Transcript Families_Review_Midterm_02_29_12

Midterm Review
Introduction to Family Studies
FCST 200
Montclair State University
Midterm Exam
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Midterm Review
• 1. A ________ is a major sphere of social life
with a set of beliefs and rules that is organized
to meet human needs.
• A. social institution
• B. social norm
• C. social rule
• D. social organization
• Answer: A
The Sociological Approach –
The Macro Level
• Family sociologists examine how these social
institutions interact and how they influence behaviors,
attitudes, and opportunities in families
Economy
Education
Government
Families
Religion
Healthcare
4/9/2016
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• 2. While structural functionalist theory views society as a
set of interacting parts, conflict theory focuses on
A) socially constructed differences
between men and women
B) inequality between the “haves” and the “have nots”
C) Weighing the costs and benefits in personal relationships
D) None of the above
Answer: B
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•3. Give an example of a macro
level study:
•A. Examining large scale changes
such as the increase in married
women’s employment rate in U.S.
•B.Comparing divorce rates in two
countries: U.S. vs. Japan
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• 4. Briefly define and distinguish between the
terms sex and gender
• Sex refers to the biological characteristics such
as reproductive organs, sex chromosomes,
hormones, that distinguish males and females
• Gender refers to the cultural or social
characteristics that distinguish men and women
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5. What is the main argument of the social exchange
perspective
A. Humans are rational actors who seek to
maximize their utility in exchanges
They weigh the cost and benefits of exchanges in
relationships
Emphasis on efficiency
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6. According to Cherlin, your textbook author, which
of the following statements about cohabitation is
FALSE?
A. Cohabitation can be viewed as an alternative way
of being single.
B Cohabitation can be viewed as a relationship
exactly like marriage.
C. Cohabitation can be viewed as a testing ground for
marriage,
D. Cohabitation may be an alternative to marriage.
Answer: B is FALSE
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7. According to sociologists, race is defined as
___________
while ethnicity refers to_________________
 Race: groups with a common set of physical
features that distinguishes them from other
groups, skin color eye shape
 Ethnicity: A population that shares a cultural
heritage or common ancestry
 Ethnic groups have a sense of brotherhood or
sisterhood maintained within the larger culture
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8. Which of the following statements about
cohabitation is FALSE?
A. Cohabitation is on the rise in the United States.
B. Cohabitation started with people in the upper-middle class.
C. 9 in 10 cohabiting couples marry within 5 years.
D. Increases in cohabitation are related to a cultural shift toward
greater individual autonomy and freedom.
• Answer B
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Briefly distinguish between the macro and
micro levels of analysis in sociological inquiry
9.
Analysis at the macro level focuses on largescale institutions, structures, and processes;
comparisons between entire societies
Analysis at the micro level examines
interaction between individuals and small
groups like families
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10. List two factors that have contributed to the
postponement of marriage in the past two decades?
Increase in women attending and graduating from
college
Increase in women’s labor force participation
Rise in cohabitation
Attitude changes
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• 11. Which of the following statements about how families
have changed over time is FALSE?
A. While the power of marriage over people's lives has weakened, 90
percent of whites and 75 percent of African Americans will
eventually marry.
B. Images of the happy, nuclear family of the 1950s are largely myths.
C. Families today are similar to families in the past in which three
generations lived together for long periods of time.
D. Families are adapting to demographic and social changes, but
remain a strong influence over the lives of adults and children.
• Answer: C
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12. What is social desirability bias? Can you
give an example from class?
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When people give a response on surveys that
they think is the socially acceptable response
•
i.e. reporting that you have had 0 or 1 sexual
partner in the last year
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Or reporting that you are happily married
•
See lecture on Love and sexuality
Number of sexual partners in past 12 months, for
never-married, non cohabiting women and men, 2002
(NCHS)
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•13. According to the lecture on Social Class and Families,
which of the following statements about social class categories
in the United States is FALSE?
A. Members of the upper class possess great wealth and
privilege.
B. Most Hispanics tend to self-identify as middle-class.
C. Middle-class families are those whose connection to the
economy provides them with a secure, comfortable income.
D. Working-class families usually have incomes that allow
them to buy a small house or rent an apartment and to send
their children to state or community college.
Answer B is FALSE
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•14. Which of the following statements about colonial families
is true?
•A. Most colonial families lived in urban areas with borders,
servants, and apprentices.
•B. Most colonial families lives on farms with borders, servants
and apprentices.
•C. Colonial families also served as educational, social, and
welfare institutions before there were hospitals and schools.
•D. Both B & C.
•Answer is D
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15. What are the approximate percentages of
Whites, African Americans, Asians, Native
Americans, and Hispanics living in the US?
See Lecture on Race & Ethnicity
African-American: 14.5 %
White:
75.0 %
Asian-American:
4.3 %
Native American:
.9 %
Hispanic/Latino:
16.5 %
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16. What are two reasons that sociologists argue that
race is socially constructed?
 While racial characteristics are biological in origin,
the interpretation of those characteristics may vary
 Choice of racial characteristics that are emphasized
is subjective
 Racial definitions varies over time –from one
historic period to another
 Racial definitions vary across space - from one
society to the next
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17. Families can be defined as
A. a relationship by blood, marriage, or affection
B. a group of people whose members may cooperate
economically and may care for children
C. a related group who may consider their individual
identities to be intimately connected to the larger group
D. All of the above
Answer D
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18. Identify two main areas that demographers
study
1.Fertility – birth rates, average number of births
per woman
2.Mortality – age that people die
3.Migration- what countries people move from
and why
4.Marriage, divorce and cohabitation – divorce
rate, age at marriage, increasing rate of
cohabitation
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19. What racial-ethnic group has the highest
percentage of children living in two-parent,
intact families and why?
 Asian Americans
 Because they are more likely to be newer
immigrants who are coming from a more
traditional culture,
 and they have moved to U.S. from a country
where divorce is less common, less socially
acceptable
Percentage of Children under 18, by Family Type and RacialEthnic Group, 2001
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20. Social Class refers to an ordering of individuals
according to their prestige, power, and privilege.
Which 3 variables to measure social class
A.Education, class, and age
B.Education, occupation, and years of work
experience
C.Education, occupation, and income
D.None of the above
Answer: C
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21. What is the trend in the following rates, since 1980?
• Cohabitation rate:
• up
• Divorce rate:
leveled off
• Women’s labor force participation rate:
• up
• Fertility rate:
• Down (due to the economy)
Use the previous chart to answer question
22. Which group had the lowest labor force
participation rate in 1955, but the second highest
in 2005?
A. Single women
B. Divorced women
C. Married women, spouse present
D. All of the above
Answer C
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/tabMS-2.pdf
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23. What is the average age at marriage for
women and for men today?
Women: 26
Men: 28
See and review the next chart on
percentage of never married from lecture!
Chart 4: Percentage change in number of
births between 1990 and 2002 by State
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24. Which region of the U.S experienced the
largest increase in births from 1990 to
2002?
A: The midwest
B. The southeast
C. The northeast
D. The southwest
Answer D
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26. According to the new survey: National Survey of
Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB, which group is the
LEAST likely to use condoms?
A: cohabiting couples ages 20-29
B. teenagers
C. Adults in their late 40s and older who are newly single
D. None of the above
Answer C