Seccombe_TB_CH01
Skill:
Understand the Concepts
Apply What You Know
Analyze It
Evaluate It
Difficulty Level
(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult
LO=Learning Objective
Seccombe_TB_CH01
Multiple Choice Single Select
M/C Question 1
Which is a family according to the U.S. Census Bureau?
a) An unmarried couple in a long-term romantic relationship.
b) A mother and her adopted daughter.
c) A single man raising his friend’s son.
d) An unmarried couple each with three children from previous relationships.
ANS: b
LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Easy, Skill=Understand the Concepts
M/C Question 2
What is problematic about the definition of family according to the U.S. Census Bureau??
a) The definition by the U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t really reflect the rich diversity of family life today.
b) The definition by the U.S. Census Bureau conflicts with the definition used in several states.
c) The definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau is vague.
d) The definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau does not acknowledge relationships through adoption.
ANS: a
LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 3
What is a key difference between the textbook’s definition of family and the Census Bureau’s definition of family?
a) Unmarried partners are considered family by the textbook if they have children, but the Census Bureau does
not recognize them.
b) Fictive kin are included only in the textbook’s definition, not the Census Bureau’s definition.
c) The textbook defines a family as people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption while the Census
Bureau has a broader definition.
d) The Census Bureau only recognizes the traditional nuclear family and the textbook recognizes all biological
relatives.
ANS: b
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, LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 4
Distinguish the difference between domestic partners and married partners.
a) Domestic partners have all the advantages of married couples except for filing their taxes jointly.
b) Domestic partners are eligible for the same benefits as married couples except they do not have to file for
divorce if they separate.
c) Domestic partners are responsible for each other’s financial and emotional needs, but cannot adopt children.
d) Domestic partners are not eligible for all the benefits married couples are allowed, such as employer-
provided family health insurance.
ANS: d
LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 5
Looking at the ways divorce and pay inequities are linked to broader social patterns is an example of
a) universal factors.
b) societal structure.
c) sociological imagination.
d) experimental study.
ANS: c
LO 1.2: Compare scientific approaches to sociology
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 6
Which sociologist noted that suicide had patterns and is not a random event?
a) Peter Berger
b) Emile Durkheim
c) Ralph LaRossa
d) Loretta Myers
ANS: b
LO 1.2: Compare scientific approaches to sociology
Difficulty=Easy, Skill=Understand the Concepts
M/C Question 7
Sociologists and other family scientists use a/an __________ approach in collecting and analyzing data so that they
may describe some phenomenon, examine the factors that predict or are associated with some phenomenon, explain
cause-and-effect relationships or provide insight into why certain events do or do not occur, and understand the
meanings attached to behavior or situations.
a) empirical
b) ethnocentric
c) hypothetical
d) theoretical
ANS: a
LO 1.2: Compare scientific approaches to sociology
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Understand the Concepts
M/C Question 8
Dr. Jordan, a sociologist, is researching the consequences of childcare struggles on parenting. As part of the
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Skill:
Understand the Concepts
Apply What You Know
Analyze It
Evaluate It
Difficulty Level
(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult
LO=Learning Objective
Seccombe_TB_CH01
Multiple Choice Single Select
M/C Question 1
Which is a family according to the U.S. Census Bureau?
a) An unmarried couple in a long-term romantic relationship.
b) A mother and her adopted daughter.
c) A single man raising his friend’s son.
d) An unmarried couple each with three children from previous relationships.
ANS: b
LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Easy, Skill=Understand the Concepts
M/C Question 2
What is problematic about the definition of family according to the U.S. Census Bureau??
a) The definition by the U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t really reflect the rich diversity of family life today.
b) The definition by the U.S. Census Bureau conflicts with the definition used in several states.
c) The definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau is vague.
d) The definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau does not acknowledge relationships through adoption.
ANS: a
LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 3
What is a key difference between the textbook’s definition of family and the Census Bureau’s definition of family?
a) Unmarried partners are considered family by the textbook if they have children, but the Census Bureau does
not recognize them.
b) Fictive kin are included only in the textbook’s definition, not the Census Bureau’s definition.
c) The textbook defines a family as people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption while the Census
Bureau has a broader definition.
d) The Census Bureau only recognizes the traditional nuclear family and the textbook recognizes all biological
relatives.
ANS: b
Copyright © 2020 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 4
Distinguish the difference between domestic partners and married partners.
a) Domestic partners have all the advantages of married couples except for filing their taxes jointly.
b) Domestic partners are eligible for the same benefits as married couples except they do not have to file for
divorce if they separate.
c) Domestic partners are responsible for each other’s financial and emotional needs, but cannot adopt children.
d) Domestic partners are not eligible for all the benefits married couples are allowed, such as employer-
provided family health insurance.
ANS: d
LO 1.1: Determine the multiple definitions of family
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 5
Looking at the ways divorce and pay inequities are linked to broader social patterns is an example of
a) universal factors.
b) societal structure.
c) sociological imagination.
d) experimental study.
ANS: c
LO 1.2: Compare scientific approaches to sociology
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Analyze It
M/C Question 6
Which sociologist noted that suicide had patterns and is not a random event?
a) Peter Berger
b) Emile Durkheim
c) Ralph LaRossa
d) Loretta Myers
ANS: b
LO 1.2: Compare scientific approaches to sociology
Difficulty=Easy, Skill=Understand the Concepts
M/C Question 7
Sociologists and other family scientists use a/an __________ approach in collecting and analyzing data so that they
may describe some phenomenon, examine the factors that predict or are associated with some phenomenon, explain
cause-and-effect relationships or provide insight into why certain events do or do not occur, and understand the
meanings attached to behavior or situations.
a) empirical
b) ethnocentric
c) hypothetical
d) theoretical
ANS: a
LO 1.2: Compare scientific approaches to sociology
Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Understand the Concepts
M/C Question 8
Dr. Jordan, a sociologist, is researching the consequences of childcare struggles on parenting. As part of the
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