Test Bank For Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints

Test Bank For Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints 9th Edition by Nijole V. Benokraitis Complete Guide. 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. 7. Which school of thought about the family argues that most people put their own needs above their family duties? a. The family is disappearing b. The family is deteriorating c. The family is changing, not deteriorating d. The family is stronger than ever 8. Which of the following is a micro-level influence on the family? a. Technological innovations b. Popular culture c. Social movements d. Individual choices 9. The burgeoning marriage movement consists of people who a. are opposed to communal living. b. are alarmed by high divorce rates and the increase in cohabitation rates. c. support no-fault divorce laws. d. support legislation that allows women to combine their work and mother roles. Short Answer 10. Why have many social scientists challenged traditional definitions of the family? CHAPTER 1: The Changing Family Quiz #1: Answer Key 1. Answer: B Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3 Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate 2. Answer: C Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3 Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate 3. Answer: A Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies/p.8 Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier 4. Answer: D Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies /p.8 Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier 5. Answer: A Chapter heading/page #: Family Structure and Social Change/p.11 Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier 6. Answer: C Chapter heading/page #: Some Myths about the Family/p.13 Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate 7. Answer: B Chapter heading/page #: Family Values: Three Perspectives on the Changing Family/p.16 Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier 8. Answer: D Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.22 Question type: Applied; Question level: Easier 9. Answer: B Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.23 Question type: Factual; Question level: Easier Short Answer 10. Answer: Because they exclude a number of diverse groups that also consider themselves family, such as childfree couples, cohabiting couples, foster parents and their charges, elderly sisters living together, gay and lesbian couples with or without children, and grandparents raising their grandchildren. Chapter heading/page #: What is a Family?/p.5 Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Moderate TEST QUESTIONS: CHAPTER 1 The Changing Family Multiple Choice Questions 1. Since 1970, the percentage of single-parent households as a percentage of all households a. has gone down. b. has gone up. c. has stayed the same. d. is unknown. (Factual; answer: b; page 3) 2. The traditional definition of the “family” has included all of the following characteristics except a. being emotionally committed to one another b. living together c. forming an economic unit d. bearing and raising children (Conceptual; answer: a; page 4) 3. A primary group is characterized by a. impersonal relationships. b. few emotional ties to one another c. close, intimate interaction. d. short-term relationships. (Conceptual; answer: c; page 7) 4. “A socially approved mating relationship that people expect to be stable and enduring” is a definition of a. parents. b. family. c. marriage d. courtship (Conceptual; answer: c; page 7) 5. 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 (Conceptual; answer: a; page 8).