Race ethnicity, age, and household type influence an individual's chances of being poor. Which of the following groups has the highest rate of poverty according to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2009?
a. African Americans
b. Asian Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. European Americans
Ques. 2According to Olson, optimal family functioning is more likely to occur when families
a. are structured in enmeshed ways
b. are structured in disengaged way
c. are structured to achieve a balance between enmeshment and disengagement
d. are structured in enmeshed and permeable ways
Ques. 3The ritual of jumping the broom refers to ...
a. the act of slaves running away from the plantation.
b. a secret code used by the Underground Railroad to warn runaways of search parties.
c. resistance to Jim Crow laws in which African Americans ignored whites only signs.
d. the practice of a slave couple jumping over a broom as a symbol of their commitment to one another regardless of their legal right to marry.
Ques. 4What prompted the demise of the patriarchal Puritan family?
a. The 1776 War for Independence
b. The 1789 adoption of the U.S. Constitution
c. The rise of industrial capitalism
d. The Civil War
Ques. 5_______________ couples may have bitter arguments but can still maintain a sense of connection and intimacy.
a. Unregulated
b. Volatile
c. Conflict-minimizing
d. Complementary
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