SOCL Exam 2

1. Based on current research, one can safely conclude that children raised in gay and lesbian homes do not exhibit any greater symptoms of mental distress than children raised in heterosexual homes.

True

False

2. The major disagreement between social constructivist theory and integrative theory is whether society completely determines a person's sexual identity.

True

False

3. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, companionship and sexual fulfillment became more important to a successful marriage.

True

False

4. The historic rise in women's labor participation seems to have peaked.

True

False

5. Fathers help children to learn to regulate their emotions and learn the limits of excitable behavior.

True

False

6. The institutional marriage refers to an emphasis on male authority, duty, and conformity to social norms.

True

False

7. The queer theory tends to avoid the consideration of how children are raised.

True

False

8. Cohabitating relationships of opposite or same sex couples would not be common without the increasing acceptance of sexual acitivity outside of marriage.

True

False

9. The percentage of Americans who work very long weeks (50 hours of more) is higher than in

All of the above

France

Germany

The United Kingdom

10. The _________________ put the country on its ear when it published the results about men's sexual behavior.

National Survey for Family

Kinsey Report

Hite Report

Martin Report

11. There is little class difference in how wives feel about working for pay.

True

False

12. Recent studies suggest that cohabitation is

A testing ground for marriage

All of the above

An alternative way of being single

An alternative to marriage

13. Beginning in the late 1800's through 1973, homosexuality was thought to be

A psychological illness

A physical condition

A result of environment

A normal sexual activity

14. Tronto (1993) and others believe that we overvalue individualism and ___________ and undervalue interdependence and _____________.

Caring; autonomy

Autonomy; caring

Autonomy; work experience

Caring; work experience

15. When it comes to childcare, single employed mothers often

Are adequately supported by government programs

Tend to share the burden with their significant other or an employer

Rely on relatives to help with their children

Are forced to take children to work due to lack of alternatives

16. Parents influence on the spousal choice of children ____________ when children can find ways of making an independent living.

Increases

Decreases

Increases initially and then declines

Remains unchanged

17. Hooking up

All of the above

Does not imply sexual intercourse

Became common in the 2000's

Is an imperial sexual encounter

18. The best parents (that is those who are most likely to produce children who are socially competent) perform 3 tasks well: they set clear standards, they enforce standards consistently without harsh punishment, and they _____________.

Provide substantial emotional support

Spend a lot of money on their children

Reason with their children

Put the marital relationship as a second priority to the parental relationship for many years

19. Changes in sexual activity in the US since the start of the century have served to:

Decrease the incidence of sexually transmitted disease

Reinforce the central focus of children as the core of family life

Weaken the role of marriage as the core of family life

Strengthen the role of marriage as the core of family life

20. The fact that sexual identities have only recently emerged as a concept suggests that:

This is a new phenomenon

We need to base everything on biology

They are socially constructed

This is a phenomenon not worthy of study

21. A person's sexual orientation is a result of

Peer pressure

Socialization

Genetics

Still undetermined

22. With the emergence of adolescence as a recognized life stage for teenagers, the high school and college years give young people

An incentive to marry young

A protected time relatively free of parental involvement

An incentive to help the family economically

More restrictions from parents

23. The state of having too many roles with conflicting demands is often referred to as

Role overload

Multiple roles

Mixed roles

Role spillover

24. Working parents with children in daycare tend to:

Spend more time with their children than those whose children aren't in daycare

Spend the same amount of time with their children as parents whose children aren't in daycare

Spend little time with their children

Sacrifice more of their free time to spend extra hours with children

25. Today, in general, couples in a marriage are most likely to

Practice sexual monogamy

Be less likely to agree that extra marital sex was wrong than they were in 1972

Have an "open marriage"

Have at least one extramarital partner during their marriage

26. The US has been a frontrunner among industrialized nations in implementing family friendly policies for US workers.

True

False

27. Based on sociological and psychological research, "sparing the rod" spoils the child.

True

False

28. The different manner in which parents treat male and female children can be attributed to ___________, which have little to do with true biological differences.

Gender roles

Class roles

Religious roles

All of the above

29. The major source of primary socialization for children in the US is

Family

Day care

School

Church

30. Some recent trends with respect to first marriage are

Typical age is lower and many people cohabitate before marriage

People are spending less time looking for a partner

Typical age is higher and many people cohabitate before marriage

Unplanned pregnancies are a major contributor to young peoples decisions

31. Compared to women with less education and lower earnings, the specialized model predicts that women with more education and higher earnings are ________ likely to marry, while the income pooling model predicts they are _________.

More; less

Equally; more

Less; more

More; equally

32. Of the three types of parenting styles that Baumrind researched, the _________ parenting style seems to produce children who are more socially competent.

Authoritarian

Permissive

Good enough

Authoritative

33. Time study diaries that covered almost 40 years compared the change in the amount of time women and men spent in household work, they found

Men were spending more hours in housework

All of the above

Women were spending fewer hours in housework

Women were spending 4 times as many minutes caring for children than were men

34. 2/3 of all births are listed to cohabitating couples.

True

False

35. The number of sex partners for women changed dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s.

True

False

36. At the beginning of the 21st century, __________ of married women work outside of the home in ______ jobs.

A majority; part time

A minority; full time

A majority; full time

A minority; part time

37. The proportion of housework done by husbands in the US went up dramatically as wives entered the labor market.

True

False

38. The changing nature of adoption is also reflected in the fact that

All of the above

A significant portion of adopted children are foreign born

60% of foreign born children were from Asian countries

2/3 of those adopted have a disability

39. Before the turn of the century, parents were able to __________________

Negotiate with their children the terms of their prospective marriages

None of the above

Control the movements and monitor the behavior of their children

Let their children have plenty of freedom with respect to independent living and recreation

Socl Exam 2