A major factor affecting the high divorce rate among African Americans is the
(a) infidelity of black males.
(b) promiscuous behavior of black females.
(c) lack of family values among blacks.
(d) decline in the economic stability among blacks.
(d)
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Rubin (cited by Aulette) interviewed working-class people about the impact of their unemployment and layoffs. Which of the following did she find?
a. Unemployment gave a couple more time together which improved their intimacy and sex life. b. The anxiety of unemployment had a negative impact on a couple's intimacy and sex life. c. Unemployment did not impact couples' intimacy and sex relationship either positively or negatively.
With which of these statements about social problems would Symbolic Interactionists agree?
A. Behaviors leading to social problems are biological. B. All social problems result from inequality in the social structure. C. All social problems have functions and dysfunctions for society. D. Objective social problems do not exist; they become real only if they are defined and labeled.
Which of the following groups has the lowest income level?
A. White non-Hispanic women B. Asian women C. Hispanic women D. African American women
In the study reported in the text, the Pearson's r between the measures of poverty and homicide was 0.57. Which of the following is a reasonable interpretation of this result?
a. Poverty causes homicide. b. Homicide causes poverty. c. As poverty increases, homicide decreases. d. There is a moderate, positive correlation between homicide and poverty.