Test bank for marriages and families 8th edition by olson

Page of This chapter has 82 questions Scroll down to see and select individual questions or narrow the list using the checkboxes below questions at random and keep in order  Multiple Choice Questions - (50) Odd Numbered - (41) True/False Questions - (23) Even Numbered - (41) Fill In The Blank Questions - (9) 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 According to Waite and Gallagher, "Not being married can be _ to your health." hazardous Fill-in-the-Blank Question Children generally fare better when their parents are _ married Fill-in-the-Blank Question The most common stressors couples and families face are _ financial issues Fill-in-the-Blank Question 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 Test Bank for Marriages and Families 8th Edition by Olson Fill-in-the-Blank Question file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Women haveFull 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 Those who use the Internet to lure children into participation in sexual behavior are known as _ pedophiles Fill-in-the-Blank Question As business commentators and politicians point out, we live in a _ economy global Fill-in-the-Blank Question 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% → 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 Multiple Choice Question 12 Which American ethnic group has the highest percentage of single parents? White Latino → African American Asian American Multiple Choice Question 13 Of those people who get divorced, about _ eventually remarry → 75% 60% 40% 30% Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of Multiple Choice Question 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 → 10% 25% 40% 50% Multiple Choice Question 16 Any definition of family should be broad enough to encompass a range of family structures, dynamics, and: values resources → functions goals Multiple Choice Question 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 inand a nursing home8th Edition by Olson Test Bank for Marriages Families your sister, who lives with her husband two hundred miles away Fullbrother, file atwho https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson rents a room in your basement → your 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 Multiple Choice Question 19 The emotional and legal commitment of two people is called: monogamy cohabitation → marriage common law marriage Multiple Choice Question 20 Who is most likely to get divorced? → African Americans Caucasians Asians Hispanics Multiple Choice Question 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% → 35% 40% 50% Multiple Choice Question 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 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of Married couples are more likely to view the relationship as sexually exclusive than cohabitating couples Multiple Choice Question 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 not remarry Ninety percent of all Americans marry at least once The number of stepfamilies is growing Multiple Choice Question 25 Married people are happier than: single people widowed people cohabiting people → all of the above Multiple Choice Question 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 Multiple Choice Question Test Bank for Marriages and Families 8th Edition by Olson 27 The birth rate in the United States hovers around births per woman over the past 20 years one Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson → two 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 Multiple Choice Question 29 Suicide alone resulted in over _ deaths in 2006 in the United States 14,000 29,000 → 34,000 50,000 Multiple Choice Question 30 Nearly _ women have been raped in their lifetime → in in 10 in 20 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 year old children from birth to 10 years old children from year told to 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 → firearms poison Multiple Choice Question 33 With the growth of the _, sex reaches into homes causing concern about child exploitation Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of → movie industry television industry music industry Internet Multiple Choice Question 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 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 → alcohol heart disease Multiple Choice Question 36 The first country to end the exclusion of same sex couples from marriage was: Canada Argentina Netherlands → Test Bank for Marriages and Families 8th Edition by Olson South Africa Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Multiple Choice Question 37 The leading cause of preventable death in the U.S is _ alcohol illegal drugs heart disease → smoking Multiple Choice Question 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 Multiple Choice Question 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 Multiple Choice Question 40 in _ youths receive unwanted sexual solicitation on the Internet 7000 700 70 → Multiple Choice Question 41 Men use the Internet _ compared to women more less → equally 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 12 → 22 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of Multiple Choice Question 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 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 Multiple Choice Question 46 One recent study shows that of parents have made efforts to monitor and regulate their teen's Internet use Test Bank for Marriages and Families 8th Edition by Olson 52% → 61% Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson 33% 21% Multiple Choice Question 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 Multiple Choice Question 48 Villages today are also being created in _: rural areas small towns on ranches → in cyber space Multiple Choice Question 49 _ are the most common stressors couples and families face Religious issues Parenting issues Sexual issues → Financial issues Multiple Choice Question 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? in 50 in 30 → in in Multiple Choice Question 52 Of all the poor people in this country, what percentage are children? 15% Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of → 22% 36% 78% Multiple Choice Question 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 Multiple Choice Question 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." 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Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Multiple Choice Question 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 Multiple Choice Question 57 Marriage by its nature is a _ institution → multifaceted 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 → The Families and Democracy Model 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 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 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of 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 Test Bank for Marriages and Families 8th Edition by Olson True / False Question 68 The greater the change, the greater the stress Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson → 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 Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of 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 Test Bank for Marriages and Families 8th Edition by Olson True / False Question 82 Twenty-five percent of the children in this country now live in poverty Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson True → False True / False Question Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson ... at https://TestbankDirect.eu /Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson True → False True / False Question Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu /Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson. .. positive views on marriage than couples that live together Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu /Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson Page of Married couples are more likely... hovers around births per woman over the past 20 years one Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu /Test-Bank-for-Marriages-and-Families-8th-Edition-by-Olson → two three four Multiple Choice Question