Chapter 2 Quiz

A  They give people complete answers to raise healthy, successful families.

B  They improve people’s ability to make informed decisions in their own families.

C  They rely primarily on age-old information instead of latest empirical studies.

D  They use case studies of families that are a lot worse off than our own.

A  Experimental designs invariably involve higher costs than field research.

B  Experiments are, in most cases, more time consuming than field research.

C  Experiments involve artificial situations whereas field research does not.

D  The results of experimental studies can be generalized to a larger population whereas the results of field research cannot.

A  Content analysis allows researchers to correct errors whereas surveys do not.

B  Content analysis is obtrusive whereas surveys are not.

C  Surveys can be applied to any form of communication whereas content analysis cannot be applied.

D  Surveys allow researchers to gather specific data over time whereas content analysis does not.

A  observing the behavior of children

B  documenting interactions between couples

C  group interviews

D  diaries

A  Researchers use the criteria of convenience and the availability of participants to conduct the study.

B  The selection of the sample is carefully planned and not random.

C  The findings cannot be generalized to the population from which the sample is drawn.

D  Each person has an equal chance of being chosen for the study.

A  variable

B  sample

C  population

D  paradata

A  secondary research

B  qualitative research

C  quantitative research

D  interpretive research

A  the structural functional theory

B  the symbolic interaction theory

C  the feminist theory

D  the social exchange theory

A  conflict theory

B  family development theory

C  symbolic interaction theory

D  structural functional theory

A  microsystem

B  macrosystem

C  exosystem

D  mesosystem

A  mesosystem

B  exosystem

C  macrosystem

D  microsystem

A  feminist

B  symbolic interactionist

C  conflict theorist

D  social exchange theorist

A  minorities

B  women

C  children

D  middle-aged men

A  the symbolic interaction theory

B  the social exchange theory

C  the structural functional theory

D  the conflict theory

A  They are unintended.

B  They are evident.

C  They are publicized.

D  They are clearly recognized.

A  individualism

B  order and stability

C  flexibility and adaptability

D  social change

A  expressive

B  instrumental

C  implied

D  primary

A  the conflict perspective

B  the symbolic interaction perspective

C  the structural functional perspective

D  the social exchange perspective

A  function

B  role

C  theory

D  observation

A  They rely solely on empirical evidence.

B  They make people feel better about themselves.

C  They oversimplify complex problems.

D  They support non-traditional gender roles.