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HDFS Sociology Of Family: Questions With SolutionsThe general trend of Americans' attitudes toward the unmarried has been
from an attitude of __________ to an attitude of __________. Right Ans - A. non-
acceptance; acceptance
In the United States there appears to have been a broad cultural shift in the
values Americans hold most dear. The general trend has been from an
emphasis on ________ to _________. Right Ans - parenting; self-fulfillment
The primary family unit in Western nations is Right Ans - C. the small,
household-based family of parents and children. Correct
Sociologists generally do not use experiments to prove or disprove
relationships between two factors since ______ is seldom possible. Right Ans
- . randomization
If you want to determine how a family is adjusting to the daily expectations
and changes of remarried life with children, the most effective sociological
theory to employ would be Right Ans - symbolic interaction.
While the public family is about __________, the private family is about __________.
Right Ans - A. caretaking and dependency/nurturing and intimacy
rom a(n) _______ perspective, people are viewed as rational beings who decide
whether to exchange goods or services by considering the benefits they will
receive, the costs they will incur, and the benefits they might receive if they
chose an alternative course of action. Right Ans - exchange perspective
Gender, the characteristics distinguishing men and women from each other, is
thought to originate from __________ defined roles, according to feminist
theorists. Right Ans - culturally
To conduct ___________ studies, researchers may join the group they are
interested in and live with them for a period of time. Right Ans -
observational
Of the following, which group would NOT fit the definition of a public family?
Right Ans - B. A childless married couple with no dependents Correct
,n 2004, the state of _______________ became the first state to legalize same-sex
marriage, joining the countries of Canada, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Right Ans - . Massachusetts
If you were concerned with the way families discipline their children, handle
their disagreements, or share their affection, you would be focusing on the
Right Ans - private family.
The best term to describe the attitude of many Americans toward marriage
and family in the 2000s is Right Ans - B. ambivalence.
Those most likely to view marriage as a socially constructed institution
organized to maintain male dominance most likely subscribe to the principles
of Right Ans - . feminist theory
A state in which family members are unsure of who is and who is not in the
family is referred to as Right Ans - boundary ambiguity
The emergence of a protected, extended stage of childhood in the 1800s
occurred as a result of Right Ans - the spread of schooling and a decline in
child deaths
Extended families (other relatives in the household besides husband, wife,
and their children) were never predominant in the United States because
Right Ans - life expectancy was short and made it improbable that
grandparents lived with their children.
Before the arrival of the Europeans, most Native Americans lived in Right
Ans - tribal societies based on lineages
he real responsibility of the True Woman as described by historian Barbara
Welter was Right Ans - to save men from immoral behavior and take over
much of the day-to-day home tasks for men
The primary job open to African-American and Mexican American women
prior to the 1960s was Right Ans - domestic servant.
, Informal marriage was common in all but which of the following groups:
Right Ans - Chinese immigrants
he family system in which descent is reckoned through both the mother's and
the father's line is followed in the United States and is called Right Ans -
bilateral kinship.
The disruption of slave families was more severe in Right Ans - The
Appalachian area
The mestizo group of Mexican American settlers Right Ans - were farmers
In the United States, levels of lifetime childlessness were higher for women
who reached their peak child-bearing years in the __________ than in any other
generation of women in the twentieth century. Right Ans - . 1930s
According to contemporary research, the breadwinner-homemaker family
was: Right Ans - dominant only in the aftermath of the Depression and
World War II in the 1950s.
A benefit that may have resulted from women's restriction to the world of
home, and which may have laid the groundwork for subsequent women's
social and political movements, was Right Ans - A. the creation of a
subculture of sisterhood. Correct
B. the ability for women to set their own schedules.
C. their knowledge of children and home.
D. their isolation.
A form of polygamy in which a man is allowed to have more than one wife is
also referred to as Right Ans - Select one:
A. polyandry
B. extended family
C. polygyny Correct
D. conjugal family
A study of the history of family reveals that __________ family is as old as human
civilization but that _______ family emerged much more recently. Right Ans
- . public; private
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