Soc 1010 Final Test (Chapters 10-16)
questions with correct answers
2025/2026
Chapter 10 - correct answer ✔✔The changing family
Today, more than what percent of married women with children under six years of age are in
the labor force? - correct answer ✔✔60%
Almost _________ of American children live with two parents, while slightly more than
__________ live with one parent. - correct answer ✔✔two-thirds; one-fourth
Most sociologists are in agreement that the contemporary women's movement led to an
increase in the U.S. divorce rate. - correct answer ✔✔false
About what percent of Americans were married in 1960? - correct answer ✔✔72%
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, how many children were
victims of abuse or neglect in 2017? - correct answer ✔✔675,000
Current research shows that married men and married women both report greater health and
happiness than their unmarried counterparts. - correct answer ✔✔true
Which of the following is true regarding childcare in the U.S.? - correct answer ✔✔it is largely
privatized
,Which of the following is NOT true about the effects of divorce? - correct answer ✔✔Divorced
spouses are less happy and have poorer mental health after their divorce.
The nostalgia trap mostly refers to - correct answer ✔✔the traditional family living in the
suburbs
Which of the following is true regarding marriage and cohabitation? - correct answer ✔✔all of
the above are true
Almost __________ of college graduates are currently married, compared to less than _______
of high school graduates and high school dropouts combined. - correct answer ✔✔two-thirds;
half
According to the conflict perspective, family problems often stem from the different
understandings, perceptions, and expectations that spouses have of their marriage and of their
family. - correct answer ✔✔false
After World War II - correct answer ✔✔the national economy thrived
The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that about how many acts of violence are committed
annually by one intimate against another intimate? - correct answer ✔✔about 666,000
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the disconnect between work and family life in the U.S.,
with families struggling due to: - correct answer ✔✔a, b and c
An increase in divorce rates in the past 50 years can be explained by: - correct answer ✔✔all of
the above is true
The belief that the family contributes to social inequality by reinforcing economic inequality and
by reinforcing patriarchy is an assumption of what theory? - correct answer ✔✔Conflict theory
,In 2019, which of the following groups had the highest percentage of children living with one
parent? - correct answer ✔✔Black Americans
Studies have found that what groups have especially strong family bonds and loyalty? - correct
answer ✔✔a and b
Until recently, one-parent families were usually the result of: - correct answer ✔✔a and c
Conflict theorists hold that - correct answer ✔✔b and c
Child abuse is the maltreatment of children in the form of: - correct answer ✔✔all of the above
The belief that family problems stem from economic inequality and from patriarchal ideology is
an assumption of what theory? - correct answer ✔✔Conflict theory
Children who have suffered abuse are more likely to do all of these except: - correct answer
✔✔avoid aggression
Since 1990, the cost of childcare in the U.S. has: - correct answer ✔✔tripled
Conflict theorists agree with the Functionalists that the family performs essential functions for
society. - correct answer ✔✔true
The author of the Feminine Mystique is: - correct answer ✔✔Betty Friedan
A major difference between the U.S. and the countries of Western Europe is: - correct answer
✔✔The U.S. guarantees paid parental leave, whereas European countries do not.
, What decade produced the majority of the baby boom generation? - correct answer ✔✔1940s
A family, as defined in this chapter, is a: - correct answer ✔✔all of the above are true
The belief that the family performs several essential functions for society is an assumption of
what theory? - correct answer ✔✔functionalism
Which is NOT true of the divorce rate in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔it rose during
the 1950s
Which among the following is most common? - correct answer ✔✔child neglect
Nuclear families are almost universal. - correct answer ✔✔true
Which of the following is true regarding cohabitation in the U.S.? - correct answer ✔✔The
majority of married women under age 36 cohabited before marriage.
The proportion of families with children under 18 that have only one parent varies only slightly
by ethnicity. - correct answer ✔✔false
Because families were spending more time together during COVID-19, concerns about domestic
violence and child abuse were lessened. - correct answer ✔✔false
In recent decades, one-parent families have become more common in the United States
because of: - correct answer ✔✔a and b
questions with correct answers
2025/2026
Chapter 10 - correct answer ✔✔The changing family
Today, more than what percent of married women with children under six years of age are in
the labor force? - correct answer ✔✔60%
Almost _________ of American children live with two parents, while slightly more than
__________ live with one parent. - correct answer ✔✔two-thirds; one-fourth
Most sociologists are in agreement that the contemporary women's movement led to an
increase in the U.S. divorce rate. - correct answer ✔✔false
About what percent of Americans were married in 1960? - correct answer ✔✔72%
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, how many children were
victims of abuse or neglect in 2017? - correct answer ✔✔675,000
Current research shows that married men and married women both report greater health and
happiness than their unmarried counterparts. - correct answer ✔✔true
Which of the following is true regarding childcare in the U.S.? - correct answer ✔✔it is largely
privatized
,Which of the following is NOT true about the effects of divorce? - correct answer ✔✔Divorced
spouses are less happy and have poorer mental health after their divorce.
The nostalgia trap mostly refers to - correct answer ✔✔the traditional family living in the
suburbs
Which of the following is true regarding marriage and cohabitation? - correct answer ✔✔all of
the above are true
Almost __________ of college graduates are currently married, compared to less than _______
of high school graduates and high school dropouts combined. - correct answer ✔✔two-thirds;
half
According to the conflict perspective, family problems often stem from the different
understandings, perceptions, and expectations that spouses have of their marriage and of their
family. - correct answer ✔✔false
After World War II - correct answer ✔✔the national economy thrived
The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that about how many acts of violence are committed
annually by one intimate against another intimate? - correct answer ✔✔about 666,000
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the disconnect between work and family life in the U.S.,
with families struggling due to: - correct answer ✔✔a, b and c
An increase in divorce rates in the past 50 years can be explained by: - correct answer ✔✔all of
the above is true
The belief that the family contributes to social inequality by reinforcing economic inequality and
by reinforcing patriarchy is an assumption of what theory? - correct answer ✔✔Conflict theory
,In 2019, which of the following groups had the highest percentage of children living with one
parent? - correct answer ✔✔Black Americans
Studies have found that what groups have especially strong family bonds and loyalty? - correct
answer ✔✔a and b
Until recently, one-parent families were usually the result of: - correct answer ✔✔a and c
Conflict theorists hold that - correct answer ✔✔b and c
Child abuse is the maltreatment of children in the form of: - correct answer ✔✔all of the above
The belief that family problems stem from economic inequality and from patriarchal ideology is
an assumption of what theory? - correct answer ✔✔Conflict theory
Children who have suffered abuse are more likely to do all of these except: - correct answer
✔✔avoid aggression
Since 1990, the cost of childcare in the U.S. has: - correct answer ✔✔tripled
Conflict theorists agree with the Functionalists that the family performs essential functions for
society. - correct answer ✔✔true
The author of the Feminine Mystique is: - correct answer ✔✔Betty Friedan
A major difference between the U.S. and the countries of Western Europe is: - correct answer
✔✔The U.S. guarantees paid parental leave, whereas European countries do not.
, What decade produced the majority of the baby boom generation? - correct answer ✔✔1940s
A family, as defined in this chapter, is a: - correct answer ✔✔all of the above are true
The belief that the family performs several essential functions for society is an assumption of
what theory? - correct answer ✔✔functionalism
Which is NOT true of the divorce rate in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔it rose during
the 1950s
Which among the following is most common? - correct answer ✔✔child neglect
Nuclear families are almost universal. - correct answer ✔✔true
Which of the following is true regarding cohabitation in the U.S.? - correct answer ✔✔The
majority of married women under age 36 cohabited before marriage.
The proportion of families with children under 18 that have only one parent varies only slightly
by ethnicity. - correct answer ✔✔false
Because families were spending more time together during COVID-19, concerns about domestic
violence and child abuse were lessened. - correct answer ✔✔false
In recent decades, one-parent families have become more common in the United States
because of: - correct answer ✔✔a and b
