Reference no: EM13340205
1. In 2005, the average size of a u.s. household was
a. 4.14 people.
b. 3.14 people.
c. 2.57 people.
d. 1.1 people.
2. The stage of the family life cycle comes to an end with the arrival of the first child.
a. singlehood
b. newly established couple
c. families with adolescents
d. aging families
3. Advocates supporting the perspective frequently argue that the nuclear family is the norm, while their opponents refuse to view the nuclear family as normal, natural, or best.
a. feminist
b. exchange
c. structure-functional
d. conflict
4. Being at war does affect American families, since of U.s. service members are married, and almost have children.
a. ten percent; twenty percent
b. one quarter; half
c. twenty percent; forty percent
d. half; three quarters
5. rne divorce rate tor military marriages, as compared to civilian couples, is ____ (personnel) and (officers).
a. higher; the same
b. similar; higher
c. higher; similar
d. similar; lower
6. The income of the bottom 60 percent of Americans has since 1979.
a. skyrocketed
b. steadily climbed
c. dropped
d. barely budged
7. The text points out that white-collar jobs, especially those in technological and engineering fields and some financial services, are moving overseas to which two countries?
a. India and China
b. Spain and Italy
c. Kenya and South Africa
d. England and Germany
8. One in children in the United States is in poverty.
a. 10
b. 8
c. 6
d. 2
9. In terms of children's behavior problems, withdrawal, depression, and anxiety are all examples of
a. anomie.
b. internalizing.
c. externalizing.
d. psychoses.
10. The correlation between interparental conflict and behavior problems in children held true regardless of whether the parents were
a. married or divorced.
b. black or white.
c. overtly or covertly violent.
d. conflictual with the children or not.
11. According to the u.s. Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2006, wives earn more than their husbands in percent of couples.
a. 10
b. 25
c. 30
d. 50
12. When Nick Stinnett made his observations offamily strengths, six qualities stood out. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
a. appreciation for one another
b. arrangement of personal schedules to be together
c. a high degree of commitment
d. an excess of consensual validation
13. SOciologist/counselor Carlfred Broderick has listed certain important positive results of good listening. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
a. The attitude of listening itself shows love, concern, and respect.
b. Listening can reveal faults in the relationship.
c. The avoidance of interrupting and criticism prevents the sending of negative messages.
d. People discover how things actually look from a spouse's or partner's point of view.
14. According to Shelly Gable's research the "correct" response by one partner to the other's having something positive happen is characterized by
a. active enthusiasm.
b. measured evaluation.
c. sympathetic understanding.
d. controlled argumentation.
15. According to the text, negotiating family boundary changes is particularly difficult when the loss of a family member is
a. abrupt.
b. certain.
c. ambiguous.
d. unexpected.