The labor-force participation rates for men and women are moving in opposite directions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The author of the text maintains that in the United States
a. inequality is easily hidden at extremes of poverty and wealth. b. inequality is obvious at all levels of poverty and wealth. c. inequality does not exist to any real extent. e. poverty is hidden, great wealth is out in the open.
Many ideas about gender differences are formed and reinforced through sports
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If those who respond to a survey are different (e.g., better educated, higher income, politically involved) from those who do not respond, a researcher is faced with
a. invalid results. b. contaminated samples. c. nonresponse bias. d. a poor response rate. e. self-administered questionnaires.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The difference in Social Security benefit size between married couples and singles is particularly acute in the United States, where elderly women who live alone are among the poorest in all developed countries. 2. Medicare is a free health care system for all citizens that considers health care a public right. 3. The U.S. maternity leave policy is on par with Afghanistan, Egypt, and Guatemala. 4. Most developed countries lean toward universal programs and policies, but the United States leans toward selective ones. 5. The three themes of the text are: (1) macro-level factors are more important than micro-level factors; (2) families are in a state of decline; and (3) social science research can help tell us right from wrong.