The percentage of non-family households has increased quite dramatically over the past 50 years.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 2The likelihood of upward social mobility was described in the text as a function of three separate factors; the individuals themselves, a frictional factor, and a(n) __________.
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Ques. 3Which of the following is a similarity between the feminist theories and symbolic interactionist theories with respect to gender?
A) Both propose that children acquire female or male values on their own by thinking.
B) Both view gender as a socially constructed role.
C) Both state that children go through a series of developmental stages in learning gender-appropriate behavior.
D) Both consider genetic factors responsible for the differences between male and female behavior.
Ques. 4Marriage in Middle Eastern families is ________.
A) usually based on the western concept of romantic love
B) often arranged or semi-arranged
C) initiated by young adults without parental approval
D) usually exogamous
Ques. 5Which of the following is true of family structures in the first English-speaking settlements in the United States?
A) Elderly grandparents always lived with their families.
B) Most households were made up of extended families for long periods.
C) The age difference between children was often large.
D) Families generally had one or two children.
Ques. 6Our ________ is the family in which we are born or brought into by adoption.
A) nuclear family
B) family of origin
C) family of procreation
D) step-family
Ques. 7Socialization, the process of developing the self and of learning the ways of a given society and culture, is basically completed by ages 5 to 7.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false