Multiple Choice Quiz

Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1		The belief that the government should encourage people to have more children is called
			A)	pronatalism.
			B)	the welfare state.
			C)	PRWORA.
			D)	the Social Security Act of 1935.
2		Which of the following is an example of an entitlement program?
			A)	TANF
			B)	housing supplements for the poor
			C)	Social Security
			D)	federal block grants to aid the poor
3		Most government welfare programs are based on a concern for the well-being of children and the elderly, thus placing them in the area of
			A)	the private family.
			B)	the public family.
			C)	the nation state.
			D)	family values.
4		Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
			A)	came before AFDC.
			B)	provides cash assistance to non-working poor families for an indefinite time, as long as there were small children in the home.
			C)	provides financial assistance to poor families for a limited time for recipients to find work-usually about two years.
			D)	was passed by Congress in 1975.
5		Cherlin argues that two kinds of conflicts that underlie much of the controversy and discussion of major public issues concerning the family include
			A)	women's autonomy and income assistance to the poor.
			B)	women's and men's natural roles.
			C)	men's dominance and care of society's children.
			D)	aging and social class.
6		Which is true regarding the debate about abortion?
			A)	A central feature of the debate is the vision of women's roles as either emphasizing their childbearing roles or their autonomy.
			B)	Pro-abortion rights activists prefer to be called pro-life.
			C)	The American public overwhelmingly agrees that abortion should be outlawed in all situations.
			D)	Abortion rights and the access to abortion are the same for all social classes in the United States today.
7		The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was viewed by many when it was published in 1963 as a criticism of
			A)	women's autonomy.
			B)	the breadwinner/homemaker family.
			C)	social welfare programs.
			D)	welfare reform.
8		Which of the following was NOT a factor leading to the welfare reform in 1996?
			A)	the belief that AFDC led to single-parent families
			B)	change in attitudes toward the ideology of women's place in the home
			C)	change in the characteristics of welfare recipients from predominantly widows to mostly single mothers
			D)	growth in the favorable attitudes toward the undeserving poor
9		Which political group(s) is/are in favor of the Earned Income Tax Credit?
			A)	conservatives only
			B)	liberals only
			C)	both conservatives and liberals
			D)	neither conservatives or liberals
10		Critics of the breadwinner/homemaker family argue that it
			A)	is part of the natural order.
			B)	denies women full access to economic and political resources.
			C)	encourages both men and women to "be all they can be."
			D)	is necessary for the survival of society.