Exam 1: Defining Family Variation

A) Androgyny is possible and desirable because sex/gender roles are all socially constructed.
B) Androgyny is possible but not desirable because sex-arbitrary gender roles would have to change.
C) Androgyny is not possible because of the existence of sex-irreducible gender roles.
D) Androgyny can be achieved only where total differentiation exists.
E) Sex-influenced roles are already essentially androgynous.

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A) Impersonal relationships/ Intimate personal relationships.
B) Members share similar social status/ Individuals' social status varies.
C) Age homogeneity/ Includes more than one generation.
D) Individuals have separate basic assets/ sharing basic assets is a norm.
E) All the above are correct.

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A) Are exactly like marriages in every way except in name.
B) Entitle registered couples the same rights as married couples in such matters as health benefits and inheritance rights.
C) Are not portable-they aren't recognized in other states the way marriages are.
D) Only (a) and (b) above.
E) Only (b) and (c) above.

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A) Men owned and controlled the property.
B) Women could have only one husband.
C) Biological fathers had the primary responsibility for raising their children.
D) Men made their living as mercenary soldiers.
E) All the above are true.

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A) An informal norm.
B) A formal norm.
C) A value.
D) An institution.
E) Unnecessary government interference.

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A) The percent of married couples with children has declined significantly.
B) The percent of married couples without children has declined significantly.
C) The percent of men living alone has gone down significantly.
D) All of the above.
E) Only (a) and (b) above

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A) They provide individual goals for daily living.
B) They provide social goals to strive for.
C) They can be used for comparisons of similar phenomena, such as family systems.
D) They explain the concept of god.
E) They make textbook pages easier to read.

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A) Pronuptualism.
B) Forced fertility.
C) Pronatalism.
D) American family decline.
E) Antinuptualism.

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A) ideal type
B) theoretical perspective
C) dichotomy
D) strict division of labor
E) overly gendered system

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A) A macrofunctional definition.
B) A microfunctional definition.
C) A structural definition.
D) The U. S. Census definition.
E) A gender-deterministic definition.

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A) It is recognized, in some form, in all 50 states.
B) Some states specify "intent to live as married" rather than specifying a certain number of years of cohabitation.
C) Couples with established common-law marriages must get a divorce before either can legally remarry.
D) All the above are true.
E) Only (b) and (c) above.

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