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50 Cards in this Set
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In 1996, the U.S. passed DOMA, which refuses to acknowledge same-sex marriages. What does DOMA stand for?
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Defense of Marriage Act
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According to the 2000 census, __________ of female, same-sex couple households now include children under 18 – some born to the union and many others from prior heterosexual relationships.
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more than 1/3
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Which state prohibits same-sex couple adoption, although it does allow them to serve as foster parents?
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Florida
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There is __________ evidence that children of same-sex parents are confused about their gender identity, either in childhood or adulthood, or that they are more likely to be homosexual.
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NO
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In 2000, __________ became the first country to allow same-sex partners to marry. Some other European countries, as well as Canada, now allow same-sex marriage.
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The Netherlands
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We can conclude that the __________ – deep conflict over matters concerning human sexuality and gender – is global.
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Culture Wars
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__________ of Americans favor allowing same-sex couples to enter into legal agreements, such as civil unions and domestic partnerships, that would give them many of the same rights as married couples.
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1/10
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About __________ percent of Americans say that they favor legal marriage for same-sex couples.
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40%
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Sociologist Catherine Ross has suggested that we need to reconceptualize marital status as a continuum of:
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Social Attachment
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The text indicates that perhaps the greatest challenge to unmarried individuals of both genders is:
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The development of strong social networks
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Barbara Simon interviewed fifty never-married women old enough to be retired and concluded that the most common thread of identity these women shared was their:
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view themselves as members of a group larger than that of their family
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When older single women were asked what had given their lives meaning, 90% emphasized __________.
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religious/political/humanitarian work
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Most dating violence consists of:
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pushing, grabbing and slapping
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Researchers have found it discouraging that about __________ of abusive dating
relationships continue rather than being broken off. |
one half
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Which is not one of the early indicators that a dating partner is likely to become violent eventually?
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he/she grew up in an abusive home
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During the 1990s, the proportion of cohabitors who eventually married their partners:
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declined
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Research over the past twenty years has consistently shown that marriages that are
preceded by more than one instance of cohabitation are __________ likely to end in separation or divorce than are marriages in which the spouses had not previously cohabited at all. |
more
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The __________ hypothesis posits that cohabitating experiences themselves affect individuals so that, once married, they are more likely to divorce.
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Experiance
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Which is not one of the guidelines are offered by sociologist David Knox for ending a relationship?
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be prepared for violent confrontation
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The __________ hypothesis assumes that individuals who choose serial cohabitation
are different from those who do not; these differences translate into higher divorce rates. |
selection
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Psychologist Scott Stanley identifies four benefits of premarital education. Which is not one of them?
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it does not prevent divorce
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The text identifies three main, potentially problematic topics for couples in first
marriages. Which is not one of them? |
disaplining the children
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Research on marital satisfaction suggests that__________ – those who make time for
shared new experiences – are more happily married. |
novelist, novelty seeking
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Comparative analysis of data collected from national samples in 1980 and 2000
revealed that spouses spend __________ time interacting with each other now than they did twenty-five years ago. |
less
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In a(n) __________ marriage relationship, spouses’ roles may be renegotiated as the
needs of each change. |
adaptable
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_____ percent of American women have had an induced abortion at some point in their lives.
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30%
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Almost __________ percent of all legal abortions take place during the first trimester (first 12 weeks) of pregnancy.
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90%
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In 2000, a Gallup Poll revealed that, in reference to the Roe v. Wade decision, a majority of Americans believe that the decision should:
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Remain the law of the land
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The American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association have taken the position that “abortion trauma”
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doesn't exist
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The text observes that the psychological burden of infertility may fall especially hard on:
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professional goal oriented individuals
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____ of fertility-impaired women sought medical help in 1995.
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almost 1/2
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According to the text, the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilization turned __________ in 2003.
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25
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The average success rate of reproductive technology (resulting in a baby) is
__________ percent. |
27%
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Embryo transfer technology, along with surrogacy, creates the possibility that a child could have three mothers. Who are they?
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Spiritual Mother
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The Multi-Ethnic Placement Act of 1994 and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 does what?
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prohibit, delay based on race or color
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Children who have experienced disrupted or dissolved adoption events may suffer from what is called __________ disorder.
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attachment
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Regarding international adoption, in 2000, most children were adopted from:
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Asia
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It is estimated that, at least occasionally, __________ percent of U.S. parents spank
their children. |
more than 90%
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The text points out that being spanked in childhood is NOT linked to:
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responsible use of alcohol and other drugs
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The hope that research in child development offers to parents who make mistakes is
that children can be surprisingly __________. |
resilliant
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John plays a parentlike role for a boy in his neighborhood, even though he is
unrelated to the child. The text refers to this role as: |
para-parenting
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Upper-middle-class parents tend to use which parenting style?
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authoritative
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The text observes that the cultural equivalent approach that compares African American parents with other ethnic groups can be seen as:
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Eurocentric
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The __________ middle class remains vulnerable to discrimination in employment
and housing. |
African
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In explaining Asian American children’s superior high school performance, a few
Asian American social scientists have offered alternative concepts that emphasize indigenous __________, which blends parental love, concern, involvement, and physical closeness with strict and firm control. |
confutionism training docterine
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There is a time period of fasting in Islam, known as __________, that is a series of holy days
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Ramadahn
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Several alternate parenting arrangements are discussed in the text. Which is not one of them?
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the assisten reproductive parents
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Jack is a grandparent and acts as the primary parent for his two grandchildren. Jack’s situation is referred to in the text as a __________ family.
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grandparent
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It is estimated that __________ U.S. children are in foster care
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more than 500,000
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Studies show that good parenting involves at least four factors. Which is not one of these?
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having siblings who are experienced with parenting
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