Multiple Choice Quiz

Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1		The economic dependence of women
			A)	was greater in the 1950s than it was 100 years ago.
			B)	is greater today than in the 1950s.
			C)	is unrelated to systems of work and men's wages.
			D)	is solely dependent on women's ability to work outside the home for wages.
2		The decline of marriage as a lifelong organizing principle of families has led to which changes?
			A)	creating new assigned kinship
			B)	more created kinship ties
			C)	more adherence to tradition
			D)	a lessening of cohabitation
3		Which type of kinship tie requires the most work to maintain?
			A)	assigned kinship
			B)	acquired kinship
			C)	created kinship
			D)	public kinship
4		What is a consequence of women's tendency to be responsible for maintaining kin ties?
			A)	Women are more likely to be disconnected to kin.
			B)	Only married women stay connected to kin.
			C)	Unmarried men are more likely to be disconnected to kin.
			D)	Married men are likely to be disconnected to kin.
5		Which is true of social change and the public family dealing with care of the elderly?
			A)	The well-being of the elderly has declined in the past few decades.
			B)	Due to the decline of the public family, most of the elderly are placed in nursing homes when they need care.
			C)	When the baby boomers retire, there will be enough money in the Social Security system and enough caretakers to assist them.
			D)	It is likely to take both public and private action to ensure the competent care of the elderly in the future.
6		In comparison to other rich nations, the U.S. policy on financially assisting families
			A)	is weak.
			B)	ensures that there will be no child in poverty.
			C)	compares equally in terms of child allowances.
			D)	is generous.
7		Which is NOT an example of the change in the private family in the twentieth century?
			A)	the view of children as fragile beings in need of care
			B)	increase in love, companionship, and intimacy
			C)	increasing intervention by the state in marital matters such as contraception
			D)	blurring of the legal distinction between the married and cohabiting couples
8		Which is true about ethnic variations in the primacy of marriage?
			A)	African Americans have viewed marriage as less central to family life than other ethnicities.
			B)	Asian Americans have a weaker reliance on marriage than Hispanics.
			C)	Among Hispanics, Cubans have a lesser reliance on marriage than Puerto Ricans.
			D)	There are no differences in the primacy of marriage among ethnicities in the United States today.
9		The twentieth century has seen deregulation of intimate unions such as marriage because
			A)	inheritance is more of a factor in economic livelihood.
			B)	marriage came to be viewed as an individual right, not a socially approved mechanism for transferring property.
			C)	parental control over marriage increased.
			D)	of a decline in the ideology of individualism.
10		Regarding the author's view of the strengths and weaknesses of today's family:
			A)	There is a continuing desire for adults to marry and have children.
			B)	It must adapt to a society where women and men have substantial independence.
			C)	It has shown the ability to be adaptable and survive in many diverse forms.
			D)	All of the above.