A profit-oriented company engaged in business activities in more than one nation is a __________.
A) corporation
B) transnational corporation
C) corporate demographic
D) colony
A majority of U.S. families, including those with young children,
a. care for aging people in the home.
b. have a non-working mother.
c. experience unemployment for some time during the year.
d. have both parents working for income.
Of the pesticides exported by the United States, __________ percent are restricted or banned by the Environmental Protection Agency for domestic use.
A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 75
About what share of today's marriages will end in divorce, separation, or dissolution within twenty years?
a. one in ten
b. three in ten
c. half
d. seven in ten
Compared to a century ago, the divorce rate today is
a. half as high.
b. about the same.
c. almost four times higher.
d. more than ten times higher.
The exporting of goods that have been banned or not approved for sale in the United States because they are dangerous refers to __________.
A) corporate dumping
B) relative poverty
C) shared monopoly
D) absolute poverty
About what percentage of young children of mothers in the labor force receive care during the working day from a parent, grandparent, or other relative?
a. 9 percent
b. 19 percent
c. 29 percent
d. 49 percent
Which of the following is an example of corporate dumping in the developing world?
A) Exporting products that have been approved for sale in the United States
B) Shipping toxic waste produced in the United States for disposal in poor nations
C) Importing products from poor nations that are also produced in the United States
D) Exporting old military equipment to poor nations.
In 1965, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan said the African American family was in crisis because of
a. delinquency, gangs, and crime, especially in rural areas.
b. the lack of support from government.
c. a growing number of absent fathers who leave single mothers to raise children on their own.
d. racial discrimination.
What percentage of African American children are born to a single mother?
a. 10 percent
b. 38 percent
c. 55 percent
d. 72 percent
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