Question 1

The single most important contributor to a person's life chances is:

Accepted Answer

A)  being lifted out of poverty. 
B)  your gene pool. 
C)  the status of your occupation. 
D)  your level of education. 
A)  being lifted out of poverty. 
B)  your gene pool. 
C)  the status of your occupation. 
D)  your level of education.

Question 2

Women are more likely to be holding jobs as managers and administrators than are men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The region of the world in which young women are most disadvantaged relative to young men in terms of educational attainment is:

Accepted Answer

A)  South Central Asia 
B)  Western Asia 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa 413) 
D)  North Africa 
A)  South Central Asia 
B)  Western Asia 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa 413) 
D)  North Africa

Question 4

The nature of a family is that it is an) _______ unit whereas a household is an) ________unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumption; kinship 
B)  Kinship; residential 
C)  Economic; nonfamily 
D)  Residential; family 
A)  Consumption; kinship 
B)  Kinship; residential 
C)  Economic; nonfamily 
D)  Residential; family

Question 5

The rise in the number of female-headed households is most apt to be the result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decline in fertility 
B)  Decline in mortality 
C)  Increase in the status of women 
D)  Increase in the urban population 
A)  Decline in fertility 
B)  Decline in mortality 
C)  Increase in the status of women 
D)  Increase in the urban population

Question 6

The demographic conditions that support the "traditional" family are most likely to occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  before the demographic transition starts. 
B)  in the early stages of the demographic transition. 
C)  in the middle of the demographic transition. 
D)  late in the demographic transition. 
A)  before the demographic transition starts. 
B)  in the early stages of the demographic transition. 
C)  in the middle of the demographic transition. 
D)  late in the demographic transition.

Question 7

Which of the following would normally be thought of as part of the set of life chances?

Accepted Answer

A)  Life expectancy 
B)  Children ever born 
C)  Migration experience 
D)  Educational attainment 
A)  Life expectancy 
B)  Children ever born 
C)  Migration experience 
D)  Educational attainment

Question 8

Catholics have higher fertility levels than Protestants in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in ___ percent of the nation's total income, compared to ___ percent for the bottom 20 percent:

Accepted Answer

A)  20; 10 
B)  30; 7 
C)  40; 5 
D)  50; 3 
A)  20; 10 
B)  30; 7 
C)  40; 5 
D)  50; 3

The single most important contributor to a person's life chances is:

Women are more likely to be holding jobs as managers and administrators than are men.

The region of the world in which young women are most disadvantaged relative to young men in terms of educational attainment is:

The nature of a family is that it is an) _ unit whereas a household is an) __unit.

The rise in the number of female-headed households is most apt to be the result of which of the following?

The demographic conditions that support the "traditional" family are most likely to occur:

Which of the following would normally be thought of as part of the set of life chances?

Catholics have higher fertility levels than Protestants in the United States.

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in _ percent of the nation's total income, compared to _ percent for the bottom 20 percent:

Introduction to Demography

Global Population Trends

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Age Transition

The Urban Transition

Population and the Environment

Coping With Demographic Change

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Exam 10: The Family and Household Transition

The single most important contributor to a person's life chances is:

Women are more likely to be holding jobs as managers and administrators than are men.

The region of the world in which young women are most disadvantaged relative to young men in terms of educational attainment is:

The nature of a family is that it is an) _______ unit whereas a household is an) ________unit.

The rise in the number of female-headed households is most apt to be the result of which of the following?

The demographic conditions that support the "traditional" family are most likely to occur:

Which of the following would normally be thought of as part of the set of life chances?

Catholics have higher fertility levels than Protestants in the United States.

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in ___ percent of the nation's total income, compared to ___ percent for the bottom 20 percent:

Introduction to Demography

Global Population Trends

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Age Transition

The Urban Transition

Population and the Environment

Coping With Demographic Change

Filters

The nature of a family is that it is an) _ unit whereas a household is an) __unit.

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in _ percent of the nation's total income, compared to _ percent for the bottom 20 percent: