True or False


1	The states of Vermont and Hawaii are the leaders in the United States in establishing laws that permit same-sex marriage.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	One strength of observational studies is that the results can be generalized to the population of interest.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	The feminist perspective in sociology focuses on the problem of the subordination of gender roles.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	The evolutionary psychology approach focuses on inequality, power, and social change in society.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Sociologists study "the family" as a social institution rather than just a set of interpersonal relationships.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	The theory of family behavior that focuses on the rational choice of individuals based on the costs and benefits of action is called symbolic interactionism.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	Both optimistic and pessimistic views of the family agree on the growing diversity of American families.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	Assigned kinship refers to family ties that people have to construct actively.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	The same group of people cannot serve as both a public and a private family.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	The "middle course" view of the family (taken by Cherlin) accepts that recent changes in the family have both benefits and costs for individuals and society.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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