Chapter 2 Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  Experiments involve artificial situations whereas field research does not.

D  Experimental designs invariably involve higher costs than field research.

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

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

C  Content analysis is obtrusive whereas surveys are not.

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

A  documenting interactions between couples

B  group interviews

C  observing the behavior of children

D  diaries

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

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

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

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

A  sample

B  population

C  paradata

D  variable

A  secondary research

B  qualitative research

C  quantitative research

D  interpretive research

A  the symbolic interaction theory

B  the feminist theory

C  the social exchange theory

D  the structural functional theory

A  conflict theory

B  structural functional theory

C  symbolic interaction theory

D  family development theory

A  microsystem

B  macrosystem

C  mesosystem

D  exosystem

A  macrosystem

B  microsystem

C  mesosystem

D  exosystem

A  social exchange theorist

B  symbolic interactionist

C  conflict theorist

D  feminist

A  middle-aged men

B  women

C  minorities

D  children

A  the social exchange theory

B  the structural functional theory

C  the conflict theory

D  the symbolic interaction theory

A  They are unintended.

B  They are clearly recognized.

C  They are publicized.

D  They are evident.

A  individualism

B  order and stability

C  social change

D  flexibility and adaptability

A  primary

B  expressive

C  implied

D  instrumental

A  the social exchange perspective

B  the conflict perspective

C  the symbolic interaction perspective

D  the structural functional perspective

A  observation

B  theory

C  role

D  function

A  They rely solely on empirical evidence.

B  They make people feel better about themselves.

C  They support non-traditional gender roles.

D  They oversimplify complex problems.