Question 1

A conservative politician would disagree with which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) The family should be left alone by the government. 
B) The labor market should reflect the family wage system. 
C) There should be legalization of partial-birth abortion. 
D) A conservative would agree with all these statements.

Question 2

According to Cherlin, the debate over marriage promotion includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the authority of men. 
B) the wisdom of imposing a particular moral view of family life on those with other lifestyles. 
C) keeping the family wage system working. 
D) the autonomy of women.

Question 3

What factors contribute to the fact that white Americans identify U.S. antipoverty policies with African Americans?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

How did the Social Security Act of 1935 ignore the value of care work?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Until the depression in the United States, the government felt that it __________ (in) family affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) should not intervene 
B) be completely responsible for 
C) should provide moderate assistance 
D) support certain aspects of

Question 6

Most government involvement in family support is based on a concern about

Accepted Answer

A) votes. 
B) keeping employees happy (and working). 
C) dependents, especially children and the elderly. 
D) distributing excess monies fairly.

Question 7

The Social Security Act of 1935 followed the division of labor implicit in the family wage system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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