Multiple Choice

Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1		Which is true of the current American attitudes toward the family?
			A)	The majority of young people say they do not plan to marry and have children.
			B)	Americans are more tolerant of non-married people than in the 1950s.
			C)	Having children and marrying are the number 1 and 2 life values for most Americans.
			D)	The majority of Americans approve of same-sex relationships.
2		Which sociological perspective assumes that men occupy instrumental roles and women assume expressive roles to make different contributions to the stability of the family?
			A)	functionalism
			B)	conflict theory
			C)	symbolic interactionism
			D)	feminist theory
3		The "optimistic view" of the family
			A)	is supported by political conservatives.
			B)	focuses on family instability and its effect on children.
			C)	minimizes the family's ability to adapt to new developments.
			D)	argues that the family is changing but is not in great trouble.
4		Sociologists are not likely to use which of the following data collection methods?
			A)	national surveys
			B)	randomized experiments
			C)	field research and observation
			D)	historical sources
5		The sociological theory that emphasizes the ways in which people create shared understandings through social relations is called
			A)	functionalism
			B)	conflict theory.
			C)	exchange theory.
			D)	symbolic interactionism.
6		"One adult, or two adults who are related by marriage, partnership, or shared parenthood, who is/are taking care of dependents, and the dependents themselves" is considered by Cherlin to be:
			A)	the private family.
			B)	the public family.
			C)	the nuclear family.
			D)	created kinship.
7		Which of these is NOT a defining feature of the "private" family?
			A)	intimacy and love
			B)	emotional support
			C)	caring for dependents
			D)	shared household labor and pooled income
8		One of the main functions of the public family is
			A)	raising the next generation.
			B)	providing love and intimacy.
			C)	pooling economic resources.
			D)	providing emotional support.
9		The free-rider problem is a challenge to
			A)	the private family.
			B)	the public family.
			C)	gay and lesbian couples without children.
			D)	childless cohabiting, but not married couples.
10		Which is NOT true about the sociological definition of the family?
			A)	The definition of the family varies from culture to culture.
			B)	There are social and economic consequences to definitions of the family.
			C)	The definition of a family involves a statement of the kinds of personal relationships we value most highly.
			D)	There is a single definition of the family that applies to all societies.