Deck 10: The Family and Household Transition

Question 1

The demographic conditions that support the "traditional" family are most likely to occur:

A) before the demographic transition starts.
B) in the early stages of the demographic transition.
C) in the middle of the demographic transition.
D) late in the demographic transition.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The idea that families are sources of "matching and hatching" in society is captured by the concepts of:

A) fusion and fission
B) marriage and divorce
C) birth and death
D) implosion and explosion

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The rise in cohabitation in richer countries is associated demographically with:

A) delayed marriage.
B) improved contraception.
C) rising levels of education.
D) increased availability of housing for single persons.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the main ways in which demographic changes promote a diversity of family types that are core ingredients of the family and household transition?

A) Divorce rates have increased
B) People are living longer
C) Fertility is declining
D) The population is increasingly urban

Question 5

Married women in the United States first began to be accepted in the labor force during which of the following periods?

A) Civil War
B) World I
C) World War II
D) Vietnam War

Question 6

The single most important contributor to a person's life chances is:

A) being lifted out of poverty.
B) your gene pool.
C) the status of your occupation.
D) your level of education.

Question 7

Which of the following would normally be thought of as part of the set of life chances?

A) Life expectancy
B) Children ever born
C) Migration experience
D) Educational attainment

Question 8

The cohort of women that have made the biggest gains in the labor force in the United States has been the:

A) depression baby cohort
B) "Rosie the riveter" cohort
C) Baby boom cohort
D) Baby bust cohort

Question 9

The inequality in the distribution of income in the United States means that the top 20 percent of earners bring in ___ percent of the nation's total income, compared to ___ percent for the bottom 20 percent:

A) 20; 10
B) 30; 7
C) 40; 5
D) 50; 3

Question 10

Which of the following is LEAST likely to occur as a result of a delay in marriage among women?

A) Rise in status
B) Lower fertility rates
C) Lower likelihood of migrating to an urban area
D) Lower probability of being a second wife in polygamous societies

Question 11

The region of the world in which young women are most disadvantaged relative to young men in terms of educational attainment is:

A) South Central Asia
B) Western Asia
C) Sub-Saharan Africa 413)
D) North Africa

Question 12

Which of the following is LEAST likely to affect your life chances?

A) Geographic location
B) Individual genetic structure
C) Family social structure
D) Social location

Question 13

The concept of dealing with racial discrimination and ethnic relations through the "salad bowl" approach describes which social science model?

A) Assimilation
B) Segmented assimilation
C) Eugenics
D) Multicultural

Question 14

The rise in the number of female-headed households is most apt to be the result of which of the following?

A) Decline in fertility
B) Decline in mortality
C) Increase in the status of women
D) Increase in the urban population

Question 15

What percentage of the world's population currently lives at or below the international definition of poverty?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 40
D) 60

Question 16

The demographic feature that is probably the biggest contributor to the rise in divorce rates is:

A) the rise in life expectancy.
B) the decline in fertility.
C) the increase in cohabitation.
D) the "me" generation.

Question 17

In the United States, wealth is concentrated in which age group?

A) 35-44
B) 45-54
C) 55-64
D) 65+

Question 18

Which of the following is the LEAST likely to describe the global labor force situation of women?

A) Careers, not jobs
B) Glass ceiling
C) Sticky floor
D) Pay gap

Question 19

Prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, about what percentage of young women aged 15-24 were illiterate in that country?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 50
D) 70

Question 20

The nature of a family is that it is an) _______ unit whereas a household is an) ________unit.

A) Consumption; kinship
B) Kinship; residential
C) Economic; nonfamily
D) Residential; family

Question 21

Catholics have higher fertility levels than Protestants in the United States.

Question 22

If women can work and have children, then fertility is less likely to drop to very low levels.

Question 23

Wealth is measured as the sum of your assets and what you owe to others.

Question 24

Family members differ from household members in that the latter always live together, whereas the former may not.

Question 25

Women are more likely to be holding jobs as managers and administrators than are men.

Question 26

Unlike in the United States, cohabitation has always been the norm in France.

Question 27

Despite widespread changes, the traditional family of a married couple with children still accounts for a slight majority of households in the United States.

Question 28

Because it is not a biological attribute, religion is always considered to be an achieved characteristic.
F

Question 29

Hispanic households in the US are more likely than any other group to be headed by a female.