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Chapter 17 Family Stress Answer Key Test Questions & Answers

Chapter 17 Family Stress Answer Key
 


Multiple Choice Questions
 

1.

Which of the following is an emotional need provided by a family? 
 

A. 

A sense of security

B. 

Elimination of feelings of isolation

C. 

A sense of belonging

D. 

All of these

 

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Topic: The Family
 

2.

Relatives other than spouses and children are known as one's: 
 

A. 

nuclear family.

B. 

structural family.

C. 

extended family.

D. 

immediate family.

 

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3.

Which of the following is most likely to be a qualitative way of spending the limited time that is available with one's family? 
 

A. 

Watching television together

B. 

Leaving out the elderly when spending time with one's children

C. 

Going out for dinner instead of a movie

D. 

Going to an opera instead of a picnic

 

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4.

Children who move out of their homes and later return to live with their parents are referred to as: 
 

A. 

delinquent children.

B. 

homebody children.

C. 

foster children.

D. 

boomerang children.

 

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5.

In 2009, what percentage of the adult population in the United States was married and living with a spouse? 
 

A. 

35 percent

B. 

49 percent

C. 

78 percent

D. 

64 percent

 

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6.

Which of the following statements is true of marriage in the United States? 
 

A. 

More adults still remain single rather than get married.

B. 

As people age, they are more likely to marry.

C. 

The number of women who take their husband's last name is less than the number of women who do not.

D. 

Marriage no longer requires a marriage license and a marriage ceremony.

 

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7.

In the context of cohabitation, the National Survey of Family Growth found that: 
 

A. 

women between the ages of 25 and 29 are least likely to be currently cohabiting.

B. 

women between the ages of 20 and 24 are least likely to be currently cohabiting.

C. 

women were increasingly likely to cohabit with a partner as a first union rather than to marry directly.

D. 

younger women were less likely to cohabit with a partner, which suggests a decreasing trend in premarital cohabitation in recent years.

 

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8.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for elderly people who are widowed to cohabitate? 
 

A. 

They feel no need to formalize their union.

B. 

Their two separate social security checks may be larger than one check when remarried.

C. 

Social security checks would cease if they were to remarry.

D. 

All of these are correct.

 

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9.

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of families maintained by one parent increased by _____ percent from 1970 to 1980. 
 

A. 

50

B. 

60

C. 

70

D. 

80

 

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10.

In 2014, which group had the largest percentage of families with children at home that were maintained by one parent? 
 

A. 

Hispanics

B. 

African Americans

C. 

Caucasians

D. 

Asians

 

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11.

In the context of the three-phased parent-child relationship, a child learns independence and relies less on the family during the _____. 
 

A. 

bonding years

B. 

detachment years

C. 

reunion years

D. 

rebellious years

 

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12.

In the context of the three-phased parent-child relationship, _____ is a teen phase. 
 

A. 

bonding

B. 

detachment

C. 

reunion

D. 

integration

 

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13.

The first state supreme courts in the United States to rule bans on gay and lesbian marriages unconstitutional were those of: 
 

A. 

Hawaii and Washington.

B. 

Hawaii and Texas.

C. 

Hawaii and Massachusetts.

D. 

Hawaii and Alaska.

 

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14.

Which of the following is a characteristic of closed adoptions? 
 

A. 

They involve contact between the birth parents and the adoptive parents.

B. 

The identities of the birth parents and adoptive parents are kept secret from one another in closed adoptions.

C. 

They allow the birth parents to select the adoptive parents.

D. 

The adoptive parents and the birth parents should belong to the same race in closed adoptions.

 

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15.

Adoption where there is contact between the birth parents and the adoptive parents is known as: 
 

A. 

agency adoption.

B. 

open adoption.

C. 

foster adoption.

D. 

independent adoption.

 

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16.

Which of the following is true of the violent lives of children in the United States every day? 
 

A. 

11 children and youths under 20 commit suicide.

B. 

368 children are arrested for drug abuse.

C. 

368 children are arrested for violent crimes.

D. 

20 children are killed by abuse or neglect.

 

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17.

In the United States, the cost of raising a child through age _____ is $245,340 for a middle-income family. 
 

A. 

17

B. 

18

C. 

20

D. 

21

 

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18.

According to the family stress model, which of the following is most likely to be a symptom of family stress? 
 

A. 

Extramarital relationship

B. 

Less time at work and more time with family

C. 

Increased sexual activity between partners

D. 

Decreased arguments between partners

 

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19.

Which of the following is NOT conducive to sharing meaningful family time together? 
 

A. 

Trips to fancy hotels, where parents play golf and kids attend day camp

B. 

Hiking excursions

C. 

Vacations to visit historical landmarks

D. 

Fishing trips

 

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20.

Which of the following is the most likely advice given to divorced parents? 
 

A. 

Criticize your ex-spouse in front of the child.

B. 

Try to solve problems through your child.

C. 

Put your child in the middle between you and your ex-spouse.

D. 

Do not make your child the messenger between yourself and your ex-spouse.

 

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21.

A budget can help with all of the following EXCEPT: 
 

A. 

preventing debt.

B. 

preparing for the future financially.

C. 

eliminating bad credit.

D. 

controlling your finances.

 

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22.

The financial gurus recommend that, as a general rule, one should spend between 25 to 35 percent of one's income on _____. 
 

A. 

transportation

B. 

utilities

C. 

housing

D. 

entertainment and recreation

 

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23.

All of the following can help manage financial stress EXCEPT: 
 

A. 

controlling spending and leaving the checkbook and credit cards at home.

B. 

donating more money to charitable organizations.

C. 

paying bills on time to avoid interest charges.

D. 

avoiding the extended warranties when making purchases.

 

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24.

A(n) _____ refers to a married couple and their children. 
 

A. 

protracted family

B. 

extended family

C. 

structural family

D. 

nuclear family

 

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25.

Families in which the father or the mother is absent because of divorce, marital separation, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, or death are called: 
 

A. 

single-parent families.

B. 

mono-career families.

C. 

foster families.

D. 

dysfunctional families.

 

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26.

A _____ refers to a family in which both spouses work outside the home with careers of their own. 
 

A. 

mutual-career family

B. 

dual-career family

C. 

mono-career family

D. 

working-parent family

 

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27.

Which of the following needs is always satisfied by all families? 
 

A. 

Economic support

B. 

Emotional support

C. 

Social support

D. 

None of these

 

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28.

In 2009, what percentage of parents with children under 18 years of age lived with their spouses? 
 

A. 

72 percent

B. 

35 percent

C. 

55 percent

D. 

22 percent

 

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29.

In 2009, just over _____ U.S. adults were married and living with a spouse. 
 

A. 

35 million

B. 

70 million

C. 

100 million

D. 

124 million

 

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30.

Which of the following groups is most likely to be currently cohabiting? 
 

A. 

People between the ages of 30 and 34

B. 

People between the ages of 20 and 24

C. 

People between the ages of 35 and 39

D. 

People between the ages of 40 and 44

 

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31.

In the United States, _____ children are killed by abuse or neglect every day. 
 

A. 

2

B. 

4

C. 

5

D. 

7

 

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32.

In the United States, _____ children and youths under 20 commit suicide every day. 
 

A. 

2

B. 

4

C. 

5

D. 

7

 

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33.

In a study of married couples, which of the following qualities was reported as a trait that made their marriages successful? 
 

A. 

Honesty

B. 

Love

C. 

Trust

D. 

All of these

 

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True / False Questions
 

34.

By 2014, approximately 23 percent of all families with children still at home were maintained by a single parent. 
 
TRUE

 

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35.

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was constitutional. 
 
TRUE

 

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36.

One of the functions of a family is to govern societal control of reproduction and child rearing. 
 
TRUE

 

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37.

In dual-career families, children must learn to become more self-sufficient at an earlier age. 
 
TRUE

 

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38.

Evidence shows that children raised by gay and lesbian couples are more likely than other children to become homosexual themselves. 
 
FALSE

 

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39.

Adoptions are legally binding and irreversible after a short, limited period of time. 
 
TRUE

 

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40.

As an advice to divorced parents, angry feelings about one's ex-spouse must be shared with one's child. 
 
FALSE

 

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41.

Children will cause less stress if we wonder at them—if we watch them grow and marvel at their uniqueness. 
 
TRUE

 

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42.

Type A people are concerned with quantity more than quality. 
 
TRUE

 

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43.

In a family you can really be yourself—even your worst self—and usually still feel you belong to the group. 
 
TRUE

 

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44.

In 2012, the number of Americans who lived in multi-generational family households was half the number of those who lived in such households in 1980. 
 
FALSE

 

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45.

Twenty-two percent of all children under 18 lived with a single parent in 2009. 
 
TRUE

 

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46.

With a Covenant Marital Contract, a couple waive their right to a no-fault (easily obtained) divorce. 
 
TRUE

 

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Topic: Marriage
 

47.

The decrease in cohabitation among younger women suggests a decreasing trend in premarital cohabitation in recent years. 
 
FALSE

 

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Topic: Cohabitation
 

48.

The divorce rate continues to rise in the United States. 
 
FALSE

 

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49.

Both gay couples and lesbian couples are conceiving children through artificial insemination or other means. 
 
TRUE

 

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50.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 678,932 children were found to be victims of child abuse or neglect in the year 2013. 
 
TRUE

 

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51.

Under 20 percent of families in the United States are remarried or re-coupled families. 
 
FALSE

 

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52.

Some women are likely to have difficulty sharing home and parenting duties because of the fear of losing their identities as women and mothers. 
 
TRUE

 

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53.

In the United States, the divorce rate from 1960 through 2015 has been steadily increasing. 
 
FALSE

 

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54.

In open adoptions, the birth parents do not have contact with the adoptive parents. 
 
FALSE

 

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55.

According to the family stress model, sexual dissatisfaction is an example of an extrafamily stressor. 
 
FALSE

 

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Topic: A Model of Family Stress
 

56.

Purchasing appliances with extended warranties is recommended by the author as a good way to cut back on expenses. 
 
FALSE

 

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