A. a group of people sharing accommodations and meals
B. a two generational unit of parents and their children
C. the new family created when an adult leaves home and get married
D. a network of extended relatives within or between generations
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following criticisms of family and couples therapies are valid?
1: These treatments are not as effective as most individual treatments for problems relating to family or relationship conflict.
2: The attraction of these therapies may reflect little more than the charisma of those who developed them.
3: Bona fide treatments only produce beneficial outcomes for a minority of cases in 20 sessions or fewer.
4: These has been a relative lack of research on many of these therapies.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 3 & 4
D. 2 & 4 - Which of the following best explains why sociologists have moved away from defining the family as a monolithic social institution?
A. it does not include childless families
B. it does not include same- sex families
C. it does not include extended family
D. all of the above - A modified extended family refers to_________?
A. relatives who live close by but do not share a household
B. relative from a second marriage who share the same household
C. aunts, uncles, or second cousins who share a household
D. Kinship- type relatives who live close by but do not share a household - After Manny’s father refused to let him use the family car on Friday night Manny let all the air out of the tires. His action is best explained in terms of the:
A. foot- in- the-door phenomenon
B. bystander effect
C. mere exposure effect
D. frustration- aggression principle - In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to the soviet Union that the United States would discontinue all atmospheric nuclear tests. The soviet’s positive response to the conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of________
A. the just- world phenomenon
B. GRIT
C. mirror- image perceptions
D. groupthink - Studies show that an “authoritarian family” tends to produce an adolescent who is ___________?
A. Dependent and obedient
B. Self-reliant
C. Independent but deserved
D. Surface-complaint but rebellious underneath - Psychologists who typically apply psychological principles to diagnose and treat emotional problems, including mental illness and martial and family conflict, are in the subfield called ____________?
A. biological
B. clinical and counseling
C. social and personality
D. school and educational - Which of the following are NOT necessarily characteristics of an authoritarian personality? people with authoritarian personalities tend to:
1.Have experienced harsh family rearing strategies.
2.Hate their parents.
3.Idolize power figures.
4.Strive for a changing world order.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 2 & 4
D. 1 & 3 - In the same family, there may be:
A. Some intelligent children
B. Some dull children
C. Children of the same intelligence
D. Both (a) and (b) - A family of chemicals produced in the body that resemble the opiates are the:
A. biogenic amines
B. acetylcholine
C. endorphins
D. serotonins
