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Sociology Chapter 12
Test Description: The Evolution of the American Family
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the definition of 'family'?
A
family a group of people who are related by marriage, blood, or adoption
B
people who love each other and live in the same city
C
groups of unrelated adults who are friends
D
people who pay the bills
2) What is a 'nuclear' family?
A
parents, siblings, cousins
B
consists of one or both parents and their children
C
family that lives near Nuclear power plant
D
extended family including paternal grandparents
3) What is 'monogamy'?
A
marriage with multiple partners
B
marriage of one man or partner to one woman or partner
C
marriage of mixed age partners
D
marriage without government involvement
4) What is matrilocality?
A
Newly married couples are expected to live with or near their friends parents.
B
Newly married couples are expected to live with or near the in-laws parents.
C
Newly married couples are expected to live with or near the wife's parents.
D
Newly married couples are expected to live with or near the husband's parents.
5) What is patrilineal descent?
A
tracing kinship through the mother's family
B
tracing kinship through the government's family
C
tracing kinship through the neighbor's family
D
tracing kinship through the father's family
6) What is a 'heterogamy' marriage?
A
marriage between individuals who haveno social characteristics
B
marriage between individuals who have economic variables
C
marriage between individuals who have similar social characteristics
D
marriage between individuals who have different social characteristics
7) What is 'extended family'?
A
consists of two or more generations
B
consists of no generations
C
consists of only friends
D
consists of neighbors
8) What is an 'egalitarian' household?
A
in-laws have the power
B
mother has more power
C
father has more power
D
mother and father share power
9) What is a 'sandwich generation'?
A
couple that are caught between the needs of their children and those of their grandparents
B
couples that like to eat sandwiches
C
couple that are caught between the needs of their siblings and those of their in-laws
D
couple that are caught between the needs of their children and those of their parents
10) What are 'dual-earner' families?
A
families in which both husband and wife have jobs
B
families that are only middle-class
C
families in which nobody works
D
families that every member works
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