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Multiple Choice Questions - (50) Odd Numbered - (41)

True/False Questions - (23) Even Numbered - (41)

Fill In The Blank Questions - (9)

1 Two or more people who are committed to each other and who share intimacy, resources, values and decision making

responsibilities is a _

Family Fill-in-the-Blank Question

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

hazardous Fill-in-the-Blank Question

3 Children generally fare better when their parents are _

married Fill-in-the-Blank Question

4 The most common stressors couples and families face are _

financial issues Fill-in-the-Blank Question

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 Fill-in-the-Blank Question

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 Fill-in-the-Blank Question

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

pedophiles Fill-in-the-Blank Question

8 As business commentators and politicians point out, we live in a _ economy

global Fill-in-the-Blank Question

9 Strategies designed to engage citizens to make changes in their communities is known as the _

Families and Democracy Model Fill-in-the-Blank Question

10 Approximately what percentage of the United States population marries at least once?

50%

65%

75%

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

12 Which American ethnic group has the highest percentage of single parents?

White Latino

Asian American Multiple Choice Question

13 Of those people who get divorced, about _ eventually remarry

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 Multiple Choice Question

15 Currently, about _ of all American adults are divorced

25%

40%

50%

16 Any definition of family should be broad enough to encompass a range of family structures, dynamics, and:

values

resources

goals

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 Multiple Choice Question

18 Contemporary families may include:

families with disabled parents and children

same-sex parents

foster care families

→ all of these

19 The emotional and legal commitment of two people is called:

monogamy

cohabitation

common law marriage

20 Who is most likely to get divorced?

Caucasians

Asians

Hispanics

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 Multiple Choice Question

22 In 2005, the number of single-parent families was:

15%

40%

50%

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.

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

25 Married people are happier than:

single people

widowed people

cohabiting people

→ all of the above

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

27 The birth rate in the United States hovers around births per woman over the past 20 years

one

three four Multiple Choice Question

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

29 Suicide alone resulted in over _ deaths in 2006 in the United States

14,000 29,000

50,000 Multiple Choice Question

30 Nearly _ women have been raped in their lifetime

1 in 10

1 in 20

1 in 50 Multiple Choice Question

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 Multiple Choice Question

32 In 2001, the majority of homicides and suicides in the United States were done with:

knives

ropes

poison

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

34 With the emergence of women in traditionally male roles, particularly in positions of power, _ are being redefined

salaries work schedules

men's rights Multiple Choice Question

35 85,000 deaths attributed to _ in a single year make it the third leading actual cause of death

smoking illegal drugs

heart disease Multiple Choice Question

36 The first country to end the exclusion of same sex couples from marriage was:

Canada

Argentina

South Africa

37 The leading cause of preventable death in the U.S is _

alcohol illegal drugs heart disease

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

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

40 1 in _ youths receive unwanted sexual solicitation on the Internet

7000 700 70

41 Men use the Internet _ compared to women

more less

never Multiple Choice Question

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

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43 People from _ years use the Internet more than any other adult age group

18 to 24

25 to 34

55 to 64 Multiple Choice Question

44 Those who are _ use the Internet more than those who are _

→ married; single

divorced; married widowed; divorced single; married Multiple Choice Question

45 "Truck drivers are generally males", is an example of:

a gender schema

gender typing

→ a gender role

a gender norm

46 One recent study shows that of parents have made efforts to monitor and regulate their teen's Internet use

52%

33%

21%

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

48 Villages today are also being created in _:

rural areas

small towns

on ranches

→ in cyber space

49 _ are the most common stressors couples and families face

Religious issues Parenting issues Sexual issues

→ Financial issues

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

51 What proportion of children in this country is now living in poverty?

1 in 50

1 in 30

1 in 3 Multiple Choice Question

52 Of all the poor people in this country, what percentage are children?

15%

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78%

53 Your social environment consists of all of the following EXCEPT:

media

internet

changing gender roles

54 Waite and Gallagher report there is growing evidence that people are _ if they are in a marriage

healthier happier wealthier

→ all of these

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."

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

57 Marriage by its nature is a _ institution

legal dynamic traditional Multiple Choice Question

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

Administration for Children and Families

A social psychologist Multiple Choice Question

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

60 Contemporary families are more varied than ever

False True / False Question

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

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

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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

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

65 There are many more single-parent families today than in 1970

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

67 The social environment shapes us much more than we can shape the social environment

68 The greater the change, the greater the stress

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

lives

70 Nearly one in ten women will have been raped in their lifetime

True

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

72 Most observers would argue that America is becoming less violent

True

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

True

74 Males use the internet more than females

True

75 Alcohol is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States

76 The Internet is used most by people aged 35 to 54

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

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

True

79 Few observers today predict a resurgence of population in most rural areas, especially those outside commuting distance

from good-size cities

80 Women are the true pioneers of the gender revolution

81 Religious issues are the most common stressors couples and families face

True

82 Twenty-five percent of the children in this country now live in poverty

True

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