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Introduction To Sociology Final Exam
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What explains the steep increase in divorce rates in the last few
decades? What are the effects of
divorce on children? What is the relationship between income
and post-divorce situations (for
men and women)? - ANSWER-o Implementation of no-fault
laws
o Declining stigma
o Less connection to extended family obligations or property
between families
o Women's economic independence
o Unrealistic expectations plus an easy escape hatch
o Much disagreement of the effects of divorce on children
o Some suggest the norm is a period of initial trauma followed
by adjustment
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o Others specify that there continues to be deficits in some
outcomes
o Education, occupation, future marital success
o Women & children experience a significant decline in
economic status
men experience an improved financial situation
majority of divorcees will remarry
children often experience a significant decline in economic
status
o - ANSWER-Men often experience an improved financial
situation
o The majority of divorce individuals will remarry
What are the effects of wide-spread cohabitation according to
Susan Brown (see the article
assigned in the syllabus)? How does cohabitation influence
divorce? - ANSWER-
1. How was the premodern family in the United States different
from the modern family?
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a. The premodern family was an extended family, and the
modern family is nuclear.
b. The premodern family was more stable than the modern
family.
c. The premodern family was only slightly larger than the
modern family.
d. The premodern family was one in which the father and the
mother went out to work. - ANSWER-a
2. What is the family of orientation?
a. The family of orientation is represented by childless couples.
b. The family of orientation consists of the family into which a
person is born.
c. The family of orientation is represented by gay couples.
d. The family of orientation is the family into which a person
enters as an adult and within which children are raised. -
ANSWER-b
3. Why are families worldwide today adopting a nuclear family
form?
a. Because of shortened life expectancy, there are fewer
grandparents around to provide extended family
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relationships
b. Because of warfare, families find it easier to survive as
nuclear families.
c. Because of the spread of Western culture, more people today
are exposed to the ideals of romantic love and the
nuclear family.
d. Because of the rise of highly centralized national
governments, new laws are undermining extended families. -
ANSWER-c
4. Which one of the following is true regarding important
changes in families occurring worldwide?
a. There is a general trend toward arranged marriages.
b. The rights of women are becoming more suppressed.
c. Kin marriages are becoming more common.
d. Higher levels of sexual freedom are developing in societies
that were very restrictive. - ANSWER-d
5. Which of the following is a reason for the steep increase in
divorce rates in the 1960s and 1970s?
a. Changes in the law made divorce available for the first time.
Introduction To Sociology Final Exam
Version 2 Newest 2025/2026 Complete All 300
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers) |Already Graded A+||Brand
New Version!!
What explains the steep increase in divorce rates in the last few
decades? What are the effects of
divorce on children? What is the relationship between income
and post-divorce situations (for
men and women)? - ANSWER-o Implementation of no-fault
laws
o Declining stigma
o Less connection to extended family obligations or property
between families
o Women's economic independence
o Unrealistic expectations plus an easy escape hatch
o Much disagreement of the effects of divorce on children
o Some suggest the norm is a period of initial trauma followed
by adjustment
,2|Page
o Others specify that there continues to be deficits in some
outcomes
o Education, occupation, future marital success
o Women & children experience a significant decline in
economic status
men experience an improved financial situation
majority of divorcees will remarry
children often experience a significant decline in economic
status
o - ANSWER-Men often experience an improved financial
situation
o The majority of divorce individuals will remarry
What are the effects of wide-spread cohabitation according to
Susan Brown (see the article
assigned in the syllabus)? How does cohabitation influence
divorce? - ANSWER-
1. How was the premodern family in the United States different
from the modern family?
,3|Page
a. The premodern family was an extended family, and the
modern family is nuclear.
b. The premodern family was more stable than the modern
family.
c. The premodern family was only slightly larger than the
modern family.
d. The premodern family was one in which the father and the
mother went out to work. - ANSWER-a
2. What is the family of orientation?
a. The family of orientation is represented by childless couples.
b. The family of orientation consists of the family into which a
person is born.
c. The family of orientation is represented by gay couples.
d. The family of orientation is the family into which a person
enters as an adult and within which children are raised. -
ANSWER-b
3. Why are families worldwide today adopting a nuclear family
form?
a. Because of shortened life expectancy, there are fewer
grandparents around to provide extended family
, 4|Page
relationships
b. Because of warfare, families find it easier to survive as
nuclear families.
c. Because of the spread of Western culture, more people today
are exposed to the ideals of romantic love and the
nuclear family.
d. Because of the rise of highly centralized national
governments, new laws are undermining extended families. -
ANSWER-c
4. Which one of the following is true regarding important
changes in families occurring worldwide?
a. There is a general trend toward arranged marriages.
b. The rights of women are becoming more suppressed.
c. Kin marriages are becoming more common.
d. Higher levels of sexual freedom are developing in societies
that were very restrictive. - ANSWER-d
5. Which of the following is a reason for the steep increase in
divorce rates in the 1960s and 1970s?
a. Changes in the law made divorce available for the first time.
