FAM 354 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Families are constantly changing! Many factors (politics, economy, social attitudes) affect families globally and as a result __________. - Answer- families respond to change
Families vary in many ways - ________,___________,______________,_____...
FAM 354 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Families are constantly changing! Many factors (politics, economy, social attitudes)
affect families globally and as a result __________. - Answer- families respond to
change
Families vary in many ways - ________,___________,______________,___________
and __________ are all ways families may differ from one another - Answer- ethnicity,
sexuality, religion, language and beliefs
Families are also similar in that family members... - Answer- love one another, share
memories and experiences, and support each other through challenges and across time
and space
Families share important common characteristics: - Answer- - A sense of common
identity
- Economic cooperation and shared resources
- Reproduction of the next generation
- Care work & domestic labor
- Co-residence (shared living space)
Families are affected by global demographic trends: - Answer- - Changes in life
expectancy - in general, countries in the majority world experience lower life
expectancies
- Changes in marriage and divorce - marriage rates have remained relatively stable
while divorce rates in several European countries have increased following political &
economic changes
- Changes in cohabitation & family form - some countries (like the US & UK) have
experienced increases in cohabitation and in single parent homes
Though _______________ families are traditional in many Asian countries, recent
changes influence ties between generations - Answer- multigenerational
, ________ remain important to Asian families and contribute in multiple ways - Answer-
Grandparents
Like many cultures, Asian families are postponing marriage and children, having fewer
children and women are more likely to participate in the ______ than in the past. All
these factors affect families in various Asian countries. - Answer- workplace
In Singapore, parents over __ continue to live with adult children at very high rates (87%
in 2005) making 3-generation households a reality - Answer- 65
By contrast, in Japan _________________ are declining (from 78% in 1975 to 53% in
2001). Higher education & greater mobility are factors. - Answer- 3-generation
households
China is vast and diverse. While only 20% of the homes in China include 3 generations
the concept of filial piety remains strong. Economic factors and the need to relocate for
work are the primary reason for _________ rather than 3-generational households. -
Answer- 2-generational
Theory - Answer- is a way of understanding and explaining events - in this case, the
behaviors of families
Theories - Answer- are based on observations and other data collection methods and
can be tested
Family Ideology - Answer- emphasized an "ideal" family that seldom exists in reality!
Interaction Theories - Answer- - Many theories focus on how individuals interact with
others and also with larger institutions in society
- Personal perspectives - the individual as actor - are influenced by the expectations of
the larger society
- "Big picture" factors like the economy and social inequality affect individual and family
interactions
Conflict theories - Answer- see various forms of conflict as inherent to human
interactions & often focuses on inequalities and why they exist in societies.
The theory of _____________ regarding economic conflict between workers
(proletariat) and those who own the means of production (bourgeoisie) is a good
illustration of conflict based on economics - Answer- Karl Max
Within the family, _________ often focuses on power differences among family
members - Answer- conflict
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