Final Exam Review Class: I really appreciated having the opportunity to share this semester with...

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review

Class: I really appreciated having the opportunity to share this semester with you.

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Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review• Final Test on Blackboard

• Multiple choice questions

• FINAL TEST OPENS On Monday, April 30 at 10:00 A.M. to Tuesday, May 1 at 4:00 P.M.

• Once you log on you have one hour and thirty minutes to complete.

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review• Final Test on Blackboard

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Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review1) A group of people who share the

same ethnicity share cultural characteristics, such as:

language place of origin dress food religionother values

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review2) William Julius Wilson’s argument that large

scale changes in the economic structure have left many African American men with few employment opportunities is an example of a ______level theory

A. MicroB. MacroC. MetaD. None of the aboveAnswer: B

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review3) Identify two methods of research used by

sociologists that we have studied the second half of the semester and give an example of how they studied families Participant observation – Arlie Hochschild, The

Second Shift –studied how couples divide housework

Survey research National Survey of Families and Households Used by many researchers to study marital happiness

and housework

Demographic methods U.S. Bureau of the Census for projects

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review4) Which of the following

statements about welfare reform in 1996 is FALSE?

A) The poor were allowed to stay on welfare indefinitely

B) Strict term limits were enactedC) Welfare recipients were expected

to work for welfareD) Power devolved (moved) from the

federal to the state level

A is False

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review5) Married women are more likely than their

husbands to be involved inA) more time consuming houseworkB) less optional tasks than are menC) more boring and repetitive tasksD) all of the above

Answer: D

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Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review6) Describe two major ways that the entrance of

married women into the labor force – especially mothers - has influenced another social/demographic trend or expectations?

• More children in day care• Men expected to and are doing more

housework• Single, poor mothers expected to work for pay• Increased rate and acceptance of remaining

single and of divorce

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review7) According to the lecture on poverty which

racial/ethnic group has the highest percentage of people receiving welfare?

A) Asian Americans.B) Latino families.C) African Americans.D) Whites.Answer C

TANF Recipients by Race/EthnicityTANF Recipients by Race/Ethnicity

What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of TANF recipients?

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review8) Briefly describe the trend in divorce from 1960

to the present

Annual Divorce Rate per 1,000 Marriages

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review9) Which basic need

is figured into the Federal poverty guidelines?

Hint: Molly Orshansky

• Cost of food

• Budget:3 times the cost of a minimum, adequate diet per month


10) Which of the following statements best summarizes the history of the relationships between the State and the private family?

A. After abortion was legalized in 1972, the State took a much stronger interest in the private family

B. Until the Great Depression, the general view was that the state did not intervene in the private family

C. The high rates of teen pregnancy and consequent “shot gun” weddings led to a stronger interest by the State in the private family in the 1950s

D. None of the above

Answer: B

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review11) List two major changes instituted in the

1996 welfare reform law.

• AFDC > TANF• Temporary – two years to find job or employment

training, 5 year lifetime limit• Devolution: transfer of power from the federal to the

state level • States now receive block grants• Keep Medicaid (health insurance for the poor) even

after you find a job• Don’t immediately lose benefits after marriage

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review12) What social programs resulted from

the Social Security Act of 1935?Aid to Families with Dependent Children

(AFDC) Now TANF

Social Security (pension for the elderly)Unemployment compensation

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review 13) What percentage of the population was living below poverty in 2010

A) 5.2%B) 15.1%C) 25.5%D) 32.9%

Answer B

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review 14) Which of the following statements is True

concerning changes in women's employment?A. The employment rates of single, never-

married, and married mothers have become more similar

B. During the Second World War, the female employment rates decreased

C. Welfare reform has increased the unemployment rate for single mothers

D. All of the above

Answer: A


15) Which of the following is NOT a macro-level influence on the family?

A. unemployment rates

B. racism

C. time spent with family

D. crime rates

Answer: C

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review16) Describe two demographic

groups with high rates of divorce

The economically disadvantaged African-Americans Women in the labor force Young or teen couples

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review17. A ________ is a major sphere of

social life with a set of beliefs and rules that is organized to meet human needs.A)social institutionB)social normC)social ruleD)social organization

• A Social institution

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review18) Separated or divorced parents who are

legally granted the right to make important decisions about the child’s life refers to ______________ custody

A) physicalB) legalC) coparentingD) individual

• B) Legal custody refers to having the right to make important decisions


19) With all the possibilities and popularity of cohabitation, why do people get married?

• Requires a long-term public commitment• Fulfilling social norms, such as expectation of

parents, friends, relatives• Legal rights and privileges reserved for

spouses

20) Which of the following characteristics of a potential marriage partner has increased in value over the past 40 years among MEN?

A) Refinement, neatness B) Good cook, homemaker C) LoveD) Chastity

• Answer C) Love



21) Why has the age of marriage increased in the past 30 years

A) Rise in cohabitation.B) Increases in educational attainment, esp. for

womenC) Increased female labor force participationD) All of the above

Answer D) All of the above

Final ReviewFinal Review22) Which of the following statements about

assisted reproductive technology (ART) is TRUE?

• A) ART includes all fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled

• B) ART includes all fertility treatments in which just the sperm are handled

• C) Art includes all fertility treatments in which just the eggs are handled

• D) Art refers only to fertility treatment involving donor eggs

• Answer: A

Final ReviewFinal Review23) The concept of sex refers

to________ characteristics while the concept of gender refers to____________characteristics

Answer: biological/social

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review24.___percent of children live in

poverty in 2008 up 1.0 percent in 2007?

A.12%B.19 %C.40%D.59%• Answer B

Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review25. Age of marriage has increased considerably

over the past 40 years, which of the following reasons explains this change?

A) Rise in cohabitation.B) Increases in educational attainment, esp.

for womenC) Increased female labor force participationD) All of the above

EXTRA CREDITEXTRA CREDIT• What is Professor Gager’s favorite

young singing phenom?A.Lil P-nutB.JayzC.Justin “the Bieb” BieberD.Willow Smith

Answer C

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