The research literature suggests that non-custodial fathers
a. experience little regret over their divorce and loss of contact with their children
b. maintain their influence and control over their children
c. tend to decrease the frequency and duration of their visits with their children over time
d. all of the above
Ques. 2Two important values in the United States are the work ethic and the family ethic.
Abramowitz (cited by Aulette) asserts that the abolishment of the Aid for Dependent Children programs and the implementation of Temporary Aid to Needy Family and Earned Income Tax Credit programs signaled
a. strengthening both the work ethic and the family ethic.
b. virtually abandoning the work ethic in favor of strengthening the family ethic.
c. virtually abandoning the family ethic in favor of strengthening the work ethic.
d. hurting both the work ethic and the family ethic.
Ques. 3The strength of the Earned Income Tax Credit is that it
a. provides tax credit for expenses associated with work such as child care.
b. changes tax deductions to tax credits advantageous to people with lower incomes.
c. provides assistance to the working poor.
d. provides assistance to the unemployed.
Ques. 4The term _______________ refers to a role assumed by a child (often a daughter or older child) requiring him or her to assume responsibility for parenting other children (or the parent) in the single-parent family system.
a. co-parent
b. sole administrator
c. parental child
d. executive administrator
Ques. 5The Earned Income Tax Credit
a. exempts a certain proportion of income from federal and state taxes for all citizens earning wages.
b. provides assistance to the working poor on a sliding scale according to income and household size.
c. generates part of the federal funding for job training and job support programs for the poor.
d. favors the family ethic over the work ethic by increasing the benefit for two-parent families with only one wage earner.
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