Question 1

What percentage of the overall U.S.labor force was foreign-born in 1910?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  43% 
C)  25% 
D)  50% 
A)  10% 
B)  43% 
C)  25% 
D)  50%

Question 2

Your text uses all except which of the following as a central theme in understanding the social history of American families?

Accepted Answer

A)  family breakdown 
B)  uneven change 
C)  diversity 
D)  human agency 
A)  family breakdown 
B)  uneven change 
C)  diversity 
D)  human agency

Question 3

The "Cult of True Womanhood"

Accepted Answer

A)  was an ideal achieved by most women in the 19ᵗʰ century. 
B)  resulted in greater economic self-sufficiency for women. 
C)  required women of upper classes to relinquish servants and perform the domestic work in their households. 
D)  created a class of "ladies" who had leisure time to pursue individual interests. 
A)  was an ideal achieved by most women in the 19ᵗʰ century. 
B)  resulted in greater economic self-sufficiency for women. 
C)  required women of upper classes to relinquish servants and perform the domestic work in their households. 
D)  created a class of "ladies" who had leisure time to pursue individual interests.

Question 4

The "Tangle of Pathology" identified in the Moynihan Report was

Accepted Answer

A)  the matriarchal family. 
B)  racial discrimination. 
C)  the high rate of crime. 
D)  drug abuse. 
A)  the matriarchal family. 
B)  racial discrimination. 
C)  the high rate of crime. 
D)  drug abuse.

Question 5

Diversity in family life is largely explained by differences in the cultural patterns of immigrant groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss the labor force status of racial ethnic minorities.What was the relationship between economic marginalization and their ability to embrace the doctrine of separate spheres?

Accepted Answer

The labor force status of racial ethnic

Question 7

Gender relations in slave families were characterized by greater equality between women and men than was the case for White families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The compadrazgo system among Chicano families refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a network of relatives including godparents and co-parents. 
B)  the social dislocation of Chicano families who moved from rural to urban environments. 
C)  the spirit of male dominance that is characteristic of Chicano families. 
D)  the emphasis on individualism found in Chicano families. 
A)  a network of relatives including godparents and co-parents. 
B)  the social dislocation of Chicano families who moved from rural to urban environments. 
C)  the spirit of male dominance that is characteristic of Chicano families. 
D)  the emphasis on individualism found in Chicano families.

Question 9

Recent research on immigration leads the authors of the text to which conclusion about immigrant families?

Accepted Answer

A)  The family was an active agent in producing accommodation strategies. 
B)  Family was a vital resource in adapting to a new society. 
C)  Cultural practices retained from the "Old World" often eased the transition to the new society. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  The family was an active agent in producing accommodation strategies. 
B)  Family was a vital resource in adapting to a new society. 
C)  Cultural practices retained from the "Old World" often eased the transition to the new society. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Postrevisionist scholars criticize Gutman's conclusions about African-American families,arguing that his view

Accepted Answer

A)  ignores the many social conditions that worked against marriage. 
B)  provides a romantic justification of marriage. 
C)  assumes couples living together were married. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  ignores the many social conditions that worked against marriage. 
B)  provides a romantic justification of marriage. 
C)  assumes couples living together were married. 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following was a main factor associated with the massive European immigration to the United States during the late 19ᵗʰ century?

Accepted Answer

A)  tremendous economic expansion in the U.S. industrial sector 
B)  a decline in the U.S. birthrate 
C)  the lack of technological change in Europe 
D)  all of the above 
A)  tremendous economic expansion in the U.S. industrial sector 
B)  a decline in the U.S. birthrate 
C)  the lack of technological change in Europe 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Men's family responsibilities under the "cult of domesticity" were primarily economic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Patterns of Chicano migration to the American Southwest were largely initiated by

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire of migrants to find agricultural work. 
B)  the recruitment of Mexicans to provide labor for U.S. economic expansion. 
C)  the Chinese Exclusion Act. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the desire of migrants to find agricultural work. 
B)  the recruitment of Mexicans to provide labor for U.S. economic expansion. 
C)  the Chinese Exclusion Act. 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

The earnings of workers of color

Accepted Answer

A)  were based on the principle of the "family wage." 
B)  tended to assume that not only would men work, but also women and children. 
C)  were based on the higher cost of living forced on people of color. 
D)  were based on the idea that these workers were poor at managing money. 
A)  were based on the principle of the "family wage." 
B)  tended to assume that not only would men work, but also women and children. 
C)  were based on the higher cost of living forced on people of color. 
D)  were based on the idea that these workers were poor at managing money.

Question 15

Social production refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the work of caring for family members in the home. 
B)  women's responsibilities according to the "Cult of True Womanhood." 
C)  the work that people do to earn a living. 
D)  the development of educational materials, such as child-rearing literature in the 19ᵗʰ century. 
A)  the work of caring for family members in the home. 
B)  women's responsibilities according to the "Cult of True Womanhood." 
C)  the work that people do to earn a living. 
D)  the development of educational materials, such as child-rearing literature in the 19ᵗʰ century.

Question 16

In addition to reorganizing productive activity,industrial capitalism also restructured parent-child relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Stansell makes which of the following observations about working class children in New York City in the mid-19ᵗʰ century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working class families expected children to "earn their keep." 
B)  Children were largely unsupervised while their mothers and fathers worked. 
C)  Children were often on the streets selling such items as food and household supplies. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Working class families expected children to "earn their keep." 
B)  Children were largely unsupervised while their mothers and fathers worked. 
C)  Children were often on the streets selling such items as food and household supplies. 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Chain migration

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs when immigrants live temporarily in several different locations before achieving permanent settlement. 
B)  is the immigration of those individuals with political asylum. 
C)  is the process whereby immigrants facilitate the migration of relatives and friends from their countries of origin. 
D)  was not an important component of the massive European immigration to the United States. 
A)  occurs when immigrants live temporarily in several different locations before achieving permanent settlement. 
B)  is the immigration of those individuals with political asylum. 
C)  is the process whereby immigrants facilitate the migration of relatives and friends from their countries of origin. 
D)  was not an important component of the massive European immigration to the United States.

Question 19

Which of the following would not be considered a virtue of True Womanhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  piety 
B)  purity 
C)  assertiveness 
D)  domesticity 
A)  piety 
B)  purity 
C)  assertiveness 
D)  domesticity

Question 20

Scholars analyzing the labor system during early U.S.industrialism suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  people of color were used to meet the need for a cheap and exploitable labor force. 
B)  the labor performed by people of color in the U.S. economy is of little importance to their subordination. 
C)  the occupational experiences of racial minorities are nearly identical to those of European immigrants. 
D)  the wage structure of racial ethnic men's work encouraged the separation of public and private spheres. 
A)  people of color were used to meet the need for a cheap and exploitable labor force. 
B)  the labor performed by people of color in the U.S. economy is of little importance to their subordination. 
C)  the occupational experiences of racial minorities are nearly identical to those of European immigrants. 
D)  the wage structure of racial ethnic men's work encouraged the separation of public and private spheres.

What percentage of the overall U.S.labor force was foreign-born in 1910?

Your text uses all except which of the following as a central theme in understanding the social history of American families?

The "Cult of True Womanhood"

The "Tangle of Pathology" identified in the Moynihan Report was

Diversity in family life is largely explained by differences in the cultural patterns of immigrant groups.

Discuss the labor force status of racial ethnic minorities.What was the relationship between economic marginalization and their ability to embrace the doctrine of separate spheres?

Gender relations in slave families were characterized by greater equality between women and men than was the case for White families.

The compadrazgo system among Chicano families refers to

Recent research on immigration leads the authors of the text to which conclusion about immigrant families?

Postrevisionist scholars criticize Gutman's conclusions about African-American families,arguing that his view

Which of the following was a main factor associated with the massive European immigration to the United States during the late 19ᵗʰ century?

Men's family responsibilities under the "cult of domesticity" were primarily economic.

Patterns of Chicano migration to the American Southwest were largely initiated by

The earnings of workers of color

Social production refers to

In addition to reorganizing productive activity,industrial capitalism also restructured parent-child relationships.

Stansell makes which of the following observations about working class children in New York City in the mid-19ᵗʰ century?

Chain migration

Which of the following would not be considered a virtue of True Womanhood?

Scholars analyzing the labor system during early U.S.industrialism suggest that

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 3: The Historical Making of Family Diversity

What percentage of the overall U.S.labor force was foreign-born in 1910?

Your text uses all except which of the following as a central theme in understanding the social history of American families?

The "Cult of True Womanhood"

The "Tangle of Pathology" identified in the Moynihan Report was

Diversity in family life is largely explained by differences in the cultural patterns of immigrant groups.

Discuss the labor force status of racial ethnic minorities.What was the relationship between economic marginalization and their ability to embrace the doctrine of separate spheres?

Gender relations in slave families were characterized by greater equality between women and men than was the case for White families.

The compadrazgo system among Chicano families refers to

Recent research on immigration leads the authors of the text to which conclusion about immigrant families?

Postrevisionist scholars criticize Gutman's conclusions about African-American families,arguing that his view

Which of the following was a main factor associated with the massive European immigration to the United States during the late 19ᵗʰ century?

Men's family responsibilities under the "cult of domesticity" were primarily economic.

Patterns of Chicano migration to the American Southwest were largely initiated by

The earnings of workers of color

Social production refers to

In addition to reorganizing productive activity,industrial capitalism also restructured parent-child relationships.

Stansell makes which of the following observations about working class children in New York City in the mid-19ᵗʰ century?

Chain migration

Which of the following would not be considered a virtue of True Womanhood?

Scholars analyzing the labor system during early U.S.industrialism suggest that

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

Filters