Question 1

Why do sociologists separate racial-ethnic groups for the study of family?

Accepted Answer

Sociologists separate racial-ethnic grou

Question 2

One way mentioned by Cherlin in which Asian culture differs from American culture pertains to

Accepted Answer

A) how to educate children. 
B) the responsibility assumed by adult children for their parents. 
C) the importance of mediating structures. 
D) the average age at first marriage. 
A) how to educate children. 
B) the responsibility assumed by adult children for their parents. 
C) the importance of mediating structures. 
D) the average age at first marriage.

Question 3

Explain the two major factors that Cherlin believes explain the decrease in African American marriages and the increase in children born to unmarried mothers.

Accepted Answer

Andrew Cherlin, a sociologist, believes

Question 4

The decline in marriage among African Americans can be explained by the following phenomenon:

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of suitable marriage partners for women due to job losses and incarceration among men. 
B) the fact that most African American men marry white women. 
C) increasing intermarriage between the different ethnic groups. 
D) the cultural reasons that de-emphasize marriage and children as an important step to forming a family. 
A) the lack of suitable marriage partners for women due to job losses and incarceration among men. 
B) the fact that most African American men marry white women. 
C) increasing intermarriage between the different ethnic groups. 
D) the cultural reasons that de-emphasize marriage and children as an important step to forming a family.

Question 5

Which of the following is the reason for the prevalence of intermarriages among American Indians?

Accepted Answer

A) a growing identity crisis among the American Indians 
B) the large proportion of American Indians who consider themselves multiracial 
C) a growing movement among American Indians to spread their way of life 
D) the collapse of the traditional kinship systems of American Indian communities 
A) a growing identity crisis among the American Indians 
B) the large proportion of American Indians who consider themselves multiracial 
C) a growing movement among American Indians to spread their way of life 
D) the collapse of the traditional kinship systems of American Indian communities

Question 6

When comparing African American and non-Hispanic white families, it can be said that black families are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A) include an extended family member. 
B) face adversities without seeking support from kin. 
C) be headed by a married couple. 
D) have a higher asset-to-income ratio. 
A) include an extended family member. 
B) face adversities without seeking support from kin. 
C) be headed by a married couple. 
D) have a higher asset-to-income ratio.

Question 7

Social capital is the resources that a person can access through his or her relationships with other people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ________ category has become an umbrella for an extremely diverse group of people that differ in language, religion, and physical features.

Accepted Answer

A) African American 
B) American Indian 
C) European American 
D) Asian American 
A) African American 
B) American Indian 
C) European American 
D) Asian American

Question 9

When Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to an interracial married couple in 1961 at least ________ states had laws forbidding marriages between whites and non-whites.

Accepted Answer

A) eleven 
B) fifteen 
C) twenty two 
D) twenty six 
A) eleven 
B) fifteen 
C) twenty two 
D) twenty six

Question 10

Grandparents play a more important role, on average, in the lives of black families than in white families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain how the following fact affects family relationships in the United States: For every three black unmarried women in their twenties, there is roughly one unmarried black man with earnings above the poverty line.

Accepted Answer

This fact has a significant impact on fa

Question 12

Describe some of the trends in patterns of immigration to the United States among Mexican Americans and Puerto Rican Americans. How might these have affected family life?

Accepted Answer

In recent years, there has been a shift

Question 13

Nagel wrote of "ethnic renewal" where people increasingly identify themselves as

Accepted Answer

A) American Indian. 
B) Black American. 
C) Hispanic American. 
D) Asian American. 
A) American Indian. 
B) Black American. 
C) Hispanic American. 
D) Asian American.

Question 14

Welfare has been the major factor contributing to an increase in out-of-wedlock births to African American women in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The number of births and deaths among American Indians did not change dramatically between 1970 and 1980. How would you explain the 72 percent rise in their population during this same time period?

Accepted Answer

A) There was finally a category of Native American to check on U.S.Census forms. 
B) There was a high immigration rate from South and Central America. 
C) More people began to think of themselves as American Indian and reported themselves to the U.S.Census as that. 
D) None of these are true. 
A) There was finally a category of Native American to check on U.S.Census forms. 
B) There was a high immigration rate from South and Central America. 
C) More people began to think of themselves as American Indian and reported themselves to the U.S.Census as that. 
D) None of these are true.

Question 16

The number of middle-class African American families in the United States has been increasing, but one critical aspect that distinguishes them from middle-class white families is their

Accepted Answer

A) education. 
B) assets, such as savings, investments, and homes. 
C) salaries. 
D) family support. 
A) education. 
B) assets, such as savings, investments, and homes. 
C) salaries. 
D) family support.

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: consensual unions
business ownership
racial-ethnic group
total fertility rate
the church
mediating structure
social capital
immigrant enclave
Cubans
American Indian
Hispanic
intersectionality
Mexican American

Accepted Answer

The Answer of marry at a younger age than other is...

Question 18

________ immigrants appear to have used conjugal families as a means of pooling the labor and accumulating the capital necessary to start a business.

Accepted Answer

A) Cuban 
B) Mexican 
C) Puerto Rican 
D) Guatemalan 
A) Cuban 
B) Mexican 
C) Puerto Rican 
D) Guatemalan

Question 19

Puerto Ricans have the least selective migration patterns among Hispanics. This would partially explain their __________.

Accepted Answer

A) higher economic standing among Hispanic groups living in the United States 
B) low economic standing among Hispanic groups living in the United States 
C) equally successful economic standing with other Hispanic groups living in the United States 
D) equally unsuccessful economic standing with other Hispanic groups living in the United States 
A) higher economic standing among Hispanic groups living in the United States 
B) low economic standing among Hispanic groups living in the United States 
C) equally successful economic standing with other Hispanic groups living in the United States 
D) equally unsuccessful economic standing with other Hispanic groups living in the United States

Question 20

The __________ strategy, used by Cubans-especially those living in and around Miami-is a viable way for an immigrant group to achieve economic success.

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation 
B) female-centered network 
C) grand family 
D) enclave 
A) assimilation 
B) female-centered network 
C) grand family 
D) enclave

Why do sociologists separate racial-ethnic groups for the study of family?

One way mentioned by Cherlin in which Asian culture differs from American culture pertains to

Explain the two major factors that Cherlin believes explain the decrease in African American marriages and the increase in children born to unmarried mothers.

The decline in marriage among African Americans can be explained by the following phenomenon:

Which of the following is the reason for the prevalence of intermarriages among American Indians?

When comparing African American and non-Hispanic white families, it can be said that black families are more likely to

Social capital is the resources that a person can access through his or her relationships with other people.

The ________ category has become an umbrella for an extremely diverse group of people that differ in language, religion, and physical features.

When Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to an interracial married couple in 1961 at least ________ states had laws forbidding marriages between whites and non-whites.

Grandparents play a more important role, on average, in the lives of black families than in white families.

Explain how the following fact affects family relationships in the United States: For every three black unmarried women in their twenties, there is roughly one unmarried black man with earnings above the poverty line.

Describe some of the trends in patterns of immigration to the United States among Mexican Americans and Puerto Rican Americans. How might these have affected family life?

Nagel wrote of "ethnic renewal" where people increasingly identify themselves as

Welfare has been the major factor contributing to an increase in out-of-wedlock births to African American women in the United States.

The number of births and deaths among American Indians did not change dramatically between 1970 and 1980. How would you explain the 72 percent rise in their population during this same time period?

The number of middle-class African American families in the United States has been increasing, but one critical aspect that distinguishes them from middle-class white families is their

________ immigrants appear to have used conjugal families as a means of pooling the labor and accumulating the capital necessary to start a business.

Puerto Ricans have the least selective migration patterns among Hispanics. This would partially explain their __________.

The __________ strategy, used by Cubans-especially those living in and around Miami-is a viable way for an immigrant group to achieve economic success.

Public and Private Families

The History of the Family

Gender and Families

Social Class and Family Inequality

Sexualities

Cohabitation and Marriage

Work and Families

Children and Parents

Older People and Their Families

Domestic Violence

Divorce

Stepfamilies

The Family, the State, and Social Policy

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Exam 5: Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Why do sociologists separate racial-ethnic groups for the study of family?

One way mentioned by Cherlin in which Asian culture differs from American culture pertains to

Explain the two major factors that Cherlin believes explain the decrease in African American marriages and the increase in children born to unmarried mothers.

The decline in marriage among African Americans can be explained by the following phenomenon:

Which of the following is the reason for the prevalence of intermarriages among American Indians?

When comparing African American and non-Hispanic white families, it can be said that black families are more likely to

Social capital is the resources that a person can access through his or her relationships with other people.

The ________ category has become an umbrella for an extremely diverse group of people that differ in language, religion, and physical features.

When Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to an interracial married couple in 1961 at least ________ states had laws forbidding marriages between whites and non-whites.

Grandparents play a more important role, on average, in the lives of black families than in white families.

Explain how the following fact affects family relationships in the United States: For every three black unmarried women in their twenties, there is roughly one unmarried black man with earnings above the poverty line.

Describe some of the trends in patterns of immigration to the United States among Mexican Americans and Puerto Rican Americans. How might these have affected family life?

Nagel wrote of "ethnic renewal" where people increasingly identify themselves as

Welfare has been the major factor contributing to an increase in out-of-wedlock births to African American women in the United States.

The number of births and deaths among American Indians did not change dramatically between 1970 and 1980. How would you explain the 72 percent rise in their population during this same time period?

The number of middle-class African American families in the United States has been increasing, but one critical aspect that distinguishes them from middle-class white families is their

________ immigrants appear to have used conjugal families as a means of pooling the labor and accumulating the capital necessary to start a business.

Puerto Ricans have the least selective migration patterns among Hispanics. This would partially explain their __________.

The __________ strategy, used by Cubans-especially those living in and around Miami-is a viable way for an immigrant group to achieve economic success.

Public and Private Families

The History of the Family

Gender and Families

Social Class and Family Inequality

Sexualities

Cohabitation and Marriage

Work and Families

Children and Parents

Older People and Their Families

Domestic Violence

Divorce

Stepfamilies

The Family, the State, and Social Policy

Filters