final exam soc ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the two dominant institutional arenas that "the family" interacts with? - CORRECT
ANSWERS state and market
Rosa thinks of her mother's best friend, Maria, as her aunt and Maria treats Rosa as her niece.
According to your textbook, Rosa and Maria could be labeled a - CORRECT
ANSWERS personal family
Census categories have ________, so we can argue ________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS changed; ideas about what constitutes a family have evolved
According to the interactionist approach, gender differences within families exist primarily
because of - CORRECT ANSWERS everyday behavior that reinforces gender distinctions.
Which theory sees people as individuals entering into mutual relationships in order to maximize
their own gains? - CORRECT ANSWERS exchange theory
Using ________ helps ensure that research results are not skewed by who is included or
excluded in a survey or interview. - CORRECT ANSWERS a random sample
According to conflict theories, who benefits from family structures where women stay home and
men work for pay? - CORRECT ANSWERS men and employers
One difficulty of studying families is identifying whether something causes something else. In
many cases, two things may occur together (such as the use of nightlights and nearsightedness),
but one may not cause the other. The process by which social scientists establish an association
between two phenomena is known as ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Correlation
What does it mean to describe a family connection as symbolic? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Family connections are meaningful because people believe they are.
,Families are groups of related people, bound by ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS
How did the United States v. Windsor ruling change the legal definition of marriage? -
CORRECT ANSWERS It resulted in the federal government recognizing all marriages
that are legally valid in the states.
Jenelle and Adam are about to have a child, but they cannot afford to pay for childcare. They
agree that the person who earns less should stop working for pay and take care of their child full
time. What institutional arena is this family decision most directly related to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS the market
What perspective has been criticized as something people in positions of power use to justify the
social structure that exists at any given time or place? - CORRECT ANSWERS consensus
Which of the following supports the idea that the institution of marriage remains very important
in U.S. society? - CORRECT ANSWERS the fight for access to marriage by gays and
lesbians
A family consisting of two parents and their children, whose priorities are personal fulfillment
and common affection, would be considered a - CORRECT ANSWERS companionship
family.
Which of the following is an important broad historic trend impacting the character of American
family life? - CORRECT ANSWERS decline of the two-parent nuclear family
The most prevalent form of marriage throughout human history has been - CORRECT
ANSWERS polygamy
It is difficult for historians to know which aspects of family life among enslaved Africans were
African traditions because - CORRECT ANSWERS language and customs were
suppressed.
, For White families in the nineteenth century, what was a central reason for a dramatic decrease in
the number of children born? - CORRECT ANSWERS Couples learned how to prevent
pregnancy
How did the first major group of Latinos become Americans? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The United States laid claim to more than half of Mexico in what is now the
American Southwest (after the Mexican-American war).
How did industrialism and separate spheres alter men's economic advantage over women? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Waged workers were men, and labor in the home did not generate
as much income
Archeological findings in central Europe indicate what insight about families? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Diverse family arrangements, not only the nuclear family, were recognized by
the villagers
In Europe prior to the formation of the United States, what was the principal role of marriage? -
CORRECT ANSWERS system of property and labor cooperation
In colonial America, Christian doctrine supported the legal concept of coverture, and wives -
CORRECT ANSWERS did not have a legal existence, but were incorporated into their
husbands' citizenship
Since the nineteenth century, what has happened with children? - CORRECT
ANSWERS They lost economic value and gained emotional value
During the 1960s and after, ________ increased the independence of middle-class and more
educated women, while ________ increased the independence of poor women. - CORRECT
ANSWERS market forces; state forces
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the two dominant institutional arenas that "the family" interacts with? - CORRECT
ANSWERS state and market
Rosa thinks of her mother's best friend, Maria, as her aunt and Maria treats Rosa as her niece.
According to your textbook, Rosa and Maria could be labeled a - CORRECT
ANSWERS personal family
Census categories have ________, so we can argue ________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS changed; ideas about what constitutes a family have evolved
According to the interactionist approach, gender differences within families exist primarily
because of - CORRECT ANSWERS everyday behavior that reinforces gender distinctions.
Which theory sees people as individuals entering into mutual relationships in order to maximize
their own gains? - CORRECT ANSWERS exchange theory
Using ________ helps ensure that research results are not skewed by who is included or
excluded in a survey or interview. - CORRECT ANSWERS a random sample
According to conflict theories, who benefits from family structures where women stay home and
men work for pay? - CORRECT ANSWERS men and employers
One difficulty of studying families is identifying whether something causes something else. In
many cases, two things may occur together (such as the use of nightlights and nearsightedness),
but one may not cause the other. The process by which social scientists establish an association
between two phenomena is known as ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Correlation
What does it mean to describe a family connection as symbolic? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Family connections are meaningful because people believe they are.
,Families are groups of related people, bound by ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS
How did the United States v. Windsor ruling change the legal definition of marriage? -
CORRECT ANSWERS It resulted in the federal government recognizing all marriages
that are legally valid in the states.
Jenelle and Adam are about to have a child, but they cannot afford to pay for childcare. They
agree that the person who earns less should stop working for pay and take care of their child full
time. What institutional arena is this family decision most directly related to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS the market
What perspective has been criticized as something people in positions of power use to justify the
social structure that exists at any given time or place? - CORRECT ANSWERS consensus
Which of the following supports the idea that the institution of marriage remains very important
in U.S. society? - CORRECT ANSWERS the fight for access to marriage by gays and
lesbians
A family consisting of two parents and their children, whose priorities are personal fulfillment
and common affection, would be considered a - CORRECT ANSWERS companionship
family.
Which of the following is an important broad historic trend impacting the character of American
family life? - CORRECT ANSWERS decline of the two-parent nuclear family
The most prevalent form of marriage throughout human history has been - CORRECT
ANSWERS polygamy
It is difficult for historians to know which aspects of family life among enslaved Africans were
African traditions because - CORRECT ANSWERS language and customs were
suppressed.
, For White families in the nineteenth century, what was a central reason for a dramatic decrease in
the number of children born? - CORRECT ANSWERS Couples learned how to prevent
pregnancy
How did the first major group of Latinos become Americans? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The United States laid claim to more than half of Mexico in what is now the
American Southwest (after the Mexican-American war).
How did industrialism and separate spheres alter men's economic advantage over women? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Waged workers were men, and labor in the home did not generate
as much income
Archeological findings in central Europe indicate what insight about families? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Diverse family arrangements, not only the nuclear family, were recognized by
the villagers
In Europe prior to the formation of the United States, what was the principal role of marriage? -
CORRECT ANSWERS system of property and labor cooperation
In colonial America, Christian doctrine supported the legal concept of coverture, and wives -
CORRECT ANSWERS did not have a legal existence, but were incorporated into their
husbands' citizenship
Since the nineteenth century, what has happened with children? - CORRECT
ANSWERS They lost economic value and gained emotional value
During the 1960s and after, ________ increased the independence of middle-class and more
educated women, while ________ increased the independence of poor women. - CORRECT
ANSWERS market forces; state forces
