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Sociology of Family-HDFS Exam with Complete Solutions100% Solved
The general trend of Americans' attitudes toward the unmarried has been from an attitude of
__________ to an attitude of __________. Correct Answer-A. non-acceptance; acceptance
In the United States there appears to have been a broad cultural shift in the values Americans
hold most dear. The general trend has been from an emphasis on ________ to _________.
Correct Answer-parenting; self-fulfillment
The primary family unit in Western nations is Correct Answer-C. the small, household-
based family of parents and children. Correct
Sociologists generally do not use experiments to prove or disprove relationships between two
factors since ______ is seldom possible. Correct Answer-. randomization
If you want to determine how a family is adjusting to the daily expectations and changes of
remarried life with children, the most effective sociological theory to employ would be
Correct Answer-symbolic interaction.
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While the public family is about __________, the private family is about __________.
Correct Answer-A. caretaking and dependency/nurturing and intimacy
rom a(n) _______ perspective, people are viewed as rational beings who decide whether to
exchange goods or services by considering the benefits they will receive, the costs they will
incur, and the benefits they might receive if they chose an alternative course of action.
Correct Answer-exchange perspective
Gender, the characteristics distinguishing men and women from each other, is thought to
originate from __________ defined roles, according to feminist theorists. Correct Answer-
culturally
To conduct ___________ studies, researchers may join the group they are interested in and
live with them for a period of time. Correct Answer-observational
Of the following, which group would NOT fit the definition of a public family? Correct
Answer-B. A childless married couple with no dependents Correct
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n 2004, the state of _______________ became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage,
joining the countries of Canada, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. Correct Answer-.
Massachusetts
If you were concerned with the way families discipline their children, handle their
disagreements, or share their affection, you would be focusing on the Correct Answer-
private family.
The best term to describe the attitude of many Americans toward marriage and family in the
2000s is Correct Answer-B. ambivalence.
Those most likely to view marriage as a socially constructed institution organized to maintain
male dominance most likely subscribe to the principles of Correct Answer-. feminist theory
A state in which family members are unsure of who is and who is not in the family is referred
to as Correct Answer-boundary ambiguity
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The emergence of a protected, extended stage of childhood in the 1800s occurred as a result
of Correct Answer-the spread of schooling and a decline in child deaths
Extended families (other relatives in the household besides husband, wife, and their children)
were never predominant in the United States because Correct Answer-life expectancy was
short and made it improbable that grandparents lived with their children.
Before the arrival of the Europeans, most Native Americans lived in Correct Answer-tribal
societies based on lineages
he real responsibility of the True Woman as described by historian Barbara Welter was
Correct Answer-to save men from immoral behavior and take over much of the day-to-day
home tasks for men
The primary job open to African-American and Mexican American women prior to the 1960s
was Correct Answer-domestic servant.
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