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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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people put divorce rates and the increase in cohabitation rates.
their own c. support no-fault divorce laws.
needs d. support legislation that allows women to combine their work and
abovetheir mother roles.
family
duties?
a. The family Short Answer
is
disappearin 10. Why have many social scientists challenged traditional
g definitions of the family?
b. The family
is
deterioratin
g
c. The family
is
changing,
not
deterioratin
g
d. The family
is stronger
than ever
8. Which of
the
following
is a micro-
level
influence
on the
family?
a. Technologi
cal
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
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1: The Changing FamilyQuiz #1:
C Answer Key
H
A
P
T
E
R
Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate
1. Answer: C
Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate
2. Answer: A
Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies/p.8
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
3. Answer: D
Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies /p.8
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
4. Answer: A
Chapter heading/page #: Family Structure and Social Change/p.11
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
5. Answer: C
Chapter heading/page #: Some Myths about the Family/p.13
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate
6. Answer: B
Chapter heading/page #: Family Values: Three Perspectives on the Changing Family/p.16
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
7. Answer: D
Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.22
Question type: Applied; Question level: Easier
8. Answer: B
Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.23
Question type: Factual; Question level: Easier
Short Answer
9. 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
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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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people put divorce rates and the increase in cohabitation rates.
their own c. support no-fault divorce laws.
needs d. support legislation that allows women to combine their work and
abovetheir mother roles.
family
duties?
a. The family Short Answer
is
disappearin 10. Why have many social scientists challenged traditional
g definitions of the family?
b. The family
is
deterioratin
g
c. The family
is
changing,
not
deterioratin
g
d. The family
is stronger
than ever
8. Which of
the
following
is a micro-
level
influence
on the
family?
a. Technologi
cal
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
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1: The Changing FamilyQuiz #1:
C Answer Key
H
A
P
T
E
R
Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate
1. Answer: C
Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate
2. Answer: A
Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies/p.8
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
3. Answer: D
Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies /p.8
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
4. Answer: A
Chapter heading/page #: Family Structure and Social Change/p.11
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
5. Answer: C
Chapter heading/page #: Some Myths about the Family/p.13
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate
6. Answer: B
Chapter heading/page #: Family Values: Three Perspectives on the Changing Family/p.16
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier
7. Answer: D
Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.22
Question type: Applied; Question level: Easier
8. Answer: B
Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.23
Question type: Factual; Question level: Easier
Short Answer
9. 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
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