Question 1

Which of the following was not identified as a stage of assimilation by Milton Gordon?

Accepted Answer

A)   adopting the dominant cultural patterns
B)   adopting the dominant language
C)   limiting social interactions to only other minority group members
D)   intermarriage

Question 2

Drawing generalizations about Latino immigration is difficult due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the fact that numerous countries of origin are considered Latino
B)   the time period in which they immigrated to the United States is significant
C)   family formations are a product of their cultures of origin
D)   both "the fact that numerous countries of origin are considered Latino" and "family formations are a product of their cultures of origin"

Question 3

When immigrants learn the language of their new country they are practicing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   assimilation
B)   cultural relativism
C)   ethnocentricity
D)   xenophobia

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of the gendered nature of the state's involvement in shaping families?

Accepted Answer

A)   state laws preventing pregnant women from working
B)   state laws preventing access to abortions
C)   state laws allowing access to abortions
D)   all of these D

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true about the separate spheres ideology?

Accepted Answer

A)   It explains that husbands and wives worked equally outside of the home for pay.
B)   It explains that husbands worked outside of the home while wives performed unpaid labor in the home.
C)   It was not supportive of husbands doing housework.
D)   It was not supportive of wives taking paying jobs outside of the home.

Question 6

How does the author conceptualize the Culture of Poverty thesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   as underrated
B)   that it is no longer an important consideration for public figures
C)   that it is still relied on by politicians to explain the high rates of African American poverty
D)   both "as underrated" and "that it is no longer an important consideration for public figures"

Question 7

Since same-sex marriage was legalized in 2015 it is now illegal in all states to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

While not one charge of espionage was ever reported, more than 110,000 first- and second-generation Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the 1840s this immigrant group was referred to as the "blacks of Europe," and they encountered blatant discrimination by employers.

Accepted Answer

A)   Eastern Jews
B)   Germans
C)   Irish
D)   Southern European Jews C

Question 10

Which race of women does the marriage squeeze affect the most?

Accepted Answer

A)   African American
B)   Caucasian
C)   Latino
D)   Asian A

Question 11

Which of the following is true of families?

Accepted Answer

A)   their formation remains unchanged through time
B)   the ideal family type varies historically
C)   gender is central to understanding different family formations across history
D)   both "the ideal family type varies historically" and "gender is central to understanding different family formations across history"

Question 12

How does the author apply the matrix lens in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)   by discussing stock stories
B)   by discussing concealed stories
C)   by discussing the role of technology
D)   both "by discussing stock stories" and "by discussing concealed stories"

Question 13

This 1907-1908 legislation was reached whereby Japan agreed to stop allowing Japanese men to migrate to the United States and the United States agreed to admit the existing men's family members.

Accepted Answer

A)   Gentlemen's Agreement
B)   Dawes Act
C)   Immigration Act
D)   Japanese Exclusion Act

Question 14

This theoretical approach argues that black family structures are the result of a long history of structural inequality faced by blacks since slavery.

Accepted Answer

A)   legacy of slavery thesis
B)   anti-slavery thesis
C)   revisionist thesis
D)   surrogacy thesis

Question 15

The matrix approach ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   allows us to look at recent research that challenges simplistic stock stories
B)   perpetuates systems of inequality
C)   highlights new concealed and resistance stories that contextualize our understanding of families
D)   both "allows us to look at recent research that challenges simplistic stock stories" and "highlights new concealed and resistance stories that contextualize our understanding of families"

Question 16

This idea proposed that all racial and ethnic minority groups would eventually assimilate into U.S. society and values.

Accepted Answer

A)   race relations cycle
B)   legacy of slavery thesis
C)   revisionist thesis
D)   assimilation thesis

Question 17

The fact that Native Americans demanded that women also be consider family heads in their resistance to the Dawes Act of 1887 clearly illustrates ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   their intent to assimilate into European cultural norms
B)   the value placed on gender equity in many Native American cultures
C)   greed
D)   desire to be subservient

Question 18

What was the social consequence of the 1950 and 1960 "man in the house" laws?

Accepted Answer

A)   They gave social workers the ability to cut off payments to single women who were suspected of engaging in sexual relations with a man.
B)   They attempted to socially control women's sexual behavior.
C)   They decreased women lead single-parent households.
D)   both "they gave social workers the ability to cut off payments to single women who were suspected of engaging in sexual relations with a man" and "they attempted to socially control women's sexual behavior"

Question 19

In the late 19th century, the immigration of Chinese prostitutes to the United States was viewed negatively because they were ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   suspected of corrupting Chinese and white men
B)   suspected of spreading disease
C)   seen as a threat to the integrity of the white family
D)   all of these

Question 20

Which of the following is true of the concealed story of single non-custodial black fathers?

Accepted Answer

A)   they are less engaged with their children than their white counterparts
B)   they are more engaged in their children's lives than their white counterparts
C)   African American non-residential fathers have higher rates of parental involvement than their Hispanic counterparts
D)   both "they are more engaged in their children's lives than their white counterparts" and "African American non-residential fathers have higher rates of parental involvement than their Hispanic counterparts"

Exam 3: The Social Construction and Regulation of Families

Which of the following was not identified as a stage of assimilation by Milton Gordon?

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Drawing generalizations about Latino immigration is difficult due to ______.

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When immigrants learn the language of their new country they are practicing ______.

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Which of the following is an example of the gendered nature of the state's involvement in shaping families?

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Which of the following is NOT true about the separate spheres ideology?

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How does the author conceptualize the Culture of Poverty thesis?

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Since same-sex marriage was legalized in 2015 it is now illegal in all states to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.

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While not one charge of espionage was ever reported, more than 110,000 first- and second-generation Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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In the 1840s this immigrant group was referred to as the "blacks of Europe," and they encountered blatant discrimination by employers.

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Which race of women does the marriage squeeze affect the most?

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Which of the following is true of families?

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How does the author apply the matrix lens in this chapter?

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This 1907-1908 legislation was reached whereby Japan agreed to stop allowing Japanese men to migrate to the United States and the United States agreed to admit the existing men's family members.

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This theoretical approach argues that black family structures are the result of a long history of structural inequality faced by blacks since slavery.

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The matrix approach ______.

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This idea proposed that all racial and ethnic minority groups would eventually assimilate into U.S. society and values.

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The fact that Native Americans demanded that women also be consider family heads in their resistance to the Dawes Act of 1887 clearly illustrates ______.

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What was the social consequence of the 1950 and 1960 "man in the house" laws?

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In the late 19th century, the immigration of Chinese prostitutes to the United States was viewed negatively because they were ______.

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Which of the following is true of the concealed story of single non-custodial black fathers?

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