Intro to Fam Final UPDATED EXAM Questions
And CORRECT Answers
Postmodern Family - CORRECT ANSWER The idea that there is no single 'typical' family; family
is any group that forms an economic or otherwise practical unit and cares for dependents.
Familistic Values - CORRECT ANSWER Communal values that prioritize the family group's goals
and 'we-ness' over individual needs.
Sociological Imagination - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to see how personal troubles (like
divorce) are influenced by broader social conditions (like the economy).
Longitudinal Data - CORRECT ANSWER Research that collects information from the same
individuals or families over an extended period.
Deductive Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER A 'top-down' approach starting with a general
theory and testing it with specific observations.
Inductive Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER A 'bottom-up' approach starting with specific
observations to build toward a general theory.
Personal Blinders - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to assume our own family experiences are
universal, which science helps us transcend.
Gender Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER The process by which society teaches individuals the
'appropriate' attitudes and behaviors for their gender.
Doing Gender - CORRECT ANSWER The theory that gender is a social performance repeated in
everyday interactions.
Gender Schema Theory - CORRECT ANSWER A cognitive theory where children create
'frameworks' to organize and interpret gender information.
And CORRECT Answers
Postmodern Family - CORRECT ANSWER The idea that there is no single 'typical' family; family
is any group that forms an economic or otherwise practical unit and cares for dependents.
Familistic Values - CORRECT ANSWER Communal values that prioritize the family group's goals
and 'we-ness' over individual needs.
Sociological Imagination - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to see how personal troubles (like
divorce) are influenced by broader social conditions (like the economy).
Longitudinal Data - CORRECT ANSWER Research that collects information from the same
individuals or families over an extended period.
Deductive Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER A 'top-down' approach starting with a general
theory and testing it with specific observations.
Inductive Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER A 'bottom-up' approach starting with specific
observations to build toward a general theory.
Personal Blinders - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to assume our own family experiences are
universal, which science helps us transcend.
Gender Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER The process by which society teaches individuals the
'appropriate' attitudes and behaviors for their gender.
Doing Gender - CORRECT ANSWER The theory that gender is a social performance repeated in
everyday interactions.
Gender Schema Theory - CORRECT ANSWER A cognitive theory where children create
'frameworks' to organize and interpret gender information.
