HDFS 120 Introduction to Family Studies Final Exam Study Guide PDF

HDFS 120 INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY STUDIES FINAL EXAM – STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS: The Final Exam will be cumulative and cover material from the entire course. 25 Questions from material presented for Exam 1: o The Changing Family (Chapter...

HDFS 120 INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY STUDIES FINAL EXAM – STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS: The Final Exam will be cumulative and cover material from the entire course. 25 Questions from material presented for Exam 1: o The Changing Family (Chapter 1) o Historical and Contemporary Family Diversity (Chapter 3) o Family Theories and Research Methods (Chapter 2) o Gender Roles and Gender Socialization (Chapter 5) 25 Questions from material presented for Exam 2: o Love, Intimacy, and Commitment (Chapter 6) o Dating and Mate Selection (Chapter 8) o Singlehood and Cohabitation (Chapter 9) o Marriage and Intimate Partner Communication (Chapter 10) 25 Questions from material presented for Exam 3: o Becoming a Parent and Parenting (Chapter 11) o The Economy and Family Life (Chapter 4) o Families in Later Life (Chapter 14) 25 Questions from the following lectures: o Intimate Partner Violence (Chapter 12) o Separation and Divorce (Chapter 13) o Remarriage and Stepfamilies (Chapter 13) THE FORMAT OF THE EXAM IS 100 MULTIPLE CHOICE, INCLUDING: Definitions and concepts Application of key definitions and concepts *The following is a guide to assist you with studying for the final exam. It is suggested that you review lecture slides, your notes, and readings to gain a wholistic understanding of the material.  Exam 1 Material Definitions and Concepts: Sociological Race/racial group Theory Sex imagination Fictive kin Ethnicity/ethnic groups Qualitative research Gender methods Cult of Racism Quantitative research Intersex domesticity methods Discrimination Transgender Gender role Gender stereotypes 1. What are the differences between traditional and current definitions of family? 2. What are the myths characterizing families? 3. What are the three perspectives on the changing family? 4. Looking at families in an historical perspective, what were the characteristics of families in the early modern era, golden fifties, and transformative sixties 5. What practices and policies have contributed to the existing racial and ethnic diversity among families in America? 6. What are the key family theories? 7. What are the differences between gender identity and gender expression? 8. How do we learn gender roles? Exam 2 Material Definitions and Concepts: Self-love Push factors Cohabitation effect Conflict Mutual Pull factors Marital stability Commitment Sexual arousal Voluntary temporary singles Marital satisfaction Sexual desire Voluntary stable singles Engagement Involuntary temporary singles Selection effect Involuntary stable singles Protection effect 1. What are the key differences between long-term love and romantic love? 2. What characterizes more contemporary dating patterns? 3. Why do couples break up? 4. What were views of singlehood in early America? 5. What is the sliding vs deciding phenomenon for cohabitation? 6. What are the top topics couples fight about? 7. What are the best conflict resolution strategies?  Exam 3 Material Definitions and Concepts: Postpartum depression Spillover effects Alzheimer’s disease Pronatalist Working poor Gerontologist Antinatalist Poverty threshold Ageism Fertility Occupational distribution Mourning Infertility Occupational sex segregation Bereavement Glass ceiling Grief Glass escalator Life expectancy 1. What are the differences between role overload, role conflict, and role strain among parents? 2. What are the differences in parenting styles? 3. How are work and family life connected? 4. What are the leading causes of death among older adults? 5. What are the gendered patterns of widowhood? Material from Remaining Lectures Definitions and Concepts: Cycle of violence Custody Emotional (Re-marriage) Power and control wheel Psychic (Re-marriage) Parental (Re-marriage) Community (Re-marriage) 1. What are the mental and physical health effects of IPV? 2. What are the consequences of IPV? 3. What are the different theoretical explanations of IPV? 4. Why do women remain in abusive relationships? 5. How can you support someone who is a victim of IPV? 6. What are the general stages and stations of divorce? 7. Why do couples divorce? 8. What is the impact of divorce on children? 9. What unique challenges do divorcees have when dating? 10. What are the characteristics of successful remarried families?