TEST BANK FOR Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints by NijoleV. Benokraitis 9TH EDITION 2023/2024

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Marriagesn&nFamilies:nChanges,nChoices,nandnConstraintsnbynNijolenV.nBenokraitisnCHAP

TERn1:nThenChangingnFamily

QuicknQuiz:
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisntrue?
a. Today,nanmajoritynofnallnpersonsnagedn25nton34nyearsnhavennevernbeennmarried.
b. Thenmediannagenatnwhichnpeoplenmarryntodaynisnhighernthannatnanyntimenduringnthen20thnc
entury.
c. Onnaverage,nfirstnmarriagesnthatnendninndivorcenlastn20nyears.
d. Then“traditional”nfamilyn(wherenthenhusbandnisnthenbreadwinnernandnthenwifenisnanfull-
timenmother)nbecamenmorencommonnbetweenn1972nandn2007.

2. TwongenerationsnagonthentypicalnAmericannfamilynconsistednof
a. grandparents,nparents,nandnchildrennlivingninnansinglenhousehold.
b. ansinglenmothernlivingnwithnhernchildren.
c. anfather,nmother,nandnthreenornfournchildren.
d. anmarriedncouplenwhondidnnotnyetnhavenchildren.

3. Anmarriageninnwhichnthencouplenmustnfollownproceduresnspecifiednbynthenstatenornothernj
urisdiction,nsuchnasnbuyingnanlicense,nisncalledna
a. ceremonialnmarriage.
b. common-lawnmarriage.
c. legalnmarriage.
d. licensednmarriage.

4. Maria’snfamilynisnCatholicnandninsistsnthatnMarianmarrynanmannwhonisnalsonfromnanCatholicnf
amily.nThisnpracticenofnmarryingnwithinnancertainngroupnisncalled
a. exogamy.
b. incest.
c. bigamy.
d. endogamy.

5. Thenfamilynintonwhichnanpersonnisnadoptednornraisednisncallednthenfamilynof
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.

6. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisntruenaboutnfamiliesnofnthenpast?
a. Theynwerenhappiernandnstrongernthannpresent-daynfamilies.
b. Childrennwerenmorenlikelyntongrownupninnannuclearnfamily.
c. Fewnpeoplentalkednaboutnissuesnsuchnasndomesticnviolencenandnchildnabuse.
d. Parentsnspentnmorentimenwithntheirnchildrennthanntheyndontoday.




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7. Whichnschoolnofnthoughtnaboutnthenfamilynarguesnthatnmostnpeoplenputntheirnownnneedsnabovent
heirnfamilynduties?
a. Thenfamilynisndisappearing
b. Thenfamilynisndeteriorating
c. Thenfamilynisnchanging,nnotndeteriorating
d. Thenfamilynisnstrongernthannever

8. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnanmicro-levelninfluencenonnthenfamily?
a. Technologicalninnovations
b. Popularnculture
c. Socialnmovements
d. Individualnchoices

9. Thenburgeoningnmarriagenmovementnconsistsnofnpeoplenwho
a. arenopposedntoncommunalnliving.
b. arenalarmednbynhighndivorcenratesnandnthenincreaseninncohabitationnrates.
c. supportnno-faultndivorcenlaws.
d. supportnlegislationnthatnallowsnwomenntoncombinentheirnworknandnmothernroles.


ShortnAnswer

10. Whynhavenmanynsocialnscientistsnchallengedntraditionalndefinitionsnofnthenfamily?




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CHAPTERn1:nThenChangingnFamilyn
Quizn#1:nAnswernKey
1. Answer:n B
Chapternheading/pagen#:nIntroduction/p.3nQuestio
nntype:nFactual;nQuestionnlevel:nModerate

2. Answer:nC
Chapternheading/pagen#:nIntroduction/p.3nQuestio
nntype:nFactual;nQuestionnlevel:nModerate

3. Answer:nA
Chapternheading/pagen#:nHownArenFamiliesnSimilarnAcrossnSocieties/p.8nQ
uestionntype:nConceptual;nQuestionnlevel:nEasier

4. Answer:nD
Chapternheading/pagen#:nHownArenFamiliesnSimilarnAcrossnSocietiesn/p.8nQ
uestionntype:nConceptual;nQuestionnlevel:nEasier

5. Answer:nA
Chapternheading/pagen#:nFamilynStructurenandnSocialnChange/p.11nQuestio
nntype:nConceptual;nQuestionnlevel:nEasier

6. Answer:nC
Chapternheading/pagen#:nSomenMythsnaboutnthenFamily/p.13n
Questionntype:nFactual;nQuestionnlevel:nModerate

7. Answer:nB
Chapternheading/pagen#:nFamilynValues:nThreenPerspectivesnonnthenChangingnFamily/p.16nQuestio
nntype:nConceptual;nQuestionnlevel:nEasier

8. Answer:nD
Chapternheading/pagen#:nWhynarenFamiliesnChanging?/p.22n
Questionntype:nApplied;nQuestionnlevel:nEasier

9. Answer:nB
Chapternheading/pagen#:nWhynarenFamiliesnChanging?/p.23n
Questionntype:nFactual;nQuestionnlevel:nEasier

ShortnAnswer

10. Answer:nBecausentheynexcludenannumbernofndiversengroupsnthatnalsonconsidernthemselvesnfamil
y,nsuchnasnchildfreencouples,ncohabitingncouples,nfosternparentsnandntheirncharges,nelderlynsistersnliv
ingntogether,ngaynandnlesbianncouplesnwithnornwithoutnchildren,nandngrandparentsnraisingntheirngrand
children.

Chapternheading/pagen#:nWhatnisnanFamily?/p.5



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