jcohabiting jcouples, jfoster jparents jand jtheir jcharges, jelderly
jsisters jliving jtogether, jgay jand jlesbian jcouples jwith jor jwithout jchildren, jand jgrandparents
jraisingjtheir jgrandchildren.
Chapter jheading/page j#: jWhat jis ja jFamily?/p.5
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