Marriages And Families Exam 4

Front 1

Research on racial/ethnic differences find that the pattern of men’s spending less time than women in house work occurs in which of the following families?

Back 1

white, black, and hispanic

Front 2

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild and other researchers have concluded that the second shift for women means __________ between husbands and wives, as women sacrifice leisure—and sleep—to accomplish unpaid family work.

Back 2

leisure gap

Front 3

The text points out that virtually all research and other writings on the subject suggest that today’s typical American family is:

Back 3

A. hectic

Front 4

About __________ of all employees now work more than forty hours per week.

Back 4

28%

Front 5

The American Time Use Survey shows that women spend _________ time than men in the care of the household and its members.

Back 5

more than 75%

Front 6

According to the text, fathers are spending __________ time with their children in
comparison to the past

Back 6

more

Front 7

Robert has just received a promotion as a bank loan officer, which will necessitate
relocation in another state. His wife, Sarah, has agreed to give up her job in order to
accommodate her husband’s career advancement. Sarah may be referred to as a
__________ spouse

Back 7

trailing

Front 8

Jane is an insurance executive and lives in San Francisco. Her husband, Don, is an
attorney who practices law in New York City. On the weekends, Jane may travel to New
York, or Don to San Francisco so that they can be together. Jane and Don’s arrangement
is most specifically referred to as:

Back 8

commuter marriages

Front 9

In her study of dual-earner couples, sociologist Rosanna Hertz explored parents’
approaches to child care and found they fell into three categories. What are they?

Back 9

mothering approach to childcare, parenting, and market approach to childcare

Front 10

There are essentially three types of non-relative child care. What are they?

Back 10

family child care, in home, center care, self care

Front 11

Research by the Families and Work Institute has found four sources of parental stress
regarding child care. What are they?

Back 11

1. difficult to find 2. some arrangements decrease quality then others 3. child care expensises 4. parents forced to put together patwork system of care that tends to fall apart

Front 12

Psychologist Jay Belsky reported that infants in their first year who are in non
parental care for twenty or more hours per week are at elevated risk of:

Back 12

insecure attachments to mothers

Front 13

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association
have established guidelines that describe quality child care as having certain features.
What are they?

Back 13

B. strictly discipline environment

Front 14

Joanne’s mother is 90 years old, disabled, and in need of assistance with daily living
activities. Recently, Joanne and her husband suggested that Joanne’s mother move in
with them. This situation is an example of what the text refers to as:

Back 14

elder care

Front 15

The 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act mandates up to __________of unpaid family leave for workers in companies with at least fifty employees.

Back 15

up to 12 weeks

Front 16

Study after study shows that marital satisfaction is greater when __________.

Back 16

wives feel that husbands share fairly in household work

Front 17

According to John Gottman’s research on marital communication and conflict
management, what are his conclusions?

Back 17

A. neither partner should try escalading arguments

Front 18

Avoiding or evading a fight is an example of:

Back 18

stone walling

Front 19

When Gerald and Patricia are arguing, they try to build up, not tear down, each
other’s self-esteem. This technique is referred to as:

Back 19

bonding fighting

Front 20

In communicating with each other, Naveed and Tasha are transparent, authentic, and
explicit about how they feel. Their behavior reflects:

Back 20

leveling

Front 21

The text points out that it is impossible to __________ when a person is in the “hating
my partner, wanting-revenge, feeling-stung-and-needing-to-sting-back” state of mind.

Back 21

make an "I" statement

Front 22

Mike has agreed to go out to eat with his wife Ellen, but at the same time yawns and
says that he is tired and had a hard day at work. Mike’s behavior illustrates:

Back 22

mixed of double messages

Front 23

Joanna and Richard have been having a bad day. Joanna asks Richard what is wrong.
Richard replies, “Oh, nothing,” but the look on his face and his body language suggest
otherwise. Richard’s behavior reflects:

Back 23

the silent treatment

Front 24

Douglas and Rhonda have agreed upon a time and a place for a fight. However
strange this may appear, Douglas and Rhonda have negotiated what the text refers to as:

Back 24

gripe hours

Front 25

John Gottman found that, in reaching an agreement, happily married people do so:

Back 25

quickly

Front 26

One counselor team referenced in the text has suggested “__________ therapy”:
helping partners accept their spouses as they are instead of demanding change.

Back 26

acceptance

Front 27

Research clearly indicates that the tactics associated with winning in a particular
conflict are also those associated with:

Back 27

lower martial satisfaction

Front 28

and PREP are training programs for married couples that emphasize:

Back 28

strengthing marriages and preventing divorces

Front 29

A study comparing mutually satisfied couples with those experiencing marital
difficulties found that when couples are having trouble getting along or are stressed, they
tend to:

Back 29

interpret messages and behave more negatively

Front 30

Success in marriage has to do with a couple’s __________, perhaps more than any
other social indicator emphasized by social scientists in earlier studies of marital
adjustment

Back 30

gentleness, humor, relating to others

Front 31

There is no such thing as a __________ conflict

Back 31

conflict free

Front 32

In conjunction with the National Family Violence Surveys, respondents were asked
about the following acts: threw something at the other; pushed, grabbed, or shoved;
slapped or spanked; kicked, bit, or hit with a fist; hit or tried to hit with something; beat
up the other; burned or scaled (for children) or choked (for spouses); threatened with
knife or gun; and used a knife or gun. On the basis of this information, researchers
developed an instrument known as the:

Back 32

conflict tactics scale

Front 33

According to the National Family Violence Survey, during the course of the marriage,
a violent act occurred in about __________ of all married couples

Back 33

28%

Front 34

According to race/ethnicity, victimization rates are strikingly higher for __________
women.

Back 34

native americans

Front 35

Estimates are that __________ percent of women experience marital rape.

Back 35

between 10-14%

Front 36

Under traditional common law, marital rape was not considered rape at all because:

Back 36

entitled to unlimited sex

Front 37

The text points out that with few legitimate avenues toward personal or social power,
men may resort to coercive power over the women in their lives in an attempt to gain
control. This type of violence has been called:

Back 37

B. patriarichal terrorism

Front 38

Unusually low self-esteem interacts with fear, depression, confusion, anxiety, feelings
of self-blame, and loss of a sense of personal control that can create the __________
syndrome.

Back 38

battered women syndrome

Front 39

__________ violence is not focused on a particular matter of dispute between the
partners, but is intended to establish a general pattern of dominance in the relationship.

Back 39

batters

Front 40

The text mentions several ways to stop relationship violence. What are they?

Back 40

shelters, criminal justice system, counseling, group therapy

Front 41

When women kill a partner, it is usually:

Back 41

out of desperation to exit relationship

Front 42

What is categorized as child neglect?

Back 42

failing to provide adderate physical or emotional care

Front 43

Allowing children to witness violence between partners might be construed as:

Back 43

emotional child abuse

Front 44

Of the various forms of sexual abuse, which is the most emotionally charged?

Back 44

incest

Front 45

The National Family Violence Survey found what to be the most pervasive form of
family violence?

Back 45

sibling violence

Front 46

Abused children live in families of all socioeconomic levels, races, nationalities, and
religious groups, although child abuse is reported more frequently among __________
families.

Back 46

poor and non white

Front 47

Those who favor the __________ approach to combating child abuse and willful
neglect believe that one or both parents should be held legally responsible for abusing a
child.

Back 47

punitive