SFL 160: Midterm Review Quiz

Emerging Adulthood is a new life stage lasting from the ages...

A rule about not picking your nose in public is a...

Taking an incredibly complex idea (FAMILIES) and reducing it into a few central ideas.

Interactions that bring family members closer together are centripetal.

Today, most cohabitation IS about testing relationships. It has become a normative part of the dating process.

Which one of the following is NOT one of the family theories that we learned about in class?

A repeated pattern of rules that govern a given situation, context or event in family life.

Which is NOT one of the 3 main reasons we study family processes?

Which term does NOT have to do with the Family Systems Theory?

When we make our transitions in conjunction with norms to “fit in”.

Which is NOT one of the main family paradigms we learned about in class?

Implicit rules are more desirable than explicit rules.

Correlation equals Causation.

When the ritual becomes more about what we are supposed to do rather than what we uniquely do in our family.

According to our lessons, divorce rates in the United States have been slightly decreasing over the past few decades.

Which term does NOT have to do with the Family Life Course Theory?

What type of truth is the most susceptible to bias?

The ways in which family members interact and work together to achieve the goals and functioning of their family unit

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 things to remember about theories?

Assimilation is when families change or restructure their world-views based on new information.

According to our readings, men play an _______ role; women play an ________ role.

Research questions or pre-existing beliefs are an example of what type of bias?

Familial closeness is a _____; Number of phone calls between family members in a week is a _____

Social Construction Theory focuses on interplay between our culture, society, and our perception.

Spurious relationships look strong mathematically, which means that they exist in real life.

Which is NOT a step in the Rule Creation process?

Which term does NOT have to do with the Symbolic Interaction Theory?

The collective way a family views the world based on shared beliefs and values

Which is NOT one of the 3 ways that rituals and routines differ?

Themes and beliefs that tie family processes together but are not visible to someone who briefly observes the family