Question 1

A "three-legged stool" refers to what issue discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) Poverty rate differences between children, adults, and the elderly. 
B) The idea in the United States that elders receive income from three primary sources: Social Security, private pensions, and personal assets and savings. 
C) Cumulative advantages and disadvantages associated with sex, race/ethnicity, and social class. 
D) Adult children caring for their aging parents and their own children. 
E) The failures of Medicare as the health policy program for the elderly. 
A) Poverty rate differences between children, adults, and the elderly. 
B) The idea in the United States that elders receive income from three primary sources: Social Security, private pensions, and personal assets and savings. 
C) Cumulative advantages and disadvantages associated with sex, race/ethnicity, and social class. 
D) Adult children caring for their aging parents and their own children. 
E) The failures of Medicare as the health policy program for the elderly. B

Question 2

How are family protective factors different from family recovery factors?

Accepted Answer

Family protective factors protect the family from crises, while family recovery factors help the family bounce back from a crisis.

Question 3

The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, signed by President Clinton, requires:

Accepted Answer

A) employers with over 50 employees to offer 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave. 
B) all employers to provide unpaid leave for maternity. 
C) employers with over 10 employees to offer family allowances. 
D) employers with over 50 employees to offer family allowances. 
E) all employers to provide 6 weeks of paid maternity leave. 
A) employers with over 50 employees to offer 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave. 
B) all employers to provide unpaid leave for maternity. 
C) employers with over 10 employees to offer family allowances. 
D) employers with over 50 employees to offer family allowances. 
E) all employers to provide 6 weeks of paid maternity leave. A

Question 4

What benefits to family resilience do maternity/paternity leave, flextime, and flexplace share?

Accepted Answer

All of these policie

Question 5

Social networks, and religious and faith-based fellowships are examples of community factors that help promote resilience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Selective programs and policies are defined as __________.

Accepted Answer

those for which only

Question 7

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP):

Accepted Answer

A) was created in the 1990s to insure children in working families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private family
Coverage. 
B) provides dental care for children through young adults up to age 29. 
C) has ensured that virtually all needy children receive basic medical care. 
D) was developed alongside Medicare in the 1960s. 
E) covers children who live in households with incomes up to $20,000 a year. 
A) was created in the 1990s to insure children in working families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private family
Coverage. 
B) provides dental care for children through young adults up to age 29. 
C) has ensured that virtually all needy children receive basic medical care. 
D) was developed alongside Medicare in the 1960s. 
E) covers children who live in households with incomes up to $20,000 a year.

Question 8

List four specific examples of early childhood interventions.

Accepted Answer

Public health and social welfare program

Question 9

Medicare:

Accepted Answer

A) is the free health care program for the elderly. 
B) was created in the 1930s during the Great Depression. 
C) has some parts that are automatic and some that are optional. 
D) is a means-tested program. 
E) is well-funded and solvent into the foreseeable future. 
A) is the free health care program for the elderly. 
B) was created in the 1930s during the Great Depression. 
C) has some parts that are automatic and some that are optional. 
D) is a means-tested program. 
E) is well-funded and solvent into the foreseeable future.

Question 10

How does the U.S. contrast with other countries in its approach to policies and programs like health care and maternity leave?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. leans toward selectiv

Question 11

The resilience literature must add a focus on macro-level structural factors, such as family programs and policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cumulative advantage and disadvantage refer to pay that is high enough to allow a worker to meet basic needs in a given community, and one that will ultimately decrease the number of people dependent on social programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Family protective factors:

Accepted Answer

A) are micro-level characteristics. 
B) assist families in "bouncing back" from a crisis situation. 
C) are social networks, religious and faith-based fellowships, for example. 
D) are family policies, such as maternity leave. 
E) are personal characteristics you developed early in life, such as intelligence, sense of humor, or creativity. 
A) are micro-level characteristics. 
B) assist families in "bouncing back" from a crisis situation. 
C) are social networks, religious and faith-based fellowships, for example. 
D) are family policies, such as maternity leave. 
E) are personal characteristics you developed early in life, such as intelligence, sense of humor, or creativity.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about telecommuting (flexplace)is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves maintaining a virtual office or working from home. 
B) It is rising in popularity because of a growing concern about the automobile's effect on global warming, the rising price of gasoline, and the increasing numbers of parents combining work and family. 
C) Employees who were allowed to telecommute some or part of the time had less desire to leave the company. 
D) Given the benefits of telecommuting most workers are eager to telecommute and relatively confident that it will work out well. 
E) There are about 45 million telecommuters. 
A) It involves maintaining a virtual office or working from home. 
B) It is rising in popularity because of a growing concern about the automobile's effect on global warming, the rising price of gasoline, and the increasing numbers of parents combining work and family. 
C) Employees who were allowed to telecommute some or part of the time had less desire to leave the company. 
D) Given the benefits of telecommuting most workers are eager to telecommute and relatively confident that it will work out well. 
E) There are about 45 million telecommuters.

Question 15

Why is it important to have in place macro-level policies and programs for resilience?

Accepted Answer

Macro-level factors

Question 16

The Family Support Act:

Accepted Answer

A) may include withholding child support from fathers' wages, requiring states to adopt uniform standards for setting child support awards, implementing
Computerized systems for locating delinquent parents, or intercepting tax
Returns. 
B) was implemented in 2001. 
C) has been highly successful and compliance has improved considerably. 
D) enforces child support from noncustodial fathers but not noncustodial mothers. 
E) has resulted in only 1 million children who now fail to receive regular child support and the full amount that is owed them. 
A) may include withholding child support from fathers' wages, requiring states to adopt uniform standards for setting child support awards, implementing
Computerized systems for locating delinquent parents, or intercepting tax
Returns. 
B) was implemented in 2001. 
C) has been highly successful and compliance has improved considerably. 
D) enforces child support from noncustodial fathers but not noncustodial mothers. 
E) has resulted in only 1 million children who now fail to receive regular child support and the full amount that is owed them.

Question 17

Ruby, who is trying to juggle work and family as a single mother, appreciates that she can go into work early so that she will be able to pick her daughters up from school in the afternoon. According to the text, this is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) selective time. 
B) TANF. 
C) flextime. 
D) family encouragement policy. 
E) a child-friendly work environment. 
A) selective time. 
B) TANF. 
C) flextime. 
D) family encouragement policy. 
E) a child-friendly work environment.

Question 18

A refundable federal tax credit for low-income working families that reduces the amount of taxes owed is called an Earned Income Tax Credit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Diego is a working father who earns low wages, and receives a refundable federal tax credit that reduces the amount of taxes he owes on April 15. This program is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). 
B) Family Encouragement Policy (FEP). 
C) Living Wage. 
D) Cumulative Tax Policy (CTP). 
E) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C) . 
A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). 
B) Family Encouragement Policy (FEP). 
C) Living Wage. 
D) Cumulative Tax Policy (CTP). 
E) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C) .

Question 20

If low-income and poor children are eligible for SCHIP, then why are they not covered? List three reasons.

Accepted Answer

(1)Some families do not know of the prog

A "three-legged stool" refers to what issue discussed in the text?

How are family protective factors different from family recovery factors?

The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, signed by President Clinton, requires:

What benefits to family resilience do maternity/paternity leave, flextime, and flexplace share?

Social networks, and religious and faith-based fellowships are examples of community factors that help promote resilience.

Selective programs and policies are defined as __________.

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP):

List four specific examples of early childhood interventions.

Medicare:

How does the U.S. contrast with other countries in its approach to policies and programs like health care and maternity leave?

The resilience literature must add a focus on macro-level structural factors, such as family programs and policies.

Cumulative advantage and disadvantage refer to pay that is high enough to allow a worker to meet basic needs in a given community, and one that will ultimately decrease the number of people dependent on social programs.

Family protective factors:

Which of the following statements about telecommuting (flexplace)is FALSE?

Why is it important to have in place macro-level policies and programs for resilience?

The Family Support Act:

Ruby, who is trying to juggle work and family as a single mother, appreciates that she can go into work early so that she will be able to pick her daughters up from school in the afternoon. According to the text, this is known as:

A refundable federal tax credit for low-income working families that reduces the amount of taxes owed is called an Earned Income Tax Credit.

Diego is a working father who earns low wages, and receives a refundable federal tax credit that reduces the amount of taxes he owes on April 15. This program is called:

If low-income and poor children are eligible for SCHIP, then why are they not covered? List three reasons.

Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?

Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class

Building Relationships

Love and Loving Relationships

Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships

Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships

Marriage

Thinking About Parenthood

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates

The Process of Divorce

Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage After Divorce

Families in Middle and Later Life

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Exam 15: Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish

A "three-legged stool" refers to what issue discussed in the text?

How are family protective factors different from family recovery factors?

The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, signed by President Clinton, requires:

What benefits to family resilience do maternity/paternity leave, flextime, and flexplace share?

Social networks, and religious and faith-based fellowships are examples of community factors that help promote resilience.

Selective programs and policies are defined as __________.

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP):

List four specific examples of early childhood interventions.

Medicare:

How does the U.S. contrast with other countries in its approach to policies and programs like health care and maternity leave?

The resilience literature must add a focus on macro-level structural factors, such as family programs and policies.

Cumulative advantage and disadvantage refer to pay that is high enough to allow a worker to meet basic needs in a given community, and one that will ultimately decrease the number of people dependent on social programs.

Family protective factors:

Which of the following statements about telecommuting (flexplace)is FALSE?

Why is it important to have in place macro-level policies and programs for resilience?

The Family Support Act:

Ruby, who is trying to juggle work and family as a single mother, appreciates that she can go into work early so that she will be able to pick her daughters up from school in the afternoon. According to the text, this is known as:

A refundable federal tax credit for low-income working families that reduces the amount of taxes owed is called an Earned Income Tax Credit.

Diego is a working father who earns low wages, and receives a refundable federal tax credit that reduces the amount of taxes he owes on April 15. This program is called:

If low-income and poor children are eligible for SCHIP, then why are they not covered? List three reasons.

Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?

Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class

Building Relationships

Love and Loving Relationships

Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships

Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships

Marriage

Thinking About Parenthood

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates

The Process of Divorce

Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage After Divorce

Families in Middle and Later Life

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