Intimate Relationships 2nd Edition by Thomas N. Bradbury – Test Bank

CHAPTER 11: Relationships in Context

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ________ can be defined as everything that affects a relationship outside of the couple and their interactions.
a. Culture c. Stressors
b. Historical era d. Context

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: Context
MSC: Factual

2. What is true with regard to Bronfenbrenner’s social ecological model?
a. The effects of proximal factors on a relationship are affected by distal factors.
b. Distal elements rarely affect proximal influences in relationships.
c. Distal, proximal, and meso-empirical contexts all interconnect to affect relationships.
d. Children are largely sheltered from contextual influences, because parents serve as a buffer between the environment and the child.

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: From Direct to Indirect Effects
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: From direct effects to indirect effects: Proximal context versus distal context MSC: Factual

3. Which of the following statements about Bronfenbrenner’s social ecological model is FALSE?
a. The effects of proximal factors on a relationship are affected by distal factors.
b. Distal elements are not likely affected by proximal influences in relationships.
c. Distal and proximal contexts all interconnect to affect relationships.
d. The direct effects of proximal and distal influences on relationships are equally large.

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: From Direct to Indirect Effects
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: From direct effects to indirect effects: Proximal context versus distal context MSC: Factual

4. Distal is to ________ as proximal is to ________.
a. support from family; cultural context
b. the wife’s mood; divorce laws
c. the quality of the school system; household income
d. the husband’s work hours; economic conditions

ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: From Direct to Indirect Effects
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: From direct effects to indirect effects: Proximal context versus distal context MSC: Conceptual

5. According to Bronfenbrenner’s social ecological theory, which of the following elements is most distal in context for a couple living in Chicago?
a. the couple’s overall working conditions
b. a spouse’s relationship with family and friends
c. the availability of affordable daycare
d. the couple’s cultural background and gender norms

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: From Direct to Indirect Effects
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: From direct effects to indirect effects: Proximal context versus distal context MSC: Applied

6. Stressor is to ________ as resource is to ________.
a. support from family; having a job
b. losing a job; having a child
c. close extended family; satisfactory income
d. losing a job; satisfactory income

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Stressors and Resources
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: Stressors and resources
MSC: Conceptual

7. Sarita is extremely close to her older sister, Magdalena, and spends hours talking on the phone to her about every aspect of her life, including her marriage. Sarita’s husband is not quite as thrilled about Sarita’s close relationship with her sister, because Magdalena does not think that he is good enough for Sarita and takes every opportunity to let him know it. In this situation, Sarita’s relationship with her sister would be considered:
a. a resource for Sarita and her husband.
b. a resource for Sarita but not for her husband.
c. a stressor for Sarita and her husband.
d. a stressor for Sarita but not for her husband.

ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Stressors and Resources
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: Stressors and resources
MSC: Applied

8. Xavier and Juanita both work full-time at low-wage jobs in order to pay the rent on their apartment. While they are at work, Juanita’s mother cares for their 18-month-old son. In this scenario, the low wages represent a ________, and Juanita’s mother’s care represents a ________.
a. resource; resource c. stressor; stressor
b. resource; stressor d. stressor; resource

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Stressors and Resources
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: Stressors and resources
MSC: Applied

9. Research on chronic and acute stressors shows that:
a. both are associated with negative relationship outcomes, and there appears to be little to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor.
b. only chronic stressors are associated with negative relationship outcomes, so it is important to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor.
c. only acute stressors are associated with negative relationship outcomes, so it is important to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor.
d. both are associated with negative relationship outcomes, but the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor differ.

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Chronic Conditions and Acute Effects
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: Chronic conditions and acute events
MSC: Factual

10. Belinda and Roy rent an apartment in a somewhat run-down area of town. They have a few friends, but their immediate families live in another state. They barely manage to pay their bills each month; Roy has a steady job but no health benefits, and Belinda stays home to care for their two young boys. While playing in the park, one of the boys falls from the swings and breaks his arm. Belinda knows that paying for the emergency care and follow-up doctor visits is going to put their family into a difficult financial position. According to Hill’s (1949) ABC-X model of family stress, what do you predict will happen?
a. The family is used to chronic hardship, and this new stressor will have little effect on the marriage.
b. The new financial burden will simply add to their stress load and will have the same effect as it would on any family.
c. There will be an interaction between the acute and chronic stressor, making it even harder for the couple to cope with the new financial burden and their son’s broken arm.
d. The son’s broken arm and new financial burden are unpredictable (uncontrollable) stressors and thus will have less of an effect on the couple’s relationship.

ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Chronic Conditions and Acute Effects
TOP: Mapping the Context of Intimate Relationships: Chronic conditions and acute events
MSC: Applied