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

Multiple Choice

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1

In situations of ________, differences rather than similarities are more important in mate selection.
A)positive identification
B)negative identification
C)differential identification
D)osymmetrical identification
2

Which phase of marriage tends to be the most common for having in-law disagreements?
A)early years
B)child-rearing years
C)midlife years
D)post-child-rearing years
3

Overall, American families are typified by __________ throughout the life course.
A)independence
B)autonomy
C)interdependence
D)dependence
4

According to research by Fisher, Reid, and Melendez, which of the following situations is most likely to cause anger among parents toward their adult children?
A)failure to live up to role expectations
B)failure to conform to social rules as taught by parents
C)failure to reach consensus on values and options
D)lack of affectional support
5

Which was a major finding of Thompson and Walker in their study of patterns of aid exchange between mothers and daughters?
A)The ability to give aid remains more important to attachment than receiving aid.
B)The dependency attachment continues throughout life.
C)High reciprocity is characteristic in younger pairs of mothers and daughters.
D)Materially dependent daughters have the higher levels of emotional dependency and attachment.
6

In recent years, about _____ million U.S. children live with grandparents or other relatives.
A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
7

Strain in mother-adult daughter relationships usually are a result of:
A)the daughter's criticism of the mother's values.
B)the daughter's criticism of the mother's person (weight, temper, past or present behavior).
C)the mother's criticism of the daughter's child rearing practices.
D)the mother's criticism of the daughter's person.
8

Which of the following has NOT been found in research on relationships between college-age men and women and their grandparents?
A)closer bond between paternal grandfathers and grandsons than do maternal grandfathers and grandsons
B)the strongest bond between maternal grandmother and granddaughter
C)a more intense bond between maternal grandfathers and grandsons than between paternal grandfathers and grandsons
D)maternal grandmothers describe a closer relationship with grandchildren than do grandfathers








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