Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank for Exploring Marriages and Families, 4th Edition by Karen Seccombe - 2025 Published (All Chapters included).pdf

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Chapterm1:

WhymStudymFamiliesmandmOthermClosemRelationships?

PartmI:mMultiplemChoicemQuestions

Allmquestionsmaremidentifiedmbymtheirmtypemandmlevelmof mdifficulty.m

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Whatm Youm Knowm Analyzem I
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Levelmof mDifficulty:
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LearningmObjectives:
LO m 1m -m 5

Learningm Objectivem 1:m Identifym them differentm definitionsm ofm “family”m andm theirm implications

1. Relationshipsmbymblood,mmarriage,mormaffection,minmwhichmmembers mmaym cooperatemeconomically,m ma
ymcaremformchildren,mand mmaymconsidermtheirmidentitymtombemintimatelymconnected mtomthemlargermgroup,md
efinema/an:
a) domesticmpartner.
b) fictivemkin.
c) empiricalmapproach.
d) family.m*
e) humanmagency.

Answer:mD
TB_01_01_How mDomWemDefinemFamily?,mLO m1,mHowmDomWemDefinemFamily?,mSkill:mUnderstandmthemC
oncepts,mDifficulty:m1

2. Angel’smparentsmkeepmaskingmhermwhenmshemand mhermhusband mTomasmarem“goingmtomhavemamfamily.”mW
hat mhermparentsmprobablymmeanmis:
a) Whenmaremtheymgoingmtomhavemchildren?m*
b) Whenmaremtheymgoingmtomget mregistered masmdomesticmpartners?
c) Whenmaremtheymgoingmtombecomemfictivemkin?
d) Whenmwillmtheymbecomemamfamilymof morientation?
e) Aremtheymreadymformhumanmagency?


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Answer:mA
TB_01_02_How mDomWemDefinemFamily?,mLO m1,mHowmDomWemDefinemFamily?,mSkill:mApplymWhatmYoum
Know,mDifficulty:m2

3. You,myourmsiblings,mand myourmparentsmcomprisemyour:
a) familymof morientation.m*
b) fictivemkin.
c) familymof mprocreation.
d) domesticmpartners.
e) humanmagency.

Answer:mA
TB_01_03_How mDomWemDefinemFamily?,mLO m1,mHowmDomWemDefinemFamily?,mSkill:mApplymWhatmYoum
Know,mDifficulty:m2

4. Youmhavemamspecial moldermfriend mthat myoumaremverymclosemtomand mcallm“AuntiemMarge,”mevenmthoughmsh
emismnot mrelated mtomyou.mYouminvitemhermtommanymfamilymfunctionsmand msharemtraditionsmtogether.mYoumf
eelmthat mshemwould mhelpmyouminmamtimemof mneed.mMargemismanmexamplemof ma/an:
a) domesticmpartner.
b) fictivemkin.m*
c) familymof morientation.
d) symbolicminteraction.
e) socialminstitution.

Answer:mB
TB_01_04_How mDomWemDefinemFamily?,mLO m1,mHowmDomWemDefinemFamily?,mSkill:mApplymWhatmYoum
Know,mDifficulty:m2

5. How mwemdefinem“family”mismimportant mformmanymreasons.mWhichmismNOTmonemof mthemreasons?
a) Unmarried mpartnersmcannot mfilemjointlymonmfederalmtaxes.
b) Manymemployermhealthminsurancemplansmdomnot mcovermunmarried mpartners.
c) Unmarried mpersonsmcannot mcollect mSocialmSecuritymbenefitsmfrommtheirmpartner.
d) Unmarried mpersonsmcannot mbuymamhousemtogether.m*
e) Amcompanymmaymnot moffermbereavement mleavemtomanmunmarried mpartner.

Answer:mD
TB_01_05_How mDomWemDefinemFamily?,mLO m1,mHowmDomWemDefinemFamily?,mSkill:mRemembermthemFa
cts,mDifficulty:m2

Learningm Objectivem 2:m Describem them functionsm ofm families

6. Whichmof mthemfollowingmismNOTmamuniversalmfunctionmof mfamilies?
a) tomreproducemand msocializemchildren
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b) tomencouragemeconomicmcooperation
c) tomregulatemsexualmbehavior
d) tomprovidemcare,mwarmth,mprotection,mand mintimacy
e) tomoffermhumanmagencym*

Answer:mE
TB_01_06_ThemFunctionsmofmFamilies,mLOm2,mThemFunctionsmofmFamilies,mSkill:mUnderstandmthemConce
pts,mDifficulty:m2

Learningm Objectivem 3:m Recognizem them linkm betweenm micro-levelm andm macro-levelm perspectivesm onm families

7. WhichmismNOTmonemof mthemthemesmof mthemtextbook?
a) Familiesmaremdifferent mfrommonemculturemtomanothermand mthereforemfamiliesmhavemnomrealmuniver
salmfeaturesmormfunctions.m*
b) Thembest mwaymtomtrulymunderstand mfamiliesmismtomlinkmtwomperspectivesmonmthem:mthemmicro-
mand mmacro-levelmperspectives.

c) Familiesmaremnot mmonolithicmormstatic,mbut minstead maremever-changing.
d) Socialmsciencemtheorymand mresearchmcanmhelpmusmunderstand mfamiliesmand mclosemrelationships.

Answer:mA
TB_01_07_Themem1:mLinkingmthemMicro-levelmandmMacro-
levelmPerspectivesmon,mLO m3,mThemem1:mLinkingmthemMicro-levelmandmMacro-
levelmPerspectivesmonmFamilies,mSkill:mRemembermthemFacts,mDifficulty:m2

8. A/anm perspectivemfocusesmonmindividuals’minteractionsminmspecificmsettings.
a) focusmgroup
b) experimental
c) micro-levelm*
d) conflict
e) macro-level

Answer:mC
TB_01_08_Themem1:mLinkingmthemMicro-levelmandmMacro-
levelmPerspectivesmon,mLO m3,mThemem1:mLinkingmthemMicro-levelmandmMacro-
levelmPerspectivesmonmFamilies,mSkill:mUnderstandmthemConcepts,mDifficulty:m1

9. Claymismwritingmampapermformhismclassmabout mthemwaysminmwhichmmarriagemisminterconnected mwithmthemres
t mof msocietymand mwithmothermsocialminstitutions.mHemarguesmthat mrelationshipsmaremnot misolated mentities,mb
ut mareminterconnected mwithmsocial,mcultural,meconomic,mand mpoliticalmforces.mWhich mperspective mismhemu
sing?
a) macro-levelm*
b) secondarymanalysis
c) empirical
d) micro-level
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