Question 1

Among the Hispanic groups listed below, which is the most prosperous?

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A)   Mexican Americans
B)   Puerto Rican Americans
C)   Cuban Americans
D)   Dominican AmericansE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

What is the relationship between income and post-divorce situations?

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A)   Both men's and women's incomes tend to increase.
B)   Both men's and women's incomes tend to decrease.
C)   Men's incomes tend to increase, while women's incomes tend to decrease.
D)   Men's incomes tend to decrease, while women's incomes tend to increase.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D) C

Question 3

One conclusion we can draw from recent research on online dating is that:

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A)   the Internet makes it easier to accept interracial relationships.
B)   working-class white male users have a harder time finding potential partners.
C)   most users tend to date people of the same ethnic/racial background.
D)   women of all races are equally successful when using apps to find partners.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the changes in household size throughout the history of the United States?

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A)   Family size has shrunk dramatically from the early farming years to the current urban setting.
B)   The family in the United States today consists predominantly of small nuclear families; for the first two hundred years of U.S. history, the family was a large extended family.
C)   Households in the United States have always included grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other members of the extended family.
D)   The nuclear family seems to have long been preeminent, with household sizes shrinking only modestly over the past few centuries.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Erica recently married Jermain. Jermain has a seventeen-year-old daughter named Arabia from a previous marriage. Erica considers herself progressive while Arabia considers herself conservative, and they often disagree over politics. How might a sociologist understand this dynamic?

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A)   Women of different ages have a difficult time getting along.
B)   Liberal-identifying women are statistically more likely to have a difficult time with stepchildren, because they care less about family values.
C)   Arabia is young, so her relationship with Erica will likely improve over time.
D)   Most stepchildren belong to two households, so the possibilities of ideological clashes are considerable.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Alisha learns the American norms of politeness from her parents. This learning is associated with which function of the family discussed by Talcott Parsons?

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A)   primary socialization
B)   personality stabilization
C)   affective socialization
D)   instrumental stabilizationE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which general perspective has been most concerned with the domestic division of labor, unequal power relationships, and caring activities in the family?

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A)   functionalism
B)   Marxism
C)   feminism
D)   symbolic interactionismE) A) and C)
F) All of the above C

Question 8

According to Andrew Cherlin, which of the following statements is true with respect to divorce and children?

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A)   Almost all children experience an initial period of intense emotional upset after their parents separate.
B)   The experience of watching their parents' divorce reduces the chances of their own marriages ending in divorce.
C)   Most children blame themselves for the divorce even decades after their parents separated.
D)   Most children experience long-term problems because of the breakup that may persist into adulthood.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following statements characterizes the American workweek in this time of rapid technological innovation?

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A)   Thanks, in large part, to new technologies, the American workweek is much shorter than it was fifty years ago.
B)   With more women in the workforce, it is easier for men to take longer vacations away from the office.
C)   Despite technological advancements, Americans are spending more time at work and less time on vacation.
D)   While Americans are decreasing the number of hours spent at work, many Europeans are increasing the time they spend working.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

________ has grown less common over time, due to multiple social and economic conditions, including increasing levels of democracy, a declining acceptance of arranged marriage, an increase in marriages based on a desire for love and companionship, and strides in the education and human rights protections afforded to women.

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A)   Polygyny
B)   Belief in romantic love
C)   Polyandry
D)   MonogamyE) All of the above
F) C) and D) A

Question 11

Which of the following is a trend related to cohabiting?

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A)   Decreasing numbers of people are cohabiting.
B)   Most cohabitors eventually marry.
C)   Young children are more likely than ever before to live with parents who are cohabiting.
D)   Cohabitation as an alternative to marriage is a trend unique to the United States.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently more than ________ same-sex families in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   96,000
B)   300,000
C)   780,000
D)   3,000,000E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Tanya, a twenty-five-year-old woman, is currently not married. According to sociologists, why might Tanya be likely to stay unmarried for the rest of her life?

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A)   Many of today's young adults will choose to remain single for life.
B)   Women who are not married by the age of twenty-five have trouble finding a husband.
C)   Tanya is likely not heterosexual and therefore does not seek marriage.
D)   People now receive tax breaks for remaining unmarried.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following statements best represents a feminist understanding of the family?

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A)   Men continue to bear the main responsibility for domestic tasks.
B)   The best way to structure a family is to have one parent responsible for the nurturing duties and another responsible for providing for the family economically.
C)   Women invest large amounts of emotional labor in maintaining personal relationships.
D)   Jobs that involve caring, such as child-care worker, nanny, or elderly companion, are among the highest paid of all occupations.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

For young people, how does a cohabiting relationship usually begin?

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A)   Most young people who live together decided to do so after becoming engaged.
B)   Most young people decide to move in together after calculated planning.
C)   Most young people come to live together by drifting into it.
D)   Most young people start living together after one person is forced out of a parent's house.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

Of people in a similar age group, who is most likely to get married?

Accepted Answer

A)   LGBT people
B)   men who have been married and divorced
C)   women who have been married and divorced
D)   people with incomes twice the poverty thresholdE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning divorce is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   About one-half of children born in 1980 became members of a one-parent family at some stage in their lives.
B)   Most men and women who are divorced never remarry.
C)   Most children are traumatized by divorce even decades after their parents separate.
D)   The economic well-being of women increases after divorce due to liberal alimony laws.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following is a finding from the research of Judith Wallerstein and colleagues on children of divorced parents?

Accepted Answer

A)   Few children experienced intense emotional disturbance at the time of the divorce.
B)   Children of divorced parents are less likely to divorce when they get married because the experience of divorce was so traumatic for them.
C)   As they entered adulthood, almost all were optimistic, high achieving, and confident.
D)   In the ten to fifteen years following the study, nearly half of the then-young adults reported difficulty in their romantic relationships.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

In a short paragraph, please discuss the differences in family patterns between white and black families.

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Question 20

Although it is most common for young people to leave home to begin independent lives, in previous generations, young people typically left home:

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A)   to get away from the endless farmwork required of children.
B)   to avoid domestic violence.
C)   because their parents evicted them.
D)   to get married.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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What is the relationship between income and post-divorce situations?

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One conclusion we can draw from recent research on online dating is that:

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Which of the following best describes the changes in household size throughout the history of the United States?

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Erica recently married Jermain. Jermain has a seventeen-year-old daughter named Arabia from a previous marriage. Erica considers herself progressive while Arabia considers herself conservative, and they often disagree over politics. How might a sociologist understand this dynamic?

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Alisha learns the American norms of politeness from her parents. This learning is associated with which function of the family discussed by Talcott Parsons?

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Which general perspective has been most concerned with the domestic division of labor, unequal power relationships, and caring activities in the family?

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According to Andrew Cherlin, which of the following statements is true with respect to divorce and children?

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Which of the following statements characterizes the American workweek in this time of rapid technological innovation?

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According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently more than ________ same-sex families in the United States.

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Tanya, a twenty-five-year-old woman, is currently not married. According to sociologists, why might Tanya be likely to stay unmarried for the rest of her life?

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Which of the following statements best represents a feminist understanding of the family?

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Which of the following statements concerning divorce is true?

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Which of the following is a finding from the research of Judith Wallerstein and colleagues on children of divorced parents?

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Alisha learns the American norms of politeness from her parents. This learning is associated with which function of the family discussed by Talcott Parsons?

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Tanya, a twenty-five-year-old woman, is currently not married. According to sociologists, why might Tanya be likely to stay unmarried for the rest of her life?

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Which of the following statements best represents a feminist understanding of the family?

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For young people, how does a cohabiting relationship usually begin?

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Which of the following statements concerning divorce is true?

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Which of the following is a finding from the research of Judith Wallerstein and colleagues on children of divorced parents?

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