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Chapterf1:
WhyfStudyfFamiliesfandfOtherfClosefRelationships?
PartfI:fMultiplefChoicefQuestions
Allfquestionsfarefidentifiedfbyftheirftypefandflevelfoffdifficulty.fSkillfT
ype:
RememberfthefFactsfUnders
tandfthefConceptsfApplyfWh
atfYoufKnowfAnalyzefIt
LevelfoffDifficulty:
1=Easyf2=Moderat
ef3=Difficult
LearningfObjectives:
LOf1f-f5
LearningfObjectivef1:fIdentifyfthefdifferentfdefinitionsfoff“family”fandftheirfimplications
1. Relationshipsfbyfblood,fmarriage,forfaffection,finfwhichfmembersfmayfcooperatefeconomically,fmayfcaref
forfchildren,fandfmayfconsiderftheirfidentityftofbefintimatelyfconnectedftoftheflargerfgroup,fdefinefa/an:
a) domesticfpartner.
b) fictivefkin.
c) empiricalfapproach.
d) family.f*
e) humanfagency.
Answer:fD
TB_01_01_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fUnderstandfthefConcept
s,fDifficulty:f1
2. Angel’sfparentsfkeepfaskingfherfwhenfshefandfherfhusbandfTomasfaref“goingftofhavefaffamily.”fWhatfherfp
arentsfprobablyfmeanfis:
a) Whenfareftheyfgoingftofhavefchildren?f*
b) Whenfareftheyfgoingftofgetfregisteredfasfdomesticfpartners?
c) Whenfareftheyfgoingftofbecomeffictivefkin?
d) Whenfwillftheyfbecomefaffamilyfofforientation?
e) Areftheyfreadyfforfhumanfagency?
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Answer:fA
TB_01_02_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fApplyfWhatfYoufKnow,f
Difficulty:f2
3. You,fyourfsiblings,fandfyourfparentsfcomprisefyour:
a) familyfofforientation.f*
b) fictivefkin.
c) familyfoffprocreation.
d) domesticfpartners.
e) humanfagency.
Answer:fA
TB_01_03_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fApplyfWhatfYoufKnow,f
Difficulty:f2
4. Youfhavefafspecialfolderffriendfthatfyoufarefveryfcloseftofandfcallf“AuntiefMarge,”fevenfthoughfshefisfnotfr
elatedftofyou.fYoufinvitefherftofmanyffamilyffunctionsfandfshareftraditionsftogether.fYouffeelfthatfshefwoul
dfhelpfyoufinfaftimefoffneed.fMargefisfanfexamplefoffa/an:
a) domesticfpartner.
b) fictivefkin.f*
c) familyfofforientation.
d) symbolicfinteraction.
e) socialfinstitution.
Answer:fB
TB_01_04_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fApplyfWhatfYoufKnow,f
Difficulty:f2
5. Howfwefdefinef“family”fisfimportantfforfmanyfreasons.fWhichfisfNOTfonefoffthefreasons?
a) Unmarriedfpartnersfcannotffilefjointlyfonffederalftaxes.
b) Manyfemployerfhealthfinsurancefplansfdofnotfcoverfunmarriedfpartners.
c) UnmarriedfpersonsfcannotfcollectfSocialfSecurityfbenefitsffromftheirfpartner.
d) Unmarriedfpersonsfcannotfbuyfafhouseftogether.f*
e) Afcompanyfmayfnotfofferfbereavementfleaveftofanfunmarriedfpartner.
Answer:fD
TB_01_05_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fRememberfthefFacts,fDif
ficulty:f2
LearningfObjectivef2:fDescribeftheffunctionsfofffamilies
6. WhichfofftheffollowingfisfNOTfafuniversalffunctionfofffamilies?
a) tofreproducefandfsocializefchildren
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b) tofencouragefeconomicfcooperation
c) tofregulatefsexualfbehavior
d) tofprovidefcare,fwarmth,fprotection,fandfintimacy
e) tofofferfhumanfagencyf*
Answer:fE
TB_01_06_ThefFunctionsfoffFamilies,fLOf2,fThefFunctionsfoffFamilies,fSkill:fUnderstandfthefConcepts,fD
ifficulty:f2
LearningfObjectivef3:fRecognizeftheflinkfbetweenfmicro-levelfandfmacro-levelfperspectivesfonffamilies
7. WhichfisfNOTfonefoffthefthemesfofftheftextbook?
a) Familiesfarefdifferentffromfonefcultureftofanotherfandfthereforeffamiliesfhavefnofrealfuniversalffeat
uresforffunctions.f*
b) Thefbestfwayftoftrulyfunderstandffamiliesfisftoflinkftwofperspectivesfonfthem:fthefmicro-
fandfmacro-levelfperspectives.
c) Familiesfarefnotfmonolithicforfstatic,fbutfinsteadfarefever-changing.
d) Socialfscienceftheoryfandfresearchfcanfhelpfusfunderstandffamiliesfandfclosefrelationships.
Answer:fA
TB_01_07_Themef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfon,fLOf3,fThemef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfonfFamilies,fSkill:fRememberfthefFacts,fDifficulty:f2
8. A/anf perspectiveffocusesfonfindividuals’finteractionsfinfspecificfsettings.
a) focusfgroup
b) experimental
c) micro-levelf*
d) conflict
e) macro-level
Answer:fC
TB_01_08_Themef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfon,fLOf3,fThemef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfonfFamilies,fSkill:fUnderstandfthefConcepts,fDifficulty:f1
9. Clayfisfwritingfafpaperfforfhisfclassfaboutfthefwaysfinfwhichfmarriagefisfinterconnectedfwithfthefrestfoffsocie
tyfandfwithfotherfsocialfinstitutions.fHefarguesfthatfrelationshipsfarefnotfisolatedfentities,fbutfarefinterconne
ctedfwithfsocial,fcultural,feconomic,fandfpoliticalfforces.fWhichfperspectivefisfhefusing?
a) macro-levelf*
b) secondaryfanalysis
c) empirical
d) micro-level
e) symbolicfinteraction
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Chapterf1:
WhyfStudyfFamiliesfandfOtherfClosefRelationships?
PartfI:fMultiplefChoicefQuestions
Allfquestionsfarefidentifiedfbyftheirftypefandflevelfoffdifficulty.fSkillfT
ype:
RememberfthefFactsfUnders
tandfthefConceptsfApplyfWh
atfYoufKnowfAnalyzefIt
LevelfoffDifficulty:
1=Easyf2=Moderat
ef3=Difficult
LearningfObjectives:
LOf1f-f5
LearningfObjectivef1:fIdentifyfthefdifferentfdefinitionsfoff“family”fandftheirfimplications
1. Relationshipsfbyfblood,fmarriage,forfaffection,finfwhichfmembersfmayfcooperatefeconomically,fmayfcaref
forfchildren,fandfmayfconsiderftheirfidentityftofbefintimatelyfconnectedftoftheflargerfgroup,fdefinefa/an:
a) domesticfpartner.
b) fictivefkin.
c) empiricalfapproach.
d) family.f*
e) humanfagency.
Answer:fD
TB_01_01_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fUnderstandfthefConcept
s,fDifficulty:f1
2. Angel’sfparentsfkeepfaskingfherfwhenfshefandfherfhusbandfTomasfaref“goingftofhavefaffamily.”fWhatfherfp
arentsfprobablyfmeanfis:
a) Whenfareftheyfgoingftofhavefchildren?f*
b) Whenfareftheyfgoingftofgetfregisteredfasfdomesticfpartners?
c) Whenfareftheyfgoingftofbecomeffictivefkin?
d) Whenfwillftheyfbecomefaffamilyfofforientation?
e) Areftheyfreadyfforfhumanfagency?
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Answer:fA
TB_01_02_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fApplyfWhatfYoufKnow,f
Difficulty:f2
3. You,fyourfsiblings,fandfyourfparentsfcomprisefyour:
a) familyfofforientation.f*
b) fictivefkin.
c) familyfoffprocreation.
d) domesticfpartners.
e) humanfagency.
Answer:fA
TB_01_03_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fApplyfWhatfYoufKnow,f
Difficulty:f2
4. Youfhavefafspecialfolderffriendfthatfyoufarefveryfcloseftofandfcallf“AuntiefMarge,”fevenfthoughfshefisfnotfr
elatedftofyou.fYoufinvitefherftofmanyffamilyffunctionsfandfshareftraditionsftogether.fYouffeelfthatfshefwoul
dfhelpfyoufinfaftimefoffneed.fMargefisfanfexamplefoffa/an:
a) domesticfpartner.
b) fictivefkin.f*
c) familyfofforientation.
d) symbolicfinteraction.
e) socialfinstitution.
Answer:fB
TB_01_04_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fApplyfWhatfYoufKnow,f
Difficulty:f2
5. Howfwefdefinef“family”fisfimportantfforfmanyfreasons.fWhichfisfNOTfonefoffthefreasons?
a) Unmarriedfpartnersfcannotffilefjointlyfonffederalftaxes.
b) Manyfemployerfhealthfinsurancefplansfdofnotfcoverfunmarriedfpartners.
c) UnmarriedfpersonsfcannotfcollectfSocialfSecurityfbenefitsffromftheirfpartner.
d) Unmarriedfpersonsfcannotfbuyfafhouseftogether.f*
e) Afcompanyfmayfnotfofferfbereavementfleaveftofanfunmarriedfpartner.
Answer:fD
TB_01_05_HowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fLOf1,fHowfDofWefDefinefFamily?,fSkill:fRememberfthefFacts,fDif
ficulty:f2
LearningfObjectivef2:fDescribeftheffunctionsfofffamilies
6. WhichfofftheffollowingfisfNOTfafuniversalffunctionfofffamilies?
a) tofreproducefandfsocializefchildren
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b) tofencouragefeconomicfcooperation
c) tofregulatefsexualfbehavior
d) tofprovidefcare,fwarmth,fprotection,fandfintimacy
e) tofofferfhumanfagencyf*
Answer:fE
TB_01_06_ThefFunctionsfoffFamilies,fLOf2,fThefFunctionsfoffFamilies,fSkill:fUnderstandfthefConcepts,fD
ifficulty:f2
LearningfObjectivef3:fRecognizeftheflinkfbetweenfmicro-levelfandfmacro-levelfperspectivesfonffamilies
7. WhichfisfNOTfonefoffthefthemesfofftheftextbook?
a) Familiesfarefdifferentffromfonefcultureftofanotherfandfthereforeffamiliesfhavefnofrealfuniversalffeat
uresforffunctions.f*
b) Thefbestfwayftoftrulyfunderstandffamiliesfisftoflinkftwofperspectivesfonfthem:fthefmicro-
fandfmacro-levelfperspectives.
c) Familiesfarefnotfmonolithicforfstatic,fbutfinsteadfarefever-changing.
d) Socialfscienceftheoryfandfresearchfcanfhelpfusfunderstandffamiliesfandfclosefrelationships.
Answer:fA
TB_01_07_Themef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfon,fLOf3,fThemef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfonfFamilies,fSkill:fRememberfthefFacts,fDifficulty:f2
8. A/anf perspectiveffocusesfonfindividuals’finteractionsfinfspecificfsettings.
a) focusfgroup
b) experimental
c) micro-levelf*
d) conflict
e) macro-level
Answer:fC
TB_01_08_Themef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfon,fLOf3,fThemef1:fLinkingfthefMicro-levelfandfMacro-
levelfPerspectivesfonfFamilies,fSkill:fUnderstandfthefConcepts,fDifficulty:f1
9. Clayfisfwritingfafpaperfforfhisfclassfaboutfthefwaysfinfwhichfmarriagefisfinterconnectedfwithfthefrestfoffsocie
tyfandfwithfotherfsocialfinstitutions.fHefarguesfthatfrelationshipsfarefnotfisolatedfentities,fbutfarefinterconne
ctedfwithfsocial,fcultural,feconomic,fandfpoliticalfforces.fWhichfperspectivefisfhefusing?
a) macro-levelf*
b) secondaryfanalysis
c) empirical
d) micro-level
e) symbolicfinteraction
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