CHAPTER 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.The term for a group in which the individuals are related to one another by blood ties, marriage, or adoption and form an economic unit and in which the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children is:

a. family

b. household

c. kinship network

d. village

e. community

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Page 332 TOP: Basic Concepts (I)

MSC: Factual

2.The term that describes connections between individuals, established either through marriage or through the lines of descent that connect blood relatives (mothers, fathers, offspring, grandparents, etc.) is:

a. cohabitation

b. household

c. kinship

d. village

e. community

ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Page 333 TOP: Basic Concepts (I)

MSC: Factual

3.A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called:

a. cohabitation

b. a marriage

c. kinship

d. a family

e. a household

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Page 333 TOP: Basic Concepts (I)

MSC: Factual

4.Jim and Joan are two adults who live together in a household with their two biological children and one adopted child. This kind of group is an example of a(n):

a. nuclear family

b. extended family

c. non-family household

d. single-parent family

e. polygamous family

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Page 333 TOP: Family Structure (I.A)

MSC: Applied

5.Vincent lives with his parents and both sets of grandparents in the same house. His uncle’s family lives next door. The members of his house and his uncle’s family have a close and continuous relationship with one another. This type of arrangement is an example of a(n):

a. nuclear family

b. extended family

c. non-family household

d. single-parent family

e. polygamous family

ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Page 333 TOP: Family Structure (I.A)

MSC: Applied

6.Amir has two biological brothers that he grew up with. His two brothers are members of his:

a. family of orientation

b. family of procreation

c. chosen family

d. adopted family

e. non-family household

ANS:ADIF:ModerateREF:Page 333

TOP: Families of Orientation and Procreation (I.B) MSC: Applied

7.Suzanne has two biological sons that she raised from birth. Her two sons are members of her:

a. family of orientation

b. family of procreation

c. chosen family

d. adopted family

e. non-family household

ANS:BDIF:ModerateREF:Page 333

TOP: Families of Orientation and Procreation (I.B) MSC: Applied

8.A family system in which the husband is expected to live near the wife’s parents is called a:

a. matrilocal family

b. patrilocal family

c. neolocal family

d. polygamous family

e. polyandrous family

ANS:ADIF:EasyREF:Page 334

TOP: Family Residence Patterns (I.C) MSC: Factual

9.A family system in which the wife is expected to live near the husband’s parents is called a:

a. matrilocal family

b. patrilocal family

c. neolocal family

d. polygamous family

e. polyandrous family

ANS:BDIF:EasyREF:Page 334

TOP: Family Residence Patterns (I.C) MSC: Factual

10.A form of marriage in which each married partner is allowed only one spouse at any given time is called:

a. monogamy

b. polygamy

c. polygyny

d. polyandry

e. promiscuity

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Page 334 TOP: Mating Systems (I.D)

MSC: Factual

11.It was common in Ladakhi society for brothers to share one wife. This type of marriage is an example of:

a. monogamy

b. polygyny

c. polyandry

d. patrilocality

e. promiscuity

ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: Page 334 TOP: Mating Systems (I.D)

MSC: Applied

12.Which sociological perspective sees the family as performing important tasks that contribute to society’s basic needs and helping to perpetuate the existence of major social institutions and practices?

a. functionalism

b. Marxism

c. symbolic interactionism

d. feminism

e. postmodernism

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Page 334 TOP: Functionalism (II.A)

MSC: Conceptual

13.Alisha learns from her parents the American norms of politeness. This learning is associated with which function of the family discussed by Talcott Parsons?

a. primary socialization

b. personality stabilization

c. affective socialization

d. instrumental stabilization

e. domestic division of labor

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Page 334 TOP: Functionalism (II.A)

MSC: Applied

14.Which type of society would Talcott Parsons consider the “conventional family” most suitable for?

a. hunting and gathering

b. agrarian

c. traditional civilizations

d. industrial society

e. postmodern society

ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Page 334 TOP: Functionalism (II.A)

MSC: Conceptual

15.According to functionalists, the husband in the “conventional family” is the breadwinner and plays the __________ role; the wife cares for the home and children and plays the __________ role.

a. major; minor

b. supporting; leading

c. nuclear; extended

d. mechanical; organic

e. instrumental; affective

ANS: E DIF: Moderate REF: Page 335 TOP: Functionalism (II.A)

MSC: Factual