Leigh has two elementary-aged children when her parents' divorce. How with her children's lives be ...

Leigh has two elementary-aged children when her parents' divorce. How with her children's lives be different after the divorce?
 
  a) They will likely have weaker bonds with their divorced grandparents.
   b) They will likely have stronger bonds with their divorced grandparents.
   c) The relationship with their grandparents will not change except they may see them separately.
   d) They will likely see more of their grandparents because the grandparents will be competing for their attention.

Ques. 2

Which of the following arguments challenges the United States as a meritocracy and has characteristics of a caste system?
 
  a) The Social Register is based on ascribed status.
   b) Social mobility is frequent with talent and hard work.
   c) The income gap between rich and poor is large.
   d) Social class is based on ascribed status and individual achievement.

Ques. 3

Dawn is a 38-year-old woman with three children who wants to divorce her alcoholic husband. After three years of his unemployment, Dawn kicked him out and he moved in with another woman.
 
  Dawn lives in an area that has a law that copied the Healthy Marriage Act. Which will apply to Dawn's future divorce? a) She and her husband will have to attend a communication and conflict resolution course.
   b) She and her husband will have to move back in together for three months and attempt to reconcile.
   c) Her husband will have to agree that divorce is the best option before it can be finalized.
   d) She will need to wait three days after filing and then her divorce will be final.

Ques. 4

Based on statistics, predict which student will graduate from college.
 
  a) Morgan, a B student, whose parents are attorneys
   b) Ian, a B student, whose single mother is a teacher.
   c) Alice, an A student whose parents both work in retail.
   d) Russell, an A student whose single mother is a waitress.

Ques. 5

Val and Nichole live in the same city in the United States. Val attends a private school with class sizes under 20 that offers art, music, foreign language, and advanced courses.
 
  In addition, Val takes private music lessons, gymnastics, and is involved in a children's theater program. Nichole attends a public school is a poor neighborhood with most class sizes over 30 and offers remedial courses, but no advanced courses. Art and music courses are minimal. Val and Nichole's life differences are based on a) ascribed status.
   b) achieved status.
   c) caste system.
   d) legacy preference.

Ques. 6

What is the relationship between having divorced parents and social capital?
 
  a) The social capital of children from divorced parents is reduced regardless of remarriage.
   b) The social capital of children from divorced parents does not change upon remarriage.
   c) Children whose parents stay single have increased levels of social capital because they lose connections in the divorce.
   d) Children whose parents remarry have increased levels of social capital because of additional family members.