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47 Cards in this Set
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Research on racial/ethnic differences find that the pattern of men’s spending less time than women in house work occurs in which of the following families?
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white, black, and hispanic
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Sociologist Arlie Hochschild and other researchers have concluded that the second shift for women means __________ between husbands and wives, as women sacrifice leisure—and sleep—to accomplish unpaid family work.
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leisure gap
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The text points out that virtually all research and other writings on the subject suggest that today’s typical American family is:
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A. hectic
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About __________ of all employees now work more than forty hours per week.
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28%
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The American Time Use Survey shows that women spend _________ time than men in the care of the household and its members.
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more than 75%
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According to the text, fathers are spending __________ time with their children in
comparison to the past |
more
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Robert has just received a promotion as a bank loan officer, which will necessitate
relocation in another state. His wife, Sarah, has agreed to give up her job in order to accommodate her husband’s career advancement. Sarah may be referred to as a __________ spouse |
trailing
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Jane is an insurance executive and lives in San Francisco. Her husband, Don, is an
attorney who practices law in New York City. On the weekends, Jane may travel to New York, or Don to San Francisco so that they can be together. Jane and Don’s arrangement is most specifically referred to as: |
commuter marriages
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In her study of dual-earner couples, sociologist Rosanna Hertz explored parents’
approaches to child care and found they fell into three categories. What are they? |
mothering approach to childcare, parenting, and market approach to childcare
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There are essentially three types of non-relative child care. What are they?
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family child care, in home, center care, self care
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Research by the Families and Work Institute has found four sources of parental stress
regarding child care. What are they? |
1. difficult to find 2. some arrangements decrease quality then others 3. child care expensises 4. parents forced to put together patwork system of care that tends to fall apart
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Psychologist Jay Belsky reported that infants in their first year who are in non
parental care for twenty or more hours per week are at elevated risk of: |
insecure attachments to mothers
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The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association
have established guidelines that describe quality child care as having certain features. What are they? |
B. strictly discipline environment
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Joanne’s mother is 90 years old, disabled, and in need of assistance with daily living
activities. Recently, Joanne and her husband suggested that Joanne’s mother move in with them. This situation is an example of what the text refers to as: |
elder care
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The 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act mandates up to __________of unpaid family leave for workers in companies with at least fifty employees.
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up to 12 weeks
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Study after study shows that marital satisfaction is greater when __________.
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wives feel that husbands share fairly in household work
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According to John Gottman’s research on marital communication and conflict
management, what are his conclusions? |
A. neither partner should try escalading arguments
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Avoiding or evading a fight is an example of:
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stone walling
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When Gerald and Patricia are arguing, they try to build up, not tear down, each
other’s self-esteem. This technique is referred to as: |
bonding fighting
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In communicating with each other, Naveed and Tasha are transparent, authentic, and
explicit about how they feel. Their behavior reflects: |
leveling
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The text points out that it is impossible to __________ when a person is in the “hating
my partner, wanting-revenge, feeling-stung-and-needing-to-sting-back” state of mind. |
make an "I" statement
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Mike has agreed to go out to eat with his wife Ellen, but at the same time yawns and
says that he is tired and had a hard day at work. Mike’s behavior illustrates: |
mixed of double messages
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Joanna and Richard have been having a bad day. Joanna asks Richard what is wrong.
Richard replies, “Oh, nothing,” but the look on his face and his body language suggest otherwise. Richard’s behavior reflects: |
the silent treatment
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Douglas and Rhonda have agreed upon a time and a place for a fight. However
strange this may appear, Douglas and Rhonda have negotiated what the text refers to as: |
gripe hours
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John Gottman found that, in reaching an agreement, happily married people do so:
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quickly
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One counselor team referenced in the text has suggested “__________ therapy”:
helping partners accept their spouses as they are instead of demanding change. |
acceptance
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Research clearly indicates that the tactics associated with winning in a particular
conflict are also those associated with: |
lower martial satisfaction
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and PREP are training programs for married couples that emphasize:
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strengthing marriages and preventing divorces
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A study comparing mutually satisfied couples with those experiencing marital
difficulties found that when couples are having trouble getting along or are stressed, they tend to: |
interpret messages and behave more negatively
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Success in marriage has to do with a couple’s __________, perhaps more than any
other social indicator emphasized by social scientists in earlier studies of marital adjustment |
gentleness, humor, relating to others
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There is no such thing as a __________ conflict
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conflict free
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In conjunction with the National Family Violence Surveys, respondents were asked
about the following acts: threw something at the other; pushed, grabbed, or shoved; slapped or spanked; kicked, bit, or hit with a fist; hit or tried to hit with something; beat up the other; burned or scaled (for children) or choked (for spouses); threatened with knife or gun; and used a knife or gun. On the basis of this information, researchers developed an instrument known as the: |
conflict tactics scale
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According to the National Family Violence Survey, during the course of the marriage,
a violent act occurred in about __________ of all married couples |
28%
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According to race/ethnicity, victimization rates are strikingly higher for __________
women. |
native americans
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Estimates are that __________ percent of women experience marital rape.
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between 10-14%
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Under traditional common law, marital rape was not considered rape at all because:
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entitled to unlimited sex
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The text points out that with few legitimate avenues toward personal or social power,
men may resort to coercive power over the women in their lives in an attempt to gain control. This type of violence has been called: |
B. patriarichal terrorism
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Unusually low self-esteem interacts with fear, depression, confusion, anxiety, feelings
of self-blame, and loss of a sense of personal control that can create the __________ syndrome. |
battered women syndrome
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__________ violence is not focused on a particular matter of dispute between the
partners, but is intended to establish a general pattern of dominance in the relationship. |
batters
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The text mentions several ways to stop relationship violence. What are they?
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shelters, criminal justice system, counseling, group therapy
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When women kill a partner, it is usually:
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out of desperation to exit relationship
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What is categorized as child neglect?
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failing to provide adderate physical or emotional care
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Allowing children to witness violence between partners might be construed as:
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emotional child abuse
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Of the various forms of sexual abuse, which is the most emotionally charged?
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incest
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The National Family Violence Survey found what to be the most pervasive form of
family violence? |
sibling violence
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Abused children live in families of all socioeconomic levels, races, nationalities, and
religious groups, although child abuse is reported more frequently among __________ families. |
poor and non white
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Those who favor the __________ approach to combating child abuse and willful
neglect believe that one or both parents should be held legally responsible for abusing a child. |
punitive
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