The American Family – Flashcards
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Most Americans marry individuals with characteristics similar to their own, including
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All of the above (Religious faith, race, and age)
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What is the family disruption that receives a great deal of media attention?
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Divorce
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In preindustrial times, families had to provide for their own needs by
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All of the above (Growing their own food, making their own clothes, building their own house)
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Single parenthood has no effect on either parents or children.
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False false false
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Which of the following is NOT a cause of one-parent families?
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Delayed marriage
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Factors that have contributed to heterogamy include
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All of the above (higher college enrollments, geographical mobility, and participation of women in the work force)
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Today in the United States women are pursuing nontraditional careers as
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all of the above (doctors, computer scientists, and university professors)
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Today in the United States it is not at all uncommon for a woman to have her first child at what age?
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30
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What do most sociologist argue is the most-devastating family disruption?
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Family violence
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An increase in childlessness is a recent trend in American family life.
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True
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Since the 1970s the percentage of married women with children and careers has grown.
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True
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Few families can survive on a single salary.
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True
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Why did American families no longer need to be self-sufficient after industrialization?
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Cheap goods manufactured in factories met most needs
