Marriagesj&jFamilies:jChanges,jChoices,jandjConstraintsjbyjNijolejV. jBenokraitisjCHAPT
ER j1:jThejChangingjFamily
QuickjQuiz:
1. Whichjof jthejfollowingjstatementsjisjtrue?
a. Today,jajmajorityjof jalljpersonsjaged j25jtoj34jyearsjhavejneverjbeenjmarried.
b. Thejmedianjagejat jwhichjpeoplejmarryjtodayjisjhigherjthanjat janyjtimejduringjthej20thjcentu
ry.
c. Onjaverage,jfirst jmarriagesjthat jend jinjdivorcejlast j20jyears.
d. Thej“traditional”jfamilyj(wherejthejhusband jisjthejbreadwinnerjand jthejwifejisjajfull-
timejmother)jbecamejmorejcommonjbetweenj1972jand j2007.
2. TwojgenerationsjagojthejtypicaljAmericanjfamilyjconsisted jof
a. grandparents,jparents,jand jchildrenjlivingjinjajsinglejhousehold.
b. ajsinglejmotherjlivingjwithjherjchildren.
c. ajfather,jmother,jand jthreejorjfourjchildren.
d. ajmarried jcouplejwhojdid jnot jyet jhavejchildren.
3. A jmarriagejinjwhichjthejcouplejmust jfollow jproceduresjspecified jbyjthejstatejorjotherjjuris
diction,jsuchjasjbuyingjajlicense,jisjcalled ja
a. ceremonialjmarriage.
b. common-law jmarriage.
c. legaljmarriage.
d. licensed jmarriage.
4. Maria’sjfamilyjisjCatholicjand jinsistsjthat jMariajmarryjajmanjwhojisjalsojfromjajCatholicjfamil
y.jThisjpracticejof jmarryingjwithinjajcertainjgroupjisjcalled
a. exogamy.
b. incest.
c. bigamy.
d. endogamy.
5. Thejfamilyjintojwhichjajpersonjisjadopted jorjraised jisjcalled jthejfamilyjof
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.
6. Whichjof jthejfollowingjisjtruejabout jfamiliesjof jthejpast?
a. Theyjwerejhappierjand jstrongerjthanjpresent-dayjfamilies.
b. Childrenjwerejmorejlikelyjtojgrow jupjinjajnuclearjfamily.
c. Few jpeoplejtalked jabout jissuesjsuchjasjdomesticjviolencejand jchild jabuse.
d. Parentsjspent jmorejtimejwithjtheirjchildrenjthanjtheyjdojtoday.
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7. Whichjschooljof jthought jabout jthejfamilyjarguesjthat jmost jpeoplejput jtheirjownjneedsjabovejtheirj
familyjduties?
a. Thejfamilyjisjdisappearing
b. Thejfamilyjisjdeteriorating
c. Thejfamilyjisjchanging,jnot jdeteriorating
d. Thejfamilyjisjstrongerjthanjever
8. Whichjof jthejfollowingjisjajmicro-leveljinfluencejonjthejfamily?
a. Technologicaljinnovations
b. Popularjculture
c. Socialjmovements
d. Individualjchoices
9. Thejburgeoningjmarriagejmovement jconsistsjof jpeoplejwho
a. arejopposed jtojcommunaljliving.
b. arejalarmed jbyjhighjdivorcejratesjand jthejincreasejinjcohabitationjrates.
c. support jno-fault jdivorcejlaws.
d. support jlegislationjthat jallowsjwomenjtojcombinejtheirjworkjand jmotherjroles.
Short jAnswer
10. Whyjhavejmanyjsocialjscientistsjchallenged jtraditionaljdefinitionsjof jthejfamily?
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CHAPTER j1:jThejChangingjFamilyj
Quizj#1:jAnswerjKey
1. Answer:j B
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jIntroduction/p.3jQuestionj
type:jFactual;jQuestionjlevel:jModerate
2. Answer:jC
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jIntroduction/p.3jQuestionj
type:jFactual;jQuestionjlevel:jModerate
3. Answer:jA
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jHow jArejFamiliesjSimilarjAcrossjSocieties/p.8jQu
estionjtype:jConceptual;jQuestionjlevel:jEasier
4. Answer:jD
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jHow jArejFamiliesjSimilarjAcrossjSocietiesj/p.8jQu
estionjtype:jConceptual;jQuestionjlevel:jEasier
5. Answer:jA
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jFamilyjStructurejand jSocialjChange/p.11jQuestionj
type:jConceptual;jQuestionjlevel:jEasier
6. Answer:jC
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jSomejMythsjabout jthejFamily/p.13jQues
tionjtype:jFactual;jQuestionjlevel:jModerate
7. Answer:jB
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jFamilyjValues:jThreejPerspectivesjonjthejChangingjFamily/p.16jQuestionjty
pe:jConceptual;jQuestionjlevel:jEasier
8. Answer:jD
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jWhyjarejFamiliesjChanging?/p.22jQuest
ionjtype:jApplied;jQuestionjlevel:jEasier
9. Answer:jB
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jWhyjarejFamiliesjChanging?/p.23jQuest
ionjtype:jFactual;jQuestionjlevel:jEasier
Short jAnswer
10. Answer:jBecausejtheyjexcludejajnumberjof jdiversejgroupsjthat jalsojconsiderjthemselvesjfamily,js
uchjasjchildfreejcouples,jcohabitingjcouples,jfosterjparentsjand jtheirjcharges,jelderlyjsistersjlivingjto
gether,jgayjand jlesbianjcouplesjwithjorjwithout jchildren,jandjgrandparentsjraisingjtheirjgrandchildren
.
Chapterjheading/pagej#:jWhat jisjajFamily?/p.5
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