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Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints by Nijole V. Benokraitis
CHAPTER 1: The Changing Family
Quick Quiz:
1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Today, a majority of all persons aged 25 to 34 years have never been married.
b. The median age at which people marry today is higher than at any time during the 20th
century.
c. On average, first marriages that end in divorce last 20 years.
d. The “traditional” family (where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is a full-time
mother) became more common between 1972 and 2007.
2. Two generations ago the typical American family consisted of
a. grandparents, parents, and children living in a single household.
b. a single mother living with her children.
c. a father, mother, and three or four children.
d. a married couple who did not yet have children.
3. A marriage in which the couple must follow procedures specified by the state or other
jurisdiction, such as buying a license, is called a
a. ceremonial marriage.
b. common-law marriage.
c. legal marriage.
d. licensed marriage.
4. Maria’s family is Catholic and insists that Maria marry a man who is also from a Catholic
family. This practice of marrying within a certain group is called
a. exogamy.
b. incest.
c. bigamy.
d. endogamy.
5. The family into which a person is adopted or raised is called the family of
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.
6. Which of the following is true about families of the past?
a. They were happier and stronger than present-day families.
b. Children were more likely to grow up in a nuclear family.
c. Few people talked about issues such as domestic violence and child abuse.
d. Parents spent more time with their children than they do today.
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7. Which wschool wof wthought wabout wthe wfamily wargues wthat wmost wpeople wput wtheir wown
wneeds wabovewtheir wfamily wduties?
a. The wfamily wis wdisappearing
b. The wfamily wis wdeteriorating
c. The wfamily wis wchanging, wnot wdeteriorating
d. The wfamily wis wstronger wthan wever
8. Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wa wmicro-level winfluence won wthe wfamily?
a. Technological winnovations
b. Popular wculture
c. Social wmovements
d. Individual wchoices
9. The wburgeoning wmarriage wmovement wconsists wof wpeople wwho
a. are wopposed wto wcommunal wliving.
b. are walarmed wby whigh wdivorce wrates wand wthe wincrease win wcohabitation wrates.
c. support wno-fault wdivorce wlaws.
d. support wlegislation wthat wallows wwomen wto wcombine wtheir wwork wand wmother wroles.
Short wAnswer
10. Why whave wmany wsocial wscientists wchallenged wtraditional wdefinitions wof wthe wfamily?
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CHAPTER w1: wThe wChanging wFamily
wQuiz w#1: wAnswer wKey
1. Answer:
wB
Chapter wheading/page w#: wIntroduction/p.3
wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion wlevel:
wModerate
2. Answer: wC
Chapter wheading/page w#: wIntroduction/p.3
wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion wlevel:
wModerate
3. Answer: wA
Chapter wheading/page w#: wHow wAre wFamilies wSimilar wAcross
wSocieties/p.8wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
4. Answer: wD
Chapter wheading/page w#: wHow wAre wFamilies wSimilar wAcross
wSocieties w/p.8wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
5. Answer: wA
Chapter wheading/page w#: wFamily wStructure wand wSocial wChange/p.11
wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
6. Answer: wC
Chapter wheading/page w#: wSome wMyths wabout wthe
wFamily/p.13wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion wlevel:
wModerate
7. Answer: wB
Chapter wheading/page w#: wFamily wValues: wThree wPerspectives won wthe wChanging
wFamily/p.16wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
8. Answer: wD
Chapter wheading/page w#: wWhy ware wFamilies
wChanging?/p.22wQuestion wtype: wApplied; wQuestion
wlevel: wEasier
9. Answer: wB
Chapter wheading/page w#: wWhy ware wFamilies
wChanging?/p.23wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion
wlevel: wEasier
Short wAnswer
10. Answer: wBecause wthey wexclude wa wnumber wof wdiverse wgroups wthat walso wconsider
wthemselves wfamily, wsuch was wchildfree wcouples, wcohabiting wcouples, wfoster wparents wand
wtheir wcharges, welderly wsisters wliving wtogether, wgay wand wlesbian wcouples wwith wor wwithout
wchildren, wand wgrandparents wraisingwtheir wgrandchildren.
Chapter wheading/page w#: wWhat wis wa wFamily?/p.5
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Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints by Nijole V. Benokraitis
CHAPTER 1: The Changing Family
Quick Quiz:
1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Today, a majority of all persons aged 25 to 34 years have never been married.
b. The median age at which people marry today is higher than at any time during the 20th
century.
c. On average, first marriages that end in divorce last 20 years.
d. The “traditional” family (where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is a full-time
mother) became more common between 1972 and 2007.
2. Two generations ago the typical American family consisted of
a. grandparents, parents, and children living in a single household.
b. a single mother living with her children.
c. a father, mother, and three or four children.
d. a married couple who did not yet have children.
3. A marriage in which the couple must follow procedures specified by the state or other
jurisdiction, such as buying a license, is called a
a. ceremonial marriage.
b. common-law marriage.
c. legal marriage.
d. licensed marriage.
4. Maria’s family is Catholic and insists that Maria marry a man who is also from a Catholic
family. This practice of marrying within a certain group is called
a. exogamy.
b. incest.
c. bigamy.
d. endogamy.
5. The family into which a person is adopted or raised is called the family of
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.
6. Which of the following is true about families of the past?
a. They were happier and stronger than present-day families.
b. Children were more likely to grow up in a nuclear family.
c. Few people talked about issues such as domestic violence and child abuse.
d. Parents spent more time with their children than they do today.
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7. Which wschool wof wthought wabout wthe wfamily wargues wthat wmost wpeople wput wtheir wown
wneeds wabovewtheir wfamily wduties?
a. The wfamily wis wdisappearing
b. The wfamily wis wdeteriorating
c. The wfamily wis wchanging, wnot wdeteriorating
d. The wfamily wis wstronger wthan wever
8. Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wa wmicro-level winfluence won wthe wfamily?
a. Technological winnovations
b. Popular wculture
c. Social wmovements
d. Individual wchoices
9. The wburgeoning wmarriage wmovement wconsists wof wpeople wwho
a. are wopposed wto wcommunal wliving.
b. are walarmed wby whigh wdivorce wrates wand wthe wincrease win wcohabitation wrates.
c. support wno-fault wdivorce wlaws.
d. support wlegislation wthat wallows wwomen wto wcombine wtheir wwork wand wmother wroles.
Short wAnswer
10. Why whave wmany wsocial wscientists wchallenged wtraditional wdefinitions wof wthe wfamily?
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CHAPTER w1: wThe wChanging wFamily
wQuiz w#1: wAnswer wKey
1. Answer:
wB
Chapter wheading/page w#: wIntroduction/p.3
wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion wlevel:
wModerate
2. Answer: wC
Chapter wheading/page w#: wIntroduction/p.3
wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion wlevel:
wModerate
3. Answer: wA
Chapter wheading/page w#: wHow wAre wFamilies wSimilar wAcross
wSocieties/p.8wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
4. Answer: wD
Chapter wheading/page w#: wHow wAre wFamilies wSimilar wAcross
wSocieties w/p.8wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
5. Answer: wA
Chapter wheading/page w#: wFamily wStructure wand wSocial wChange/p.11
wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
6. Answer: wC
Chapter wheading/page w#: wSome wMyths wabout wthe
wFamily/p.13wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion wlevel:
wModerate
7. Answer: wB
Chapter wheading/page w#: wFamily wValues: wThree wPerspectives won wthe wChanging
wFamily/p.16wQuestion wtype: wConceptual; wQuestion wlevel: wEasier
8. Answer: wD
Chapter wheading/page w#: wWhy ware wFamilies
wChanging?/p.22wQuestion wtype: wApplied; wQuestion
wlevel: wEasier
9. Answer: wB
Chapter wheading/page w#: wWhy ware wFamilies
wChanging?/p.23wQuestion wtype: wFactual; wQuestion
wlevel: wEasier
Short wAnswer
10. Answer: wBecause wthey wexclude wa wnumber wof wdiverse wgroups wthat walso wconsider
wthemselves wfamily, wsuch was wchildfree wcouples, wcohabiting wcouples, wfoster wparents wand
wtheir wcharges, welderly wsisters wliving wtogether, wgay wand wlesbian wcouples wwith wor wwithout
wchildren, wand wgrandparents wraisingwtheir wgrandchildren.
Chapter wheading/page w#: wWhat wis wa wFamily?/p.5
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