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Families and Society MCQ

The new image of a ?good? father in today?s society says that fathers __________.

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Correct Answer: -not only take financial responsibility but also are actively involved in child care

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The not-so-empty nest is a phrase that refers to when children ________.

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Correct Answer: Have moved out as young adults, then return to live with their parents

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The economic restructuring perspective on family change asserts that __________.

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Correct Answer: Economic forces have eroded the breadwinner-homemaker family

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Anthropologist bronislaw malinowski's study of the trobriand islanders observed that __________.

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Correct Answer: Uncles performed many of the duties that Western societies associate with fatherhood

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Compared to marrieds, cohabitants pool their money __________.

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Correct Answer: To a lesser extent

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All of the following are caste classes except _____.

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Correct Answer: Untouchables

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Family systems theory emphasizes __________ in family relationships.

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Correct Answer: Interdependence

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Over the course of about three centuries, couples have moved from yoke mates to __________.

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Correct Answer: Soul mates

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Johanna's parents and her two sisters comprise her __________.

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Correct Answer: Family of orientation

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The phenomenon of dividing production functions by gender and designating different spheres of activity, the “private” to women and the “public” to men is called Sexual division of labour in modern societies.

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Correct Answer: True

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The practice of having more than one wife or husband—but only one at a time is called Serial _____.

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Correct Answer: Monogamy

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A form of marriage in which a man may have multiple wives is termed as ____.

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Correct Answer: Polygyny

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A form of marriage in which a person may have more than one spouse at a time is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Polygamy

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A form of marriage in which a woman may have multiple husbands is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Polyandry

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Families characterized by one or two parents living with their biological, dependent children in a household with no other kin are known as Nuclear families.

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Correct Answer: True

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A form of marriage in which a person may have only one spouse at a time is called monogamy.

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Correct Answer: True

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A culturally approved relationship, usually between two individuals, provides a framework for economic cooperation, emotional intimacy, and sexual relations is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Marriage

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Families that result from globalization is called International families.

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Correct Answer: True

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A situation in which a child is cared for by people who are not his or her parents for either a brief or extended period of time is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Foster care

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Two or more individuals related to one another by blood,marriage or adoption are called____.

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Correct Answer: Family

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Social groups consisting of one or more parents, children, and other kin, often spanning several generations, living in the same household is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Extended families

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A characteristic of marriages in which partners are limited to members of the same social group or caste is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Endogamous

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Physical or sexual abuse committed by one family member against another is called _____

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Correct Answer: Domestic violence

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A type of relationship in which partners live as if married but without the formal legal framework of traditional marriage is known as Common-law marriage.

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Correct Answer: True

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Living together as a couple without being legally married is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Cohabitation

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Laws prohibiting interracial sexual relations and marriage are called Anti-miscegenation laws.

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Correct Answer: True

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