Families and Societies

Do you think a person’s life experiences might be different if they are born in an educated family versus if they are born in family with no or less education? How?

open-ended

_____provides insights, often in the form of abstract ideas, into the nature of individuals and society. A. Sampling B. Research C. Ethnography D. Theory

D. Theory

The theoretical perspective that focuses on those processes that lead some people to have great power and control and others to have little or no power and control is ______. A. Conflict theory B. Structural functionalism C. Symbolic interactionism D. Social exchange

A. Conflict theory

The process used to objectively gather and analyze data is referred to as ______.
– the scientific method
– sampling
– observational studies
– data collection and interpretation

the scientific method

According to the text, contrary to popular belief, ______ do not speak for themselves.
– facts
– biases
– theories
– research

facts

____data or evidence that can be confirmed by the use of one or more of the human
senses. A _____ is a statement of the relationships between two or more variables.
– Hypothesis; empirical
– Empirical; hypothesis
– Quantitative; empirical
– Qualitative; hypothesis

Empirical; hypothesis

__________ is associated with __________analysis and uses statistical analysis to
collect, analyze, and interpret data.
– macro patterns; qualitative
– micro patterns; quantitative
– macro patterns; quantitative
– micro patterns; qualitative

macro patterns; quantitative

When people are aware that they are being watched, and modify their behavior, it is
known as
– Ethnography
– The Hawthorne effect
– Social construction of reality
– Symbolic interactionism

The Hawthorne effect

In conducting research, the most common method is the survey method as it is less
expensive and allows for larger numbers to be sampled. This sample population must
be_____ of the larger population.
– a duplicate
– representative
– a segment
– none of the above

representative

Traditionally, if lesbians and gay couples were referred to at all in research or textbooks,
they were treated at best as an aberration of the “real” family and at worst denied. They
were viewed as a ______.
– diversified group
– deviant subculture
– monolithic
– heterogeneous

monolithic

A type of observational study that provides more in-depth understanding of one’s
subjects.
– Case study
– Ethnography
– Participant
– Non-participant

Participant

In _____ research White middle-class marriages and families have been used as the
norm against which other families are measured. This is also true, when it comes to
_____ as has been pointed out by feminist.
– Non-traditional; religion
– Traditional; religion
– Non-traditional; ethnicity
– Traditional; gender

Traditional; gender

Various groups of color are often overrepresented, misrepresented, or not represented at
all in marriage and family research. Which group has the least representation in family
research?
– Latinas/os
– African American
– Asian
– Native American
– Native American

– Native American

Since the 1970s, research have focused almost entirely on the economic and
educational achievements of some Asian American families. This has created a _____ of
the Asian American family.
– monolithic “model minority”
– monolithic diversity
– monolithic “mythology”
– monolithic “mosaic”

monolithic “model minority”

The theoretical perspective that focuses on those processes that lead some people to
have great power and control and others to have little or no power and control is ______.
– Structural functionalism
– Symbolic interactionism
– Conflict theory
– Social exchange

Conflict theory

Who were the first to examine the family in terms of a life cycle?
– Bernard and Hoschild
– Glick and Parke
– Moffet and Glick
– Rubin and Mead

Glick and Parke

The longest lasting of these seems to be the myth of the “black matriarchy.” This
appeared to be supported by ______.
– the Moynihan Report of 1965
– the emancipation proclamation
– marriages not viewed as legal during slavery
– none of the above

the Moynihan Report of 1965

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are the expectations, privileges, and obligations. They are dynamic in nature. A. Roles B. Statuses C. Norms

A. Roles

Which theoretical perspective believe that a gender roles and gender identity are learned directly through modeling? A. Psychosexual Theory B. Enculturated Lens Theory C. Social Learning Theory D. Cognitive Development Theory

C. Social Learning Theory