HDFS 3320 Exam 1

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Most people have used the ________ perspective in thinking about families throughout most of history.
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Public
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In the United States, there appears to have been a broad cultural shift in the values Americans hold most dear. The general trend has been from an emphasis on ________ to that on ________.
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Parenting;self-fufillment
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Anzstat PLC is a landscaping solutions company. The organization has built and maintained a park for its employees to relax. The park is also used free of cost by members of the public who are not employed by the company. In doing this, Anzstat has produced
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Positive externalities
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A state in which family members are unsure of who is and who is not in the family is referred to as
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Boundary ambiguity
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To conduct ___________ studies, researchers may join the group they are interested in and live with them for a period of time.
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Observational
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A social institution emphasizes
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The rules, roles, and relationships in families
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Which of the following is a difference between the methodologies used by the national social scientific surveys conducted in the United States and the opinion-poll surveys that come up on news sites online?
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Unlike the typical opinion-poll survey, social scientific surveys tend to be longitudinal studies
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An adult child who takes care of elderly parents—shopping and cooking for them, taking them to doctors, and so on—is producing a ___________
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Public good
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________ is a style of life that emphasizes self-reliance and personal achievement, especially in one's work life.
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Utilitarian individualism
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According to the ________ perspective, personal identity and choices have become more important and more often reflected upon over time.
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Postmodern
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While the public family is about ________, the private family is about ________
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Care taking and dependency; nurturing and intimacy
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The ________ can be described as the tendency for people to obtain public goods by allowing others to do the work of producing them
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Free-rider problem
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________ Individualism can best be described as a style of life that emphasizes the development of one's own feelings and emotional satisfaction.
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Expressive
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Those most likely to view marriage as a socially constructed institution organized to maintain male dominance most likely subscribe to the principles of
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Feminist Theory
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If you were concerned with the way families discipline their children, handle their disagreements, or share their affection, you would be focusing on the
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Private Family
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Today, most Americans view the family as a(n) ________ institution
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Private
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If you want to determine how a family is adjusting to the daily expectations and changes of remarried life with children, the most effective sociological theory to employ would be
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Symbolic interaction
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Of the following, which group would not fit the definition of a public family?
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A childless married couple with no dependents
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The best term to describe the attitude of many Americans toward marriage and family in the 2000s is
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Ambivalence
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A gay person caring for an HIV-positive partner is fulfilling a function of the ________.
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Public family
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From a(n) _______, people are viewed as rational beings who decide whether to trade goods or services by considering the benefits they will receive, the costs they will incur, and the benefits they might receive if they chose an alternative course of action.
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Exchange perspective
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Michael, a musician, does not have any blood relatives and is an avowed bachelor. He likes to spend his free time with a group of fellow musicians, whom he can depend on in any situation. His relationships with the fellow musicians are examples of
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Created kinship
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Gender, the characteristics distinguishing men and women from each other, is thought to originate from ________ defined roles, according to feminist theorists.
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culturally
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Sociologists generally do not use experiments to prove or disprove relationships between two factors if ______ is not possible.
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Randomization
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The general trend of Americans' attitudes toward the nonmarried has been from an attitude of ________ to an attitude of ________.
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Non-acceptance;acceptance
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The 1965 Immigration Act drastically changed the number of people allowed in the United States from Asia and the largest group to migrate since then has been from
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China
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Extended families (other relatives in the household besides husband, wife, and their children) were never predominant in the United States because
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life expectancy was short and made it improbable that grandparents lived with their children.
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The True Woman was
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religious, spiritual, moral, and pure
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Throughout most of their existence, human beings have been
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hunter-gatherers
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Which of the following events was the primary cause for the rise of individualism between the 1700s and early 1800s?
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The growth of commercial capitalism
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Historians such as Philippe Aries and John Demos argue that the concept of childhood as a distinct stage of life was not recognized prior to the 1700s primarily because
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So many infants and toddlers died
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A form of polygamy in which a man is allowed to have more than one wife is also referred to as
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polygyny
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A study of the history of family reveals that __________ family is as old as human civilization but that _______ family emerged much more recently.
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public;private
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A benefit that may have resulted from women's restriction to the world of home, and which may have laid the groundwork for subsequent women's social and political movements, was
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The creation of a subculture of a sisterhood
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Which of the following was one of the characteristics of the True Woman as described by historian Barbara Welter?
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Piousness
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informal marriage was common in all but which of the following groups?
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Chinese immigrants
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The disruption of slave families was more severe in
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the Appalachian area
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The primary job open to African American women prior to the 1960s was
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Domestic Servant
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According to contemporary research, the breadwinner-homemaker family was
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Dominant in the aftermath of the depression and world war II in the 1950's
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Before the arrival of the Europeans, most Native Americans lived in
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Tribal societies based on lineages***
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About ___________ years ago, humans discovered the advantage of remaining in one place and planting crops.
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10,000
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Which of the following was a cause for the rise in divorce rates in the early decades of the twentieth century?
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A shift in the basis for marriage from economic partnership to emotional satisfaction and companionship
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Which of the following groups was historically known to emphasize conjugal family units?
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European colonists of America
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Which of the following is the main factor behind the lengthening of emerging adulthood?
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The increased importance of education in the lives of young people
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The family system in which descent is reckoned through both the mother's and the father's line is followed in the United States and is called
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Bilateral kinship
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The mestizo group of Mexican American settlers
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were farmers
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In the United States, levels of lifetime childlessness were higher for women who reached their peak child-bearing years in the __________ than in any other generation of women in the twentieth century
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1930s
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The emergence of a protected, extended stage of childhood in the 1800s occurred as a result of
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The spread of schooling and a decline in child deaths
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The American Revolution of 1776 brought about many changes including
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Increased autonomy of women within the family
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The spread of industrial capitalism in the 1700s and early 1800s led to many social changes, including
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Most family members exchanging labor for wages
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Which of the following is not a factor in gender socialization of children?
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Ancestors
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Most transgender people follow the idea that there are/is
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only 2 genders
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Sex chromosomes, reproductive organs, and physical characteristics are all __________ characteristics that distinguish us humans by __________
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biological;sex
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Two-spirit-like gender categories have been documented in many Native American cultures. T/F?
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true
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An increase in the use of the word transgender is a major cause behind the transgender moment that is now happening in the United States. T/F?
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true
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A consistent finding across all studies of the play behavior of young girls and boys is that
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boys, on average, show more competitive behavior than girls.
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The overwhelming predominance of ________ suggests that it is the typical manner in which people have made sense out of sex.
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the two-gender model
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According to interactionist theory proponents, the innate predispositions that affect gender differences are stronger for boys than for girls. T/F?
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true
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The central mechanism of the socialization approach to explaining male/female differences is __________ while that of the interactionist approach is __________.
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learning;behavior
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Of the following which is "gendered"?
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childcare, housework, work for wages
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The asymmetry of gender change is due to a greater change in men's than in women's lives over the past few decades. T/F?
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False
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Socialization research is focused on the effect of ________ on children's beliefs of proper behavior for boys and girls.
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media, parents, and peer groups
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The feminist-influenced branch of men's studies believes that male aggressiveness is
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a social construct
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According to the interactions approach, gender differences between men and women exist primarily because of
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everyday behavior that reinforces gender distinctions
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Men's and women's perceptions of what are "male" and "female" occupations influence the choice of majors more often in less wealthy countries than in the United States. T/F?
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False
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Hormone influences of the mother on her fetus in the second trimester of pregnancy can fully determine children's behaviors. T/F?
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False
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The interactionist approach system is the theory that gender identification and behavior are based on the day-to-day behavior that reinforces gender distinctions. T/F?
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True
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Social science research provides evidence that most children develop a gender identity during
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Pre-school years
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Which of the following statements best describes the principle of intersectionality?
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Inequalities related to gender are often overlaid with inequalities in other domains
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Psychologist Eleanor Maccoby suggests that same-sex peer groups reinforce a(n) __________ interaction style in boys and a(n) __________ interaction style in girls.
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dominance-oriented; cooperative
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________ focuses on how gender is constructed in children's minds through learning stereotypical gender roles from adults, the media, peers, and teachers
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the socialization approach
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Societal gender differences can be influenced by the degree of power men have over women in a society T/F?
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true
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A study in 2001 on notable picture books for young readers found that female main characters in these books were
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as common as male main characters
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theory that gender identification and behavior are based on children's learning that they will be rewarded for a set of behaviors considered appropriate for one sex but not for the other
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socialization approach
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biological characteristics that distinguish men and women
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sex
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tendency for attitudes and values to change more slowly than the circumstances that underlie them
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cultural lag
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learning to take on behaviors and attitudes that are culturally appropriate
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socialization
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in Native-American culture, a man who dressed and behaved like a woman
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2 spirit person
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the greater change in women's lives than in men's lives
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asymmetry of gender change
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social and cultural characteristics that distinguish men from women
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gender
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based on the sociology of gender espoused by West and Zimmerman
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interactionist approach
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In sociological s gender is considered a __________ creation, while sex is considered a _________ creation.
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social;biological
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Which of the following individuals is least likely to work for pay?
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an upper-class wife
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Which of the following is not a value emphasized by working-class parents?
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creativity
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Studies in the United States suggest that husbands and wives may belong to different classes in ________ of all two-parent, two-earner families.
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1/3
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All except which of the following are advantages that middle-class children gain from "the accomplishment of natural growth"?
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they are more physically fit
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Kinship networks of the poor
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• spread the burden of poverty. • share whatever they have even though they are poor. • help others to get by day by day.
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Based on sociological studies, those kinship ties that engender the strongest feelings of obligation are
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vertical kinship ties including parents to children to grandchildren
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Which of the following is most likely to directly impact a person's life chances?
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higher education
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The resources and opportunities that people have to provide themselves with material goods and favorable living conditions are called
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life chances
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Chances of divorce have been ________ for college graduates and ________ for people who did not graduate from high school.
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declining;increasing
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When asked on surveys (such as the General Social Survey) to which class they belong, most U.S. residents respond that they are either
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working class or middle class
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Of the following, the best example of an assortative marriage would be
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a Protestant college graduate marrying a Catholic college graduate.
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Working- and middle-class parents differ in their choice of important child-rearing values primarily because of
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different job experiences.
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Which of the following types of workers has jobs opportunities declined for as a result of polarization of the labor market since the 1970s?
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workers with a moderate level of education
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Which of the following best defines family inequality?
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the extent to which some families obtain more income and wealth than do others
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Upper-class families in the United States are characterized by which of the following?
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they tend to be highly recognized as part of the social and cultural elite of their communities.
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________ refers to a hypothetical model that consists of the most significant characteristics, in extreme form, of a social phenomenon
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Ideal type
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The concept of status group was refined by
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Max Weber
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Which of the following is most likely to be married when they give birth?
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women with a college degree
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Since the 1970s, families whose income lies in the middle of the income distribution (of all U.S. families) have kept up with the cost of living primarily by
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having wives take jobs outside the home
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A group of people who share a common style of life and often identify with each other is called a
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status group
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One way mentioned by Cherlin in which Asian culture differs from American culture pertains to
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The responsibility assumed by adult children for their parents
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The number of middle-class African American families in the United States has been increasing, but one critical aspect that distinguishes them from middle-class white families is their
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Assets, such as savings, investments, and homes, all of the above
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________ immigrants appear to have used conjugal families as a means of pooling the labor and accumulating the capital necessary to start a business.
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Cuban
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The most economically disadvantaged racial-ethnic group among Hispanics is
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Puerto Rican
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Which of the following is the reason for the prevalence of intermarriages among American Indians?
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The large proportion of American Indians who consider themselves multiracial
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Which of the following is not an example of a mediating structure?
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The court system
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When Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to an interracial married couple in 1961 at least ________ states had laws forbidding marriages between whites and non-whites.
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15
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Family households in the United States most likely to marry someone from a different race are from the ________ racial-ethnic group
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Asian American
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The economically disadvantaged position of American Indian families is most comparable to that of
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African american families
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Which of the following is a reason why college-educated black women are less likely to marry than their white peers?
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because more black men have intermarriages than black women
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The first wave of Cuban American immigrants, in contrast to most other major immigrant groups in the United States, arrived in _____.
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a political migration
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The __________ strategy, used by Cubans—especially those living in and around Miami—is a viable way for an immigrant group to achieve economic success.
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enclave
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The number of births and deaths among American Indians did not change dramatically between 1970 and 1980. How would you explain the 72 percent rise in their population during this same time period?
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More people began to think of themselves as American Indian and reported themselves to the U.S. Census as that.
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The racial-ethnic group with the greatest number of children under 18 not living with either parent is
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African American
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Which of the following people have a long tradition of consensual unions?
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Puerto Ricans
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Which of the following is the reason behind high birthrates among Mexican Americans?
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The family patterns of recent immigrants from mexico
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The decline in marriage among African Americans can be explained by the following phenomenon:
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the lack of suitable marriage partners for women due to job losses and incarceration among men
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When comparing African American and non-Hispanic white families, it can be said that black families are more likely to
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Include an extending family member
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nagel wrote of "ethnic renewal" where people increasingly identify themselves as
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American Indian
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Which of the following groups has the lowest incidence of poverty among Hispanics?
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Cuban Americans
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Which of the following statements is true of whiteness as an ethnicity?
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Nearly all whites descended from European indians
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Statistics from 2006 show that ____ of American Indian births were to mothers who were unmarried.
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65%
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Puerto Ricans have the least selective migration patterns among Hispanics. This would partially explain their __________.
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Low economic standing among Hispanic groups living in the united states
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The ________ category has become an umbrella for an extremely diverse group of people that differ in language, religion, and physical features.
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Asian American
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To overcome their economic hardships, Puerto Ricans have used a system of __________, much as African Americans have used a system of __________.
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Consensual unions; female-centered kin networks
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Statistics from 2006 show that ____ of American Indian births were to mothers who were unmarried.
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66%