Transcript Final Exam Review

Final Exam Review
Class: I really appreciated
having the opportunity to share
this semester with you.
Good luck on the exam!
Final Exam Review
• Final Test on Blackboard
• Multiple choice questions
• Exam will be available on Blackboard from
10:00 a.m. Monday, May 2 through 4:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 3
• Once you log on you have one hour and fifteen
minutes to complete.
• If you have a problem, e-mail me to unlock
your attempt, you will not be able to go back
into the exam until you e-mail me!!
• PRINT OUT CHARTS on Blackboard to use
during the exam
• Keep track of your answers as you go along on
a separate sheet.
Final Exam Review
1) A group of people who share the
same ethnicity share cultural
characteristics, such as:
language
place of origin
dress
food
religion
other values
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2) William Julius Wilson’s argument that
large scale changes in the economic
structure have left many African
American men with few employment
opportunities is an example of a
______level theory
A. Micro
B. Macro
C. Meta
D. None of the above
Answer: B
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3) Identify two methods of research used by
sociologists that we have studied this semester
and give an example of how they studied families
 Participant observation – Arlie Hochschild, The
Second Shift –studied how couples divide
housework
 Survey research
 National Survey of Families and Households
 Used by many researchers to study change in rate of
cohabitation, marital happiness
 Demographic methods
 U.S. Bureau of the Census calculation of increase in
median age at marriage
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4) Which
of the following
statements about welfare
reform in 1996 is FALSE?
A) The poor were allowed to stay on
welfare indefinitely
B) Strict term limits were enacted
C) Welfare recipients were expected
to work for welfare
D) Power devolved (moved) from the
federal to the state level
A is False
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5) Married women are more likely than their
husbands to be involved in
A) more time consuming housework
B) less optional tasks than are men
C) more boring and repetitive tasks
D) all of the above
Answer: D
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6) Describe two major ways that the entrance of
married women into the labor force –
especially mothers - has influenced another
social/demographic trend or expectations?
• More children in day care
• Men expected to and are doing more
housework
• Single, poor mothers expected to work for pay
• Increased rate and acceptance of remaining
single and of divorce
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7) According to the lecture on poverty which
racial/ethnic group has the highest
percentage of people receiving welfare?
A) Asian Americans.
B) Latino families.
C) African Americans.
D) Whites.
Answer C
What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of TANF
recipients?
TANF Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
White, 31.6
African
American,
38.3
Hispanic, 24.9
American
Indian/Alaskan
Native, 1.6
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8) Briefly describe the trend in divorce from 1960
to the present
Annual Divorce Rate per 1,000 Marriages
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9) Which basic need
is figured into the
Federal poverty
guidelines?
• Cost of food
• Budget:
3 times the cost of a
minimum, adequate
diet per month
Hint: Molly Orshansky
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10) Which of the following statements best summarizes
the history of the relationships between the State
and the private family?
A.
After abortion was legalized in 1972, the State took a much
stronger interest in the private family
B. Until the Great Depression, the general view was that the
state did not intervene in the private family
C. The high rates of teen pregnancy and consequent “shot
gun” weddings led to a stronger interest by the State in the
private family in the 1950s
D. None of the above
Answer: B
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11) List two major changes instituted in the
1996 welfare reform law.
• AFDC > TANF
• Temporary – two years to find job or
employment training, 5 year lifetime limit
• Devolution: transfer of power from the federal to
the state level
• States now receive block grants
• Keep Medicaid (health insurance for the poor)
even after you find a job
• Don’t immediately lose benefits after marriage
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12) What social programs resulted from
the Social Security Act of 1935?
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
(AFDC)
Now TANF
Social Security (pension for the elderly)
Unemployment compensation
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13) What percentage of the population
was living below poverty in 2010
A) 5.2%
B) 14.3%
C) 25.5%
D) 32.9%
Answer B
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14) Which of the following statements is True
concerning changes in women's employment?
A.
The employment rates of single, nevermarried, and married mothers have
become more similar
B.
During the Second World War, the female
employment rates decreased
C.
Welfare reform has increased the
unemployment rate for single mothers
D. All of the above
Answer: A
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15) Which of the following is NOT a macrolevel influence on the family?
A. unemployment rates
B. racism
C. time spent with family
D. crime rates
Answer: C
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16) Describe two demographic
groups with high rates of divorce
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The economically disadvantaged
African-Americans
Women in the labor force
Young or teen couples
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17. A ________ is a major sphere of
social life with a set of beliefs and
rules that is organized to meet
human needs.
A)social institution
B)social norm
C)social rule
D)social organization
• A Social institution
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18) Separated or divorced parents who are
legally granted the right to make
important decisions about the child’s life
refers to ______________ custody
A) physical
B) legal
C) coparenting
D) individual
• B) Legal custody refers to having the
right to make important decisions
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19) With all the possibilities and popularity
of cohabitation, why do people get
married?
• Requires a long-term public commitment
• Fulfilling social norms, such as expectation of
parents, friends, relatives
• Legal rights and privileges reserved for
spouses
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20) Which of the following characteristics of
a potential marriage partner has increased
in value over the past 40 years among
MEN?
A) Refinement, neatness
B) Good cook, homemaker
C) Love
D) Chastity
• Answer C) Love
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21) Why has the age of marriage increased in
the past 30 years
A) Rise in cohabitation.
B) Increases in educational attainment, esp. for
women
C) Increased female labor force participation
D) All of the above
Answer D) All of the above
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22) Which of the following statements about
assisted reproductive technology (ART) is
TRUE?
• A) ART includes all fertility treatments in which
both eggs and sperm are handled
• B) ART includes all fertility treatments in which
just the sperm are handled
• C) Art includes all fertility treatments in which
just the eggs are handled
• D) Art refers only to fertility treatment involving
donor eggs
• Answer: A
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23) The concept of sex refers
to________ while the concept of
gender refers to____________
Answer:
biological characteristics/
social characteristics
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24.___percent of children live in
poverty in 2008 up 1.0 percent in
2007?
A. 12%
B. 19 %
C. 40%
D. 59%
• Answer B
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25. Age of marriage has increased considerably
over the past 40 years, which of the following
reasons explains this change?
A) Rise in cohabitation.
B) Increases in educational attainment, esp.
for women
C) Increased female labor force participation
D) All of the above
EXTRA CREDIT
• What is Professor Gager’s favorite
young singing phenom?
A.Lil P-nut
B.Jayz
C.Justin “the Bieb” Bieber
D.Willow Smith
Answer C