The text offers a few examples of the changing nature of the American family in the twenty-first century. In this perspective, what does the family that reflects these changes look like?
a. an elderly woman living with her cat and loving neighbors
b. college roommates who wind up living across the street from each other
c. migrant workers who share the space in the back of one of their vehicles while working
d. a cohabitating couple with a biological child from their partnership and an older child from one parent's previous relationship
Answer: d. a cohabitating couple with a biological child from their partnership and an older child from one parent's previous relationship
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The text uses the example of “Mothers Working in Marginal Jobs” to show how the program hypothesis is developed with an “If/Then” statement. Which of the following would NOT be used in the development of the program hypothesis?
a. Then they are likely to complete their training, secure and retain employment b. If women in marginal jobs can acquire marketable skills c. If women in marginal jobs have child care resources available d. Then they can earn adequate income to secure better housing for themselves and their children.
Families are compared to "shock absorbers" because they:
a. control our sexual impulses. b. last for generations. c. protect their members. d. socialize the young.
Consider this 1930s quotation from George Bernard Shaw, the British playwright and author: "The haughty American nation … makes the Negro clean its boots, and then proves the … inferiority of the Negro by the fact that he is a bootblack." Shaw's statement describes the concept of:
a. ethnocentrism. b. race. c. the self-fulfilling prophecy. d. racism.
Supporters of the right to carry concealed weapons on campus argue that it's a constitutional right.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)