A characteristic of the postmodern family is modernity, where the boundaries between the public ...

A characteristic of the postmodern family is modernity, where the boundaries between the public sphere (the workplace) and the private sphere (the home) are becoming much more open and flexible.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The symbolic interactionist approach to deviance includes all of the following except the ___________ theory.
 
  a. rational choice
 b. illegitimate opportunity
 c. control
 d. labeling

Question 3

Children and adults who are able to understand places, things, and events that they have not experienced would be considered to be in the _____ stage of cognitive stage, according to Jean Piaget.
 
  a. sensorimotor b. preoperational
 c. formal operational d. concrete operational

Question 4

Contemporary functionalists examine the roles of husbands, wives, and children as they act out their own part and react to the actions of others. From such a perspective, what people think, as well as what they say and do, is very important in understanding family dynamics.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

In Jean Piaget's theory, by the __________ stage (age twelve through adolescence), the individual is able to engage in highly abstract thought, can think about the future, and can evaluate different options or courses of action.
 
  a. sensorimotor b. preoperational
 c. formal operational d. concrete operational

Question 6

The __________ feminist approach examines how the intersecting systems of race, class, and gender act as structuring forces that affect how people act, what opportunities are available, and how their behavior is socially defined.
 
  a. radical
 b. multiracial
 c. functionalist
 d. postmodern

Question 7

Conflict analysts are concerned with the effect that class conflict has on the family. The exploitation of the lower classes by the upper classes contributes to family problems such as high rates of divorce and overall family instability.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 8

Children who are capable of understanding that placing their hand on a hot stove will hurt them, without actually placing their hand on the stove, would be an example of _____ stage of cognitive development, according to Jean Piaget.
 
  a. sensorimotorb. informal operational
 c. preoperational d. concrete operational