All of the following statements are TRUE with respect to the single-parent headed family system EXCEPT
a. Between 1970 and 2010 the proportion of single-parent headed families within the U.S. has nearly doubled.
b. The majority of African-American single mothers are widows.
c. The majority of White single mothers are divorced.
d. One out of every two children in the U.S. will live in a single parent family at some time before adulthood.
B
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Dual-employed marriages in the United States
a. usually assume that the wife will handle the bulk of household responsibilities in addition to her job. b. typically involve the husband working a second shift. c. are declining in number. d. generally involve the husband assuming close to half of the domestic duties in the household. e. usually result in lowered self-esteem for the working wife.
The organization whose leadership and membership has come primarily from labor unions is the
a. National Council of Senior Citizens. b. American Association for Retired Persons. c. National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Welfare. d. National Council on the Aging.
In 1960, just before President Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty, the national poverty rate stood at about __________.
A. 2 percent B. 12 percent C. 22 percent D. 32 percent
Government officials moving into lobbying work often create conditions ripe for conflict of interest, ______.
a. thus most countries ban lawmakers from serving as lobbyists for a period after government service b. however, few countries have regulations addressing these moves c. thus most lobbies have little influence on lawmakers d. however, conflicts of interests are rarely reported