Question 1

All of the following are true about the post-immigration experience of Vietnamese American families EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Vietnamese women were more likely to find employment in the U.S.than men.This created a shift in power that benefited women. 
B) Women organized social networks to help them survive in their new communities. 
C) Only men sought employment after immigration so their wives remained isolated and had more trouble adjusting to their new communities. 
D) Gender inequality remained intact after immigration although it was renegotiated. 
A) Vietnamese women were more likely to find employment in the U.S.than men.This created a shift in power that benefited women. 
B) Women organized social networks to help them survive in their new communities. 
C) Only men sought employment after immigration so their wives remained isolated and had more trouble adjusting to their new communities. 
D) Gender inequality remained intact after immigration although it was renegotiated.

Question 2

Sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that "aristocrats would get to know each other better in an evening than the middle class would in a month." Aulette explained that he meant that wealthy people identify themselves _____________,while middle-class people identify themselves _____________ .

Accepted Answer

A) by membership and background … by individual achievement 
B) by individual achievement … by membership and background 
C) more strongly by individual achievement … less strongly by individual achievement. 
D) less strongly by membership and background … more strongly by membership and achievement. 
A) by membership and background … by individual achievement 
B) by individual achievement … by membership and background 
C) more strongly by individual achievement … less strongly by individual achievement. 
D) less strongly by membership and background … more strongly by membership and achievement.

Question 3

All of the following are true about Mexican American families who immigrated to the United States EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Men immigrated mostly unaccompanied before 1965 and stayed for long periods of time in bachelor communities in which multiple men shared household. 
B) Once they arrived in the United States,women quickly worked to establish networks for goods and information. 
C) When women joined their husbands after a lengthy separation,their relationships returned to the patriarchal nature of Mexican families. 
D) Men were proud of having learned domestic skills during the separation and continued to share these tasks when their wives joined them. 
A) Men immigrated mostly unaccompanied before 1965 and stayed for long periods of time in bachelor communities in which multiple men shared household. 
B) Once they arrived in the United States,women quickly worked to establish networks for goods and information. 
C) When women joined their husbands after a lengthy separation,their relationships returned to the patriarchal nature of Mexican families. 
D) Men were proud of having learned domestic skills during the separation and continued to share these tasks when their wives joined them.

Question 4

Social class

Accepted Answer

A) is a universal social phenomenon occurring in all human societies. 
B) is a social relationship. 
C) is unrelated to economic factors. 
D) provides clear cut boundaries that individuals in the U.S.are unable to cross. 
A) is a universal social phenomenon occurring in all human societies. 
B) is a social relationship. 
C) is unrelated to economic factors. 
D) provides clear cut boundaries that individuals in the U.S.are unable to cross.

Question 5

According to Aulette,since the 1980's the chances of moving from middle or working class into the upper class in America have __________; America has __________ social mobility than many European countries.

Accepted Answer

A) improved ...more 
B) improved ...less 
C) declined ...more 
D) declined ...less 
A) improved ...more 
B) improved ...less 
C) declined ...more 
D) declined ...less

Question 6

Aulette reports that middle-class people are ___________ to share material resources with extended family when compared to working-class people.

Accepted Answer

A) less likely 
B) more likely 
C) equally likely 
A) less likely 
B) more likely 
C) equally likely

Question 7

Families can help "provide a vehicle of resistance" to the social system,an example of the micro level impacting the macro level.In which of the following ways discussed in the text do families help challenge the social system?

Accepted Answer

A) Families aid in the physical survival of their members. 
B) Families can teach a way of thinking that questions dominant ideologies about the distribution of power. 
C) Families can create or support organizations such a unions that struggle against the powerful. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Families aid in the physical survival of their members. 
B) Families can teach a way of thinking that questions dominant ideologies about the distribution of power. 
C) Families can create or support organizations such a unions that struggle against the powerful. 
D) All of the above.

Question 8

Research comparing expressions of masculinity or machismo between European-American,African-American and Chicano-American men documented

Accepted Answer

A) few differences between the three categories of men. 
B) that Chicano-American men expressed a significantly stronger sense of masculinity than African-American men. 
C) that African-American men expressed a significantly stronger sense of masculinity than European-American men. 
D) that African-American and Chicano-American men were similar in expressing a significantly stronger sense of masculinity than European-American men. 
A) few differences between the three categories of men. 
B) that Chicano-American men expressed a significantly stronger sense of masculinity than African-American men. 
C) that African-American men expressed a significantly stronger sense of masculinity than European-American men. 
D) that African-American and Chicano-American men were similar in expressing a significantly stronger sense of masculinity than European-American men.

Question 9

The Aulette text asserts that dividing people into races is impossible for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) There are so many varieties of groups of people. 
B) There is so much variation within each group. 
C) Many people have ancestors from different origins. 
D) So many people choose not to be categorized. 
A) There are so many varieties of groups of people. 
B) There is so much variation within each group. 
C) Many people have ancestors from different origins. 
D) So many people choose not to be categorized.

Question 10

The American class system is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Class is economically based. 
B) Class has nothing to do with social relationships. 
C) Class system boundaries are fluid. 
D) Class positions are in some part achieved. 
A) Class is economically based. 
B) Class has nothing to do with social relationships. 
C) Class system boundaries are fluid. 
D) Class positions are in some part achieved.

Question 11

The famous Labor Department Report,"The Negro Family: The Case for National Action," also known as the Moynihan Report,blamed the dilapidated housing,poverty,unemployment and inferior education experienced by African Americans on

Accepted Answer

A) the organization of African American families. 
B) the civil rights movement. 
C) racism in the legal system. 
D) the dominance of men over women in African American families. 
A) the organization of African American families. 
B) the civil rights movement. 
C) racism in the legal system. 
D) the dominance of men over women in African American families.

Question 12

Roschelle studied extended community-based kin and non-kin family support networks.She compared how four racial ethnic groups shared resources and services.What characteristic did she identify as crucial for the development of such networks?

Accepted Answer

A) Blood relationships 
B) Stable marriages 
C) Geographic stability 
D) Insufficient resources to be independent. 
A) Blood relationships 
B) Stable marriages 
C) Geographic stability 
D) Insufficient resources to be independent.

Question 13

In the process of stratifying humans into male and female,masculine and feminine,scholars use the term _______ to denote biological differences and the term _______ to denote social expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) sex ...sex 
B) gender ...gender 
C) sex ...gender 
D) gender ...sex 
A) sex ...sex 
B) gender ...gender 
C) sex ...gender 
D) gender ...sex

Question 14

Geographical residential mobility is most pronounced among the

Accepted Answer

A) upper class. 
B) middle class. 
C) working class. 
D) lower class. 
A) upper class. 
B) middle class. 
C) working class. 
D) lower class.

Question 15

The upper class consider their wealth

Accepted Answer

A) as much of a burden as a blessing because it overshadows their individual achievements. 
B) as belonging to the family line,not to individuals. 
C) the most important factor in determining their upper-class status. 
D) totally unimportant; merely a matter-of-fact good fortune. 
A) as much of a burden as a blessing because it overshadows their individual achievements. 
B) as belonging to the family line,not to individuals. 
C) the most important factor in determining their upper-class status. 
D) totally unimportant; merely a matter-of-fact good fortune.

Question 16

Research cited by Aulette comparing black families and white families indicates that greater equality between husbands and wives are found in _________ families; egalitarian ideologies are stronger among __________; and that __________ men are more likely to help with housework and childcare.

Accepted Answer

A) black ...blacks ...black 
B) white ...whites ...white 
C) black ...blacks ...white 
D) white ...whites ...black 
A) black ...blacks ...black 
B) white ...whites ...white 
C) black ...blacks ...white 
D) white ...whites ...black

Question 17

Shared child raising has been found among all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans. 
B) Native Americans. 
C) Chicanos 
D) Chinese 
A) African Americans. 
B) Native Americans. 
C) Chicanos 
D) Chinese

Question 18

Biologists and geneticists have concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) races are determined and distinguished genetically. 
B) distinguishing between races cannot be done. 
C) we have to use a combination of skin color,blood type and genetics to produce four major races with more than 30 subracial categories. 
D) genetic variations within people of the same race is less than variation between different races. 
A) races are determined and distinguished genetically. 
B) distinguishing between races cannot be done. 
C) we have to use a combination of skin color,blood type and genetics to produce four major races with more than 30 subracial categories. 
D) genetic variations within people of the same race is less than variation between different races.

Question 19

Hansen compared different social classes in her research on extended kin and non-kin,paid and non-paid,family support networks.She documented that

Accepted Answer

A) all social classes depend on such networks to take care of family needs. 
B) working-class families are more dependent on such networks than middle- and upper-class families. 
C) upper-class families do not use such networks. 
D) middle-class families have the most flexibility in purchasing family support care. 
A) all social classes depend on such networks to take care of family needs. 
B) working-class families are more dependent on such networks than middle- and upper-class families. 
C) upper-class families do not use such networks. 
D) middle-class families have the most flexibility in purchasing family support care.

Question 20

Which social class includes the largest proportion of people in our society,about 60 to 65%?

Accepted Answer

A) Owning class 
B) Middle class 
C) Working class 
D) Lower class 
A) Owning class 
B) Middle class 
C) Working class 
D) Lower class

All of the following are true about the post-immigration experience of Vietnamese American families EXCEPT:

Sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that "aristocrats would get to know each other better in an evening than the middle class would in a month." Aulette explained that he meant that wealthy people identify themselves _,while middle-class people identify themselves _ .

All of the following are true about Mexican American families who immigrated to the United States EXCEPT:

Social class

According to Aulette,since the 1980's the chances of moving from middle or working class into the upper class in America have ; America has social mobility than many European countries.

Aulette reports that middle-class people are ___________ to share material resources with extended family when compared to working-class people.

Families can help "provide a vehicle of resistance" to the social system,an example of the micro level impacting the macro level.In which of the following ways discussed in the text do families help challenge the social system?

Research comparing expressions of masculinity or machismo between European-American,African-American and Chicano-American men documented

The Aulette text asserts that dividing people into races is impossible for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

The American class system is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

The famous Labor Department Report,"The Negro Family: The Case for National Action," also known as the Moynihan Report,blamed the dilapidated housing,poverty,unemployment and inferior education experienced by African Americans on

Roschelle studied extended community-based kin and non-kin family support networks.She compared how four racial ethnic groups shared resources and services.What characteristic did she identify as crucial for the development of such networks?

In the process of stratifying humans into male and female,masculine and feminine,scholars use the term _ to denote biological differences and the term _ to denote social expectations.

Geographical residential mobility is most pronounced among the

The upper class consider their wealth

Research cited by Aulette comparing black families and white families indicates that greater equality between husbands and wives are found in _ families; egalitarian ideologies are stronger among ; and that ____ men are more likely to help with housework and childcare.

Shared child raising has been found among all of the following EXCEPT:

Biologists and geneticists have concluded that

Hansen compared different social classes in her research on extended kin and non-kin,paid and non-paid,family support networks.She documented that

Which social class includes the largest proportion of people in our society,about 60 to 65%?

How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Work and Family

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

Filters

Exam 5: Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

All of the following are true about the post-immigration experience of Vietnamese American families EXCEPT:

Sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that "aristocrats would get to know each other better in an evening than the middle class would in a month." Aulette explained that he meant that wealthy people identify themselves _____________,while middle-class people identify themselves _____________ .

All of the following are true about Mexican American families who immigrated to the United States EXCEPT:

Social class

According to Aulette,since the 1980's the chances of moving from middle or working class into the upper class in America have __________; America has __________ social mobility than many European countries.

Aulette reports that middle-class people are ___________ to share material resources with extended family when compared to working-class people.

Families can help "provide a vehicle of resistance" to the social system,an example of the micro level impacting the macro level.In which of the following ways discussed in the text do families help challenge the social system?

Research comparing expressions of masculinity or machismo between European-American,African-American and Chicano-American men documented

The Aulette text asserts that dividing people into races is impossible for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

The American class system is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

The famous Labor Department Report,"The Negro Family: The Case for National Action," also known as the Moynihan Report,blamed the dilapidated housing,poverty,unemployment and inferior education experienced by African Americans on

Roschelle studied extended community-based kin and non-kin family support networks.She compared how four racial ethnic groups shared resources and services.What characteristic did she identify as crucial for the development of such networks?

In the process of stratifying humans into male and female,masculine and feminine,scholars use the term _______ to denote biological differences and the term _______ to denote social expectations.

Geographical residential mobility is most pronounced among the

The upper class consider their wealth

Research cited by Aulette comparing black families and white families indicates that greater equality between husbands and wives are found in _________ families; egalitarian ideologies are stronger among __________; and that __________ men are more likely to help with housework and childcare.

Shared child raising has been found among all of the following EXCEPT:

Biologists and geneticists have concluded that

Hansen compared different social classes in her research on extended kin and non-kin,paid and non-paid,family support networks.She documented that

Which social class includes the largest proportion of people in our society,about 60 to 65%?

How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Work and Family

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

Filters

Sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that "aristocrats would get to know each other better in an evening than the middle class would in a month." Aulette explained that he meant that wealthy people identify themselves _,while middle-class people identify themselves _ .

According to Aulette,since the 1980's the chances of moving from middle or working class into the upper class in America have ; America has social mobility than many European countries.

In the process of stratifying humans into male and female,masculine and feminine,scholars use the term _ to denote biological differences and the term _ to denote social expectations.

Research cited by Aulette comparing black families and white families indicates that greater equality between husbands and wives are found in _ families; egalitarian ideologies are stronger among ; and that ____ men are more likely to help with housework and childcare.