Question 1

The 1996 Welfare Act guarantees a job to everyone currently on welfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

From 1970 to the present,what has been the relationship between child poverty and elder poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both elder poverty and child poverty have increased since 1970. 
B)  Both elder poverty and child poverty have decreased since 1970. 
C)  In 1970, the elder poverty rate was substantially higher than child poverty, but now the child poverty rate is much higher. 
D)  In 1970, the child poverty rate was substantially higher than elder poverty, but now the elder poverty rate is much higher. 
A)  Both elder poverty and child poverty have increased since 1970. 
B)  Both elder poverty and child poverty have decreased since 1970. 
C)  In 1970, the elder poverty rate was substantially higher than child poverty, but now the child poverty rate is much higher. 
D)  In 1970, the child poverty rate was substantially higher than elder poverty, but now the elder poverty rate is much higher. C

Question 3

Since 1980,the U.S.abortion rate has been

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing. 
B)  declining. 
C)  static. 
D)  the lowest among developing nations. 
A)  increasing. 
B)  declining. 
C)  static. 
D)  the lowest among developing nations. B

Question 4

What other benefits are often available to those who are receiving welfare assistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  education 
B)  child care 
C)  transportation 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  education 
B)  child care 
C)  transportation 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Abstinence-only sex education

Accepted Answer

A)  has received little support from the federal government. 
B)  seems to show little success in enabling young people to postpone sex until marriage. 
C)  has dramatically reduced the rate of sexually-transmitted diseases. 
D)  increases the likelihood that young people will use contraception. 
A)  has received little support from the federal government. 
B)  seems to show little success in enabling young people to postpone sex until marriage. 
C)  has dramatically reduced the rate of sexually-transmitted diseases. 
D)  increases the likelihood that young people will use contraception.

Question 6

Which of the following is consistent with the conservative ideology of the family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recent family change is attributable to structural conditions. 
B)  The organization of family is based on essential biological differences between women and men. 
C)  Women, in the exercise of their individual freedom, may choose full-time paid employment or unpaid work at home. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Recent family change is attributable to structural conditions. 
B)  The organization of family is based on essential biological differences between women and men. 
C)  Women, in the exercise of their individual freedom, may choose full-time paid employment or unpaid work at home. 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

Since 1970,benefits from which of the following assistance programs have risen five times as fast as the average family income?

Accepted Answer

A)  AFDC 
B)  Free school lunches 
C)  Survivors Insurance (SI) 
D)  WIC 
A)  AFDC 
B)  Free school lunches 
C)  Survivors Insurance (SI) 
D)  WIC

Question 8

The United States has a coherent,overall family policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What percentage of pregnancies in the United States are unplanned?

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  26% 
C)  50% 
D)  62% 
A)  15% 
B)  26% 
C)  50% 
D)  62%

Question 10

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe Head Start?

Accepted Answer

A)  Head Start programs have been documented to raise IQ scores of poor children. 
B)  Head Start serves nearly all children who are eligible for the program. 
C)  Head Start is inadequately funded. 
D)  Head Start prepares children for school. 
A)  Head Start programs have been documented to raise IQ scores of poor children. 
B)  Head Start serves nearly all children who are eligible for the program. 
C)  Head Start is inadequately funded. 
D)  Head Start prepares children for school.

Question 11

The largest special interest organization in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). 
B)  the Children's Defense Fund. 
C)  the National Organization of Women (NOW). 
D)  Right to Life. 
A)  the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). 
B)  the Children's Defense Fund. 
C)  the National Organization of Women (NOW). 
D)  Right to Life.

Question 12

The abortion rate in the United States was at its highest point in the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Women encounter which obstacle when they use federally mandated leaves from employment?

Accepted Answer

A)  co-worker resentment 
B)  Women's commitment to their work is questioned. 
C)  management promotion of more ʺreliableʺ male workers 
D)  all of the above 
A)  co-worker resentment 
B)  Women's commitment to their work is questioned. 
C)  management promotion of more ʺreliableʺ male workers 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is not a provision of the 1996 welfare legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are entitled to assistance for as long as they need it. 
B)  Unmarried teen parents must live at home and go to school to receive assistance. 
C)  Welfare receipt is limited to a lifetime total of five years. 
D)  Federal funding for welfare is capped, with no provision for inflation or population growth. 
A)  Children are entitled to assistance for as long as they need it. 
B)  Unmarried teen parents must live at home and go to school to receive assistance. 
C)  Welfare receipt is limited to a lifetime total of five years. 
D)  Federal funding for welfare is capped, with no provision for inflation or population growth.

Question 15

The U.S.family leave policy entitles all employed women to a twelve-week unpaid maternity leave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the contention that investing in children's programs now will actually save money in the long run.What kinds of programs are good investments? How does this save public money?

Accepted Answer

Investing in children's programs now can

Question 17

Services such as prenatal care and preschool education have been shown to save public dollars in the long run.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following ideas guided the formulation of the 1996 Welfare Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lawmakers constructed new policies that reflected the findings of social science research. 
B)  The idea that the previous welfare system provided women with incentives to bear children and discouraged them from working. 
C)  Lawmakers modeled U.S. programs after the most successful public assistance programs in Europe. 
D)  The specific intent of the 1996 Welfare Act is to reduce poverty (rather than to reduce welfare receipt). 
A)  Lawmakers constructed new policies that reflected the findings of social science research. 
B)  The idea that the previous welfare system provided women with incentives to bear children and discouraged them from working. 
C)  Lawmakers modeled U.S. programs after the most successful public assistance programs in Europe. 
D)  The specific intent of the 1996 Welfare Act is to reduce poverty (rather than to reduce welfare receipt).

Question 19

Progressives identify which of the following as major influences on families today?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic problems 
B)  the trend away from rigid gender-based roles 
C)  a crisis in care-giving among different generations 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  economic problems 
B)  the trend away from rigid gender-based roles 
C)  a crisis in care-giving among different generations 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is not part of the 1996 welfare legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Welfare is funded by federal block grants to the states. 
B)  All recipients who are required to work are guaranteed a job. 
C)  Welfare is a program administered by the states. 
D)  Legal immigrants are denied access to many benefits. 
A)  Welfare is funded by federal block grants to the states. 
B)  All recipients who are required to work are guaranteed a job. 
C)  Welfare is a program administered by the states. 
D)  Legal immigrants are denied access to many benefits.

The 1996 Welfare Act guarantees a job to everyone currently on welfare.

From 1970 to the present,what has been the relationship between child poverty and elder poverty?

Since 1980,the U.S.abortion rate has been

What other benefits are often available to those who are receiving welfare assistance?

Abstinence-only sex education

Which of the following is consistent with the conservative ideology of the family?

Since 1970,benefits from which of the following assistance programs have risen five times as fast as the average family income?

The United States has a coherent,overall family policy.

What percentage of pregnancies in the United States are unplanned?

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe Head Start?

The largest special interest organization in the United States is

The abortion rate in the United States was at its highest point in the twentieth century.

Women encounter which obstacle when they use federally mandated leaves from employment?

Which of the following is not a provision of the 1996 welfare legislation?

The U.S.family leave policy entitles all employed women to a twelve-week unpaid maternity leave.

Discuss the contention that investing in children's programs now will actually save money in the long run.What kinds of programs are good investments? How does this save public money?

Services such as prenatal care and preschool education have been shown to save public dollars in the long run.

Which of the following ideas guided the formulation of the 1996 Welfare Act?

Progressives identify which of the following as major influences on families today?

Which of the following is not part of the 1996 welfare legislation?

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The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

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Exam 14: Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

The 1996 Welfare Act guarantees a job to everyone currently on welfare.

From 1970 to the present,what has been the relationship between child poverty and elder poverty?

Since 1980,the U.S.abortion rate has been

What other benefits are often available to those who are receiving welfare assistance?

Abstinence-only sex education

Which of the following is consistent with the conservative ideology of the family?

Since 1970,benefits from which of the following assistance programs have risen five times as fast as the average family income?

The United States has a coherent,overall family policy.

What percentage of pregnancies in the United States are unplanned?

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe Head Start?

The largest special interest organization in the United States is

The abortion rate in the United States was at its highest point in the twentieth century.

Women encounter which obstacle when they use federally mandated leaves from employment?

Which of the following is not a provision of the 1996 welfare legislation?

The U.S.family leave policy entitles all employed women to a twelve-week unpaid maternity leave.

Discuss the contention that investing in children's programs now will actually save money in the long run.What kinds of programs are good investments? How does this save public money?

Services such as prenatal care and preschool education have been shown to save public dollars in the long run.

Which of the following ideas guided the formulation of the 1996 Welfare Act?

Progressives identify which of the following as major influences on families today?

Which of the following is not part of the 1996 welfare legislation?

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

Class,Race,and Gender

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

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