, TESTBANK FOR Marriages, Families, and Relationships 15th Edition
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
1. Which of the following is a major family function?
a. Raising children responsibly
b. Meeting sexual desires
c. Procreation
d. Providing recreational activities
ANSWER: a
2. As families have become less traditional, the legal definition of a family has
a. remained the same.
b. become more rigid.
c. narrowed to include only married couples and children.
d. become much more flexible.
ANSWER: d
3. The definition of family includes:
a. a group of individuals living together without any legal or biological ties.
b. a collection of people who share a hobby or interest.
c. a group of people related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption.
d. a random assortment of people living in the same neighborhood.
ANSWER: c
4. Those with a family-change perspective view the family as _________.
a. declining rapidly
b. an adaptable institution
c. a rigid institution
d. slowly and steadily getting worse
ANSWER: b
5. Which of the following is attributed to the United States by family-change scholars?
a. Patriotism as a source of family pride
b. Declining values in family matters
c. Inadequate support for families
d. Rigid traditional ideas of family
ANSWER: c
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
6. What type of family theorist posits that today's family forms need to be seen as historically expected adjustments to
changing conditions.
a. decline
b. social
c. change
d. marriage
ANSWER: c
7. In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court legalize same-sex marriage?
a. 2000
b. 2005
c. 2010
d. 2015
ANSWER: d
8. Particularly among college-educated women, parenthood is _________.
a. not an option
b. postponed
c. embraced early in life
d. doubled
ANSWER: b
9. Today, what percent of American households live in multigenerational households.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 25
d. 33
ANSWER: a
10. Compared to the adult population in the U.S., the child population is:
a. Equally racially and ethnically diverse.
b. More racially and ethnically diverse.
c. Less racially and ethnically diverse.
d. far less racially and ethnically diverse.
ANSWER: b
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
11. What is the impact of communication technologies like e-mail, Zoom, and GPS tracking on families?
a. Technologies force themselves on families.
b. The impact is unknown at this time.
c. Communication technologies change the way families interact.
d. Technology increases the amount of face-to-face time together.
ANSWER: c
12. Which of the following is a path young adults took in response to the recession?
a. Dropped out of school
b. Opted to have children sooner
c. Held out for a higher salary
d. Postponed marriage
ANSWER: d
13. People are influenced by the society around them. Societal or structural conditions
a. have no impact on our options.
b. can limit or expand our options.
c. always limit our options
d. always expand our options.
ANSWER: b
14. The best way to make decisions about our personal lives is to make them_________.
a. by default
b. knowledgeably
c. unconsciously
d. by following the path of least resistance
ANSWER: b
15. Which of the following is an example of a structural constraint that limits personal choices?
a. Personal preferences
b. Socioeconomic status
c. Peer pressure
d. Individual ambitions
ANSWER: b
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
16. Which of the following is one of the steps involved with making knowledgeable choices?
a. Ignore advice from others.
b. Rely solely on intuition.
c. Consider the consequences of each alternative.
d. Rely on others to make the decision for you.
ANSWER: c
17. If you wanted to make a knowledgeable decision about choosing which class to take,_________.
a. take the first class that is open and will fit your schedule
b. find out what your friends are taking, and do the same
c. wait until the last possible minute, and then let your advisor find a class
d. look through the catalog at all the possibilities, consider what will benefit you in the future, and register early to
get the class you consider best
ANSWER: d
18. What factor may cause a father to make choices about his family by sliding into a decision?
a. Careful consideration of family needs and personal time
b. Strong day-to-day pressures on the job cutting into time at home
c. Remembering how important his wife and children are to him and acting on it
d. Ignoring the phone, television, and computer in order to talk at the dinner table
ANSWER: b
19. Parents, siblings, and other relatives are usually highly influential in developing a child's
a. self-concept
b. genetic code
c. nickname
d. temperament
ANSWER: a
20. The ideas and feelings about the uniqueness and value of one’s family unitis called __________.
a. individualism
b. familistic values
c. family identity
d. individualistic values
ANSWER: c
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
21. Life in American families reflects a tension in American culture between family solidarity and_________.
a. individual freedom
b. the prenuptial contract
c. divorce
d. childlessness
ANSWER: a
22. Family togetherness, stability, and loyalty are all examples of_________.
a. proscriptive norms
b. familistic (communal) values
c. self-fulfillment values
d. outdated norms
ANSWER: b
23. Since the mid-twentieth century, the social institutions of marriage and the family have become
_________________
a. more predictable
b. more functional
c. less predictable
d. less functional
ANSWER: c
24. Which of the following reflects the relationship between personal decision making and society?
a. Personal decisions are impacted by, but also influence, society.
b. Society impacts personal decisions, but rarely do our decisions impact society.
c. One has no real impact on the other.
d. The relationship is too difficult to study.
ANSWER: a
25. Which of the following describes society-wide structural conditions that impact American families?
a. Individual family preferences and choices
b. Local community events and activities
c. Economic policies, social norms, and demographic trends
d. Personal hobbies and interests of family members
ANSWER: c
26. Structural definitions emphasize what the family does.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
27. Many immigrant families are binational.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
28. The proportion of Americans living in multigenerational households is roughly the same now as it was in 1950.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
29. “Sharenting” occurs when parents use social media apps to share personal stories, videos, and photos of their children
online.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
30. The term minority is used to identify groups that comprise less than 50 percent.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
31. The more common infertility interventions involve prescription drugs and microscopic surgical procedures to repair a
female's fallopian tubes or a male's sperm ducts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
32. Some of our choices are not conscious, and we slide into them.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
33. You should never listen to the emotional dimension of decision making, sometimes called the gut factor.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
34. Family identity can be established through cultural traditions and rituals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
35. Every time someone makes a choice, they affect their social environment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
36. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the nuclear family and the postmodern family. How might each
of these impact children?
ANSWER: Will vary
37. Using discussion in the text as a guide, address the question, “Is the family declining or is the family changing?
ANSWER: Will vary
38. Suppose you were faced with a decision about an unplanned pregnancy. Explain the process you would use to choose
knowledgeably. Include in your discussion the major components of knowledgeable decision making.
ANSWER: Will vary
39. What is family identity? Using your own family, or one with which you are familiar, provide several examples of this
phenomenon.
ANSWER: Will vary
40. What is the difference between individualistic and familistic values? Provide an illustration of each.
ANSWER: Will vary
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Chapter 2 - Exploring Relationships and Families
1. While personal experience provides us with information, it can also act as _________.
a. evidence
b. blinders
c. tools
d. authority
ANSWER: b
2. While part of being a scientist is having objectivity, in reality,_________.
a. all of us are objective and value-free.
b. scientists are the most biased of all.
c. total neutrality is impossible for anyone.
d. objectivity is an unattainable goal.
ANSWER: c
3. How could today’s family ecologists describe the relationship between families around the world and the planet’s
physical environment?
a. As largely independent and unrelated
b. As interdependent and connected
c. As primarily influenced by technological factors
d. As isolated from environmental concerns
ANSWER: b
4. A possible disadvantage of the family ecology perspective is that it is __________.
a. focused inward on family functioning
b. ignorant of history
c. too broad and inclusive
d. too narrow and limited
ANSWER: c
5. What is the primary reason that the transition to adulthood has elongated?
a. It takes longer to earn enough to support a family.
b. More children are deciding not to attend college.
c. Young adults are less ambitious.
d. Young adults are marrying earlier.
ANSWER: a
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Lamanna
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
1. Which of the following is a major family function?
a. Raising children responsibly
b. Meeting sexual desires
c. Procreation
d. Providing recreational activities
ANSWER: a
2. As families have become less traditional, the legal definition of a family has
a. remained the same.
b. become more rigid.
c. narrowed to include only married couples and children.
d. become much more flexible.
ANSWER: d
3. The definition of family includes:
a. a group of individuals living together without any legal or biological ties.
b. a collection of people who share a hobby or interest.
c. a group of people related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption.
d. a random assortment of people living in the same neighborhood.
ANSWER: c
4. Those with a family-change perspective view the family as _________.
a. declining rapidly
b. an adaptable institution
c. a rigid institution
d. slowly and steadily getting worse
ANSWER: b
5. Which of the following is attributed to the United States by family-change scholars?
a. Patriotism as a source of family pride
b. Declining values in family matters
c. Inadequate support for families
d. Rigid traditional ideas of family
ANSWER: c
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
6. What type of family theorist posits that today's family forms need to be seen as historically expected adjustments to
changing conditions.
a. decline
b. social
c. change
d. marriage
ANSWER: c
7. In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court legalize same-sex marriage?
a. 2000
b. 2005
c. 2010
d. 2015
ANSWER: d
8. Particularly among college-educated women, parenthood is _________.
a. not an option
b. postponed
c. embraced early in life
d. doubled
ANSWER: b
9. Today, what percent of American households live in multigenerational households.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 25
d. 33
ANSWER: a
10. Compared to the adult population in the U.S., the child population is:
a. Equally racially and ethnically diverse.
b. More racially and ethnically diverse.
c. Less racially and ethnically diverse.
d. far less racially and ethnically diverse.
ANSWER: b
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
11. What is the impact of communication technologies like e-mail, Zoom, and GPS tracking on families?
a. Technologies force themselves on families.
b. The impact is unknown at this time.
c. Communication technologies change the way families interact.
d. Technology increases the amount of face-to-face time together.
ANSWER: c
12. Which of the following is a path young adults took in response to the recession?
a. Dropped out of school
b. Opted to have children sooner
c. Held out for a higher salary
d. Postponed marriage
ANSWER: d
13. People are influenced by the society around them. Societal or structural conditions
a. have no impact on our options.
b. can limit or expand our options.
c. always limit our options
d. always expand our options.
ANSWER: b
14. The best way to make decisions about our personal lives is to make them_________.
a. by default
b. knowledgeably
c. unconsciously
d. by following the path of least resistance
ANSWER: b
15. Which of the following is an example of a structural constraint that limits personal choices?
a. Personal preferences
b. Socioeconomic status
c. Peer pressure
d. Individual ambitions
ANSWER: b
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
16. Which of the following is one of the steps involved with making knowledgeable choices?
a. Ignore advice from others.
b. Rely solely on intuition.
c. Consider the consequences of each alternative.
d. Rely on others to make the decision for you.
ANSWER: c
17. If you wanted to make a knowledgeable decision about choosing which class to take,_________.
a. take the first class that is open and will fit your schedule
b. find out what your friends are taking, and do the same
c. wait until the last possible minute, and then let your advisor find a class
d. look through the catalog at all the possibilities, consider what will benefit you in the future, and register early to
get the class you consider best
ANSWER: d
18. What factor may cause a father to make choices about his family by sliding into a decision?
a. Careful consideration of family needs and personal time
b. Strong day-to-day pressures on the job cutting into time at home
c. Remembering how important his wife and children are to him and acting on it
d. Ignoring the phone, television, and computer in order to talk at the dinner table
ANSWER: b
19. Parents, siblings, and other relatives are usually highly influential in developing a child's
a. self-concept
b. genetic code
c. nickname
d. temperament
ANSWER: a
20. The ideas and feelings about the uniqueness and value of one’s family unitis called __________.
a. individualism
b. familistic values
c. family identity
d. individualistic values
ANSWER: c
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
21. Life in American families reflects a tension in American culture between family solidarity and_________.
a. individual freedom
b. the prenuptial contract
c. divorce
d. childlessness
ANSWER: a
22. Family togetherness, stability, and loyalty are all examples of_________.
a. proscriptive norms
b. familistic (communal) values
c. self-fulfillment values
d. outdated norms
ANSWER: b
23. Since the mid-twentieth century, the social institutions of marriage and the family have become
_________________
a. more predictable
b. more functional
c. less predictable
d. less functional
ANSWER: c
24. Which of the following reflects the relationship between personal decision making and society?
a. Personal decisions are impacted by, but also influence, society.
b. Society impacts personal decisions, but rarely do our decisions impact society.
c. One has no real impact on the other.
d. The relationship is too difficult to study.
ANSWER: a
25. Which of the following describes society-wide structural conditions that impact American families?
a. Individual family preferences and choices
b. Local community events and activities
c. Economic policies, social norms, and demographic trends
d. Personal hobbies and interests of family members
ANSWER: c
26. Structural definitions emphasize what the family does.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
27. Many immigrant families are binational.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
28. The proportion of Americans living in multigenerational households is roughly the same now as it was in 1950.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
29. “Sharenting” occurs when parents use social media apps to share personal stories, videos, and photos of their children
online.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
30. The term minority is used to identify groups that comprise less than 50 percent.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
31. The more common infertility interventions involve prescription drugs and microscopic surgical procedures to repair a
female's fallopian tubes or a male's sperm ducts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
32. Some of our choices are not conscious, and we slide into them.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
33. You should never listen to the emotional dimension of decision making, sometimes called the gut factor.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
34. Family identity can be established through cultural traditions and rituals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
35. Every time someone makes a choice, they affect their social environment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
36. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the nuclear family and the postmodern family. How might each
of these impact children?
ANSWER: Will vary
37. Using discussion in the text as a guide, address the question, “Is the family declining or is the family changing?
ANSWER: Will vary
38. Suppose you were faced with a decision about an unplanned pregnancy. Explain the process you would use to choose
knowledgeably. Include in your discussion the major components of knowledgeable decision making.
ANSWER: Will vary
39. What is family identity? Using your own family, or one with which you are familiar, provide several examples of this
phenomenon.
ANSWER: Will vary
40. What is the difference between individualistic and familistic values? Provide an illustration of each.
ANSWER: Will vary
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Chapter 2 - Exploring Relationships and Families
1. While personal experience provides us with information, it can also act as _________.
a. evidence
b. blinders
c. tools
d. authority
ANSWER: b
2. While part of being a scientist is having objectivity, in reality,_________.
a. all of us are objective and value-free.
b. scientists are the most biased of all.
c. total neutrality is impossible for anyone.
d. objectivity is an unattainable goal.
ANSWER: c
3. How could today’s family ecologists describe the relationship between families around the world and the planet’s
physical environment?
a. As largely independent and unrelated
b. As interdependent and connected
c. As primarily influenced by technological factors
d. As isolated from environmental concerns
ANSWER: b
4. A possible disadvantage of the family ecology perspective is that it is __________.
a. focused inward on family functioning
b. ignorant of history
c. too broad and inclusive
d. too narrow and limited
ANSWER: c
5. What is the primary reason that the transition to adulthood has elongated?
a. It takes longer to earn enough to support a family.
b. More children are deciding not to attend college.
c. Young adults are less ambitious.
d. Young adults are marrying earlier.
ANSWER: a
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