The numbers of single-mother-headed households has significantly increased in the past 30 years. Which of the following is true?
a. Welfare mothers form single-mother households in order to obtain welfare.
b. The proportion of single-mother-headed households who are on welfare has increased.
c. The proportion of single-mother-headed households who are on welfare has decreased.
d. The proportion of single-mother-headed households who are on welfare has stayed about the same.
c
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Why was Rik Scarce, a doctoral student at Washington State University, placed in jail in 1993?
A. for preserving the confidentiality of his research B. for raiding a university laboratory C. for "snitching" on university administrators D. for forging transcripts
As infant and child mortality in the LDR declined, smoking and alcohol consumption have also declined
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Simmel's concept of social distance can be used as __________
a. a way to describe how close or distant an individual feels from others within a group b. a way to explain how group membership defines our identity c. an explanation of the different social statuses we occupy simultaneously d. a measure of the physical distance between individuals as a way of understanding group membership
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. More than 95 percent of all men and women in the U.S. marry at least once during their lifetimes. 2. Two examples of endogamy are the incest taboo and former laws that prohibited the marriage of Blacks and Whites in some parts of the U.S. 3. The term we use for the "like marries like" rule is homogamy. 4. Until the late 1960s, some states in the U.S. outlawed marriages involving interracial couples. 5. According to sociologist Alice Rossi, our society lacks clear and helpful guidelines concerning successful parenthood.