23/06/2021
''LS No.5- Understanding the Self and the Society
TOPIC: MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY (Module No.2 )
PART-I : MULTIPLE CHOICE– 15 points
1. Many people now expect their marriages to be a spiritualized union of souls as opposed to:
a. adult-centered.
b. child-centered.
c. fulfilling.
d. diverse.
2. If defined functionally, the family is:
a. essentially universal.
b. a stagnant institution.
c. the primary economic unit.
d. at odds with society.
3. A broad definition of family focuses on the fact that the institution controls:
a. the behavior of children.
b. intimacy and emotional development.
c. the acquisition of values.
d reproduction and sexual interaction.
4. According to the Census Bureau, a family is a collection of people who:
a. are linked through inter generational ties.
b. function as an economic unit.
c. share exclusivity and longevity.
d. resides together and are related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
5. The term the Census Bureau uses to describe a cohabiting couple is:
a. common-law marriage.
b. household.
c. non marital union.
d. family.
6. It is the core family unit.
a. Marriage
b. Filial Piety
c. Nuclear Family
d. Courtship
7. It define as legally recognized social contract between two people.
a. Polygamy
b. Marriage
c. Courtship
d. Family
8. Refers to someone is married to only one person at time.
a. nuclear family.
b. Monogamy
c. family.
d. Polygyny
9. Refers to a man being married to more than one woman at the same time.
a. Cohibation
b. Polygyny
c. Monogamy
d. Polyandry
10. Why are modern couples more prone to divorce than in the past?
a. trouble fulfilling emotional gratification
b. ability to be flexible
c. adaptability of the family
d. problems socializing children
11. The family consists of a mother, a father, and their children.
a. composite
b. consensual
c. nuclear
d. communal
12. In the paternalistic authority pattern, authority is vested in the:
a. extended family.
b. clan.
c. male.
d. elderly
13. Families are compared to "shock absorbers" because they:
a. control our sexual impulses.
b. last for generations.
c. protect their members.
d. socialize the young.
14. The most significant models for young children are:
a. their teachers.
b. parents and other family members.
c. professional athletes.
d. peer groups.
15. It is understood as essential in order to maintain the collective face of the family and to avoid HIYA experiencing hiya (see Social Interactions and Hiya in ‘Core Concepts’
a. Filial piety
b. parents and other family members.
c. professional athletes.
d. peer groups.
TRUE/FALSE – 15 points
1. The most important change that has occurred in the modern American family seems to be from adult-centered to child-centered families.
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2. Family science can be completely objective.
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3. As societies grow more complex, families assume primary responsibility for more family functions.
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4. The extended family has been one of the fastest-growing family structures during the past decade.
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5. Single-parent families tend to be temporary or transitional.
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6. The single-parent family has been one of the fastest-growing family structures during the past decade.
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7. Polyandry is described as a type of marriage where men or women have multiple spouses.
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8. The nuclear family consists of a husband, wife, and children.
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10. Most divorced people are choosing to leave not only their partner, but also the idea of marriage, by choosing not to marry again.
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11. No couple can act in an intimate manner all the time because intimacy does not occur in a vacuum.
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12. A family's reaction to social change is often more important than the change itself.
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13. One of the functions of the family is to help its members interpret social influences.
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14. Society would continue to exist without socialization.
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15 Family consumption is not an important area of expenditure in the Philippine economy.
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SHORT ANSWER – 30 Points
1. Explain in your own word WHAT IS FAMILY? 5pys.
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2. Examine the affect that increased life expectancy has had on the family. 5pts
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3. Why is the family called the "shock absorber" of society? 5pts
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4. How have smaller families impacted the intimate relationships within a family? 5pts.
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5. Explain courtship before and nowadays. 5pts
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6. Why Marriage is important to the society? 5pts.
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