31.Family members who see difficulties as challenges exhibit the family strength called:
a.self-efficacy.
b.commitment.
c.a strong value system.
d.resilience.
32.The best definition for a strong family is one that:
a.has stayed together for 20 or more years or does not enter into arguments.
b.uses equality as a means to gain wealth and prosperity.
c.creates a positive living environment where individuals leave feeling comforted and renewed.
d.supports a socialist government and economic system.
33.Family science is:
a.a decision-making process.
b.interdisciplinary.
c.highly subjective.
d.a branch of medicine.
34.About ____ percent of Americans will marry and establish a family at some point in their lives.
a.90
b.75
c.60
d.42
35.There is little agreement about how families are changing and what the changes mean because:
a.the birthrate in the United States is increasing.
b.individual personal experiences may not describe the conditions of all families.
c.researchers disagree on the method of research needed.
d.most professionals do not see the family as making any changes.
36.Pessimists believe that America's high divorce rate is:
a.a sign of family decline.
b.part of our frontier tradition.
c.a manifestation of sound decision making.
d.an important measure of women's liberation.
37.According to the data in Figure 1-2:
a.Hispanics have the highest percentage of married adults.
b.only blacks have a higher percentage of married adults in 2010 than in 1990.
c.across all races, the percentage of married adults is lower in 2010 than in 1990.
d.whites have the highest percentage of divorced adults.
38.According to the data in Figure 1-2, ________ was the fastest growing marital status from 1990 to 2010.
a.married
b.divorced
c.widowed
d.never married
39.Optimists tend to believe that divorce:
a.contributes to the decline of the family.
b.declines as a result of creative family structures.
c.allows people to create a family that is best for them.
d.is necessary in a society supporting family values.
40.The process that enables us to develop a value system to guide our decisions is called:
a.discovery.
b.symbolic interaction.
c.socialization.
d.regeneration.