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Chapter 1: Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage, Family, and Diversity

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following approaches does the text recommend for current and future relationships?

a. accepting what comes your way

b. relying on the choices of others

c. taking a deliberate and proactive approach

d. using hindsight to make decisions

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Choices in Relationships—View of the Text

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. What scenario best describes a deliberate relationship choice?

a. Janet remains in an unhappy marriage.

b. Aiden hopes to meet potential dating partners at his new job.

c. Joaquin lives alone and does not have a partner.

d. Lauren enjoys exploring her gender identity.

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Not to Decide Is to Decide

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Every mate or romantic partner we select has characteristics that are considered ______.

a. major flaws

b. trade-offs

c. moral lapses

d. dark secrets

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Choices Involve Trade-Offs

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. How do the relationships choices of Generation Y differ from previous generations?

a. They are marrying at a younger age.

b. They have more open relationships.

c. They are pressured by society to hook up.

d. They are delaying marriage and childbearing.

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Choices of Generation Y

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. According to the text, members of Generation Y tend to seek relationships that are ______.

a. monogamous

b. marriage-bound

c. flexible

d. traditional

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Choices of Generation Y

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. During college, Karla dated a man born in another country. Her parents and friends never had much in common with him, and Karla eventually let the relationship dissolve because it was difficult to keep everyone happy. In this situation, what factor seemed to play a role in Karla's relationship choices?

a. social disapproval

b. competition for resources

c. familistic values

d. status

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Global, Structural, Cultural, and Social Media Influences on Choices

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. The economy and the government are examples of which social structure?

a. statuses

b. social groups

c. roles

d. institutions

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Social Structure

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Elijah feels strongly that his family’s security is more important than his own happiness, and so he takes a new higher-paying job that brings him less personal satisfaction. Elijah's life choices reflect his ______.

a. norms

b. values

c. aspirations

d. status

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Culture

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. According to the research of Abbasi and Alghamdi, spending a lot of time on social media is related to which of the following outcomes?

a. lower relationship satisfaction

b. fewer sexual partners

c. decreased interpersonal interactions

d. higher levels of extroversion

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Social Media

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. The social exchange framework views interpersonal interactions and relationships in terms of ______.

a. conflict resolution

b. the life course

c. institutional structures

d. cost and profit

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Social Exchange Framework

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. What theoretical framework focuses on role transitions?

a. social exchange framework

b. family life course development framework

c. conflict framework

d. structure-function framework

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Family Life Course Development Framework

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. The structure-function theoretical framework emphasizes the role of marriage and family in providing ______.

a. division of labor

b. economic self-sufficiency

c. socialization

d. lifestyle choices

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Structure-Function Framework

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Your family of origin largely determines your social class, religious affiliation, and future occupation; in other words, your ______.

a. status placement

b. self-image

c. economic status

d. social control

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Structure-Function Framework

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. Mia's mother is always nagging her to lose a little weight in order to attract a boyfriend. This makes Mia feels unattractive, and she avoids social situations in which men might be present. This is an example of which aspect of the symbolic interaction framework?

a. definition of the situation

b. role of the other

c. self-fulfilling prophecy

d. looking glass self

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Looking-Glass Self

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. When Diamond isn’t home by midnight, she knows she will lose her cell phone privileges for the week. This describes what aspect of the family systems framework?

a. explicit norm

b. implicit norm

c. flexible rule

d. family boundary

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Family Systems Framework

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Alan gets angry when his partner feels free to read his emails, texts and Facebook posts without asking his permission. This type of relationship issue can be specifically addressed by the ______ framework.

a. human ecology

b. couple and family technology

c. feminist

d. conflict

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Couple and Family Technology Framework

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. According to the government of the United States, marriage is considered a(n) ______ between ______.

a. economic contract; two people and the federal government

b. social contract; a man and a woman

c. implied contract; two people of any gender

d. legal contract; two people and their state of residence

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. A U.S. marriage license entitles each partner to inherit from the estate of the deceased. In addition, spouses are also ______.

a. responsible for each other’s debts

b. legally joined in perpetuity

c. guaranteed sexual fidelity

d. promised a lifetime share of all earnings

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Legal Contract

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. What is the top reason given by American adults for getting married?

a. financial security

b. parental approval

c. love

d. having children

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Emotional Relationship

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. Which aspect of marriage is seen as most important by society?

a. rearing and socializing children

b. supporting wedding-related industries

c. guaranteeing the social happiness of marital partners

d. allowing the legal sharing of health insurance

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Legal Responsibility for Children

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Which form of marriage is legal in the United States?

a. polygamy

b. monogamy

c. pantagamy

d. polyandry

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. Why are those practicing polygyny in the United States rarely prosecuted by the government?

a. It is considered immoral, but not illegal.

b. Only one marriage is usually legal, the others are “social.”

c. It is seen as part of the separation of church and state.

d. Marriage is a private matter between consenting adults.

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Polygyny in the United States

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. What living situation is not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau (federal government) as a family?

a. two same-sex people related by marriage

b. two unrelated people who are cohabiting

c. two or more people related by adoption

d. two or more people related by blood

Learning Objective: 1.4: Understand the definition and types of family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions of Family

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. Since being deployed to Kuwait, Braden has established very close relationships with the men and women in his military unit. They provide emotional and financial support when he needs it. In this situation, Braden’s military colleagues represent ______.

a. a kinship system

b. domestic partners

c. a legal family

d. fictive kin

Learning Objective: 1.4: Understand the definition and types of family.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Definitions of Family

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. When you send in a saliva sample to 23andMe to learn more about your genetic ancestry, you are exploring your ______.

a. family of origin

b. binuclear family

c. family of procreation

d. postmodern family

Learning Objective: 1.4: Understand the definition and types of family.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Family of Origin (FOO)

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. The Brady Bunch was a television show about two people, each with three children, who meet, fall in love and marry. When they move in together into one large home, the group becomes a(n) ______ family.

a. postmodern

b. modern

c. blended

d. extended

Learning Objective: 1.4: Understand the definition and types of family.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Binuclear Family

Difficulty Level: Medium

27. What living situation leads to the creation of a binuclear family?

a. A lesbian or gay couple adopts one or more children.

b. A couple separates, and ultimately divorces.

c. The parents of one or more children divorce, and establish two separate households.

d. The older parents of a married couple decide to move in with them and their children.

Learning Objective: 1.4: Understand the definition and types of family.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Binuclear Family

Difficulty Level: Hard

28. What statement is correct about the concept of family?

a. It seldom includes an emotional relationship.

b. It involves a strictly social relationship.

c. It is synonymous with marriage.

d. It can be created from a marriage.

Learning Objective: 1.5: Explain the distinction between marriage and family.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Differences Between Marriage and Family

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. Historically, an important reason for marriage to take place was to ______.

a. increase your level of emotional intimacy

b. expand the family labor source

c. provide a place for self-discovery

d. create an avenue for personal growth

Learning Objective: 1.5: Explain the distinction between marriage and family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Changes in Marriage and the Family in the Last 70 Years

Difficulty Level: Easy

30. Research indicates that less than one percent of the content of current marriage and family textbooks discusses ______.

a. family definitions and types

b. impacts of social media

c. the science of research

d. theoretical frameworks

Learning Objective: 1.6: Summarize the research process and its caveats.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Research Process and Caveats

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. After selecting a topic or focus of your research, what is the next suggested step?

a. develop a hypothesis

b. seek Institutional Review Board approval

c. select a data collection method

d. review the existing literature

Learning Objective: 1.6: Summarize the research process and its caveats.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Steps in the Research Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

32. After deciding to focus her research on self-image and social media access, Madison surmised that women with higher social media use displayed lower self-esteem. Madison is developing a(n) ______.

a. hypothesis

b. research design

c. experiment

d. research proposal

Learning Objective: 1.6: Summarize the research process and its caveats.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Steps in the Research Process

Difficulty Level: Medium

33. What type of research collects data from the same group of people over an extended period of time?

a. archival

b. longitudinal

c. cross-sectional

d. experimental

Learning Objective: 1.6: Summarize the research process and its caveats.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Steps in the Research Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

34. What is the best example of qualitative research?

a. A researcher collects data from 1,000 married couples using a ten-question survey.

b. A researcher reviews language used in marriage vows during the past 100 years.

c. A researcher examines the marital longevity of couples married in civil ceremonies.

d. A researcher conducts a long-term case study of a same-sex couple.

Learning Objective: 1.6: Summarize the research process and its caveats.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Steps in the Research Process

Difficulty Level: Hard

35. The most important role of an Institutional Review Board in the research process is to ______.

a. guarantee the anonymity of researchers

b. protect the rights of research subjects

c. provide a vehicle for publication of results

d. ensure the feasibility of the proposed research

Learning Objective: 1.6: Summarize the research process and its caveats.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Steps in the Research Process

Difficulty Level: Medium

36. What trend is expected to continue for U.S. marriages?

a. Young adults will delay getting married.

b. Adults will avoid getting married at any age.

c. Only adults wanting children will marry.

d. Adults will expect to marry multiple times in their lifetimes.

Learning Objective: 1.7: Identify changes in marriage and the family in the future.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Future of Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

37. Which of the following statements is true about modern family and marriage?

a. Family and marriage are luxuries most people cannot afford.

b. The forms of family and marriage are reverting to traditional types.

c. Connectedness and support are clear benefits of marriage and family.

d. Family and marriage provide mostly economic benefits in modern life.

Learning Objective: 1.7: Identify changes in marriage and the family in the future.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Future of Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

38. In the United States, same sex marriage has ______.

a. complete legal and social acceptance

b. limited legal and social status

c. neither legal nor social acceptance

d. legal status, but not full social acceptance

Learning Objective: 1.7: Identify changes in marriage and the family in the future.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Future of Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

39. What do sociologists predict about the status of immigrants in this country?

a. The visibility of immigrant families will decrease.

b. The percentage of immigrant families will increase.

c. We will accept policies separating members of immigrant families.

d. We will reject policies allowing unrestricted immigration access.

Learning Objective: 1.7: Identify changes in marriage and the family in the future.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Future of Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

40. Which of the following outcomes best represents the future of marriage in America?

a. Marriage will remain the lifestyle choice.

b. Marriage will become an archaic institution.

c. Marriage will be limited in social benefit.

d. Marriage will happen earlier in people’s lives.

Learning Objective: 1.7: Identify changes in marriage and the family in the future.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Future of Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. When you make one relationship choice, you automatically relinquish others.

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Choices Involve Trade-Offs

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. The country in which we live has little effect on our overall level of happiness.

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Globalization

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Every individual has multiple statuses and roles within a society.

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Social Structure

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. According to the conflict framework, individuals in a committed relationship do not compete for valuable resources.

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Conflict Framework

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. All feminist frameworks share themes of inequality.

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Feminist Framework

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Although its frequency is declining, about half of all U.S. adults are married.

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. In colonial America, allegiance to one's family was considered the focus of life.

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Marriage—Then and Now

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Sociologist George Peter Murdock found that the nuclear family is a universal social grouping.

Learning Objective: 1.4: Understand the definition and types of family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Nuclear Family

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Historically, people married expressly for the purpose of acquiring the advantages of having in-laws.

Learning Objective: 1.5: Explain the distinction between marriage and family.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Changes in Marriage and the Family in the Last 70 Years

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. It is expected that choosing to remain single will become the most common lifestyle choice for young Americans.

Learning Objective: 1.7: Identify changes in marriage and the family in the future.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Future of Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

Essay

1. Discuss what you have learned about relationship choices. How can you apply this information to your own relationships?

Learning Objective: 1.1: Review facts about a “choices” view of relationships and various influences on those “choices.”

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Choices in Relationships—View of the Text

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Compare and contrast three theoretical frameworks for understanding familial relationship decisions. Discuss which framework aligns with your own views.

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the theoretical frameworks for studying marriage and the family.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Theoretical Frameworks for Viewing Marriage and the Family

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Review the benefits of marriage, and compare the specific benefits of each type of marriage discussed in the text. In addition to monogamy, do you believe any other type would benefit U.S society? Support your response.

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify the elements, benefits, and types of marriage relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. How would you define “family”? Include a legal, sociological and cultural definition in your response, as well as a description of those referred to as your family.

Learning Objective: 1.4: Understand the definition and types of family.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Family

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Consider what you have learned about marriage and family, and determine a potential area of interest for a future research project. Keeping this general topic area in mind, outline and apply the standard steps of the research process to your future research. Be sure to include a specific hypothesis. (You may create examples and details as needed.)

Learning Objective: 1.6: Summarize the research process and its caveats.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Research Process and Caveats

Difficulty Level: Hard