Which argument best represents future trends in cohabitation?
a) Cohabitation will increase because it is more accepted by all ages because young people may avoid marriage because they are still not doing well financially.
b) Cohabitation will decrease because of marriage initiatives promoting marriage rather than cohabitation and having children out of wedlock.
c) Cohabitation will remain steady because marriage is increasing in popularity, but older Americans are increasingly choosing cohabitation rather than remarriage.
d) Cohabitation will increase among young people, but experience significant decline with Americans over the age of 40 because of the economic benefits of marriage.
Ques. 2Mayor Kua has formed a committee to look at gender pay inequities in his city and look at communities with less poverty. He has asked the committee to use the empirical method to determine the benefits by requiring equal pay for equal work.
Mayor Kua is using the a) sociological imagination.
b) conflict perspective.
c) symbolic perspective.
d) recovery approach.
Ques. 3Based on the success of Asian Americans, what is the most effective strategy for immigrants?
a) Emphasize education and be willing to sacrifice for your children's education.
b) Immigrate with plenty of financial resources and connections.
c) Emphasize the individual's needs over the needs of the entire family.
d) Hard work will overcome all challenges, including being a war refugee.
Ques. 4If the current trend continues
a) more women will live in poverty than men.
b) women and men's salaries will be even.
c) enough low income housing will be available.
d) more men will live in poverty than women.
Ques. 5Julia emigrated from Kenya to the United States where she met her husband, Dan who emigrated from the Virgin Islands. They are both Black. Which of the following best describes their marriage?
a) Interethnic
b) Interracial
c) Multicultural
d) Multiracial
Ques. 6To fully understand the factors involved in violence in communities in the United States, Professor Henry will be collecting data from 12 countries around the world and evaluating the data methodically.
Professor Henry is using the _________ perspectives. a) comparative and empirical
b) conflict and systematic
c) family and systems
d) cultural and scientific
Ques. 7Which conclusion can be made about the extended families in the Black community?
a) Grandparents remain an important part of child rearing today carrying on a tradition from the time of slavery.
b) Extended families are a recent phenomenon due to economic challenges in the Black community.
c) Extended families in the Black community are as common as in the White community.
d) Black parents would prefer not to use grandparents for childcare assistance, but economics forces it.
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