Question 1

Divorce's impact on the family is discussed much more often than the impact of bankruptcy on families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which statement is least true of the American economy today?

Accepted Answer

A)   Family incomes have stopped growing.
B)   Economic stress is felt up and down the economic ladder.
C)   High unemployment is likely to continue.
D)   High paying jobs are in good supply for people who want to work hard. D

Question 3

A British research study predicted that the U.S. would become a "high risk, high stress" society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Labor secretary Robert Reich estimated that part-time or contingent workers make up about ______ of the existing work force at the time Rubin's study was conducted.

Accepted Answer

A)   one-third
B)   one-tenth
C)   one-half
D)   three-quarters

Question 5

Workers who are hired in part-time or temporary jobs to fill an organizational need are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   minimum wage workers.
B)   Kelly workers.
C)   ad hoc workers.
D)   disposable workers.

Question 6

Skolnick cites a study in which children were ___ percent more likely to repeat a grade when the head of a household loses their job.

Accepted Answer

A)   10 
B)   5 
C)   15 
D)   20

Question 7

The manufacturing sector, which employed well over 26 percent of American workers in 1970 is expected to drop to _______ by the year 2000.

Accepted Answer

A)   26 percent
B)   15 percent
C)   12.5 percent
D)   7 percent

Question 8

Middle class families' economic troubles are due to their desire for McMansions and expensive consumer goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the changes in identity and family structure brought on by extended periods of unemployment and/or a significant downsizing in income and status.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Research shows that job loss can have effects on the following:

Accepted Answer

A)   mental and physical health
B)   marriage
C)   parent-child relationships
D)   all of the above

Question 11

The use of contingent workers is becoming so common that temporary employment agencies are replacing old permanent placement ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When men face job loss, it affects their identity and sense of self-worth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Financial stress in families can negatively impact children's academic performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Elizabeth Warren and her colleagues found that bankruptcy filings ________ between 1980 and 2005.

Accepted Answer

A)   stayed steady 
B)   quadrupled 
C)   doubled 
D)   decreased

Question 15

Structural changes in the nation's economy greatly affect family life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the impact that extensive use of temporary workers would have on American families.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Discuss the ways in which changes in the job market and the economy have contributed to the problems in American family life since the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Economic security is still a defining feature of middle class life in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The majority of workers displaced by downsizing and corporate moves will eventually find other work equivalent to their previous jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the reasons for economic insecurity in middle class families.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 10: Family and the Economy

Divorce's impact on the family is discussed much more often than the impact of bankruptcy on families.

Which statement is least true of the American economy today?

A British research study predicted that the U.S. would become a "high risk, high stress" society.

Labor secretary Robert Reich estimated that part-time or contingent workers make up about ______ of the existing work force at the time Rubin's study was conducted.

Workers who are hired in part-time or temporary jobs to fill an organizational need are referred to as

Skolnick cites a study in which children were ___ percent more likely to repeat a grade when the head of a household loses their job.

The manufacturing sector, which employed well over 26 percent of American workers in 1970 is expected to drop to _______ by the year 2000.

Middle class families' economic troubles are due to their desire for McMansions and expensive consumer goods.

Describe the changes in identity and family structure brought on by extended periods of unemployment and/or a significant downsizing in income and status.

Research shows that job loss can have effects on the following:

The use of contingent workers is becoming so common that temporary employment agencies are replacing old permanent placement ones.

When men face job loss, it affects their identity and sense of self-worth.

Financial stress in families can negatively impact children's academic performance.

Elizabeth Warren and her colleagues found that bankruptcy filings ________ between 1980 and 2005.

Structural changes in the nation's economy greatly affect family life.

Discuss the impact that extensive use of temporary workers would have on American families.

Discuss the ways in which changes in the job market and the economy have contributed to the problems in American family life since the 1980s.

Economic security is still a defining feature of middle class life in the United States.

The majority of workers displaced by downsizing and corporate moves will eventually find other work equivalent to their previous jobs.

Describe the reasons for economic insecurity in middle class families.