FAML 160 Midterm Exam and Final Exam (Actual Exams) | Complete Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Versions | Just Released

FAML 160 Midterm Exam and Final Exam
(Actual Exams) | Complete Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Versions | Just
Released

FAML 160 Midterm Exam

In a classic study of ways for responding to deterioration in relationships, Rusbult
(1987) identified four kinds of responses; _______is the response of staying with
the partner in spite of the problems in relationships ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Loyalty (CH 5&6)




According to Hildebrandt and Kelber (2005), single, employed mothers, who are
likely to have less time for personal care and leisure activities than either the non-
employed single mother or the mother in a two-parent home, _____ ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Report particularly high levels of distress (Ch2)




According to Caspi et al. (1998) and Brown (2002), identify a true statement about
children in single-parent homes. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------They are
less likely to achieve higher levels of education, occupation, and income. (CH 2)

,Same sex couples _______ ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------have to work
through the same problems as heterosexual couples (CH 2)




Who among the following has the highest proportion of people who are divorced
or who have never married? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------African
Americans (Ch2)




According to the studies conducted by Zinn and Wells (2000) and Pinto and
Coltrane (2009), identify a true statement about Hispanic families in the US --------
-CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The studies fail to show a pattern of male
dominance (CH 2)




Identify a true statement about the Hispanic family ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Hispanics are less geographically mobile than are non-Hispanic whites.
A higher proportion of Hispanics than any other group believe that children are
very important for a successful marriage.
Hispanics are less likely than either African Americans or whites to be divorced.
All of these answers are correct. (CH 2)




________is the marriage of a man to two or more wives ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Polygyny (Ch2)

,________overload arises from the fact that one parent must do the work of two
parents. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Task (Ch 2)




A survey of 55 gay or bisexual men found that ________ ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------More than 90 percent of their sones were heterosexual (CH
2)




A study of Asian Americans from a number of different countries of origin
reported three factors that help account for the high level of educational
attainment. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Children are subjected to extremely harsh physical
discipline. (CH 2)




The irrational fear of homosexuality is called ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--Homophobia (CH 2)




In the context of the variability of family life, identify a true statement about the
variability among societies ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------People
everywhere need intimate relations and form family units to fulfill some of their
intimacy needs. (CH 2)

, Margaret Mead concluded from her studies in New Guinea that male and female
gender roles are ____ ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The result of cultural
influences (CH 3)




In traditional female gender role, woman are viewed as _______ ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Emotional and submissive (CH 3)




Sandra Bem coined the term __________ to describe those people who possess
both masculine (or instrumental), and feminine (or expressive), traits. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Androgyny (Ch 3)




Symbolic interactionists define _____________ as the totality of the beliefs and
attitudes people have about themselves ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Self-Concept (CH 3)




As long ago as the 1970's, Alice Eagly carefully reviewed the literature &
concluded what? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------None of these answers
are correct (CH 3)




Sulking, leaving the scene, and other forms of withdrawal reflect the
communication influence tactic known as: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Disengagement (CH 3)