Family Theories and Research - Chapter 1A Quiz
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What is the premier institution for socialization of children in all societies?

  • Religious institutions
  • Extended family
  • Schools
  • Family (correct)
  • In the U.S. around the year 1900, what was most common family structure?

  • Nuclear families
  • Childless families
  • Extended families with three generations (correct)
  • Single-parent families
  • What is the core role of sociologists in describing family-based social patterns?

  • Developing new technologies
  • Describing, explaining, and predicting family-based social patterns (correct)
  • Predicting weather patterns
  • Providing medical care
  • What do sociologists help others understand?

    <p>Larger social and personal level trends in families (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of labor was most common for families in the U.S. around the year 1900?

    <p>Agricultural labor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is not nearly as common today as it was around a century ago?

    <p>Multigenerational living arrangements (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common family form, according to the text?

    <p>Nuclear family (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a family created by remarriage and includes at least one child from a prior relationship?

    <p>Blended family (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the second most common family form, according to the text?

    <p>Single never-married family (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau surveys, which family type comprised over half of the family types in 2008?

    <p>Married families (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered one’s relatives beyond the nuclear and blended family level?

    <p>Extended family (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which function is identified as the most common function of today’s families in the text?

    <p>Economic support (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which country is there an established pattern of Italian immigrants helping family and friends emigrate from Italy to Canada?

    <p>Quebec, Montreal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of intimacy in family relationships, as described in the text?

    <p>The social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and physical trust mutually shared between family members (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core institution for the socialization of children?

    <p>Family (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of intimacy in family relationships, as suggested by family scientists in the text?

    <p>To serve as a strong buffer to the ongoing stresses experienced by family members outside of the home (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process through which children learn the rules of their unique society, according to the text?

    <p>Socialization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which societal institutions contribute to the process of socialization, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Schools, religion, workplace, and media (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential that children are born with, according to the text?

    <p>Innate ability to communicate, work cooperatively, and socialize with others (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary source of socialization for a newborn according to the text?

    <p>Day care facilities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age are preschool and kindergarten typically presented as expectations for children in the U.S.?

    <p>4-5 years (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used in the text to describe the period when children go to school and come under the influence of non-family members?

    <p>Secondary socialization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What creates stressors for children during the secondary socialization period according to the text?

    <p>Challenges of learning a new culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group becomes increasingly important in the lives of children during their school years according to the text?

    <p>Peer groups (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is identified as the most predictable life stage in the typical set of modern social circumstances according to the text?

    <p>Young adulthood (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered the primary source of an average child's social construction of reality according to the text?

    <p>Family and community life experiences (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does primary socialization typically begin according to the text?

    <p>Infancy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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