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1. Two or more people who are committed to each other and who share intimacy, resources, values and decision making
responsibilities is a _____.
Family

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2. According to Waite and Gallagher, "Not being married can be _____ to your health."
hazardous

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3. Children generally fare better when their parents are _____.
married

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4. The most common stressors couples and families face are _____.
financial issues

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5. In our continuous quest to market technological solutions to human problems, much has been made of the computer's
potential for connecting human beings. _____% of families with children have Internet access.
59

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6. Women have served as leaders of more than 20 countries around the world, but a woman has yet to serve as _____.
President of the United States

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7. Those who use the Internet to lure children into participation in sexual behavior are known as _____.
pedophiles

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8. As business commentators and politicians point out, we live in a _____ economy.
global

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9. Strategies designed to engage citizens to make changes in their communities is known as the _____.
Families and Democracy Model

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10. Approximately what percentage of the United States population marries at least once?
50%
65%
75%
→ 85%

Multiple Choice Question

11. Most people need intimate relationships with other people. Intimacy is sharing with another person all of the following
EXCEPT:
→ financially.
intellectually.
physically.
emotionally.

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12. Which American ethnic group has the highest percentage of single parents?
White
Latino
→ African American
Asian American

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13. Of those people who get divorced, about _____ eventually remarry.
→ 75%
60%
40%
30%
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14. Currently, about _____ of all American adults are married.
one in four
→ less than half
more than half
three out of four

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15. Currently, about _____ of all American adults are divorced.
→ 10%
25%
40%
50%

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16. Any definition of family should be broad enough to encompass a range of family structures, dynamics, and:
values.
resources.
→ functions.
goals.

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17. Which of the following would be part of your family, as defined by the United States Bureau of the Census?
your grandmother, who lives in a nursing home
your sister, who lives with her husband two hundred miles away
→ your brother, who rents a room in your basement
all these

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18. Contemporary families may include:
families with disabled parents and children.
same-sex parents.
foster care families.
→ all of these

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19. The emotional and legal commitment of two people is called:
monogamy.
cohabitation.
→ marriage.
common law marriage.

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20. Who is most likely to get divorced?
→ African Americans.
Caucasians.
Asians.
Hispanics.

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21. What is the median age for first marriage for men and women?
27 for males, 26 for females
25 for males, 23 for females
→ 28 for males, 25 for females
26 for males, 23 for females

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22. In 2005, the number of single-parent families was:
15%.
→ 35%.
40%.
50%.

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23. Which of the following is NOT one of the differences between married and cohabitating couples?
People living together are less likely to pool financial resources then married couples.
Couples that live together have more favorable views of divorce than married couples.
→ Married couples have less positive views on marriage than couples that live together.
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Married couples are more likely to view the relationship as sexually exclusive than cohabitating couples.

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24. Which of the following statements is false?
The median age for marriage for men and women is in their 20s.
→ The majority of people who divorce do not remarry.
Ninety percent of all Americans marry at least once.
The number of stepfamilies is growing.

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25. Married people are happier than:
single people.
widowed people.
cohabiting people.
→ all of the above.

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26. Which if the following is NOT a factor associated with failure of a second marriage?
Presence of children.
Communities with a high poverty rate.
Low proportion of college-educated residences in the neighborhood.
→ Women who reported their children were wanted.

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27. The birth rate in the United States hovers around ____ births per woman over the past 20 years.
one
→ two
three
four

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28. Which of the following is NOT an impact of marriage?
Married people live longer.
Married people are happier.
→ Married people have less sex.
Married men make more money.

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29. Suicide alone resulted in over _____ deaths in 2006 in the United States.
14,000
29,000
→ 34,000
50,000

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30. Nearly _____ women have been raped in their lifetime.
→ 1 in 5
1 in 10
1 in 20
1 in 50

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31. Nationwide, nearly 800,000 children who were victims of abuse and neglect in 2007, _____ accounted for the highest rate
of victimization.
→ children from birth to 1 year old
children from birth to 10 years old
children from 1 year told to 5 years old
children from 10 years old to 15 years old

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32. In 2001, the majority of homicides and suicides in the United States were done with:
knives.
ropes.
→ firearms.
poison.

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33. With the growth of the _____, sex reaches into homes causing concern about child exploitation.
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movie industry
television industry
music industry
→ Internet

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34. With the emergence of women in traditionally male roles, particularly in positions of power, _____ are being redefined.
salaries
work schedules
→ gender roles
men's rights

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35. 85,000 deaths attributed to _____ in a single year make it the third leading actual cause of death.
smoking
illegal drugs
→ alcohol
heart disease

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36. The first country to end the exclusion of same sex couples from marriage was:
Canada.
Argentina.
→ Netherlands.
South Africa.

Multiple Choice Question

37. The leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. is _____.
alcohol
illegal drugs
heart disease
→ smoking

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38. Which of the following is NOT a state in the U.S. where it is legal for same sex couples to marry?
Massachusetts.
New York.
Washington DC.
→ Florida.

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39. Which of the following is NOT one of the suspected reasons for the high divorce rate in the U.S.?
Many people marry for the wrong reasons.
Many people enter marriage with unrealistic expectations.
Marriage is challenging.
→ Adultery.

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40. 1 in _____ youths receive unwanted sexual solicitation on the Internet.
7000
700
70
→ 7

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41. Men use the Internet _______ compared to women.
more
less
→ equally
never

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42. Women have served as leaders in ____________ countries around the world, but a woman has yet to serve as president of
the United States.
3
5
12
→ 22
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43. People from ___________ years use the Internet more than any other adult age group.
18 to 24
25 to 34
→ 35 to 54
55 to 64

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44. Those who are ___________ use the Internet more than those who are _________.
→ married; single
divorced; married
widowed; divorced
single; married

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45. "Truck drivers are generally males", is an example of:
a gender schema.
gender typing.
→ a gender role.
a gender norm.

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46. One recent study shows that ________ of parents have made efforts to monitor and regulate their teen's Internet use.
52%
→ 61%
33%
21%

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47. The impersonal forces of urban living can be countered by creating village like social structures in a:
neighborhood.
workplace.
religious institutions.
→ all of these

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48. Villages today are also being created in _____:
rural areas.
small towns.
on ranches.
→ in cyber space.

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49. _____ are the most common stressors couples and families face.
Religious issues
Parenting issues
Sexual issues
→ Financial issues

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50. You are surprised when at the doctor's office a young man comes in and introduces himself as your nurse. This error in
your thinking is an example of:
a gender schema.
gender typing.
→ a gender role.
a gender norm.

Multiple Choice Question

51. What proportion of children in this country is now living in poverty?
1 in 50
1 in 30
→ 1 in 5
1 in 3

Multiple Choice Question

52. Of all the poor people in this country, what percentage are children?
15%
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22%
→ 36%
78%

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53. Your social environment consists of all of the following EXCEPT:
media.
internet.
changing gender roles.
→ self-esteem.

Multiple Choice Question

54. Waite and Gallagher report there is growing evidence that people are _____ if they are in a marriage.
healthier
happier
wealthier
→ all of these

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55. Betty Friedan, a pioneer in the latest wave of feminist movement, says, "People's priorities—men's and women's
alike—should be affirming life, enhancing life, not:
→ greed."
money."
marriage."
death."

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56. All the factors in society, both positive and negative, that impact individuals and their relationships is one's
→ social environment.
microsystem.
locus of control.
marriage.

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57. Marriage by its nature is a _______________ institution.
→ multifaceted
legal
dynamic
traditional

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58. _____ provides strategies to engage citizens to make changes in their communities and provides direction to family
professionals and community citizens to come together to solve problems that affect individuals and families.
The National Coalition for the Homeless
→ The Families and Democracy Model
Administration for Children and Families
A social psychologist

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59. Besides occurring in couple relationships, intimacy occurs in:
parent-child relationships
relationships with extended family
relationships with those who take the place of family
→ all of these

Multiple Choice Question

60. Contemporary families are more varied than ever.
→ True
False

True / False Question

61. Men and women are waiting longer than ever before to get married for the first time.
→ True
False

True / False Question

62. One growing trend regarding marriage is that the number of marriages continues to decrease over time and is at the lowest
in our country's history.
→ True
False
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True / False Question

63. While a majority of the U.S. population is married, that majority continues to decrease over time.
→ True
False

True / False Question

64. In about two-thirds of the marriages taking place each year, both the bride and the groom are marrying for the first time.
True
→ False

True / False Question

65. There are many more single-parent families today than in 1970.
→ True
False

True / False Question

66. The decline in the number of stay-at-home moms since the 1950s has shown a reversal in recent years.
→ True
False

True / False Question

67. The social environment shapes us much more than we can shape the social environment.
→ True
False

True / False Question

68. The greater the change, the greater the stress.
→ True
False

True / False Question

69. We are not puppets of the social environment and we preserve our human dignity by taking responsibility for our own
lives.
→ True
False

True / False Question

70. Nearly one in ten women will have been raped in their lifetime.
True
→ False

True / False Question

71. Many observers have argued that our fast-moving and competitive social environment is not directly related to the high
rate of marital dissolution we experience in this country and in the increase in single-parent families and stepfamilies.
True
→ False

True / False Question

72. Most observers would argue that America is becoming less violent.
True
→ False

True / False Question

73. Tobacco use is the third most preventable cause of death in the U.S.
True
→ False

True / False Question

74. Males use the internet more than females.
True
→ False

True / False Question

75. Alcohol is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States.
→ True
False

True / False Question

76. The Internet is used most by people aged 35 to 54.
→ True
False

True / False Question

77.
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Women have served as leaders of 23 countries around the world, but a woman has yet to serve as president of the United
States.
→ True
False

True / False Question

78. Gender roles are not being redefined even though women are now well represented in the workforce.
True
→ False

True / False Question

79. Few observers today predict a resurgence of population in most rural areas, especially those outside commuting distance
from good-size cities.
→ True
False

True / False Question

80. Women are the true pioneers of the gender revolution.
→ True
False

True / False Question

81. Religious issues are the most common stressors couples and families face.
True
→ False

True / False Question

82. Twenty-five percent of the children in this country now live in poverty.
True
→ False

True / False Question