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Chapterl1:
WhylStudylFamilieslandlOtherlCloselRelationships?
PartlI:lMultiplelChoicelQuestions
Alllquestionslarelidentifiedlbyltheirltypelandllevellofldifficulty.lSki
lllType:
RememberlthelFactslUnd
erstandlthelConceptslAppl
ylWhatlYoulKnowlAnalyz
elIt
LevelloflDifficulty:
1=Easyl2=
Moderatel3=
Difficult
LearninglObjectives:
LOl1l-l5
LearninglObjectivel1:lIdentifyltheldifferentldefinitionslofl“family”landltheirlimplications
1. Relationshipslbylblood,lmarriage,lorlaffection,linlwhichlmemberslmaylcooperateleconomically,lmaylcarelf
orlchildren,landlmaylconsiderltheirlidentityltolbelintimatelylconnectedltolthellargerlgroup,ldefinela/an:
a) domesticlpartner.
b) fictivelkin.
c) empiricallapproach.
d) family.l*
e) humanlagency.
Answer:lD
TB_01_01_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lUnderstandlthelConcepts,
lDifficulty:l1
2. Angel’slparentslkeeplaskinglherlwhenlshelandlherlhusbandlTomaslarel“goingltolhavelalfamily.”lWhatlherlp
arentslprobablylmeanlis:
a) Whenlareltheylgoingltolhavelchildren?l*
b) Whenlareltheylgoingltolgetlregisteredlasldomesticlpartners?
c) Whenlareltheylgoingltolbecomelfictivelkin?
d) Whenlwillltheylbecomelalfamilyloflorientation?
e) Areltheylreadylforlhumanlagency?
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Answer:lA
TB_01_02_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lApplylWhatlYoulKno
w,lDifficulty:l2
3. You,lyourlsiblings,landlyourlparentslcompriselyour:
a) familyloflorientation.l*
b) fictivelkin.
c) familyloflprocreation.
d) domesticlpartners.
e) humanlagency.
Answer:lA
TB_01_03_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lApplylWhatlYoulKno
w,lDifficulty:l2
4. Youlhavelalspeciallolderlfriendlthatlyoularelverylcloseltolandlcalll“AuntielMarge,”levenlthoughlshelislnotlrel
atedltolyou.lYoulinvitelherltolmanylfamilylfunctionslandlshareltraditionsltogether.lYoulfeellthatlshelwouldlh
elplyoulinlaltimeloflneed.lMargelislanlexamplelofla/an:
a) domesticlpartner.
b) fictivelkin.l*
c) familyloflorientation.
d) symboliclinteraction.
e) sociallinstitution.
Answer:lB
TB_01_04_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lApplylWhatlYoulKno
w,lDifficulty:l2
5. Howlweldefinel“family”lislimportantlforlmanylreasons.lWhichlislNOTloneloflthelreasons?
a) Unmarriedlpartnerslcannotlfileljointlylonlfederalltaxes.
b) Manylemployerlhealthlinsurancelplansldolnotlcoverlunmarriedlpartners.
c) UnmarriedlpersonslcannotlcollectlSociallSecuritylbenefitslfromltheirlpartner.
d) Unmarriedlpersonslcannotlbuylalhouseltogether.l*
e) Alcompanylmaylnotlofferlbereavementlleaveltolanlunmarriedlpartner.
Answer:lD
TB_01_05_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lRememberlthelFact
s,lDifficulty:l2
LearninglObjectivel2:lDescribelthelfunctionsloflfamilies
6. WhichloflthelfollowinglislNOTlaluniversallfunctionloflfamilies?
a) tolreproducelandlsocializelchildren
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b) tolencourageleconomiclcooperation
c) tolregulatelsexuallbehavior
d) tolprovidelcare,lwarmth,lprotection,landlintimacy
e) tolofferlhumanlagencyl*
Answer:lE
TB_01_06_ThelFunctionsloflFamilies,lLOl2,lThelFunctionsloflFamilies,lSkill:lUnderstandlthelConcepts,lDif
ficulty:l2
LearninglObjectivel3:lRecognizelthellinklbetweenlmicro-levellandlmacro-levellperspectiveslonlfamilies
7. WhichlislNOTloneloflthelthemeslofltheltextbook?
a) Familieslareldifferentlfromlonelcultureltolanotherlandlthereforelfamilieslhavelnolrealluniversallfeat
ureslorlfunctions.l*
b) Thelbestlwayltoltrulylunderstandlfamilieslisltollinkltwolperspectiveslonlthem:lthelmicro-
landlmacro-levellperspectives.
c) Familieslarelnotlmonolithiclorlstatic,lbutlinsteadlarelever-changing.
d) Sociallscienceltheorylandlresearchlcanlhelpluslunderstandlfamilieslandlcloselrelationships.
Answer:lA
TB_01_07_Themel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslon,lLOl3,lThemel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslonlFamilies,lSkill:lRememberlthelFacts,lDifficulty:l2
8. A/an perspectivelfocuseslonlindividuals’linteractionslinlspecificlsettings.
a) focuslgroup
b) experimental
c) micro-levell*
d) conflict
e) macro-level
Answer:lC
TB_01_08_Themel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslon,lLOl3,lThemel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslonlFamilies,lSkill:lUnderstandlthelConcepts,lDifficulty:l1
9. Claylislwritinglalpaperlforlhislclasslaboutlthelwayslinlwhichlmarriagelislinterconnectedlwithlthelrestloflsociet
ylandlwithlotherlsociallinstitutions.lHelargueslthatlrelationshipslarelnotlisolatedlentities,lbutlarelinterconnect
edlwithlsocial,lcultural,leconomic,landlpoliticallforces.lWhichlperspectivelislhelusing?
a) macro-levell*
b) secondarylanalysis
c) empirical
d) micro-level
e) symboliclinteraction
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Chapterl1:
WhylStudylFamilieslandlOtherlCloselRelationships?
PartlI:lMultiplelChoicelQuestions
Alllquestionslarelidentifiedlbyltheirltypelandllevellofldifficulty.lSki
lllType:
RememberlthelFactslUnd
erstandlthelConceptslAppl
ylWhatlYoulKnowlAnalyz
elIt
LevelloflDifficulty:
1=Easyl2=
Moderatel3=
Difficult
LearninglObjectives:
LOl1l-l5
LearninglObjectivel1:lIdentifyltheldifferentldefinitionslofl“family”landltheirlimplications
1. Relationshipslbylblood,lmarriage,lorlaffection,linlwhichlmemberslmaylcooperateleconomically,lmaylcarelf
orlchildren,landlmaylconsiderltheirlidentityltolbelintimatelylconnectedltolthellargerlgroup,ldefinela/an:
a) domesticlpartner.
b) fictivelkin.
c) empiricallapproach.
d) family.l*
e) humanlagency.
Answer:lD
TB_01_01_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lUnderstandlthelConcepts,
lDifficulty:l1
2. Angel’slparentslkeeplaskinglherlwhenlshelandlherlhusbandlTomaslarel“goingltolhavelalfamily.”lWhatlherlp
arentslprobablylmeanlis:
a) Whenlareltheylgoingltolhavelchildren?l*
b) Whenlareltheylgoingltolgetlregisteredlasldomesticlpartners?
c) Whenlareltheylgoingltolbecomelfictivelkin?
d) Whenlwillltheylbecomelalfamilyloflorientation?
e) Areltheylreadylforlhumanlagency?
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Answer:lA
TB_01_02_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lApplylWhatlYoulKno
w,lDifficulty:l2
3. You,lyourlsiblings,landlyourlparentslcompriselyour:
a) familyloflorientation.l*
b) fictivelkin.
c) familyloflprocreation.
d) domesticlpartners.
e) humanlagency.
Answer:lA
TB_01_03_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lApplylWhatlYoulKno
w,lDifficulty:l2
4. Youlhavelalspeciallolderlfriendlthatlyoularelverylcloseltolandlcalll“AuntielMarge,”levenlthoughlshelislnotlrel
atedltolyou.lYoulinvitelherltolmanylfamilylfunctionslandlshareltraditionsltogether.lYoulfeellthatlshelwouldlh
elplyoulinlaltimeloflneed.lMargelislanlexamplelofla/an:
a) domesticlpartner.
b) fictivelkin.l*
c) familyloflorientation.
d) symboliclinteraction.
e) sociallinstitution.
Answer:lB
TB_01_04_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lApplylWhatlYoulKno
w,lDifficulty:l2
5. Howlweldefinel“family”lislimportantlforlmanylreasons.lWhichlislNOTloneloflthelreasons?
a) Unmarriedlpartnerslcannotlfileljointlylonlfederalltaxes.
b) Manylemployerlhealthlinsurancelplansldolnotlcoverlunmarriedlpartners.
c) UnmarriedlpersonslcannotlcollectlSociallSecuritylbenefitslfromltheirlpartner.
d) Unmarriedlpersonslcannotlbuylalhouseltogether.l*
e) Alcompanylmaylnotlofferlbereavementlleaveltolanlunmarriedlpartner.
Answer:lD
TB_01_05_HowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lLOl1,lHowlDolWelDefinelFamily?,lSkill:lRememberlthelFact
s,lDifficulty:l2
LearninglObjectivel2:lDescribelthelfunctionsloflfamilies
6. WhichloflthelfollowinglislNOTlaluniversallfunctionloflfamilies?
a) tolreproducelandlsocializelchildren
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b) tolencourageleconomiclcooperation
c) tolregulatelsexuallbehavior
d) tolprovidelcare,lwarmth,lprotection,landlintimacy
e) tolofferlhumanlagencyl*
Answer:lE
TB_01_06_ThelFunctionsloflFamilies,lLOl2,lThelFunctionsloflFamilies,lSkill:lUnderstandlthelConcepts,lDif
ficulty:l2
LearninglObjectivel3:lRecognizelthellinklbetweenlmicro-levellandlmacro-levellperspectiveslonlfamilies
7. WhichlislNOTloneloflthelthemeslofltheltextbook?
a) Familieslareldifferentlfromlonelcultureltolanotherlandlthereforelfamilieslhavelnolrealluniversallfeat
ureslorlfunctions.l*
b) Thelbestlwayltoltrulylunderstandlfamilieslisltollinkltwolperspectiveslonlthem:lthelmicro-
landlmacro-levellperspectives.
c) Familieslarelnotlmonolithiclorlstatic,lbutlinsteadlarelever-changing.
d) Sociallscienceltheorylandlresearchlcanlhelpluslunderstandlfamilieslandlcloselrelationships.
Answer:lA
TB_01_07_Themel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslon,lLOl3,lThemel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslonlFamilies,lSkill:lRememberlthelFacts,lDifficulty:l2
8. A/an perspectivelfocuseslonlindividuals’linteractionslinlspecificlsettings.
a) focuslgroup
b) experimental
c) micro-levell*
d) conflict
e) macro-level
Answer:lC
TB_01_08_Themel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslon,lLOl3,lThemel1:lLinkinglthelMicro-levellandlMacro-
levellPerspectiveslonlFamilies,lSkill:lUnderstandlthelConcepts,lDifficulty:l1
9. Claylislwritinglalpaperlforlhislclasslaboutlthelwayslinlwhichlmarriagelislinterconnectedlwithlthelrestloflsociet
ylandlwithlotherlsociallinstitutions.lHelargueslthatlrelationshipslarelnotlisolatedlentities,lbutlarelinterconnect
edlwithlsocial,lcultural,leconomic,landlpoliticallforces.lWhichlperspectivelislhelusing?
a) macro-levell*
b) secondarylanalysis
c) empirical
d) micro-level
e) symboliclinteraction
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