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Which of the following ethnic groups has the lowest rate of divorce? |
| | A) | Mexican Americans |
| | B) | Whites |
| | C) | African Americans |
| | D) | Chinese Americans |
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What has been the major reason for the increase in Black female-headed households? |
| | A) | high proportion of Blacks as part of the "underclass" |
| | B) | belief in woman's role as the provider |
| | C) | lack of eligible men with whom to form monogamous marriages |
| | D) | weak kinship bonds |
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Which of the following represents the second largest cultural/ethnic minority group in the United States, numbering about 31.3 million people? |
| | A) | African Americans |
| | B) | Latinos |
| | C) | Chinese Americans |
| | D) | Native Americans |
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Which cultural/ethnic minority group in the United States has the highest birthrate, highest death rate, and shortest life expectancy? |
| | A) | African Americans |
| | B) | Mexican Americans |
| | C) | Chinese Americans |
| | D) | Native Americans |
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Which characteristics are considered common to middle-class African American families? |
| | A) | high incidence of divorce and remarriage, weakened social bonds, religious zeal |
| | B) | professional and egalitarian, with a heightened use of outside child care and an emphasis on monogamous relationships |
| | C) | strictly matrilineal, slightly under-educated with greater dependence on extended family |
| | D) | dual employment and a sufficient family income, conformity to American norms of morality, and a belief in upward mobility |
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What was found by Tuan (1999) to be an example of an "authenticity dilemma" experienced by Asian Americans? |
| | A) | not feeling like a real American |
| | B) | being rejected by their relatives in their country of origin |
| | C) | being perceived by others as not fitting the image of what a real American looks like |
| | D) | feeling as though they're too American |
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As presented in the text, Chinese American families have a(n) __________ sense of family ties. |
| | A) | weak |
| | B) | ambivalent |
| | C) | strong |
| | D) | negative |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education