Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Mothers have been found to experience more difficulties during the transition to parenthood than fathers.
b. Contemporary parents seldom complain about a lack of time together.
c. Contemporary parents are better trained to assume the responsibilities of parenthood than parents years ago.
d. New parents derive few rewards from this role transition.
Ques. 2Sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that aristocrats would get to know each other better in an evening than the middle class would in a month.
Aulette explained that he meant that wealthy people identify themselves _____________, while middle-class people identify themselves _____________ .
a. by membership and background by individual achievement
b. by individual achievement by membership and background
c. more strongly by individual achievement less strongly by individual achievement.
d. less strongly by membership and background more strongly by membership and achievement.
Ques. 3In the past 20 years the proportion of private wealth owned by the wealthiest 1 of the population has _______ and the proportion of private wealth owned by the poorest 90 has _______ .
a. stayed the same ... stayed the same
b. increased decreased
c. decreased increased
d. varied with both increases and decreases depending on the ups and downs of the stock market ... varied with both increases and decreases depending on the rates of unemployment
Ques. 4Which of the following political views takes the position that the family is the most important social institution, the fundamental building block and basic unit of our society?
a. Conservative
b. Liberal
c. Feminist
d. Socialist
Ques. 5When women work outside the home, who is more likely to pick up the housework that was previously done by the women?
a. A nanny or babysitter
b. A cleaning service
c. Children
d. Husbands
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