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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017TestBankChapter 1: IntroductionMultiple Choice1.An industrial economy is associated with which of the following changes in the American family?a.Higherfertility ratesb.Increasedexpectations for intimacy and personalhappinessc.Increasedrisk of divorce*d.Bothb and c are correctAnswer location:Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideologyof Separate SpheresDifficulty level:Moderate2.Which English common law principle stated that a husband and wife were a single legal entity?*a.Covertureb.Propertyrightsc.Coventryd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location:Family Change, Family ContinuityDifficulty level:Moderate3.Which social hierarchy isdiscussed in the text as being influential for the family?a.Genderb.Sexualidentityc.Occupation*d.Botha and b are correctAnswer location:Family Diversity and InequalityDifficulty level:Moderate4.Which of the following concepts are social expectations that guide behavior?a.Values*b.Normsc.Taboosd.Botha and b are correctAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Easy5.Which concept describes a cluster of patterned behaviors governed by social norms that is enacted byindividuals occupying social roles?

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017*a.Socialinstitutionsb.Socialframeworksc.Networksd.SocialcultureAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Easy6.Being labeled a “dead beatparent” is an example of which type of social sanction?a.Legalb.Formal*c.Informald.StigmaAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Easy7.Which sociologist defined sociology as the scientific study of institutions?a. Karl Marxb. Max Weber*c. Emile Durkheimd. Jane AdamsAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Hard8.Serving jail time for not paying child support is an example of which type of social sanction?a.Labeling*b.Formalc.Informald.StigmaAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Easy9.Which of the following is true about role expectations?a.Theychange over timeb.Theyare staticc.Theydepend on context*d.Botha and care correctAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Moderate10.Which sociologist used the term sociological imagination?*a.C. Wright Millsb. Max Weberc. Emile Durkheimd. Jane Adams

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017Answer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Hard11.Which concept discusses the relationship between “personal troubles” and “public issues”?a.Stratificationb.Classism*c.Sociologicalimaginationd.GenderhierarchyAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Hard12.Which of the following was not used by C.Wright Mills to illustrate the sociological imagination?*a.Casesof sexism in the workplaceb.Casesof unemploymentc.Divorced.Bothb and c are correctAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Moderate13.Which of the following inequalities led to the legal recognition of same-sex marriage?a.Same-sex couples being denied access to tax-free inheritanceb.Medicaldecision makingc. In vitro fertilization*d.Botha and b are correctAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Hard14.Who used the term Standard North American Family to capture theimage of the traditional Americanfamily?a. Jane Adams*b. Dorothy Smithc. Emile Durkheimd. Talcott ParsonsAnswer location:Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideologyof Separate SpheresDifficulty level:Hard15.Which of the following is not true according to the Standard North American Family image?a.Thehusband is employed*b.Thewife is employedc.Thewife’s primary duty is caring for the home, children and her husbandd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location:Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideologyof Separate Spheres

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017Difficulty level:Moderate16.Which ideology held that the public sphere of work and the private sphere of home were independentrealms of existence?*a.Separatespheresb.Independentframesc.Co-dependent spheresd.Co-dependent framesAnswer location:Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideologyof Separate SpheresDifficulty level:Moderate17.Which of the following was true of child bearing in American history?a.Womenborn during themid-1800stended to give birth to more than five childrenb.Bythe end of the 19thcentury,the birth rate dropped tojust over three children per womanc.Withthe medical advances of the early 20th century, women continued to birth over five children*d.Botha and b are correctAnswer location:Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideologyof Separate SpheresDifficulty level:Moderate18.Which of the following is true regarding increased educational opportunities for young people throughAmerican history?a.Ithas not impacted family formationb.Itis associated with the independent life stagec.Hasreduced the influence that parents have on the romantic behaviors of their children*d.Bothb and c are correctAnswer location:Understanding Contemporary FamiliesDifficulty level:Hard19.What concept is asocially constructed classification system that divides people into groups based onphenotype/and or ancestry?a.Genetics*b.Race-ethnicityc.Heredityd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Easy20.In 2014, this minority group comprised 17% of the U.S. population.*a. Hispanicb. African Americanc. Native Americand. Asian American

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017Answer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Hard21.In 2014, this minority group comprised 12% of the U.S. population.a. Hispanic*b. African Americanc. Native Americand. Asian AmericanAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Hard22.This minoritygroup makes up 24% of the U.S. population under 18 years of age.*a. Hispanicb. African Americanc. Native Americand. Asian AmericanAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Hard23.Which state is called home by more than a quarter of the foreign bornin the United States?*a. Californiab. Texasc. New Yorkd. FloridaAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Moderate24.Which of the following is the origin of birthfor the largest segment of theforeign-bornliving in the U.S.?a. Africa*b.Mexicoc. Europed. Central and South AmericaAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Moderate25.Which of the following family behaviors are influenced by social class?a.Marriageb.Childbearingc.Divorce*d.Allof theaboveAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Moderate26.Regarding U.S. children living in single-parenthouseholds, which of the following is accurate?

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017a. 1/3 of African American children are living with one parent*b.Onein three Hispanic children live in single-parent householdsc.Onein four Caucasian children live in single-parent householdsd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Hard27.In 2015 this minority group had the largest percentage of children living with one parent.a.Non-Hispanic whiteb. Hispanicc. Asian American*d. BlackAnswer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Hard28.In 2015 this percentage of all American children lived with only one parent.a. 30%b. 55%*c. 28%d. 10%Answer location:A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S.PopulationDifficulty level:ModerateTrue/False29.Stepfamilies were more common during Colonial times then they are in contemporary American Families.*a.Trueb.FalseAnswer location:IntroductionDifficulty level:Moderate30.Highereducation is a strong predictor of marital behaviors.*a.Trueb.FalseAnswer location:Family Diversity and InequalityDifficulty level:Easy31.Higher education is not a strong predictor of childbearing behaviors.a.True*b.FalseAnswer location:Family Diversity and InequalityDifficulty level:Easy

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 201732.Sociologists relyprimarilyon common sense.a.True*b.FalseAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Easy33.It is more common to seethree-generation families living together in expensive cities than in cities withlower costs of living.*a.Trueb.FalseAnswer location:Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Moderate34.By 1890 more Americans lived in cities than in rural areas and more people worked in industry than inagriculture.a.True*b.FalseAnswer location:Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideologyof Separate SpheresDifficulty level:Moderate35.More children live with non-family members in 2014 than in 1960.*a.Trueb.FalseAnswer location:Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:Moderate36.In 2013 35% of gay and lesbian couples were raising children.a.True*b.FalseAnswer location: IntroductionDifficulty level: Moderate37.According to U.S. Common Law step-parents have legal rights to their non-biological children.a.True*b.FalseAnswer location: Sociological Perspective on FamiliesDifficulty level:Easy38.Many women worked in productive labor to support their families in the 19th and early 20th centuries.*a.Trueb.FalseAnswer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideologyof Separate Spheres

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017Difficulty level:Moderate39.In Brazil, an individual’s race is based on their appearance, not their ancestry.*a.Trueb.FalseAnswer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. PopulationDifficulty level:ModerateShort Answer/Essay40.Explain the concept of family diversity and discuss two of the specific sociological insights into familypatterns in the United States.41.In four to five sentences discuss the significance of using the scientific method in sociological research.42.Discuss the sociological findings related to the age at marriage and divorce.43.Using the information from chapter one,develop an essay comparing and contrasting the American familystructure of the 19th century with that of the 21st century.44.How have increased educational opportunities influencedfamily formations through American history?45.Discuss three of the specific ways that the aging U.S. population has influenced various social issues?46.Discuss five of the specific concepts that sociologist consider when studying families.47.Briefly define and discuss the six population characteristics were identified to have implications for thefamily in Chapter 1.48.Discuss the function of extended family systems within the U.S. family structure.49.Identify and discuss two social roles that you have within your family.50.Discuss the interplay between the economy and gender roles within the family during the 20th century.

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017TestBankChapter 2: Defining FamilyMultiple Choice1. The definition of family has an impact on which of the following?a.Custodyb.Immigrationc.Inheritance*d.Allof the aboveAnswer location: IntroductionDifficulty level: Easy2. Which sociologists are credited with defining the family in the mid-20th century?*a. Burgess and Lockeb. Locke and Smithc. Douglas and Collinsd. Marx and EngelsAnswer location: IntroductionDifficulty level: Hard3. Which of the following is not one of the four distinct approaches used to define family in sociology?a.Role-basedb.Interactionist*c.Conflict-basedd.StructuralAnswer location: Defining Family: Four ApproachesDifficulty level: Medium4. According to the structural approach,family is:*a.Agroup of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoptionb.Agroup of people that share a householdc.Agroup of people that identity as a familyd.Bothc and a are correctAnswer location: Defining Family: Four ApproachesDifficulty level: Medium5. According to the household-based approach,family is:a.Agroup of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption*b.Agroup of people that constitute a single household

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017c.Agroup ofpeople that identity as a familyd.Botha and b are correctAnswer location: Family as HouseholdDifficulty level: Medium6. According to the role-based approach family members:a.Area group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption*b.Interactand communicate with each other based on their respective social rolesc.Agroup of people that identity as a familyd.Followa heterogeneous modelAnswer location: Family RolesDifficulty level: Medium7. Which approach to defining family is sometimes referred to as “doing family”?a.Role-based approach*b.Interactionistc.Structurald.Household basedAnswer location: Family as InteractionDifficulty level: Easy8. According to the interactionist approach to defining family:*a.Familymembers are creating and maintaining a common cultureb.Arealways in conflictc.Experiencea disparity in the distribution of resourcesd.Bothb and c are correctAnswer location: Family as InteractionDifficulty level: Easy9. Which of thefollowing is the narrowest way to define family?a.Household-based approach*b.Structuralapproachc.Interactionistapproachd.Role-based approachAnswer location: Family as StructureDifficulty level: Medium10. Which approach to defining the family does the U.S. Census Bureau utilize?a.Household-based approach*b.Structuralapproachc.Interactionistapproachd.Role-based approachAnswer location: Family as StructureDifficulty level: Medium

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 201711. What is the fastest growing type of household in the United States?*a.Aperson living aloneb.Single-parent householdsc.Same-sex couple householdsd.Heterosexualnon-married householdsAnswer location: Family as HouseholdDifficulty level: Medium12. Livingapart together household include which of the following?a.Long-term romantic partners who choose to live separatelyb.Childrenfrom divorced families in which the parents share custodyc.Childrenfrom an intact family who visit theirgrandparents regularly*d.Botha and b are correctAnswer location: Family as HouseholdDifficulty level: Medium13. What type of methodology did Stack (1974) use in her study of African American Families living in a poorMidwestern Community?a.Interviewsb.Surveyc.Focusgroups*d.EthnographyAnswer location: Family as HouseholdDifficulty level: Hard14.Which approach to defining family argues that families are best understood as a pattern of sharedactivities and relationships rather than the fulfillment of structurally prescribed roles?a.Household-based approachb.Structuralapproach*c.Interactionistapproachd.Role-based approachAnswer location: Family as InteractionDifficulty level: Medium15. Expressive activitieswithin the family include which of the following?a.Loveb.Carec.Doingthings for each other*d.Botha and b are correctAnswer location: Family as InteractionDifficulty level: Medium16. Instrumental activities that take place within the family include which of the following?

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017a.Loveb.Care*c.Doingthings for each otherd.Botha and b are correctAnswer location: Family as InteractionDifficulty level: Medium17.Which of the following approaches to defining a family would a demographer from the U.S.Census Bureaumost likely use?*a.Household-based approachb.Structuralapproachc.Interactionistapproachd.Role-based approachAnswer location: Defining FamilyDifficulty level: Hard18. Which of the following was defined by Powell (2010) as one of the categories that people fall into whenasked the question “who counts as family”?a.Exclusionistsb.Moderatesc.Inclusionists*d.Allof the aboveAnswer location: How Americans Define FamilyDifficulty level: Easy19. Which sociologist conducted research on the question “who counts as family” in 2010?a. Patricia Hill Collinsb. Anette Laureauc. Jim North*d. Brian PowellAnswer location: How Americans Define FamilyDifficulty level: Hard20. What type of methodology did Brian Powell use to study the question “who counts as family” among anationally representative sample?a.Ethnomethodologyb.Survey*c.Interviewsd.MixedmethodsAnswer location: How Americans Define FamilyDifficulty level: Hard21. Which category of respondents expressed the strictest definition of family in Powell’s (2010) research?*a.Exclusionists

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017b.Moderatesc.Inclusionistsd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location: How Americans Define FamilyDifficulty level: Medium22. Which category of respondents in Powell’s (2010) research tended to use role-based and gender-specificlanguage the most?*a.Exclusionistsb.Moderatesc.Inclusionistsd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location: How Americans Define FamilyDifficulty level: Medium23.Which of the following categories in Powell’s (2010) research rose from 25% to 33% over the duration ofthe study?a.Exclusionistsb.Moderates*c.Inclusionistsd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location: How Americans Define FamilyDifficulty level: Medium24. What is the name of the prototypical family form in the United States?*a.Nuclearb.Same-sexedc.Extendedd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Easy25. Which of the following is part of the extended family network that a family belongs to?a.Economicsupportb.Socialsupportc.Childcare*d.Allof the aboveAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Easy26. Which of the following is one of the types of relationships that extended family members have?a.Linealrelationshipsb.Collateralkinc.Involuntarykin

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017*d.Bothaand b are correctAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Medium27. Which type of kin includes grandparents, parents and children?*a.Linealrelationshipsb.Collateralkinc.Voluntarykind.ChosenkinAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Medium28. Which type of kin includessiblings, cousins, aunts and uncles?a.Linealrelationships*b.Collateralkinc.Voluntarykind.ChosenkinAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Medium29. What is the name given to kin that people have family ties with that they are not relatedto by blood ormarriage?a.Fictivekinb.Chosenkinc.Voluntarykin*d.Allof the above are correctAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Medium30. Which of the following demographic changes are raising the visibility and importance of extended familyrelationships in the United States?a.Longerlife expectanciesb.Lowerfertilityc.Higherneonatal mortality*d.Botha and b are correctAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Medium31. This occurs when an adult has children with more than one partner.*a.Multipartnerfertilityb.Variablefertilityc.Multipartnermorbidityd.Noneof the aboveAnswer location: Extended Families

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Instructor ResourcesCiabattari,Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and DiversitySAGE Publishing, 2017Difficulty level: Easy32. Which of the following groups is more than twice as likely as white family households to bemultigenerational?a. Hispanicb. American Indianc. native Hawaiian*d. all of the aboveAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Hard33.Among different racial and ethnic groups which demographic variable was linked in the research to thedifferences infamily patternsthat were observed?a.Religionb.Age*c.Socioeconomicstatusd.SexAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Hard34. Which of the following activities do women primarily perform when they practice kinkeeping?a.Organizingfamily gatheringsb.Providingpractical help to family membersc.Cookingholiday meals*d.Allof the aboveAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: EasyTrue/False35.Racial and ethnic differences in extended family patterns have not been documented.a. True*b. FalseAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Medium36.More than 40% of children born in the United States are regularly cared for by a relative while theirparents work.*a. Trueb. FalseAnswer location: Extended FamiliesDifficulty level: Medium

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