FAML 160 MIDTERM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW MODIFIED EXAM TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
What are the benefits of marriage? ---- ANSWER----Contributes to
fulfillment, mental health improves.
In a research study that surveyed couples married over 15 years, did
the husbands and wives overall agree on what makes a long-lasting
and fulfilling marriage? ---- ANSWER----Overall, they did agree.
How common is the following family arrangement-an employed
father, a stay-at-home mother, and children? ---- ANSWER---Majority
of women are employed.
Be familiar with conflict theory, symbolic interaction theory,
exchange theory, and systems theory. ---- ANSWER----Conflict
theory: focuses on contradictory interests, inequalities, and resulting
conflict and change.
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,Symbolic interaction theory: views humans as cognitive creatures
who are influenced and shaped by their interaction experiences.
Systems theory: focuses on social systems and how their
interdependent parts maintain order.
Are their higher spousal abuse rates in poor families? ---- ANSWER--
--
Know the terms polygyny, polygamy, and polyandry. ---- ANSWER--
-Polygyny: marriage of a man to two or more wives.
Polygamy: marriage of one person to two or more people of the
opposite sex.
Polyandry: marriage of a woman to two or more husbands.
What impact does having children have on marriage? ---- ANSWER--
-It decreases marital satisfaction, adds financial strains, require
energy, leaves one or both parents exhausted and short-tempered. The
impact of children seems to depend on the quality of the marriage.
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,Know the following terms: social science, family of origin, social
loneliness, emotional loneliness. ---- ANSWER----Social science: The
scientific study of human society and social relationships.
-Finds personal relationships are crucial to your well-being.
Family of origin: family into which one is born
Social loneliness: having less interaction with others than you desire.
Emotional loneliness: having fewer intimate relationships than you
desire.
What effects does loneliness have on people? ---- ANSWER---Higher
rates of physical and emotional health problems, depression, difficulty
in controlling their moods and their thinking patterns, a proneness to
addictive behaviors, low energy, feelings of fatigue, higher levels of
psychological stress and negative emotions, poorer quality of sleep,
lower levels of antibody response to influenza immunization, and can
lead to thoughts of suicide.
How does our relationship with our mother affect our future
relationships? ---- ANSWER----We tend to repeat the attachment we
made with our mothers.
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, What is the most common family arrangement? ---- ANSWER---
Nuclear family.
Do opposites attract? ---- ANSWER----They can, but we tend to be
attracted to similarity. Differences can turn into irritations.
What are the reasons people in the US marry? ---- ANSWER----
Is it okay to have conflict in a marriage? ---- ANSWER----Yes
Is the divorce rate increasing or decreasing? ---- ANSWER----
Decreasing
What percent of marriages end in divorce? ---- ANSWER----43%
Are births to unmarried women increasing? ---- ANSWER----Yes,
dramatically.
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QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW MODIFIED EXAM TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
What are the benefits of marriage? ---- ANSWER----Contributes to
fulfillment, mental health improves.
In a research study that surveyed couples married over 15 years, did
the husbands and wives overall agree on what makes a long-lasting
and fulfilling marriage? ---- ANSWER----Overall, they did agree.
How common is the following family arrangement-an employed
father, a stay-at-home mother, and children? ---- ANSWER---Majority
of women are employed.
Be familiar with conflict theory, symbolic interaction theory,
exchange theory, and systems theory. ---- ANSWER----Conflict
theory: focuses on contradictory interests, inequalities, and resulting
conflict and change.
1
,Symbolic interaction theory: views humans as cognitive creatures
who are influenced and shaped by their interaction experiences.
Systems theory: focuses on social systems and how their
interdependent parts maintain order.
Are their higher spousal abuse rates in poor families? ---- ANSWER--
--
Know the terms polygyny, polygamy, and polyandry. ---- ANSWER--
-Polygyny: marriage of a man to two or more wives.
Polygamy: marriage of one person to two or more people of the
opposite sex.
Polyandry: marriage of a woman to two or more husbands.
What impact does having children have on marriage? ---- ANSWER--
-It decreases marital satisfaction, adds financial strains, require
energy, leaves one or both parents exhausted and short-tempered. The
impact of children seems to depend on the quality of the marriage.
2
,Know the following terms: social science, family of origin, social
loneliness, emotional loneliness. ---- ANSWER----Social science: The
scientific study of human society and social relationships.
-Finds personal relationships are crucial to your well-being.
Family of origin: family into which one is born
Social loneliness: having less interaction with others than you desire.
Emotional loneliness: having fewer intimate relationships than you
desire.
What effects does loneliness have on people? ---- ANSWER---Higher
rates of physical and emotional health problems, depression, difficulty
in controlling their moods and their thinking patterns, a proneness to
addictive behaviors, low energy, feelings of fatigue, higher levels of
psychological stress and negative emotions, poorer quality of sleep,
lower levels of antibody response to influenza immunization, and can
lead to thoughts of suicide.
How does our relationship with our mother affect our future
relationships? ---- ANSWER----We tend to repeat the attachment we
made with our mothers.
3
, What is the most common family arrangement? ---- ANSWER---
Nuclear family.
Do opposites attract? ---- ANSWER----They can, but we tend to be
attracted to similarity. Differences can turn into irritations.
What are the reasons people in the US marry? ---- ANSWER----
Is it okay to have conflict in a marriage? ---- ANSWER----Yes
Is the divorce rate increasing or decreasing? ---- ANSWER----
Decreasing
What percent of marriages end in divorce? ---- ANSWER----43%
Are births to unmarried women increasing? ---- ANSWER----Yes,
dramatically.
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