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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 Test B ank Chapter 1: Introduction Multiple Choice 1. An industrial economy is associated with which of the following changes in the American family? a. Higher fertility rates b. Increased expectations for intimacy and personal happiness c. Increased risk of divorce * d. Both b and c are correct Answer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideology of Separate Spheres Difficulty level: Moderate 2. Which English common law principle stated that a husband and wife were a single legal entity? * a. Coverture b. Property rights c. Coventry d. None of the above Answer location: Family Change, Family Continuity Difficulty level: Moderate 3. Which social hierarchy is discussed in the text as being influential for the family? a. Gender b. Sexual identity c. Occupation * d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Family Diversity and Inequality Difficulty level: Moderate 4. Which of the following concepts are social expectations that guide behavior? a. Values * b. Norms c. Taboos d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Easy 5. Which concept describes a cluster of patterned behaviors governed by social norms that is enacted by individuals occupying social roles?

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 * a. Social institutions b. Social frameworks c. Networks d. Social culture Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Easy 6. Being labeled a “dead beat parent” is an example of which type of social sanction? a. Legal b. Formal * c. Informal d. Stigma Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Easy 7. Which sociologist defined sociology as the scientific study of institutions? a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber * c. Emile Durkheim d. Jane Adams Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Hard 8. Serving jail time for not paying child support is an example of which type of social sanction? a. Labeling * b. Formal c. Informal d. Stigma Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Easy 9. Which of the following is true about role expectations? a. They change over time b. They are static c. They depend on context *d. Both a and c are correct Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Moderate 10. Which sociologist used the term sociological imagination? * a. C. Wright Mills b. Max Weber c. Emile Durkheim d. Jane Adams

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Hard 11. Which concept discusses the relationship between “personal troubles” and “public issues”? a. Stratification b. Classism * c. Sociological imagination d. Gender hierarchy Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Hard 12. Which of the following was not used by C. Wright Mills to illustrate the sociological imagination? * a. Cases of sexism in the workplac e b. Cases of unemployment c. Divorce d. Both b and c are correct Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Moderate 13. Which of the following inequalities led to the legal recognition of same - sex marriage? a. Same - sex couples being denied access to tax - free inheritance b. Medical decision making c. In vitro fertilization * d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Hard 14. Who used the term Standard North American Family to capture the image of the traditional American family? a. Jane Adams *b. Dorothy Smith c. Emile Durkheim d. Talcott Parsons Answer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideology of Separate Spheres Difficulty level: Hard 15. Which of the following is not true according to the Standard North American Family image? a. The husband is employed * b. The wife is employed c. The wife’s primary duty is caring for the home, children and her husband d. None of the above Answer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideology of Separate Spheres

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 Difficulty level: Moderate 16. Which ideology held that the public sphere of work and the private sphere of home were independent realms of existence? *a. Separate spheres b. Independent frames c. Co - dependent spheres d. Co - dependent frames Answer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideology of Separate Spheres Difficulty level: Moderate 17. Which of the following was true of child bearing in American history? a. Women born during the mid - 1800s tended to give birth to more than five children b. By the end of the 19th century, the birth rate dropped to just over three children per woman c. With the medical advances of the early 20th century, women continued to birth over five children * d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideology of Separate Spheres Difficulty level: Moderate 18. Which of the following is true regarding increased educational opportunities for young people through American history? a. It has not impacted family formation b. It is associated with the independent life stage c. Has reduced the influence that parents have on the romantic behaviors of their children * d. Both b and c are correct Answer location: Understanding Contemporary Families Difficulty level: Hard 19. What concept is a socially constructed classification system that divides people into groups based on phenotype/and or ancestry? a. Genetics * b. Race - ethnicity c. Heredity d. None of the above Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Easy 20. In 2014, this minority group comprised 17% of the U.S. population. *a. Hispanic b. African American c. Native American d. Asian American

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Hard 21. In 2014, this minority group comprised 12% of the U.S. population. a. Hispanic * b. African American c. Native American d. Asian American Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Hard 22. This minority group makes up 24% of the U.S. population under 18 years of age. * a. Hispanic b. African American c. Native American d. Asian American Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Hard 23. Which state is called home by more than a quarter of the foreign born in the United States ? *a. California b. Texas c. New York d. Florida Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Moderate 24. Which of the following is the origin of birth for the largest segment of the foreign - born living in the U.S. ? a. Africa * b. Mexico c. Europe d. Central and South America Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Moderate 25. Which of the following family behaviors are influenced by social class? a. Marriage b. Childbearing c. Divorce * d. All of the above Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Moderate 26. Regarding U.S. children living in single - parent households, which of the following is accurate?

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 a. 1/3 of African American children are living with one parent * b. One in three Hispanic children live in single - parent households c. One in four Caucasian children live in single - parent households d. None of the above Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Hard 27. In 2015 this minority group had the largest percentage of children living with one parent. a. Non - Hispanic white b. Hispanic c. Asian American * d. Black Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Hard 28. 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. Population Difficulty level: Moderate True/False 29. Stepfamilies were more common during Colonial times then they are in contemporary American Families. *a. True b. False Answer location: Introduction Difficulty level: Moderate 30. Higher education is a strong predictor of marital behaviors. *a. True b. False Answer location: Family Diversity and Inequality Difficulty level: Easy 31. Higher education is not a strong predictor of childbearing behaviors. a. True *b. False Answer location: Family Diversity and Inequality Difficulty level: Easy

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 32. Sociologists rely primarily on common sense. a. True *b. False Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Easy 33. It is more common to see three - generation families living together in expensive cities than in cities with lower costs of living. *a. True b. False Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Moderate 34. By 1890 more Americans lived in cities than in rural areas and more people worked in industry than in agriculture. a. True *b. False Answer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideology of Separate Spheres Difficulty level: Moderate 35. More children live with non - family members in 2014 than in 1960. *a. True b. False Answer location: Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Moderate 36. In 2013 35% of gay and lesbian couples were raising children. a. True *b. False Answer location: Introduction Difficulty level: Moderate 37. According to U.S. Common Law step - parents have legal rights to their non - biological children. a. True *b. False Answer location: Sociological Perspective on Families Difficulty level: Easy 38. Many women worked in productive labor to support their families in the 19th and early 20th centuries. *a. True b. False Answer location: Applying the Sociological Perspective: The Standard North American Family and the Ideology of Separate Spheres

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 Difficulty level: Moderate 39. In Brazil, an individual’s race is based on their appearance, not their ancestry. *a. True b. False Answer location: A Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population Difficulty level: Moderate Short Answer/ Essay 40. Explain the concept of family diversity and discuss two of the specific sociological insights into family patterns 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 family structure of the 19th century with that of the 21st century. 44. How have increased education al opportunities influenced family 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 the family 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 Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 Test B ank Chapter 2: Defining Family Multiple Choice 1. The definition of family has an impact on which of the following? a. Custody b. Immigration c. Inheritance *d. All of the above Answer location: Introduction Difficulty level: Easy 2. Which sociologists are credited with defining the family in the mid - 20th century? *a. Burgess and Locke b. Locke and Smith c. Douglas and Collins d. Marx and Engels Answer location: Introduction Difficulty level: Hard 3. Which of the following is not one of the four distinct approaches used to define family in sociology? a. Role - based b. Interactionist * c. Conflict - based d. Structural Answer location: Defining Family: Four Approaches Difficulty level: Medium 4. According to the structural approach , family is: *a. A group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption b. A group of people that share a household c. A group of people that identity as a family d. Both c and a are correct Answer location: Defining Family: Four Approaches Difficulty level: Medium 5. According to the house hold - based approach , family is: a. A group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption *b. A group of people that constitute a single household

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 c. A group of people that identity as a family d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Family as Household Difficulty level: Medium 6. According to t he role - based approach family members : a. Are a group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption *b. Interact and communicate with each other based on their respective social roles c. A group of people that identity as a family d. Follow a heterogeneous model Answer location: Family Roles Difficulty level: Medium 7. Which approach to defining family is sometimes referred to as “doing family”? a. Role - based approach *b. Interactionist c. Structural d. House hold based Answer location: Family as Interaction Difficulty level: Easy 8. According to the interactionist approach to defining family: *a. Family members are creating and maintaining a common culture b. Are always in conflict c. Experience a disparity in the distribution of resources d. Both b and c are correct Answer location: Family as Interaction Difficulty level: Easy 9. Which of the following is the narrowest way to define family? a. Household - based approach *b. Structural approach c. Interactionist approach d. Role - based approach Answer location: Family as Structure Difficulty level: Medium 10. Which approach to defining the family does the U.S. Census Bureau utilize? a. Household - based approach *b. Structural approach c. Interactionist approach d. Role - based approach Answer location: Family as Structure Difficulty level: Medium

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 11. What is the fastest growing type of household in the United States? *a. A person living alone b. Single - parent households c. Same - sex couple households d. Heterosexual non - married households Answer location: Family as Household Difficulty level: Medium 12. Living apart together household include which of the following? a. Long - term romantic partners who choose to live separately b. Children from divorced families in which the parents share custody c. Children from an intact family who visit their grandparents regularly *d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Family as Household Difficulty level: Medium 13. What type of methodology did Stack (1974) use in her study of African American Families living in a poor Midwestern Community? a. Interviews b. Survey c. Focus groups *d. Ethnography Answer location: Family as Household Difficulty level: Hard 14. Which approach to defining family argues that families are best understood as a pattern of shared activities and relationships rather than the fulfillment of structurally prescribed roles? a. Household - based approach b. Structural approach *c. Interactionist approach d. Role - based approach Answer location: Family as Interaction Difficulty level: Medium 15. Expressive activities within the family include which of the following? a. Love b. Care c. Doing things for each other *d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Family as Interaction Difficulty level: Medium 16. Instrumental activities that take place within the family include which of the following?

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 a. Love b. Care *c. Doing things for each other d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Family as Interaction Difficulty level: Medium 17. Which of the following approaches to defining a family would a demographer from the U.S. Census Bureau most likely use? *a. Household - based approach b. Structural approach c. Interactionist approach d. Role - based approach Answer location: Defining Family Difficulty level: Hard 18. Which of the following was defined by Powell (2010) as one of the categories that people fall into when asked the question “who counts as family”? a. Exclusionists b. Moderates c. Inclusionists *d. All of the above Answer location: How Americans Define Family Difficulty level: Easy 19. Which sociologist conducted research on the question “who counts as family” in 2010? a. Patricia Hill Collins b. Anette Laureau c. Jim North *d. Brian Powell Answer location: How Americans Define Family Difficulty level: Hard 20. What type of methodology did Brian Powell use to study the question “who counts as family” among a nationally representative sample? a. Ethnomethodology b. Survey *c. Interviews d. Mixed methods Answer location: How Americans Define Family Difficulty level: Hard 21. Which category of respondents expressed the strictest definition of family in Powell’s (2010) research? *a. Exclusionists

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 b. Moderates c. Inclusionists d. None of the above Answer location: How Americans Define Family Difficulty level: Medium 22. Which category of respondents in Powell’s (2010) research tended to use role - based and gender - specific language the most? *a. Exclusionists b. Moderates c. Inclusionists d. None of the above Answer location: How Americans Define Family Difficulty level: Medium 23. Which of the following categories in Powell’s (2010) research rose from 25% to 33% over the duration of the study? a. Exclusionists b. Moderates *c. Inclusionists d. None of the above Answer location: How Americans Define Family Difficulty level: Medium 24. What is the name of the prototypical family form in the United States? *a. Nuclear b. Same - sexed c. Extended d. None of the above Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Easy 25. Which of the following is part of the extended family network that a family belongs to? a. Economic support b. Social support c. Childcare *d. All of the above Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Easy 26. Which of the following is one of the types of relationships that extended family members have? a. Lineal relationships b. Collateral kin c. Involuntary kin

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 *d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Medium 27. Which type of kin includes grandparents, parents and children? *a. Lineal relationships b. Collateral kin c. Voluntary kin d. Chosen kin Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Medium 28. Which type of kin includes siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles? a. Lineal relationships *b. Collateral kin c. Voluntary kin d. Chosen kin Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Medium 29. What is the name given to kin that people have family ties with that they are not related to by blood or marriage ? a. Fictive kin b. Chosen kin c. Voluntary kin *d. All of the above are correct Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Medium 30. Which of the following demographic changes are raising the visibility and importance of extended family relationships in the United States? a. Longer life expectancies b. Lower fertility c. Higher neonatal mortality *d. Both a and b are correct Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Medium 31. This occurs when an adult has children with more than one partner. *a. Multipartner fertility b. Variable fertility c. Multipartner morbidity d. None of the above Answer location: Extended Families

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    Instructor Resources Ciabattari, Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity SAGE Publishing, 2017 Difficulty level: Easy 32. Which of the following groups i s more than twice as likely as w hite family households to be multigenerational? a. Hispanic b. American Indian c. native Hawaiian *d. all of the above Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Hard 33. Among different racial and ethnic groups which demographic variable was linked in the research to the diff erences in family patterns that were observed ? a. Religion b. Age *c. Socioeconomic status d. Sex Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Hard 34. Which of the following activities do women primarily perform when they practice kinkeeping? a. Organizing family gatherings b. Providing practical help to family members c. Cooking holiday meals *d. All of the above Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Easy True/False 35. Racial and ethnic differences in extended family patterns have not been documented. a. True *b. False Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Medium 36. More than 40% of children born in the United States are regularly cared for by a relative while their parents work. *a. True b. False Answer location: Extended Families Difficulty level: Medium

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