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Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints by Nijole V. Benokraitis

CHAPTER 1: The Changing Family

Quick Quiz:
1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Today, a majority of all persons aged 25 to 34 years have never been married.
b. The median age at which people marry today is higher than at any time during the 20th
century.
c. On average, first marriages that end in divorce last 20 years.
d. The “traditional” family (where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is a full-time
mother) became more common between 1972 and 2007.

2. Two generations ago the typical American family consisted of
a. grandparents, parents, and children living in a single household.
b. a single mother living with her children.
c. a father, mother, and three or four children.
d. a married couple who did not yet have children.

3. A marriage in which the couple must follow procedures specified by the state or other
jurisdiction, such as buying a license, is called a
a. ceremonial marriage.
b. common-law marriage.
c. legal marriage.
d. licensed marriage.

4. Maria’s family is Catholic and insists that Maria marry a man who is also from a Catholic
family. This practice of marrying within a certain group is called
a. exogamy.
b. incest.
c. bigamy.
d. endogamy.

5. The family into which a person is adopted or raised is called the family of
a. orientation.
b. procreation.
c. restitution.
d. adoption.

6. Which of the following is true about families of the past?
a. They were happier and stronger than present-day families.
b. Children were more likely to grow up in a nuclear family.
c. Few people talked about issues such as domestic violence and child abuse.
d. Parents spent more time with their children than they do today.




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7. Which school of thought about the family argues that most people put their own needs above
their family duties?
a. The family is disappearing
b. The family is deteriorating
c. The family is changing, not deteriorating
d. The family is stronger than ever

8. Which of the following is a micro-level influence on the family?
a. Technological innovations
b. Popular culture
c. Social movements
d. Individual choices

9. The burgeoning marriage movement consists of people who
a. are opposed to communal living.
b. are alarmed by high divorce rates and the increase in cohabitation rates.
c. support no-fault divorce laws.
d. support legislation that allows women to combine their work and mother roles.


Short Answer

10. Why have many social scientists challenged traditional definitions of the family?




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CHAPTER 1: The Changing Family
Quiz #1: Answer Key
1. Answer: B
Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate

2. Answer: C
Chapter heading/page #: Introduction/p.3
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate

3. Answer: A
Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies/p.8
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier

4. Answer: D
Chapter heading/page #: How Are Families Similar Across Societies /p.8
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier

5. Answer: A
Chapter heading/page #: Family Structure and Social Change/p.11
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier

6. Answer: C
Chapter heading/page #: Some Myths about the Family/p.13
Question type: Factual; Question level: Moderate

7. Answer: B
Chapter heading/page #: Family Values: Three Perspectives on the Changing Family/p.16
Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Easier

8. Answer: D
Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.22
Question type: Applied; Question level: Easier

9. Answer: B
Chapter heading/page #: Why are Families Changing?/p.23
Question type: Factual; Question level: Easier

Short Answer

10. Answer: Because they exclude a number of diverse groups that also consider themselves
family, such as childfree couples, cohabiting couples, foster parents and their charges, elderly
sisters living together, gay and lesbian couples with or without children, and grandparents raising
their grandchildren.

Chapter heading/page #: What is a Family?/p.5



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Question type: Conceptual; Question level: Moderate




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