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Questions
1. During the Industrial Revolution, people became to view work and home as separate spheres in which different feelings and emotions were appropriate. The private sphere of the home, or the women's sphere, emphasized all the following EXCEPT:
self-reliance.
love.
the exchange of gifts.
providing services.
2. Sociologist Arlie Hochschild refers to the __________ as the domestic work that employed women perform at home after they complete their workday for their job.
cyclical shift
domestic bind
double bind
second shift
3. Residential patterns are interrelated with the authority structure and the method of tracing descent in families. __________ is defined as the custom of a married couple living in the same household (or community) as the husband's parents.
Patricentric residence
Patrilocal residence
Patriarchal residence
Patrilineal residence
4. Which statement regarding childbearing in the United States is true?
The percentage of teenage mothers has significantly increased during the past decade.
The majority of women who are considered childfree have fertility problems.
Most couples make the decision not to have children.
The birthrate in the United States is below the replacement rate.
5. Even with the less common pattern of __________ descent-a system of tracing descent through the mother's side of the family-women may not control property.
matrilocal
matricentric
matrilineal
matriarchal
6. In __________ systems, inheritance of property and position is usually traced from the maternal uncle (mother's brother) to his nephew (mother's son), and in some cases, mothers may pass on their property to daughters.
neolineal
endolineal
matrilineal
patrilineal
7. Some feminist perspectives on inequality in families focus on __________ rather than class. From this viewpoint, men's domination over women existed long before capitalism and private ownership of property.
patriarchy
matriarchy
egalitarianism
utilitarianism
8. In the United States, millions of parents rely on outside childcare so that they can work. The majority of children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old who have employed mothers receive:
home-based care from a nanny or babysitter
home-based care from a grandparent
center-based care from a church or mosque
center-based care from a daycare or preschool
9. One of the characteristics of the postmodern family is urbanity, where the boundaries between the public sphere (the workplace) and the private sphere (the home) are becoming much more open and flexible. Which of the following theoretical perspectives on family as a social institution does this statement reflect?
The functionalist perspective
The feminist perspective
The conflict perspective
The postmodernist perspective
10. What constitutes a "family" has been widely debated. For many years the standard sociological definition of family has been:
a social network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.
a group of people who are related to one another by bonds of blood, marriage, or adoption and who live together, form an economic unit, and bear and raise children.
a group of people that consists of a husband and a wife, children from previous marriages, and children (if any) from a new marriage.
a social network of people into which a person is born, comprised of relatives, parents, and children who live in the same household.
11. Jennifer enrolled as a full-time student and studied philosophy at college. Over the duration of her course, she learned about atheism and its principles. Despite knowing that her parents are orthodox Christians, she accepted the philosophy of atheism and refrained from participating in Christian practices. She also met Finn, her husband, who studied literature in the same college. In this scenario, which of the following statements describes a function of college education for Jennifer?
College taught Jennifer philosophy.
Jennifer met her husband at college.
College led to the creation of a generation gap between Jennifer and her parents.
Jennifer was out of the full-time job market for the duration of her course.
12. In the context of the unequal funding of U.S. public schools as a source of unequal education, the text notes that __________.
an influx of federal funds has largely ended the problem by equalizing funding
most educational funds are derived from state and local taxes
the property tax base for central city schools continues to grow in most regions
recent redistribution of funds has made many schools' resources more equitable than in the past
13. In the context of the future of education, experts say that __________ is here to stay. This includes both the export of students from countries such as India and China to other countries to study and the development of top-tier research universities in countries, including China, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia, where students may study without living abroad.
blended learning
university globalization
the McDonaldization of education
the urbanization of education
14. From kindergarten through college, schools teach students the student role and specific academic subjects. Which of the following manifest functions of education does this statement describe?
socialization
transmission of culture
social placement
innovation
15. All of the following are manifest functions of education EXCEPT:
the transmission of culture.
the production of social networks.
social control.
socialization.
16. Schools teach values such as discipline, respect, obedience, punctuality, and perseverance. They also teach conformity by encouraging young people to be good students, conscientious future workers, and law-abiding citizens. Which of the following manifest functions of education does this scenario best illustrate?
Multicultural education
The transmission of culture
Social control
Social placement
17. Ali and Tina met each other in school and have been dating since high school. They are now married to each other. This scenario best exemplifies the __________ of education.
overt functions
intrinsic functions
latent functions
manifest functions
18. According to the text, several factors affect how knowledge is transmitted to students. Which of the following is NOT one of the observations mentioned in the text?
Schools with many students from low-income families often emphasize procedures and rote memorization.
Schools for middle-class students stress the processes involved in getting the right answer.
Schools for middle- and upper-class students emphasize providing explanations of why something is done in a particular way.
Schools for affluent students focus on creative activities in which students express their own ideas and apply them to the subject under consideration.
19. __________ is based on the assumption that intensifying the secondary school curricula may help close the achievement gap among students, particularly those dimensions that are based on class or race/ethnicity.
Detracking
Blended learning
Cognitive mapping
Functionalization
20. The well-known journalist Ruben Navarrette Jr. suggests that race, class, language, gender, and many other social categories may determine the placement of children in elementary __________ as much as or more than their actual academic abilities and interests.
tracking systems
mutuality activities
cognitive mapping systems
blended learning schemes
21. Contemporary functionalists examine the roles of husbands, wives, and children as they act out their own part and react to the actions of others. From such a perspective, what people think, as well as what they say and do, is very important in understanding family dynamics.
True
False
22. In recent years, married and cohabiting couples with more egalitarian ideas about women's and men's roles tend to share more equally in food preparation, housework, and childcare responsibilities.
True
False
23. A characteristic of the postmodern family is modernity, where the boundaries between the public sphere (the workplace) and the private sphere (the home) are becoming much more open and flexible.
True
False
24. Charter schools attempt to maintain an organizational culture that motivates students and encourages achievement rather than having a negative school environment where minority students are ridiculed for "acting White."
True
False
25. Community colleges educate about 20 percent of undergraduates in the United States, whereas private universities educate nearly 30 percent of undergraduates.
True
False