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Final Exam Review Final Exam Review Class: I really appreciated having the opportunity to share time with you and thanks for being in my class at Montclair State!. Good luck on the exam!
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Final Exam Review. Class: I really appreciated having the opportunity to share time with you and thanks for being in my class at Montclair State!. Good luck on the exam!. Final Exam Review. Multiple choice questions (3 points each) 6-9 chart-based questions (2 points each) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Class: I really appreciated having the opportunity to share time with you and thanks for being in my class at Montclair State!.
Good luck on the exam!
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review• Multiple choice questions (3 points each)• 6-9 chart-based questions (2 points each)• The final exam will be available from: Monday April 30 at 10:00 A.M. –Tuesday May 1 at 5:00 P.M.
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Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review1) The risk of divorce in a given year
is ____ percent.A. 2%B. 10%C. 50%D. 90%
ANSWER: A
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review• 2) According to the textbook reading: “Marital Mythology Why the New Crisis in Marriage Isn’t, by Julian Sanchez, among which two groups has postponing marriage become the most likely? Why?
• (from Assignment 6)• 1.Poor women. For this group marriage is only to be entered into if both partners have significant incomes and
savings of their own.• 2. Middle-class women. For this group increasing opportunities in the labor force along with access to higher
education led to changes in the timing of marriage. This postponing led to changes in norms about when and what time to marry for all classes.
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review3) According to the chart on housework,
women are more likely to be involved in
A) 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 Review4) 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
• Increased rate and acceptance of remaining single and of divorce
5. What is the trend in the following rates, since 1980? Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review
Cohabitation rate:
Divorce Rate: Leveled Off
Women’s labor Force Participation Rate
Fertility Rate
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review6) Briefly describe the trend in divorce from 1960
to the present
Annual Divorce Rate per 1,000 Marriages
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review7) 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
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review8) A major problem with the data
collected and used for many of the self-help relationship books is thatA) the data were biased due to reliance
on convenience samples collected from audience members, therapy clients, or seminar participants.
B) the data are not representative of the national population.
C) the authors interviewed their friends and family.
D) all of the above.
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review9) 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 Review10) Many of the self help books suggest that
women should focus more on their own career and personal life than on a man. Which major social change has led to this emphasis
A) The civil rights movementB) Welfare reformC) The feminist movementD) All of the aboveAnswer C) The feminist movement
Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review11) 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
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12) 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
13) 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
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14) Which of the following changes did NOT help to increase the divorce rate during the past 30 years
A) Decrease in the total fertility rate.B) Increases in educational attainment, esp.
for womenC) Increased female labor force
participationD) No-fault divorce laws.
Answer A)
Final ReviewFinal Review15) The concept of sex refers to________ while the concept of gender refers to____________
Answer: biological characteristics/social characteristics
William Julius Wilson – William Julius Wilson –
The Truly DisadvantagedThe Truly Disadvantaged16. The Underclass inhabit inner city
neighborhoods characterized by high rates of:1) inner-city joblessness 2) teenage pregnancy3) births to unmarried women4) welfare dependency 5) female-headed families6) serious crime
Final ReviewFinal Review• 17. According to the reading by Li in your textbook entitle “Briefing Paper: The Impact of Divorce on Children’s Behavior Problems: when comparing the behavior problems of children from divorced families to those of children from intact family, what is the “something else” that should be taken into account
• The characteristics of families prior to divorce as divorced families are usually less educated, have lower incomes, and to have been raised in families that divorced.
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• The extra time women spend on housework compared to men after they come from home from their paid jobs.
18. According to Arlie Hochschild, define the Second Shift (Assignment 8).
FINAL REVIEWFINAL REVIEW19. Which of the following demographic/social
changes does NOT explain an increase in the age of marriage
A) Rise in cohabitation.B) Declining mortality ratesC) Technological advances in contraceptives D) Increases in educational attainment, esp.
for womenAnswer: B
FINAL REVIEWFINAL REVIEW20) Which racial/ethnic group has the highest TANF recipiency rate (rate of receiving welfare)?
• A: Asian Americans• B: African Americans• C: Hispanics• D: Whites• Answer: B African Americans
Population on TANF 2010Population on TANF 2010
Final ReviewFinal Review21:The Social Security Act of 1935 created
which of the following Federal programs?
A. TANF.B. Child labor laws.C. Unemployment compensationD. All of the above.
• C Unemployment compensation
Final ReviewFinal Review22:What were some of the major changes enacted by the 1996 Welfare ReformName change from AFDC to TANF.Child care paid for when mothers went into paid jobsNo longer lose benefits welfare, Medicaid, and Food Stamps) when you get marriedDevolution of power from Federal to State level in the form of block grants
Final ReviewFinal ReviewETRA CREDIT: Who is Professor Gager’s favorite teen singing phenom?
A. Leif Garrett.B. David Cassidy.C. Justin BeiberD. Jay-Z.
• C Justin “the Beib” Beiber
