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The U. S. Census Bureau defines the "family" as a) people who live together b) people who engage in economic cooperation c) people living together who are linked by birth, marriage, or adoption d) people who consider themselves to be family |
c) people living together who are linked by birth, marriage, or adoption |
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Which of the following are traits of marriage? a) a legal relationship b) sexual activity and childbearing c) economic cooperation d) all of these are correct |
d) all of these are correct |
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A family composed of one or two parents and their children is called a) a nuclear family b) an extended family c) a family affinity d) a consanguine family |
a) a nuclear family |
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The incest taboo a) exists only in industrial societies b) is found in all societies c) is found among all living species d) all of these are correct |
b) is found in all societies |
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According to the structural-functional approach, which of the following is counted among the tasks of the family?
a) socialization of the young b) regulation of sexual activity c) social placement d) all of these are correct |
d) all of these are correct |
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Social conflict and feminist theories explain that families perpetuate social inequality in U.S. society through |
d) all of these are correct |
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A social-exchange analysis of family life is likely to consider a) how families keep society as a whole operating b) how families perpetuate social inequality c) how individuals select partners who offer about as much as they do to the relationship d) how families regulate sexual activity |
c) how individuals select partners who offer about as much as they do to the relationship |
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In the United States, romantic love a) is the reason most people expect to marry b) is not a very stable foundation for marriage c) may contribute to a high divorce rate d) all of these are correct |
d) all of these are correct |
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What is the effect of industrialization on the number of children in a typical family? a) families have more children b) families have the same number of children c) families have fewer children d) families no longer care about how many children they have |
c) families have fewer children |
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In today's high-income nations, children are a) an economic asset b) an economic liability c) able to earn more than the amount parents spend to raise them d) leaving home to go to work earlier in life than ever before |
b) an economic liability |
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In the United States, a recent trend involving parenting is that a) women are having more children b) women are marrying earlier in life c) more adults are delaying having children or choosing to remain childless d) most men are now marrying before age twenty |
c) more adults are delaying having children or choosing to remain childless |
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The term "empty nest" refers to a) families whose children have grown and left home b) women who choose to remain single c) women who marry, but choose to remain childless d) couples who are unable to have a child |
a) families whose children have grown and left home |
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Describing the lives of working-class women, Lillian Rubin reported that the typical woman said she wanted a husband who a) would confide in her b) was handsome c) had a steady job and was not violent d) was rich |
c) had a steady job and was not violent |
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Which of the following categories of the U. S. population has the greatest share of female-headed households? a) Hispanics b) African Americans c) Asian Americans d) white, non-Hispanics |
b) African Americans |
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Regardless of race, families headed by single women are a) at high risk for poverty b) much larger than other family types c) much smaller than other family types d) likely to experience greater upward social mobility |
a) at high risk for poverty |
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Compared to what it was a century ago, the U. S. divorce rate is now a) about the same b) half as high c) twice as high d) about three times higher |
d) about three times higher |
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Mounting research suggests that cohabitation
a) strengthens a couple's commitment to one another b) may actually discourage marriage c) increases the financial security of children d) all of these are correct |
b) may actually discourage marriage |
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Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with a) understanding patterns of religious activity and their effect on society b) which religions are true and which are false c) the purpose of life d) discerning the will of God |
a) understanding patterns of religious activity and their effect on society |
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All through the South, the largest number of Protestants is of which denomination? a) Lutheran b) Baptist c) Methodist d) Episcopalian |
b) Baptist |
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Secularization refers to which of the following? a) the historical importance of religion in people's lives b) the historical increase in the importance of the sacred c) the historical decline in the importance of the sacred d) the historical concern with social change |
c) the historical decline in the importance of the sacred |
