Deck 8: The Value of Family

Question 1

Which of the following groups is perceived to be the most committed to strong families?

A)African-Americans
B)Whites
C)Hispanics
D)Jews
E)Asians

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Discuss the stereotypes people hold with regard to how committed different racial-ethnic groups are to strong families.Where do you believe these perceptions originate?

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

Among those who have moved away from their hometown,

A)blacks are more likely than whites to visit with extended family.
B)whites are more likely than blacks to visit with extended family.
C)blacks and whites are equally as likely to visit with extended family.
D)the frequency of interaction with extended family is the same as those who have not moved.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Discuss some of the ways that married people differ from those who are not married in the GSS.Do you think that marriage is the cause of these differences, or could some of these differences actually explain why some people are more likely to be married? In other words, is marriage the independent variable or the dependent variable?

Question 5

Use the results from Chapter 8 to explain why the marriage and family are, or are not, important in modern times.

Question 6

According to the GSS, people who are married tend to

A)have higher family incomes.
B)have higher personal incomes.
C)be more likely to see themselves as being in good health.
D)be more happy overall.
E)all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements about geographic mobility is supported by the results in Chapter 8?

A)More than two-thirds of the U.S.population live in the same city in which they were born.
B)People who have moved away from their home town socialize with kin less often.
C)Moving to a different city does not affect getting together with kin, but moving to another state does decrease the frequency of social interaction with kin.
D)Geographic mobility has no affect on how frequently someone socializes with kin.

Question 8

In comparison to other countries,
A)people in the United States are less likely to believe that marriage is outdated

A)people in the United States are more likely to believe that marriage is outdated.
B)
C)Russians are the most likely to believe that marriage is outdated
D)Western Europeans are the least likely to believe that marriage is outdated.