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How did the media portrayal of families in the 1960s and 1970s differ from reality?


A) Media portrayed families as always being two-parent nuclear families,while most families were single-parent families in reality.
B) Media portrayed families as single-parent families headed by men,while most single-parent families were headed by women in reality.
C) Media portrayed divorce as the common reason for most single-parent families,while death was the most common reason in reality.
D) Media portrayed high levels of poverty and inaccessibility to resources in poor families,while families were not so poor in reality.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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How do employers benefit by sponsoring child-care programs for their employees?

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Research has shown that the problems emp...

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According to conflict theorists,how does inheritance contribute to perpetuation of social and economic inequality?

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Inheritance makes it possible for a fami...

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A family is said to be an egalitarian family if ________.


A) the husband and wife share power and authority somewhat equally between them
B) there is greater importance for family values than individual goals
C) the members have equal power and authority irrespective of their age and income
D) there are an equal number of male and female members

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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________ refer to marriages in which parents would select marriage partners for their children,sometimes shortly after their birth,based on what was considered best for the family,and the prospective marriage partners had little other choice.


A) Participant-run romances
B) Arranged marriages
C) Parent-run courtships
D) Plural marriages

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Why are communal families considered to be a threat to a capitalist economy?

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Communal families are based on the belie...

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According to the interactionist perspective,the form of family that is right for a society depends on ________.


A) the society's population
B) social definition
C) the type of governance
D) religious beliefs

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which of the following aspects of mass media has helped them play a central role in shaping the debate about problems in the modern family?


A) their tendency to downplay the negative aspects of modern families
B) their ability to remain unaffected by industrialization
C) their accurate portrayal of family lives in reality
D) their ability to influence people's beliefs and values

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Nuclear families serve the interests of capitalist economic institutions because they ________.


A) maximize the number of consumption-oriented units in society
B) stress the importance of family values over that of individual values
C) are often male dominated
D) emphasize common ownership of material goods

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is true of dual-earner families?


A) The men in dual-earner families are more likely to be dissatisfied with their marriages.
B) Dual-earner couples are more likely to remain childless.
C) Dual-earner couples are less likely to have any form of stress in spousal relationships.
D) Dual-earner couples have a greater risk of divorce.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Zack & Marlo is a business conglomerate that has subsidiaries in various countries.Since the country in which it is headquartered does not have fixed policies for child care,the company has framed its own set of policies for employees who want to avail child-care benefits.It allows employees to purchase vouchers for child care and to avail tax benefits on the money they spend on child care.The measures taken by Zack & Marlo are an example of ________.


A) the provisions under the Head Start program
B) the collective action for social welfare
C) the privatization of child care
D) the interventionist approach to child care

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Why is there a decline in the role of parents in deciding their children's marriage?

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Which of the following aspects of family life in the U.S.today is downplayed by the media?


A) predominance of single-parent families headed by men
B) affluence and high-status of families
C) family conflicts and violence
D) intelligence,cleverness,and humor of family members

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is a similarity between serial monogamy and polygamy?


A) Both allow a person to have more than one spouse in their entire lifetime.
B) Both are legal in the United States.
C) Both deny women the right to remarry,while men are allowed to remarry.
D) Both allow a person to have multiple spouses at the same time.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What is the leading cause of traumatic death for children aged 4 and younger in the U.S.according to investigations?


A) child abuse and neglect
B) road accidents
C) prolonged illness
D) malnutrition

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Why is it difficult to estimate the number of couples in cohabiting relationships?

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Which of the following best describes the domestic partner provision given by some city and county governments?


A) It provides equal power and authority to all wives in the households.
B) It mandates that couples in dual-earner families should share their expenses equally.
C) It accords cohabitants much the same benefits and rights as married couples.
D) It states that every member in an egalitarian family has equal rights and privileges.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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A(n) ________ is a family based on kinship ties that accumulate as a consequence of divorces and remarriages.


A) extended family
B) matrifocal family
C) traditional family
D) blended family

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is true of the positive effects of divorce on children?


A) Children are given greater responsibility and a greater role in family decision making.
B) Children are less prone to delinquency.
C) Children are less likely to experience a divorce in their own marriage.
D) Children are more likely to perform better at school and have lower chances of dropping out of college.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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________ refers to a family in which males dominate in the regulation of political and economic decision making,and women and children are subordinate.


A) Monogamy
B) Oligarchy
C) Patriarchy
D) Anarchy

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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