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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice

Power, Decision Making, and Communication

Multiple Choice

Please answer all questions



1

Husbands of which social class tend to exercise the most power?
A)blue-collar
B)low status
C)higher status
D)no difference among the three
2

Which barrier to intimacy is exemplified by employment circumstances?
A)physical and environmental barrier
B)gender barrier
C)situational barrier
D)psychological barrier
3

Which group has always been considered patriarchal but may not be in actuality?
A)Whites
B)African Americans
C)Mexican Americans
D)Chinese Americans
4

Which type of marital power patterns occurs when couples are congruent with a norm of balanced power?
A)anarchic
B)egalitarian
C)husband-dominant
D)wife-dominant
5

The first power base from which the child learns to function is the __________.
A)school
B)playground
C)neighborhood
D)family of origin
6

Which barrier to communication is considered to be the most important?
A)physical and environmental
B)situational
C)gender
D)psychological
7

Which power tactic involves "quid pro quo"?
A)persuasion
B)bargaining
C)discussion
D)rationalization
8

The freedom and ability to direct one's energies outward in creative effort comes with __________.
A)empowerment
B)legitimate power
C)coercive power
D)expert power