Question 1

How are the family policies in the United States different from other developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Other countries rely more on private organizations such as churches to help families rather than using the government. 
B)  The United States lacks a universal approach and instead has a piecemeal approach. 
C)  The United States offers more safety nets for families than other developed countries. 
D)  Early childhood education programs and other programs to assist families in poverty are more complete in the United States than in other countries.

Question 2

Explain how it is possible for families to be a public social institution and a private personal relationship.

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Question 3

Superintendent Myers is meeting with community members about how the school can help the community with the high teen birthrate, which is way above the national average. Based on results of programs in Canada, Germany, and France, which program would be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emphasis on abstinence and stigma attached to teen pregnancy 
B)  Mandatory, factual sexual education program and free contraception 
C)  Banning school dances and discouraging teens from coupling up 
D)  Eliminating welfare, food programs, and healthcare programs for the poor

Question 4

What would be the expected result of more unmarried and more childfree individuals?

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A)  More stigma surrounding divorce 
B)  More pressure to have children 
C)  More criticism for working mothers 
D)  More acceptance of cohabiting

Question 5

Choose an issue challenging families in the United States, and create a new family policy to address it. Explain the historical, cultural, political, and social factors that apply.

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Question 6

Choose two trends discussed by the author and argue against her conclusions.

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Question 7

Caleb and his sister, Haley, both have master's degrees. He is a high school principal and his sister the director of a daycare center. Caleb earns twice what Haley does demonstrating the

Accepted Answer

A)  right to work movement. 
B)  women's equality movement. 
C)  feminization of poverty. 
D)  comparative perspective.

Question 8

To fully understand the factors involved in violence in communities in the United States, Professor Henry will be collecting data from 12 countries around the world and evaluating the data methodically. Professor Henry is using the _________ perspectives.

Accepted Answer

A)  family and systems 
B)  conflict and systematic 
C)  comparative and empirical 
D)  cultural and scientific

Question 9

Sociologists view the need for childcare as a ________-level change.

Accepted Answer

A)  family 
B)  micro 
C)  personal 
D)  macro

Question 10

Argue for or against a law that requires gender pay equity. Discuss the affect on poverty and the feminization of poverty.

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Question 11

Differentiate the characteristics of a more resilient family and a less resilient family.

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Question 12

Resilient families have

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A)  FPFs and community youth organizations. 
B)  FFPs and community youth organizations. 
C)  ILPs and few stressors. 
D)  LIPs and few stressors.

Question 13

Explain how the sociological imagination helps one understand the plight of the homeless.

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Question 14

Being homeless because you were laid off, yet denied unemployment because you don't have childcare, and not qualifying for welfare because you technically qualify for unemployment, is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  social issue. 
B)  sign of inadequacy. 
C)  sign of dysfunction. 
D)  work skills issue.

Question 15

After a surge of teen pregnancies during the recession and period of high unemployment, one using the sociological imagination would wonder if

Accepted Answer

A)  teens were irresponsible. 
B)  parents were working long hours. 
C)  families lost health insurance. 
D)  parents were lazy.

Exam 15: Summing up Families and the Sociological Imagination