Question 1

William J.Wilson's research on the urban underclass views social problems in the ghetto as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  declining employment opportunities for Black men. 
B)  high divorce rates. 
C)  the high rate of out-of-wedlock births. 
D)  micro level prejudice and discrimination. 
A)  declining employment opportunities for Black men. 
B)  high divorce rates. 
C)  the high rate of out-of-wedlock births. 
D)  micro level prejudice and discrimination.

Question 2

Scholars who use a gendered institutions approach to explaining gender in the family

Accepted Answer

A)  contend that expressive and instrumental roles are complimentary. 
B)  cite research that frames family activities in terms of power and domination. 
C)  contend that families have a single, unified interest. 
D)  hold an image of ʺfamily as fulfillment.ʺ 
A)  contend that expressive and instrumental roles are complimentary. 
B)  cite research that frames family activities in terms of power and domination. 
C)  contend that families have a single, unified interest. 
D)  hold an image of ʺfamily as fulfillment.ʺ

Question 3

Racial-ethnics accommodate to their social and economic contexts by adapting their family patterns.Which of the following is an example of such an adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compadrazgo 
B)  Activist mothering 
C)  Political familism 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Compadrazgo 
B)  Activist mothering 
C)  Political familism 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Women on average do more housework than men,regardless of age,ethnicity,race,or marital status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Research by Sarkisian and Gerstel shows that Latinos

Accepted Answer

A)  have stronger family ties than whites. 
B)  are more likely than whites to live near or with kin. 
C)  are more likely than whites to give financial assistance to kin. 
D)  are more likely than whites to give emotional support to kin. 
A)  have stronger family ties than whites. 
B)  are more likely than whites to live near or with kin. 
C)  are more likely than whites to give financial assistance to kin. 
D)  are more likely than whites to give emotional support to kin.

Question 6

According to the text,family patterns differ by race because

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship networks have been very important in the culture of non-Whites. 
B)  there are marked differences in White and non-White birth rates. 
C)  the Black family deteriorated during and after slavery. 
D)  social and economic conditions affect racial groups differently. 
A)  kinship networks have been very important in the culture of non-Whites. 
B)  there are marked differences in White and non-White birth rates. 
C)  the Black family deteriorated during and after slavery. 
D)  social and economic conditions affect racial groups differently.

Question 7

The matrix of domination relates to

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A)  class differences within racial minorities. 
B)  gender differences within poor families. 
C)  gay/straight differences within racial minorities. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  class differences within racial minorities. 
B)  gender differences within poor families. 
C)  gay/straight differences within racial minorities. 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Recent research suggests that poor single mothers

Accepted Answer

A)  are generally unwilling to work. 
B)  use various survival strategies involving work, network support, and outside assistance. 
C)  do not usually turn to family and friends for help. 
D)  do not expect to be self-sufficient. 
A)  are generally unwilling to work. 
B)  use various survival strategies involving work, network support, and outside assistance. 
C)  do not usually turn to family and friends for help. 
D)  do not expect to be self-sufficient.

Question 9

In which class are the spheres of work and family likely to be merged,with social lives oriented toward occupational concerns?

Accepted Answer

A)  the elite 
B)  the professional class 
C)  the middle class 
D)  the working class 
A)  the elite 
B)  the professional class 
C)  the middle class 
D)  the working class

Question 10

Which of the following describes the place of family networks in the lives of Black families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliance on kin networks is a way for lower-class Blacks to cope with poverty and racism. 
B)  Blacks are more likely than Whites to live in extended family households. 
C)  Family networks serve important functions for middle-class Blacks. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Reliance on kin networks is a way for lower-class Blacks to cope with poverty and racism. 
B)  Blacks are more likely than Whites to live in extended family households. 
C)  Family networks serve important functions for middle-class Blacks. 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

According to the text,Rodman's study of a lower-class community found that

Accepted Answer

A)  many supposedly ʺdeficientʺ family practices were highly adaptive solutions to the problems in lower-class life. 
B)  lower-class individuals were no more promiscuous than middle-class individuals. 
C)  lower-class families had higher life satisfaction scores than middle-class families. 
D)  limited access to birth control information was responsible for the high rate of illegitimacy. 
A)  many supposedly ʺdeficientʺ family practices were highly adaptive solutions to the problems in lower-class life. 
B)  lower-class individuals were no more promiscuous than middle-class individuals. 
C)  lower-class families had higher life satisfaction scores than middle-class families. 
D)  limited access to birth control information was responsible for the high rate of illegitimacy.

Question 12

The concept of public patriarchy refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  male dominance of the institutions of the larger society. 
B)  male dominance in extended family relations. 
C)  a husband's domination of his wife in a public place. 
D)  societies in which patriarchy is enforced through the legal system. 
A)  male dominance of the institutions of the larger society. 
B)  male dominance in extended family relations. 
C)  a husband's domination of his wife in a public place. 
D)  societies in which patriarchy is enforced through the legal system.

Question 13

Race,class,and gender are hierarchies of stratification in U.S.society.Discuss how each of these is a system of power and subordination.

Accepted Answer

Race, class, and gender are all hierarch

Question 14

According to the text,the distinction between the terms "household" and "family" is useful for analyzing

Accepted Answer

A)  the relationship between the economy and the organization of adaptive residential arrangements. 
B)  the multiple residences of the elite. 
C)  downward mobility. 
D)  nuclear middle-class families. 
A)  the relationship between the economy and the organization of adaptive residential arrangements. 
B)  the multiple residences of the elite. 
C)  downward mobility. 
D)  nuclear middle-class families.

Question 15

The family economies of the middle class are distinguished from those of the lower and working classes by

Accepted Answer

A)  middle class links with non-familial institutions, such as banks. 
B)  the higher likelihood of two-earner families. 
C)  the middle class tendency to depend on families for financial help. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  middle class links with non-familial institutions, such as banks. 
B)  the higher likelihood of two-earner families. 
C)  the middle class tendency to depend on families for financial help. 
D)  none of the above

Question 16

Gender-based inequality creates different conditions for women and men even within the same family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Structural approaches to family diversity suggest that working class families and lower class families are neither disorganized nor deficient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the "culture of poverty" thesis,

Accepted Answer

A)  lower-class individuals never succeed. 
B)  with the exception of having substantially less money, life among the poor is similar to the rest of society. 
C)  poverty is more a function of people's values and attitudes than of their physical environment. 
D)  alternative family structure among the poor are adaptive mechanisms. 
A)  lower-class individuals never succeed. 
B)  with the exception of having substantially less money, life among the poor is similar to the rest of society. 
C)  poverty is more a function of people's values and attitudes than of their physical environment. 
D)  alternative family structure among the poor are adaptive mechanisms.

Question 19

Edin found that poor women

Accepted Answer

A)  preferred welfare to work. 
B)  have more children than rich women. 
C)  thought finding a job was a strategy that assured economic self-sufficiency. 
D)  give up on marriage because they believe marriage will make their lives more difficult. 
A)  preferred welfare to work. 
B)  have more children than rich women. 
C)  thought finding a job was a strategy that assured economic self-sufficiency. 
D)  give up on marriage because they believe marriage will make their lives more difficult.

Question 20

According to Hansen's recent research,middle-class families

Accepted Answer

A)  do not depend on social networks. 
B)  are less and less likely to have two wage earners. 
C)  are increasingly relying on kin and others outside the family. 
D)  are not at all self-sufficient. 
A)  do not depend on social networks. 
B)  are less and less likely to have two wage earners. 
C)  are increasingly relying on kin and others outside the family. 
D)  are not at all self-sufficient.

William J.Wilson's research on the urban underclass views social problems in the ghetto as a result of

Scholars who use a gendered institutions approach to explaining gender in the family

Racial-ethnics accommodate to their social and economic contexts by adapting their family patterns.Which of the following is an example of such an adaptation?

Women on average do more housework than men,regardless of age,ethnicity,race,or marital status.

Research by Sarkisian and Gerstel shows that Latinos

According to the text,family patterns differ by race because

The matrix of domination relates to

Recent research suggests that poor single mothers

In which class are the spheres of work and family likely to be merged,with social lives oriented toward occupational concerns?

Which of the following describes the place of family networks in the lives of Black families?

According to the text,Rodman's study of a lower-class community found that

The concept of public patriarchy refers to

Race,class,and gender are hierarchies of stratification in U.S.society.Discuss how each of these is a system of power and subordination.

According to the text,the distinction between the terms "household" and "family" is useful for analyzing

The family economies of the middle class are distinguished from those of the lower and working classes by

Gender-based inequality creates different conditions for women and men even within the same family.

Structural approaches to family diversity suggest that working class families and lower class families are neither disorganized nor deficient.

According to the "culture of poverty" thesis,

Edin found that poor women

According to Hansen's recent research,middle-class families

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Exam 6: Class,Race,and Gender

William J.Wilson's research on the urban underclass views social problems in the ghetto as a result of

Scholars who use a gendered institutions approach to explaining gender in the family

Racial-ethnics accommodate to their social and economic contexts by adapting their family patterns.Which of the following is an example of such an adaptation?

Women on average do more housework than men,regardless of age,ethnicity,race,or marital status.

Research by Sarkisian and Gerstel shows that Latinos

According to the text,family patterns differ by race because

The matrix of domination relates to

Recent research suggests that poor single mothers

In which class are the spheres of work and family likely to be merged,with social lives oriented toward occupational concerns?

Which of the following describes the place of family networks in the lives of Black families?

According to the text,Rodman's study of a lower-class community found that

The concept of public patriarchy refers to

Race,class,and gender are hierarchies of stratification in U.S.society.Discuss how each of these is a system of power and subordination.

According to the text,the distinction between the terms "household" and "family" is useful for analyzing

The family economies of the middle class are distinguished from those of the lower and working classes by

Gender-based inequality creates different conditions for women and men even within the same family.

Structural approaches to family diversity suggest that working class families and lower class families are neither disorganized nor deficient.

According to the "culture of poverty" thesis,

Edin found that poor women

According to Hansen's recent research,middle-class families

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

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