Question 1

According to Coontz,marriages in 17ᵗʰ century England and Ireland

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A)   were often carefully negotiated.
B)   could be more costly to families if young people were drawn together by love.
C)   involved the expectation that wives would tolerate their husbandsʹ infidelity.
D)   all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The privatization of family living that accompanied industrialization resulted in

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A)   family activities being less observable to the larger community.
B)   a decline in external social control over family behavior.
C)   the fostering of an ethic of individual rights.
D)   all of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

During the time of transition to modern family life

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A)   families took on an increasing number of social functions.
B)   families began to be sustained by members' wages.
C)   the majority of married women with children took jobs in factories.
D)   household boundaries expanded, incorporating a greater number of nonfamily individuals.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Evidence suggests that colonial children in New England were more sternly reared than those in other regions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following characterized family life in the colonial United States except

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A)   families were organized around the principle of patriarchy.
B)   community members frequently intervened in family matters.
C)   romantic love among spouses and nurturance of children were the norm for family relationships.
D)   fathers were actively training and tutoring their children.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Contemporary scholars describe the size of colonial families as

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A)   smaller than contemporary families.
B)   unknown, because historic documents are unreliable on this subject.
C)   much larger than previously thought.
D)   smaller than many have assumed, but larger than today's families.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 2: Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

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According to Coontz,marriages in 17ᵗʰ century England and Ireland

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The privatization of family living that accompanied industrialization resulted in

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During the time of transition to modern family life

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Contemporary scholars describe the size of colonial families as

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Evidence suggests that colonial children in New England were more sternly reared than those in other regions.

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According to Coontz,marriages in 17ᵗʰ century England and Ireland

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Evidence suggests that colonial children in New England were more sternly reared than those in other regions.

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