Question 1

American men are as likely as women to "do the work" of kinship relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Income inequality among U.S. families has decreased in recent decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ refers to a hypothetical model that consists of the most significant characteristics, in extreme form, of a social phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) Social value 
B) Life standard 
C) Status group 
D) Ideal type 
A) Social value 
B) Life standard 
C) Status group 
D) Ideal type

Question 4

Can you envision a situation in which U.S. society in the 2000s returns to the breadwinner-homemaker model of the family? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

It is unlikely that U.S. society in the

Question 5

All except which of the following are advantages that middle-class children gain from "the accomplishment of natural growth"?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more assertive. 
B) They are more verbal. 
C) They are more physically fit. 
D) They have a more independent sense of self. 
A) They are more assertive. 
B) They are more verbal. 
C) They are more physically fit. 
D) They have a more independent sense of self.

Question 6

When asked on surveys (such as the General Social Survey) to which class they belong, most U.S. residents respond that they are either

Accepted Answer

A) lower class or working class. 
B) working class or middle class. 
C) middle class or upper class. 
D) lower class or middle class. 
A) lower class or working class. 
B) working class or middle class. 
C) middle class or upper class. 
D) lower class or middle class.

Question 7

Since the 1970s, families whose income lies in the middle of the income distribution (of all U.S. families) have kept up with the cost of living primarily by

Accepted Answer

A) having husbands take second jobs. 
B) relying on parental "gifts" for purchases such as down payments on houses. 
C) taking advantage of changes in the tax structure for married couples. 
D) having wives take jobs outside the home. 
A) having husbands take second jobs. 
B) relying on parental "gifts" for purchases such as down payments on houses. 
C) taking advantage of changes in the tax structure for married couples. 
D) having wives take jobs outside the home.

Question 8

Each class socializes its children to fill the same positions as their parents have filled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

American men are as likely as women to "do the work" of kinship relations.

Income inequality among U.S. families has decreased in recent decades.

________ refers to a hypothetical model that consists of the most significant characteristics, in extreme form, of a social phenomenon.

Can you envision a situation in which U.S. society in the 2000s returns to the breadwinner-homemaker model of the family? Why or why not?

All except which of the following are advantages that middle-class children gain from "the accomplishment of natural growth"?

When asked on surveys (such as the General Social Survey) to which class they belong, most U.S. residents respond that they are either

Since the 1970s, families whose income lies in the middle of the income distribution (of all U.S. families) have kept up with the cost of living primarily by

Each class socializes its children to fill the same positions as their parents have filled.

Public and Private Families

The History of the Family

Gender and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

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 4: Social Class and Family Inequality

American men are as likely as women to "do the work" of kinship relations.

Income inequality among U.S. families has decreased in recent decades.

________ refers to a hypothetical model that consists of the most significant characteristics, in extreme form, of a social phenomenon.

Can you envision a situation in which U.S. society in the 2000s returns to the breadwinner-homemaker model of the family? Why or why not?

All except which of the following are advantages that middle-class children gain from "the accomplishment of natural growth"?

When asked on surveys (such as the General Social Survey) to which class they belong, most U.S. residents respond that they are either

Since the 1970s, families whose income lies in the middle of the income distribution (of all U.S. families) have kept up with the cost of living primarily by

Each class socializes its children to fill the same positions as their parents have filled.

Public and Private Families

The History of the Family

Gender and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

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