QUESTION 1

1. In the past 150 years, changes in _________ have led to women's rising status.
2. a.Gender roles
3. b.Business and economic interests
4. c.Educational access
5. d.All of the above

QUESTION 2

1. According to Robert Max Jackson, the most significant factor in the decline of gender inequality has been ________.
2. a.The women's suffrage movement
3. b.Changes in sexual attitudes
4. c.Changes in economic and political structures
5. d.Men's desire for equality

QUESTION 3

1. The era of separate spheres was characterized by distinct and separate roles for men and women
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 4

1. Women's status changed considerably with the passage of the Woman Suffrage Amendment.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 5

1. From the lecture: in 1965, the percentage of women in the U.S. Senate was ___; and in 2021, the percentage of women in the U.S. Senate was ___.
2. a.2; 24
3. b.0; 30
4. c.1; 20
5. d.5:15

QUESTION 6

1. According to the author's research in Reading 6, which group of children were the least ambivalent about their parents' family structure arrangements?
2. a.Children of homemaking/breadwinning father
3. b.Children of homemaking father/breadwinning mother
4. c.Children of single-parent homes
5. d.Children of dual-earner homes

QUESTION 7

1. In Reading 6, the fallback strategy established by both men and women in their case preferred plan for family arrangement is not reachable is called:
2. a.Plan B
3. b.Opt out
4. c.Downward track
5. d.None of the above

QUESTION 8

1. Research on hookups shows the following:
2. a.There is some confirmation that hookups are bad for women
3. b.Women's hookup experiences vary greatly
4. c.The sexual double standard still exists
5. d.All of the above

QUESTION 9

1. In Reading 7, which of the following reasons are given by college students to avoid relationships?
2. a.They want to delay sex until marriage
3. b.Relationships take time away from studies
4. c.They have a partner back home
5. d.None of the above

QUESTION 10

1. From the lecture: What is the median number of hookups by the end of college?
2. a.4
3. b.5
4. c.6
5. d.7

QUESTION 11

1. Sexual activity in hookups always involves intercourse.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 12

1. From the lecture: In general, married people in most age categories have sex more often than their non-married counterparts.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 13

1. The study presented by the authors of Reading 8 found that young men and women hold the institution of marriage in high regard.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 14

1. The median age for marriage in 1890 was ___ for men and ___ for women.
2. a.18; 26
3. b.21; 20
4. c.26; 22
5. d.29; 20

QUESTION 15

1. Birth rates for unmarried women have fallen more slowly than for those of married women.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 16

1. Despite the drop in marriage and the rise in cohabitation, there has been no explosion of non-marital birth in the United States.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 17

1. From the lecture: The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in _____; the United States followed and legalized same-sex marriage in _____.
2. a.2000; 2005
3. b.2000; 2015
4. c.2005; 2015
5. d.1990; 2020

QUESTION 18

1. Between the 1950s and 1970s, American attitudes towards marriage changed dramatically as part of what scholars have called _________.
2. a.A marriage transistion
3. b.The "me" transition
4. c.A "psychological revolution"
5. d.The marriage "revolution"

QUESTION 19

1. In Reading 10, the study by sociologist Jessie Bernard argued that every marriage contains two marriages, the _________.
2. a.Husband's and the wife's
3. b.Positive and negative
4. c.Insider's and outsider's
5. d.Individual's and the society's

QUESTION 20

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the "four horsemen of the apocalypse" described by psychologist John Gottman?
2. a.Criticism
3. b.Contempt
4. c.Active listening
5. d.Defensiveness

QUESTION 21

1. In the first half of the 20th century, most divorces were:
2. a.Collusive
3. b.No-fault
4. c.Absolute
5. d.Annulments

QUESTION 22

1. Which state issued the first so-called no-fault divorce?
2. a.California
3. b.Texas
4. c.Utah
5. d.Massachusetts

QUESTION 23

1. The "silent revolution" refers to the passage of which type of divorce laws?
2. a.Consensual
3. b.Annulment
4. c.Absolute
5. d.No-fault

QUESTION 24

1. From the lecture: Which stated had the highest divorce rate in 2019?
2. a.Florida
3. b.Arkansas
4. c.New York
5. d.Nevada

QUESTION 25

1. The rate of divorce doubled during what time period before leveling off?
2. a.1940-1960
3. b.1960-1980
4. c.1980-2000
5. d.2000-2020

QUESTION 26

1. Moral entrepreneurs seek to:
2. a.Maintain a norm or tradition
3. b.Establish new trends
4. c.Disrupt trends
5. d.None of the above

QUESTION 27

1. The U.S. divorce rate began increasing in the 1960s
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 28

1. Studies on the "psychophysiology of marriage" show that when men and women are in a distressed marriage, their immune systems decline over time.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 29

1. In modern stepfamilies, children are more likely to live with a stepfather than a stepmother.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 30

1. Most state laws treat stepparents as legal strangers to the children that they reside with.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 31

1. Mary Ann Mason uses the term _________ to describe scholars who assert that stepfamilies should be discouraged.
2. a.Negativists
3. b.Voluntarists
4. c.Reformists
5. d.Activists

QUESTION 32

1. From the lecture: Approximately what percentage of American families in the year 2010 lived in urban and suburban communities?
2. a.50
3. b.75
4. c.95
5. d.80

QUESTION 33

1. Which of the following developments has had an impact on family life?
2. a.Urbanization
3. b.Modern birth control methods
4. c.Women's increased labor force participation
5. d.All of the above

QUESTION 34

1. In Cowan and Cowan's sample of couples making the decision to have a baby, 50% of couples are:
2. a.Acceptance of fate couples
3. b.Planners
4. c.Ambivalent couples
5. d.Yes-No couples

QUESTION 35

1. From the lecture: Between ___% of women experience the post-baby blues, and ___% experience clinical postpartum depression.
2. a.50-60; 15-30
3. b.20-40; 5-10
4. c.70-80; 10-20
5. d.80-90; 25-35

QUESTION 36

1. The traditional "package deal" conception of family life focuses on fathers' relationships
2. a.with their young children
3. b.with their children's mother
4. c.outside the family
5. d.with their own fathers

QUESTION 37

1. In the study of low-income fathers in Reading 15, the researchers found the following:
2. a.The length of courtship prior to conception was brief
3. b.Relationships began with attraction and "affiliation"
4. c.The "real" relationship began after the pregnancy
5. d.All of the above

QUESTION 38

1. Gay men are more willing to adopt children across race, ethnicity, and class, including those with special needs.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 39

1. Public and private adoption agencies are now generally as open to same-sex couples as they are to heterosexual couples.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 40

1. From the lecture: Estimated surrogacy costs at Growing Generations range from _________ to _________.
2. a.$10,000; $100,000
3. b.$90,000; $300,000
4. c.$118,640; $186,460 (notice how specific this is...hint, hint)
5. d.None of the above

QUESTION 41

1. Which of the following is a myth about the history of American Childhood?
2. a.Childhood is carefree
3. b.The home is a haven of stability for children
4. c.The United States is a child-friendly society
5. d.All of the above

QUESTION 42

1. The proportion of children in the population of the United States went from one half in the mid-19th century to _________ in 1900.
2. a.One-third
3. b.Two-thirds
4. c.One-quarter
5. d.Three-quarters

QUESTION 43

1. The rise of the middle-class contributed to an emphasis on nurturing and the prolonged schooling of children.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 44

1. On the surface, postmodern childhood is similar in appearance to premodern childhood.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 45

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the forms of psychological violence facing children today?
2. a.Expecations
3. b.Disney
4. c.Labeling
5. d.Representation

QUESTION 46

1. Human development involves ongoing interaction between
2. a.Individual-level biological potentials
3. b.Social processes
4. c.Both a and b
5. d.Neither a nor b

QUESTION 47

1. From the lecture: in terms of social mobility, the United States ranks ___ on a global scale.
2. a.1
3. b.13
4. c.21
5. d.27

QUESTION 48

1. Which of the following represent today's markers of adulthood?
2. a.Completing education
3. b.Being employed full-time
4. c.Establishing an independent household
5. d.All of the above

QUESTION 49

1. Definitions of adulthood are consistent across social classes.
2. True
3. False

QUESTION 50

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three social institutions suggested for strengthening in Reading 19?
2. a.Community colleges
3. b.DMV
4. c.Service-learning programs
5. d.Military