Choose the best answer for each multiple choice question. Usually, multiple choice questions include two or more answers that might appear to be correct but there is always one best answer.
1. Carol is a newlywed. Her new husband is part of her:
a. family of orientation
b. family of procreation
c. household
d. nuclear family
2. The United States practices:
a. patrilineal system of descent
b. matrilineal system of descent
c. bilineal system of descent
d. none of these
3. Wives taking the last name of their husbands is an example of:
a. patriarchy
b. matriarchy
c. endogamy
d. exogamy
4. Lisa stays home to fulfill childcare responsibilities while John works outside of the home to pay for the household expenses. This gendered division of labor is best aligned with the ____________ theoretical perspective.
a. functionalism
b. conflict
c. symbolic interaction
d. feminist
5. The selection of marriage partners in the United States tends to reflect:
A. exogamy
b. homogamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry
6. Parents who tend to set limits for their children are more likely to be:
a. lower class
b. upper class
c. middle class
d. working class
7. When compared to other racial and ethnic groups ____________ women are more likely to face the marriage squeeze.
a. White
b. Asian
c. Black
d. Latina
8. The most important component of Latino'a families is:
a. machismo
b. social class
c. fictive kin
d. obligation
9. Japanese American parents are more likely to use _____________ to discipline children.
a. corporal punishment
b. criticism
c. shame and guilt
d. withholding of privileges
10. Parents taking care of aging parents and growing children are referred to as:
a. blended families
b. extended families
c. nesters
d. sandwich generation
Extra Credit Critical Thinking Question
Thinking about the different topics covered throughout the semester, what societal factors may be contributing to an increase in the divorce rates over time? See Figure 12.15 (Henslin).
Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D
a. family of orientation
b. family of procreation
c. household
d. nuclear family
2. The United States practices:
a. patrilineal system of descent
b. matrilineal system of descent
c. bilineal system of descent
d. none of these
3. Wives taking the last name of their husbands is an example of:
a. patriarchy
b. matriarchy
c. endogamy
d. exogamy
4. Lisa stays home to fulfill childcare responsibilities while John works outside of the home to pay for the household expenses. This gendered division of labor is best aligned with the ____________ theoretical perspective.
a. functionalism
b. conflict
c. symbolic interaction
d. feminist
5. The selection of marriage partners in the United States tends to reflect:
A. exogamy
b. homogamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry
6. Parents who tend to set limits for their children are more likely to be:
a. lower class
b. upper class
c. middle class
d. working class
7. When compared to other racial and ethnic groups ____________ women are more likely to face the marriage squeeze.
a. White
b. Asian
c. Black
d. Latina
8. The most important component of Latino'a families is:
a. machismo
b. social class
c. fictive kin
d. obligation
9. Japanese American parents are more likely to use _____________ to discipline children.
a. corporal punishment
b. criticism
c. shame and guilt
d. withholding of privileges
10. Parents taking care of aging parents and growing children are referred to as:
a. blended families
b. extended families
c. nesters
d. sandwich generation
Extra Credit Critical Thinking Question
Thinking about the different topics covered throughout the semester, what societal factors may be contributing to an increase in the divorce rates over time? See Figure 12.15 (Henslin).
Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D