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

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What have been the effects of the welfare reform of 1996?

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As U.S. liberals and conservatives move toward compromise on issues relating to family policy, the liberals have accepted that unconditional benefits have not worked. What has been the conservatives' compromise?

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entitlement program
desire to use government to assist families
AFDC
government program in which government is obligated to provide benefits to anyone who qualifies, regardless of total costs
Social Security Act of 1935
capitalist government that has enacted measures to protect workers and their families from the harshness of the capitalist system
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entitlement program
desire to use government to assist families
AFDC
government program in which government is obligated to provide benefits to anyone who qualifies, regardless of total costs
Social Security Act of 1935
capitalist government that has enacted measures to protect workers and their families from the harshness of the capitalist system
family wage system
central political development in the world since the 1400s
Head Start Program
people whose poverty is perceived to be a failure to behave as society expects
conservative viewpoint
a husband earning enough to support his family
welfare state
political beliefs about how the government should assist families in caring for dependents
deserving poor
helps young children from low-income families develop skills they will need in school
nation
desire to keep government out of family life
emergence of nation states
people whose poverty is seen to be beyond their control
family policy
people with shared economic and cultural interests
undeserving poor
federal program of financial assistance to low-income families that began in 1996
TANF
federal act that created unemployment compensation, aid to mothers, and Social Security
liberal viewpoint
came to be synonymous with "welfare" (to U.S. residents) as a program of cash assistance to the poor
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Those considered to be the most undeserving poor in our country are

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___________ advocates maintain that the rise of the dual-earner couple has created a harried lifestyle that should be eased for the sake of parents and children.

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Liberals tend to help married couples in which the wife works outside the home.

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For purposes of discussion on this question, take a stand as either a social conservative or social liberal in the U.S. Congress, and discuss what policies you would support (or oppose) for child care for working parents.

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What is the rationale behind the marriage promotion activities led by the Republican-controlled Congress?

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In terms of feminist theory, the development of the welfare state has been "gendered."

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Which of the following statements is true about the liberals' viewpoint on family policies?

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African American, single-parent families are heavily overrepresented among the persistently poor in the United States.

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What are the current views on same-sex marriage discussed in this chapter?

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Which of the following statements is true about the conservatives' viewpoint on family policies?

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The family wage system has historically been a reality for most segments of U.S. society.

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The use of the family wage system is increasing at a rapid pace in the United States.

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Which of the following families traditionally has the highest poverty rates?

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Families living in deep poverty are most likely to

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The Earned Income Tax Credit is only for families in which both parents are working.

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How has the development of the welfare state been "gendered"?

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The 1973 Supreme Court decision in the case of _______ ruled that women had the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy by abortion.

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