Which of the following exemplifies the Latino paradox?
a. Maria, a Mexican American, is in the working class and does not have her high school diploma, but has a longer life expectancy than Whitney, a White, middle-class and college-educated woman.
b. Belen, a Puerto Rican, lacks a college degree, but finds work in a bank and climbs into the middle class faster than Corey, a White woman who does have a college degree.
c. Hugo, an immigrant from Venezuela, is given automatic entrance into a state college, while Paul, a White American, is waitlisted.
d.
Alejandro, a second-generation Mexican American, graduates from high school and enters the local university to study business, while Jack, a White male, drops out of high school and joins a gang.
Ques. 2Nizam left his family in Bangladesh to study demography at a university in Pennsylvania.Nizam is an example of a ________ child.
a. parachute
b. binational
c. transnational
d.
paradox
Ques. 3What is a key difference in marriages between Asian Americans and African Americans?
a. Asian Americans are more likely to be exogenous.
b. Asian Americans are more likely to divorce.
c. Asian Americans are more likely to have high fertility rates.
d.
Asian Americans are more likely to be matriarchal.
Ques. 4What is the sole source of income for approximately half of retirees, and the major source of income for around 80 of retirees?
a. Social Security
b. Pensions
c. Stocks
d.
Home equity
Ques. 5Following widowhood, many people choose to
a. cohabitate.
b. live alone.
c. marry again.
d.
move in with friends.
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