Multiple Choice

Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1		Matrilineal lineages existed with the
			A)	Native American Indian Hopi tribes.
			B)	European colonists.
			C)	Filipinos.
			D)	Chinese.
2		Between 1776 and 1900, women increasingly
			A)	became less autonomous.
			B)	were seen as morally superior to men and having their place in the home.
			C)	spent less time with their children and more at the workplace.
			D)	gave birth to more children.
3		______ has occurred in the period of time from 1950 until the present.
			A)	An increase in married women working outside the home
			B)	A rise in cohabitation
			C)	A sharp increase in divorce
			D)	The tenth generation cohort
4		The development of the "Cult of True Womanhood"
			A)	offered women no benefits.
			B)	provided women with more freedom than they experienced in the Colonial Era.
			C)	dictated that a woman's place was in the home raising her children.
			D)	was a result of the change from the labor market to the familial mode of production.
5		Gutman found that within African-American families before and after slavery
			A)	most families included two parents.
			B)	black fathers were able to maintain a sense of control over their families.
			C)	it was not important to keep track of extended kin.
			D)	the only stable bond was between mothers and their children.
6		Historically, Mexican-American families
			A)	lived in urban barrios since before the Civil War.
			B)	were female-dominated until the twentieth century.
			C)	saw a decrease in Female-headed households in the twentieth century.
			D)	practiced the custom of compadrazco to assist in the economic support of families.
7		Traditionally in China
			A)	kinship was matrilineal.
			B)	daughters brought their husbands home to live in her parents' household.
			C)	the sons and their wives were expected to care for aging parents.
			D)	family systems were similar to those in the United States.
8		What contributed to an increase in divorce from the 1890s to the 1920s?
			A)	There was a decrease in prosperity.
			B)	Women were having more children.
			C)	There existed a growing economic independence of women.
			D)	Men and women were too busy to pursue personal pleasure.
9		What decade saw more adults marry at younger ages and have more children than at any other time in the twentieth century?
			A)	1930s
			B)	1950s
			C)	1970s
			D)	1990s
10		Which of the following is NOT true regarding a life course perspective on the family?
			A)	It is the study of people's lives over time.
			B)	It applies to immigrant groups but not to native born Americans.
			C)	It deals with concepts such as "cohort" and "generation" in explaining life events.
			D)	It is concerned with how historical events impact an individual's life plan.