Test Bank of Human Intimacy Marriage the Family and it’s Meaning 11TH EDITION By COX
CHAPTER 1—HUMAN INTIMACY IN THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF FAMILY DIVERSITY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Diversity in the family today has resulted in:
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a. |
no similarities to the family of the past. |
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b. |
a lack of expert agreement on the definition of “family.” |
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c. |
overemphasis on family similarities. |
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d. |
government withdrawal from the family structure. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1
2.____ relationships are characterized by intense intellectual, emotional, and when appropriate, physical communion.
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a. |
Satisfactory |
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b. |
Intimate |
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c. |
Consummate |
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d. |
Connected |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 2
3. Cox and Demmitt suggest that intimacy allows us to:
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a. |
process complex information. |
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b. |
be human. |
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c. |
function like automatons. |
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d. |
control others. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 2
4. Modern marriages and families have:
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a. |
undergone dramatic changes and are still evolving. |
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b. |
stopped changing and have remained constant over the past few years. |
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c. |
experienced dramatic change and continue to change at a rapid rate. |
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d. |
have remained unchanged over time. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 3
5. Why is it necessary to be creative in our vision of the ideal family?
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Focusing on similarities and avoiding differences will help us define the family. |
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b. |
Creativity can lead to increased divorce rates and single parents. |
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c. |
Our time would be more effective in pursuing ways to avoid conflict. |
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d. |
Visualizing more than simply the absence of conflict can produce motivational goals. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 5
6. The key to a successful family:
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a. |
is a two-parent unit with biological parents. |
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b. |
will be best understood by coming to an agreed-upon definition of the family. |
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c. |
is understanding the characteristics that allow intimate relationships to grow and flourish. |
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d. |
is rooted in the lack of conflict, but is not affected by creative visualization of the ideal. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 5
7. Why is studying strong families so important to the authors?
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Understanding what is wrong with the family by comparing and contrasting it to successful families can make research easier. |
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b. |
Uncovering the strengths of enduring relationships can help improve our ability to build a successful intimate relationship. |
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c. |
Justifying the importance of two-parent families can ease the pressure on government-supported programs. |
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d. |
The authors want to create an ideal vision of the family, but know the ideal is unattainable. |
ANS: BPTS:1
REF: Qualities of Strong and Resilient Families: An Overview OBJ: 5
8. The dismay at the current state of the family and the desire to return to the “good old days” has created:
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a. |
a host of alternative family forms. |
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b. |
a new wave of liberalism. |
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c. |
the myth of family decline. |
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d. |
more opportunities for working women. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 3
9. As a result of research on the importance of strong families:
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a. |
the divorce rate has declined. |
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b. |
family values are a favored government topic. |
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c. |
adolescents are less susceptible to peer pressure. |
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d. |
family values have been replaced by education programs. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 5
10.What we learn from our _________ influences our intimate relationships in our _________.
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a. |
family of origin; ideal family |
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b. |
functional family; family of procreation |
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c. |
family of origin; family of procreation |
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d. |
family of origin; extended family |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Building Successful Relationships
OBJ: 4
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