Question 1

A husband, a wife, and their daughter are watching TV together. The husband decides what the family will watch, and when he says that he would like a glass of water, the wife gets up and brings it to him. Watching interactions like these influences how the daughter interacts with men. How might this be interpreted by feminist theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   The breadwinner-homemaker family model creates conflict.
B)   The legal family is where jobs are assigned to men and women by law.
C)   The family arena is where unequal gender roles are created through socialization.
D)   Families function best when women have an expressive role.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Jenelle and Adham are about to have a child, but they cannot afford to pay for childcare. They agree that the person who earns less should stop working and take care of their child full time. What institutional arena is this decision related to?

Accepted Answer

A)   the state
B)   the market
C)   the personal family
D)   the legal familyE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Describe three significant contributions of feminist theory to sociologists' understanding of contemporary families.

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Question 4

What are the advantages of surveys, in-depth interviews, and time-use studies? Why would sociologists choose one method over another to study families?

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Question 5

Which of the following arguments would a conflict theorist make about the work wives have historically done at home without pay?

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A)   Women are naturally better at nurturing and caring.
B)   Division of labor creates dependence and harmony.
C)   It has allowed employers to pay men less.
D)   It is an exchange that rewards all members.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a family tie formed by legal recognition?

Accepted Answer

A)   a family friend whom children refer to as "auntie"
B)   two adults living together
C)   people who are married
D)   coworkers who see one another dailyE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is a criticism of Talcott Parsons's view of family structures?

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A)   He fails to understand that the experiences and roles of men and women are different.
B)   His emphasis on socialization ignores the natural outcomes of biology.
C)   His emphasis on power struggles ignores the positive aspects of families.
D)   His views of gender roles rationalize male-domination.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Americans looking back through the generations for a feeling of connection to a larger family tree are interested in

Accepted Answer

A)   genealogy.
B)   exchange theory.
C)   forming a breadwinner-homemaker family.
D)   forming a legal family.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

A longitudinal survey is one that is sent

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A)   each year to a different group of high school students.
B)   to twelfth graders in the same high school each year.
C)   only once to a group of eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders.
D)   to the same people every five years.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

When giving a reason for missing a meeting, a staff member lets her boss know that she is unavailable because her grandmother is in the hospital. The boss accepts this as an excusable absence because

Accepted Answer

A)   family commitments are privileged.
B)   the staff member shows she cares about her grandmother.
C)   the boss also has a grandmother.
D)   the staff member is a single mother.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of correlation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kids who sleep with a night-light more often turn out to be nearsighted in adulthood.
B)   Children are often nearsighted.
C)   A family includes siblings who are both nearsighted.
D)   A family includes siblings who are both farsighted.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The process by which individuals internalize elements of the social structure in their own personalities is called

Accepted Answer

A)   exchange theory.
B)   socialization.
C)   the life course perspective.
D)   genealogy.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? "Family structure is socially constructed."

Accepted Answer

A)   consensus
B)   feminism
C)   structural functionalism
D)   symbolic interactionE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

An institutional arena is governed by

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A)   the law.
B)   accepted rules of interaction.
C)   government definitions of family.
D)   the head of household.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

When a social position is accompanied by accepted patterns of behavior, it becomes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a role
B)   a family arena
C)   an institutional arena
D)   a censusE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? "Individuals and groups with different resources, strengths, and weaknesses enter into mutual relationships to maximize their own gains."

Accepted Answer

A)   structural functionalism
B)   conflict
C)   exchange
D)   symbolic interactionE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is the sociological definition of family?

Accepted Answer

A)   "a group of related people bound by connections that are biological, legal, or emotional"
B)   "the people to whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as members of their family as well"
C)   "a group of people that lives and eats separately from other groups"
D)   "the place where family matters take place"E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Modernity theorists break the modern era of family into two periods, each with different characteristics. Since the 1970s, they argue we are currently in the second modernity. This era is characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   significant diversity of family forms
B)   gradual changes in family forms
C)   increasing numbers of divorce
D)   a return to traditional family formsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Philip Cohen writes that it is challenging to define family because

Accepted Answer

A)   who counts as family is defined by the law.
B)   only people who are biologically related are family.
C)   no one has been able to define family before.
D)   different people and cultures use different definitions.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

A group of citizens vote for politicians to represent them. Those politicians create a government agency that works to reduce domestic violence and assist victims of domestic violence. What does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)   the state arena
B)   the market arena
C)   the family arena
D)   conflict theoryE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 1: A Sociology of the Family

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When giving a reason for missing a meeting, a staff member lets her boss know that she is unavailable because her grandmother is in the hospital. The boss accepts this as an excusable absence because

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What are the advantages of surveys, in-depth interviews, and time-use studies? Why would sociologists choose one method over another to study families?

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Jenelle and Adham are about to have a child, but they cannot afford to pay for childcare. They agree that the person who earns less should stop working and take care of their child full time. What institutional arena is this decision related to?

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Which of the following arguments would a conflict theorist make about the work wives have historically done at home without pay?

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An institutional arena is governed by

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When a social position is accompanied by accepted patterns of behavior, it becomes __________.

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The process by which individuals internalize elements of the social structure in their own personalities is called

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What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? "Family structure is socially constructed."

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Which of the following is an example of correlation?

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Americans looking back through the generations for a feeling of connection to a larger family tree are interested in

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What theoretical perspective does the following statement represent? "Individuals and groups with different resources, strengths, and weaknesses enter into mutual relationships to maximize their own gains."

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A group of citizens vote for politicians to represent them. Those politicians create a government agency that works to reduce domestic violence and assist victims of domestic violence. What does this describe?

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Which of the following is the sociological definition of family?

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Which of the following is an example of a family tie formed by legal recognition?

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Describe three significant contributions of feminist theory to sociologists' understanding of contemporary families.

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Which of the following is a criticism of Talcott Parsons's view of family structures?

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Jenelle and Adham are about to have a child, but they cannot afford to pay for childcare. They agree that the person who earns less should stop working and take care of their child full time. What institutional arena is this decision related to?

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Which of the following arguments would a conflict theorist make about the work wives have historically done at home without pay?

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