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Public and Private Families: An Introduction, 3/e
Andrew J. Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University
Race, Ethnicity and Families
True/False Quiz
Please answer all questions
1
People are considered to be in the labor force if they are gainfully employed or actively seeking work.
A)
True
B)
False
2
The 2000 Census forced people to select one racial-ethnic category with which to identify.
A)
True
B)
False
3
An immigrant's use of a network of relatives and/or friends to obtain a job is an example of the use of social capital.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
4
Research studies show that grandparents play a stronger role in African-American families, on average, than they do among white families.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
5
Cherlin argues that cultural factors, as well as economic factors, account for the differences in the family culture patterns of African Americans and whites.
A)
True
B)
False
6
Since the 1960s a substantial black middle class has developed for the first time in U.S. history.
A)
True
B)
False
7
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.
A)
True
B)
False
8
In Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands, there has been a long tradition of consensual unions that has replaced formal marriage in these societies.
A)
True
B)
False
9
Hispanics would be an example of a racial, not an ethnic, group.
A)
True
B)
False
10
The pattern of many immigrant groups of caring for the elderly is an example of the public family.
A)
True
B)
False
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