Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
textbook specifically mentions the _____ as something that for many people calls into question the
stability of marriage.
a. | the child abuse rate | b. | the cohabitation
rate | c. | the percent of
the population that is voluntarily single | d. | the divorce rate | | |
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The
authors of the textbook take the view that _____ are not necessarily bound by legal marriage or by
blood or adoption.
a. | extended kin | b. | traditionally
defined nuclear families | c. | family members | d. | kin defined by
consanguinity | | |
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Unmarried-couple households increased by more than _____ times in the past 25
years.
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According to one prediction _____ percent of white children and _____ percent of
African-American children born in 1980 will spend some time living in single-parent families by the
time they reach age 17.
a. | 70; 94 | b. | 62;
75 | c. | 55;
75 | d. | none of the
above | | |
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Which
of the following is not part of the definition of “family” adopted by the authors of the
textbook?
a. | the persons form
an economic unit | b. | the persons consider their identity to be significantly
attached to the group | c. | the persons are united by a formal or informal ritual that is
socially binding | d. | the persons are committed to maintaining their family group
over time | | |
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Ultimately, according to the textbook, the question “What is a
family?”
a. | is best answered
according to shared, local community standards | b. | is inherently a
practical question that should be answered by such bodies as taxing agencies, lending institutions
such as banks, and insurance companies | c. | is at its core a religious question, not a political
issue | d. | has no one correct answer | | |
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Which
of the following is an example of a “primary group”?
a. | a cohabitating
couple who have lived together for three years | b. | Andrea, Holly,
and Ned, who are siblings | c. | three divorced men who work in the same office, have lunch
together, “work out” at a health club two nights a week, and have breakfast together
Saturday mornings. | d. | all of the above | | |
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The
text cites research findings that working class families tend to value _____ children, while middle
class parents tend to value _____
a. | promptness and self-determination; education and
flexibility | b. | obedience and conformity; self direction and
initiative | c. | self discipline and goal setting; self-determination and
innovation | d. | orderly work patterns and loyalty to employers; creativity and
social skills | | |
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Which
of the following is an example of an “age expectation”?
a. | Pete worries
about postponing marriage; he feels he should be married by now. | b. | Things
can’t happen soon enough for Angelica, age 16; if she wants something, immediately in not soon
enough. | c. | Angela and Paolo are both age 72 and are retired; they do not
expect their days to be filled with hectic demands on their time and in this they are seldom
disappointed. | d. | all of the above | | |
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Which
of the following is not one of the components of choosing knowledgeably?
a. | taking a
relatively long time to consider alternatives | b. | rechecking
one’s decisions | c. | clarifying one’s values | d. | none of the
above; all are among the components of choosing knowledgeably listed in the
textbook | | |
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