Question 1

Families living in shallow poverty are

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A) less likely to include anyone who is working steadily than those living in deep poverty. 
B) most likely to have family incomes that fall between 50 percent and 100 percent of the federal poverty line. 
C) most likely to have family incomes that are less than 10 percent of the federal poverty line. 
D) less likely to receive general benefits from the government than those living in deep poverty. 
A) less likely to include anyone who is working steadily than those living in deep poverty. 
B) most likely to have family incomes that fall between 50 percent and 100 percent of the federal poverty line. 
C) most likely to have family incomes that are less than 10 percent of the federal poverty line. 
D) less likely to receive general benefits from the government than those living in deep poverty. B

Question 2

Most middle-class families in the United States receive substantial government assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

_____ American families, including middle-class families, receive ________ government assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) Most; little 
B) Some; little 
C) Most; substantial 
D) Some; substantial 
A) Most; little 
B) Some; little 
C) Most; substantial 
D) Some; substantial C

Question 4

Discuss some of the trends in the family policy debates of the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. What are the similarities and the differences?

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In the 1970s, family policy debates focu

Question 5

How does the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reinforce the obligation to work?

Accepted Answer

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a

Question 6

On what major basic issue does the liberal viewpoint on family differ from the conservative viewpoint?

Accepted Answer

The major basic issue on which the liber

Question 7

A fundamental premise of the original Social Security System was that the recipients

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A) would also be receiving other forms of assistance. 
B) would never really need it. 
C) would be primarily women. 
D) would be primarily men. 
A) would also be receiving other forms of assistance. 
B) would never really need it. 
C) would be primarily women. 
D) would be primarily men.

Question 8

Since the mid-twentieth century, all the following reasons have made it possible for women to live full lives outside of marriage except

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A) gains in the labor market. 
B) a cultural shift away from the nuclear family. 
C) the birth control pill. 
D) diminishing economic fortunes of men without college educations. 
A) gains in the labor market. 
B) a cultural shift away from the nuclear family. 
C) the birth control pill. 
D) diminishing economic fortunes of men without college educations.

Question 9

Capitalism is an economic system in which goods and services are produced and sold by the state at subsidized rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How, in the minds of Americans, do the deserving poor differ from the nondeserving poor?

Accepted Answer

The distinction between the "deserving"

Question 11

Those in the government who oppose partial-birth abortion are most likely

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A) conservatives. 
B) social liberals. 
C) democrats. 
D) independents. 
A) conservatives. 
B) social liberals. 
C) democrats. 
D) independents.

Question 12

What do you see in the future of the American welfare state?

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The future of the American welfare state

Question 13

Conservatives differ from liberals in that conservatives

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A) want a much broader and more costly set of supports to be provided to employed parents. 
B) are against tax credits that would assist all families with at least one worker. 
C) argue that the government should encourage low-income men and women to marry in order to ease hardships of poverty. 
D) contend that government programs should focus on encouraging nonmarital births and same-sex marriages. 
A) want a much broader and more costly set of supports to be provided to employed parents. 
B) are against tax credits that would assist all families with at least one worker. 
C) argue that the government should encourage low-income men and women to marry in order to ease hardships of poverty. 
D) contend that government programs should focus on encouraging nonmarital births and same-sex marriages.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about the Social Security Act of 1935?

Accepted Answer

A) It included a system of pensions for the elderly. 
B) It was primarily designed with female recipients in mind. 
C) It was established to oppose the breadwinner-homemaker family system in the United States. 
D) It was initially designed to provide unemployment benefits to women who lost their jobs. 
A) It included a system of pensions for the elderly. 
B) It was primarily designed with female recipients in mind. 
C) It was established to oppose the breadwinner-homemaker family system in the United States. 
D) It was initially designed to provide unemployment benefits to women who lost their jobs.

Question 15

The family wage system was based on the concept that women's and men's roles in the family split between

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A) wage earners and homemakers. 
B) young teenagers and mature mothers. 
C) widowed mothers and divorcees. 
D) homemakers and breadwinners. 
A) wage earners and homemakers. 
B) young teenagers and mature mothers. 
C) widowed mothers and divorcees. 
D) homemakers and breadwinners.

Question 16

Elaborate on why the "welfare reform" of 1996 has been so important for the evolution of conservative and liberal views of family policy.

Accepted Answer

The "welfare reform" of 1996, officially

Question 17

The major drop in TANF in caseloads the last few years has not been caused by

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A) new rules of welfare reform. 
B) the strong economy. 
C) wage support such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. 
D) fewer single-parent families. 
A) new rules of welfare reform. 
B) the strong economy. 
C) wage support such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. 
D) fewer single-parent families.

Question 18

Conservative groups have long advocated government intervention when court ruling and legislation have undermined their vision of the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The program of financial assistance to low-income, single-parent families that has become commonly known as "welfare" has been modified from

Accepted Answer

A) the Job Training Program (JTP) to Medicaid. 
B) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFD
C)  to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 
C) the Work Incentive Program (WIN) to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 
D) Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) to Medicaid. 
A) the Job Training Program (JTP) to Medicaid. 
B) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFD
C)  to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 
C) the Work Incentive Program (WIN) to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 
D) Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) to Medicaid.

Question 20

The government today is far more involved in supporting families than it was in earlier times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Families living in shallow poverty are

Most middle-class families in the United States receive substantial government assistance.

_ American families, including middle-class families, receive ____ government assistance.

Discuss some of the trends in the family policy debates of the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. What are the similarities and the differences?

How does the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reinforce the obligation to work?

On what major basic issue does the liberal viewpoint on family differ from the conservative viewpoint?

A fundamental premise of the original Social Security System was that the recipients

Since the mid-twentieth century, all the following reasons have made it possible for women to live full lives outside of marriage except

Capitalism is an economic system in which goods and services are produced and sold by the state at subsidized rates.

How, in the minds of Americans, do the deserving poor differ from the nondeserving poor?

Those in the government who oppose partial-birth abortion are most likely

What do you see in the future of the American welfare state?

Conservatives differ from liberals in that conservatives

Which of the following statements is true about the Social Security Act of 1935?

The family wage system was based on the concept that women's and men's roles in the family split between

Elaborate on why the "welfare reform" of 1996 has been so important for the evolution of conservative and liberal views of family policy.

The major drop in TANF in caseloads the last few years has not been caused by

Conservative groups have long advocated government intervention when court ruling and legislation have undermined their vision of the family.

The program of financial assistance to low-income, single-parent families that has become commonly known as "welfare" has been modified from

The government today is far more involved in supporting families than it was in earlier times.

Public and Private Families

The History of the Family

Gender and Families

Social Class and Family Inequality

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Sexualities

Cohabitation and Marriage

Work and Families

Children and Parents

Older People and Their Families

Domestic Violence

Divorce

Stepfamilies

Filters

Exam 14: The Family, the State, and Social Policy

Families living in shallow poverty are

Most middle-class families in the United States receive substantial government assistance.

_____ American families, including middle-class families, receive ________ government assistance.

Discuss some of the trends in the family policy debates of the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. What are the similarities and the differences?

How does the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reinforce the obligation to work?

On what major basic issue does the liberal viewpoint on family differ from the conservative viewpoint?

A fundamental premise of the original Social Security System was that the recipients

Since the mid-twentieth century, all the following reasons have made it possible for women to live full lives outside of marriage except

Capitalism is an economic system in which goods and services are produced and sold by the state at subsidized rates.

How, in the minds of Americans, do the deserving poor differ from the nondeserving poor?

Those in the government who oppose partial-birth abortion are most likely

What do you see in the future of the American welfare state?

Conservatives differ from liberals in that conservatives

Which of the following statements is true about the Social Security Act of 1935?

The family wage system was based on the concept that women's and men's roles in the family split between

Elaborate on why the "welfare reform" of 1996 has been so important for the evolution of conservative and liberal views of family policy.

The major drop in TANF in caseloads the last few years has not been caused by

Conservative groups have long advocated government intervention when court ruling and legislation have undermined their vision of the family.

The program of financial assistance to low-income, single-parent families that has become commonly known as "welfare" has been modified from

The government today is far more involved in supporting families than it was in earlier times.

Public and Private Families

The History of the Family

Gender and Families

Social Class and Family Inequality

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Sexualities

Cohabitation and Marriage

Work and Families

Children and Parents

Older People and Their Families

Domestic Violence

Divorce

Stepfamilies

Filters

_ American families, including middle-class families, receive ____ government assistance.