Question 1

According to Aulette,members of hunting and gathering societies …

Accepted Answer

A) had a social class stratification stronger than agricultural societies but not as strong as modern industrial societies. 
B) had a stronger social class stratification than modern industrial societies. 
C) were not stratified by social class. 
D) focused their efforts on social class mobility. 
A) had a social class stratification stronger than agricultural societies but not as strong as modern industrial societies. 
B) had a stronger social class stratification than modern industrial societies. 
C) were not stratified by social class. 
D) focused their efforts on social class mobility.

Question 2

Most Asian families have been traditionally patriarchal.Which of the following is more egalitarian,probably due to the equal treatment of men and women in the indigenous religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Japanese 
B) Chinese 
C) Filipino 
D) Vietnamese 
A) Japanese 
B) Chinese 
C) Filipino 
D) Vietnamese

Question 3

Pearce (cited by Aulette)asserted that the "feminization of poverty" can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A) the responsibility of women for children. 
B) religious prohibitions against birth control. 
C) lower levels of education of women. 
D) deadbeat dads refusing to pay child support. 
A) the responsibility of women for children. 
B) religious prohibitions against birth control. 
C) lower levels of education of women. 
D) deadbeat dads refusing to pay child support.

Question 4

Among Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian immigrants,the concept of extended family obligations includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) a broad range of blood relatives. 
B) ancestors who have died. 
C) family members of the future. 
D) non-blood spiritual guardians. 
A) a broad range of blood relatives. 
B) ancestors who have died. 
C) family members of the future. 
D) non-blood spiritual guardians.

Question 5

The data from the University of Michigan's Panel Study of Income Dynamics ____________ the culture of poverty model or theory for explaining poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) challenged 
B) supported 
C) disproved 
D) proved 
A) challenged 
B) supported 
C) disproved 
D) proved

Question 6

Research cited by Aulette indicates that the group that is most ambivalent and sometimes negative about education for their children is the

Accepted Answer

A) Black middle class. 
B) White middle class. 
C) Black working class. 
D) White working class. 
A) Black middle class. 
B) White middle class. 
C) Black working class. 
D) White working class.

Question 7

Aulette distinguishes three major social classes in our society.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

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

Question 8

Aulette discusses Henderschott's research,which compares relocators (people who moved for work)to stayers (people who declined an opportunity to move for work).She found that declining a move was __________ stressful than/as accepting a move.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

All of the following are characteristics of middle-class families EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Geographic mobility. 
B) Replacement of kin with other institutions for economic support. 
C) Reliance on kin rather than friends for affective support. 
D) Lineal investment of resources between parents and children. 
A) Geographic mobility. 
B) Replacement of kin with other institutions for economic support. 
C) Reliance on kin rather than friends for affective support. 
D) Lineal investment of resources between parents and children.

Question 10

About 11% of the U.S.population are immigrants.About what percentage of children in the U.S.live in immigrant families?

Accepted Answer

A) 11% 
B) 22% 
C) 33% 
D) 44% 
A) 11% 
B) 22% 
C) 33% 
D) 44%

Question 11

Among humans,race is

Accepted Answer

A) both biologically and socially based. 
B) neither biologically nor socially based. 
C) is socially important but biologically nonexistent. 
D) biologically important but increasingly socially unimportant. 
A) both biologically and socially based. 
B) neither biologically nor socially based. 
C) is socially important but biologically nonexistent. 
D) biologically important but increasingly socially unimportant.

Question 12

The majority of poor families in the United States are

Accepted Answer

A) White 
B) Black 
C) Hispanic 
D) Native American 
A) White 
B) Black 
C) Hispanic 
D) Native American

Question 13

The social structural model blames poverty on all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) a shift in jobs from the central cities to the suburbs. 
B) a decline in manufacturing jobs. 
C) an increase in teen,single mothers. 
D) the economic decline. 
A) a shift in jobs from the central cities to the suburbs. 
B) a decline in manufacturing jobs. 
C) an increase in teen,single mothers. 
D) the economic decline.

Question 14

The "Culture of Poverty" model blames poverty on all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of proper values 
B) Single-parent households 
C) Welfare system 
D) High unemployment rates 
A) Lack of proper values 
B) Single-parent households 
C) Welfare system 
D) High unemployment rates

Question 15

The racial ethnic group in which children have the greatest likelihood of living below the poverty level is:

Accepted Answer

A) White 
B) Black 
C) Hispanic 
D) Native American 
A) White 
B) Black 
C) Hispanic 
D) Native American

Question 16

All of the following are characteristics of white working-class families EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Ideological commitment to marry for love,not money. 
B) Importance attached to extended kin. 
C) Appearance of separation between work and family. 
D) Geographic mobility. 
A) Ideological commitment to marry for love,not money. 
B) Importance attached to extended kin. 
C) Appearance of separation between work and family. 
D) Geographic mobility.

According to Aulette,members of hunting and gathering societies …

Most Asian families have been traditionally patriarchal.Which of the following is more egalitarian,probably due to the equal treatment of men and women in the indigenous religion?

Pearce (cited by Aulette)asserted that the "feminization of poverty" can be attributed to

Among Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian immigrants,the concept of extended family obligations includes all of the following EXCEPT:

The data from the University of Michigan's Panel Study of Income Dynamics ____________ the culture of poverty model or theory for explaining poverty.

Research cited by Aulette indicates that the group that is most ambivalent and sometimes negative about education for their children is the

Aulette distinguishes three major social classes in our society.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Aulette discusses Henderschott's research,which compares relocators (people who moved for work)to stayers (people who declined an opportunity to move for work).She found that declining a move was __________ stressful than/as accepting a move.

All of the following are characteristics of middle-class families EXCEPT:

About 11% of the U.S.population are immigrants.About what percentage of children in the U.S.live in immigrant families?

Among humans,race is

The majority of poor families in the United States are

The social structural model blames poverty on all of the following EXCEPT:

The "Culture of Poverty" model blames poverty on all of the following EXCEPT:

The racial ethnic group in which children have the greatest likelihood of living below the poverty level is:

All of the following are characteristics of white working-class families EXCEPT:

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

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

According to Aulette,members of hunting and gathering societies …

Most Asian families have been traditionally patriarchal.Which of the following is more egalitarian,probably due to the equal treatment of men and women in the indigenous religion?

Pearce (cited by Aulette)asserted that the "feminization of poverty" can be attributed to

Among Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian immigrants,the concept of extended family obligations includes all of the following EXCEPT:

The data from the University of Michigan's Panel Study of Income Dynamics ____________ the culture of poverty model or theory for explaining poverty.

Research cited by Aulette indicates that the group that is most ambivalent and sometimes negative about education for their children is the

Aulette distinguishes three major social classes in our society.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Aulette discusses Henderschott's research,which compares relocators (people who moved for work)to stayers (people who declined an opportunity to move for work).She found that declining a move was __________ stressful than/as accepting a move.

All of the following are characteristics of middle-class families EXCEPT:

About 11% of the U.S.population are immigrants.About what percentage of children in the U.S.live in immigrant families?

Among humans,race is

The majority of poor families in the United States are

The social structural model blames poverty on all of the following EXCEPT:

The "Culture of Poverty" model blames poverty on all of the following EXCEPT:

The racial ethnic group in which children have the greatest likelihood of living below the poverty level is:

All of the following are characteristics of white working-class families EXCEPT:

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