Which two trends in marriage did both SIPP and ACS find?
a. Increased age at first marriage and lower rates of female widowhood
b. Decreased age at first marriage and lower rates of female widowhood
c. Increased age at first marriage and higher rates of female widowhood
d. Decreased age at first marriage and higher rates of female widowhood
Question 2It is relatively easy to accumulate as much wealth as one can,
a. but it is relatively difficult to transmit it to the next generation.
b. and it is relatively easy to transmit it to the next generation.
c. None of the above; accumulation of wealth is considerably limited and it is relatively difficult to transmit it to the next generation.
d. None of the above; accumulation of wealth is not considerably limited, and it is difficult to give whatever one has to the next generation.
Question 3Zweig believes it is important for Americans to recognize more that
a. those who succeed have worked hard for that success.
b. those who succeed have been lucky.
c. those who succeed have cheated in their rise to success.
d. those who succeed have been socially responsible at the same time they have become wealthy.
Question 4A half century ago, only one in five Americans approved of a married woman earning money in business or industry if she had a husband capable of supporting her. Today, ________ percent approve.
a. 30
b. 48
c. 62
d. 80
Question 5According to Monroe et al. (1969), a number of societies have what they call
a. institutionalized male transvestitism.
b. institutionalized effeminate males.
c. secularized bisexual regulations.
d. institutionalized masculinized females.
Question 6The sociologist is one who understands and gives advice on how to reform society
a. Berger agrees with this conception.
b. Berger disagrees: Sociologists are primarily social reformers not understanders.
c. Berger disagrees: Sociologists seek to understand; reform of society is not part of what sociology is, although reform may result from sociological understanding.
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