Question 1

The ________ category has become an umbrella for an extremely diverse group of people that differ in language, religion, and physical features.

Accepted Answer

A)  African American
B)  American Indian
C)  European American
D)  Asian AmericanE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Explain how the following fact affects family relationships in the United States: For every three black unmarried women in their twenties, there is roughly one unmarried black man with earnings above the poverty line.

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This fact has a significant impact on fa...

Question 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: consensual unions
business ownership
racial-ethnic group
total fertility rate
the church
mediating structure
social capital
immigrant enclave
Cubans
American Indian
Hispanic
intersectionality
Mexican American

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The Answer of marry at a younger age than other is...

Question 4

Which of the following is the reason for the prevalence of intermarriages among American Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  a growing identity crisis among the American Indians
B)  the large proportion of American Indians who consider themselves multiracial
C)  a growing movement among American Indians to spread their way of life
D)  the collapse of the traditional kinship systems of American Indian communitiesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

The __________ strategy, used by Cubans-especially those living in and around Miami-is a viable way for an immigrant group to achieve economic success.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation
B)  female-centered network
C)  grand family
D)  enclaveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Grandparents play a more important role, on average, in the lives of black families than in white families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

________ immigrants appear to have used conjugal families as a means of pooling the labor and accumulating the capital necessary to start a business.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuban
B)  Mexican
C)  Puerto Rican
D)  GuatemalanE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The number of middle-class African American families in the United States has been increasing, but one critical aspect that distinguishes them from middle-class white families is their

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A)  education.
B)  assets, such as savings, investments, and homes.
C)  salaries.
D)  family support.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Explain the two major factors that Cherlin believes explain the decrease in African American marriages and the increase in children born to unmarried mothers.

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Andrew Cherlin, a sociologist, believes ...

Question 10

Why do sociologists separate racial-ethnic groups for the study of family?

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Sociologists separate racial-ethnic grou...

Question 11

When comparing African American and non-Hispanic white families, it can be said that black families are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  include an extended family member.
B)  face adversities without seeking support from kin.
C)  be headed by a married couple.
D)  have a higher asset-to-income ratio.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

The number of births and deaths among American Indians did not change dramatically between 1970 and 1980. How would you explain the 72 percent rise in their population during this same time period?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was finally a category of Native American to check on U.S.Census forms.
B)  There was a high immigration rate from South and Central America.
C)  More people began to think of themselves as American Indian and reported themselves to the U.S.Census as that.
D)  None of these are true.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Welfare has been the major factor contributing to an increase in out-of-wedlock births to African American women in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Puerto Ricans have the least selective migration patterns among Hispanics. This would partially explain their __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher economic standing among Hispanic groups living in the United States
B)  low economic standing among Hispanic groups living in the United States
C)  equally successful economic standing with other Hispanic groups living in the United States
D)  equally unsuccessful economic standing with other Hispanic groups living in the United StatesE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Nagel wrote of "ethnic renewal" where people increasingly identify themselves as

Accepted Answer

A)  American Indian.
B)  Black American.
C)  Hispanic American.
D)  Asian American.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

One way mentioned by Cherlin in which Asian culture differs from American culture pertains to

Accepted Answer

A)  how to educate children.
B)  the responsibility assumed by adult children for their parents.
C)  the importance of mediating structures.
D)  the average age at first marriage.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

When Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to an interracial married couple in 1961 at least ________ states had laws forbidding marriages between whites and non-whites.

Accepted Answer

A)  eleven
B)  fifteen
C)  twenty two
D)  twenty sixE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The decline in marriage among African Americans can be explained by the following phenomenon:

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of suitable marriage partners for women due to job losses and incarceration among men.
B)  the fact that most African American men marry white women.
C)  increasing intermarriage between the different ethnic groups.
D)  the cultural reasons that de-emphasize marriage and children as an important step to forming a family.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Social capital is the resources that a person can access through his or her relationships with other people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe some of the trends in patterns of immigration to the United States among Mexican Americans and Puerto Rican Americans. How might these have affected family life?

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In recent years, there has been a shift ...

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The __________ strategy, used by Cubans-especially those living in and around Miami-is a viable way for an immigrant group to achieve economic success.

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________ immigrants appear to have used conjugal families as a means of pooling the labor and accumulating the capital necessary to start a business.

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Social capital is the resources that a person can access through his or her relationships with other people.

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The number of births and deaths among American Indians did not change dramatically between 1970 and 1980. How would you explain the 72 percent rise in their population during this same time period?

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The ________ category has become an umbrella for an extremely diverse group of people that differ in language, religion, and physical features.

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