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Intro Family Studies Exam 1
UIUC Intro to Family Studies Exam 1
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Undergraduate 1
02/16/2017

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Social Ecological Model is associated with
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Urie Bronfenbrenner
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Family Systems Theory determines if a family is
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Balanced, midrange or unbalanced
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Ratings of families in regards to their separateness, closeness and loyalty would result in a measure of
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Cohesion
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2013 health survey revealed ___% of couples are composed of members of the same sex
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About 1%
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Quantitative Research typically uses
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Structured questions, ratings or scales
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Qualitative Research typically
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Is based on open-ended data gathering techniques
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Enmeshed, chaotic families would most like respond to stressful events
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All together, with poor problem solving abilities, and in unpredictable ways
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Harriet Pipes McAdoo's major contributions to family science were
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broadening the study of family studies by including more racially and ethnically diverse families into studies
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WEIRD stands for
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Western
Educated
Industrialized
Rich
Democratic
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True or False: Family scientists have made many important breakthroughs in the study of bisexual and transgendered relationships and families
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False
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True or False: Demographic trends indicate that more Americans are living in 2-parent families with their own biological children
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False
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True or False: There is a growing number of father-headed, single-parent households in the US
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True
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True or False: In exploring the strengths of ethnic/racially diverse families, the authors identify unique strengths among all types of families
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True
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Ernest Burgess is known as
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The founder of family science, marriage and family
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Chronosystem
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events over time
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Microsystems
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immediate social environments
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Mesosystem
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interactions between systems
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Exosystem
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neighborhoods, parental work setting
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Macrosystem
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Cultural and subcultural influences (values)
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Acculturation
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is the process whereby cultural traits and values from one ethnic group become blended with those of the dominant culture
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Assimilation
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is the process in which old cultural traits and values are relinquished and replaced by those of the dominant culture
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Ethnocentrism
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is the assumption that one's own culture is the standard by which other cultures should be judged
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Larry Kurdek
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Gays and Lesbians compared to heterosexual couples in families
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Ethnography
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Study of people and cultures
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Multiverse Marriage and Families
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Less likely to be reported to parents
Internet dating indicates views on racial tolerance
More likely to cohabitate, less to marry
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