fam 3
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, __________ percent of children 12 to 14 regularly care for themselves after school.
33
There were nearly __________ million births in 2009.
4.1
It is estimated that the success rate of artificial insemination is around __________ percent.
5 10 15 20
If a mother living with HIV/AIDS receives no preventive drugs and breast-feeds, the chance of her baby becoming infected with the virus is between _____________ percent.
5 and 10 10 and 15 15 and 25 20 and 45
Which of the following are most likely to share in household tasks?
African American husbands
Authoritative parents generally rely on
positive reinforcement and avoidance of punishment.
Approximately __________ million pregnancies are aborted yearly worldwide.
22 32 42 62
Approximately__________ percent of all births in the United States are now to single mothers.
27 40 57 77
In 2009, the average cost of full-time child care for an infant in a child care center in Massachusetts was more than
$8,750 $18,750. $28,750 $38,750
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that in 2010 the median weekly earnings of union members was _________, considerably higher than the $717 earned by their nonunion counterparts.
$917
Kateri and her husband Bill are proud of their Pueblo Indian heritage. How would their child-rearing philosophy be likely to compare to Carmen and Manuel, their Puerto Rican friends?
. They will both emphasize family interdependence and unity.
Infertility affects about ________ percent of the reproductive age population.
10-15
In April, 2011, __________ percent of respondents rated the economic conditions in the United States as good.
19
In the United States, about _______ of employers provide paid parental leave.
2% 8% 13% 25%
There are now __________ single fathers rearing children
2.8 million
In 2008, the richest ______percent of Americans received __________ percent of all aggregate income.
20: 50
By 2007, both parents were working in __________ percent of all married-couple families.
62
In June 2011, the U.S. unemployment rate was __________ percent.
9.2
Collins (1991) proposes a model of motherhood that focuses on __________ women.
African American
Which of the following has the highest percentage of married-couple families?
Asian and Pacific Islanders
__________ is a general term that includes all treatments or procedures involving the handling of human eggs and sperm to establish a pregnancy.
Assisted reproductive technology (ART)
The preference for a male child has led to sex-selective abortions and female infanticide in
China
Which of the following is INACCURATE with regard to the recent research findings on commuting marriages?
Commuters are more satisfied with family life.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of income levels in 2008?
Dual-earner couples had incomes of $86,621, compared to the $48,502 of married couples where the husband was the sole breadwinner. Single house holders, whether male or female, made less than their married counterparts. even when the wife was not working. The median income for all White families in 2008 was $65,000, but only $39,879 for African Americans families, and $40,466 for Latinas/os families. Asian/Pacific Islanders had the lowest median income.
Which of the following statements best reflects the relationship between adoption, infertility and contraception?
Effective contraception methods reduce the number of children available for adoption by infertile couples
__________ refers to a procedure whereby a fertilized egg from a woman donor is implanted into an infertile woman.
Embryo transplant
In 1993, Congress passed the __________ Act, which allows either parent to take up to 3 months of unpaid leave for births, adoptions, and family emergencies.
Family and Medical Leave
__________ arrangements allow employees to choose, within specified time limits, when they begin and leave work.
Flextime
The physical appearance of HIV infected babies is referred to as
HIV embryopathy.
The __________ Amendment prohibited the use of federal Medicaid funds for abortions except in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman's life.
Hyde
Which of the following is true for couples with split-shift employment who are on different shifts?
It enables one parent to be home while the other works.
__________ is when two workers split a single full-time job.
Job sharing
__________ refers to the location of workers in different occupations
Occupational distribution
__________ refers to the location of workers in different occupations.
Occupational distribution
The __________ Act of 1978 requires that pregnant employees be treated the same as employees with any temporary disability.
Pregnancy Discrimination
__________ is a condition characterized by mood shifts, irritability, and fatigue.
Prenatal depression Postnatal depression Prenatal syndrome Postnatal mystique
Naomi and Michael are concerned that their sexual desires have diminished since the birth of their daughter three months ago. Is this normal?
Probably, as there is no set standard of sexual desire or behavior after childbirth.
__________ is the reproductive technique in which sperm is injected into the women's vagina during her fertile period.
Safe period
According to Murray Strauss, which of the following is NOT one of the harmful consequences of spanking?
Spanking always results in physical abuse
One recently recognized work-family conflict is the "new male mystique," which points out that
The work place does not easily accommodate men's new involvement at home.
Laws that require parents to be notified when a minor seeks an abortion have had what effect?
They have had only a small impact on the number of abortions had by minors.
You have two small children and work for a company that has a child care center on the work site:
This is nothing special, most companies have them. You consider yourself fortunate, only a small percentage of companies have them. This is beneficial only if you are a female. This will only increase your feelings of worry and guilt.
Sexual harassment is NOT
a compliment on a new hairstyle.
Which of the following would not be considered a "home production" activity?
a home-based business
Role overload occurs when
a person's various roles carry more responsibilities than a person can reasonably manage.
In order to understand the impact of work in the family, sociologist Joan Spade calls for
a sex-integrated model.
Which of the following has the greatest risk of having a baby with Down syndrome?
a woman over 40
Unlike all other advanced industrialized countries, the United States has no statutory provision that guarantees
a woman pregnancy leave.
The motherhood mystique proposes that
a woman's highest achievement and fulfillment in life
The term "second shift" is used to describe
a working woman's dual role of worker and housewife.
Which of the following is NOT an illustration of underemployment?
an individual voluntarily participating in a job-sharing program
Adolescents who have a job are less likely than their unemployed counterparts to
become involved with illegal activities such as drug dealing
Adolescents who have a job are less likely than their unemployed counterparts to
become involved with illegal activities such as drug dealing.
What period in America history is referred to as the "baby boom"?
between 1946 and 1965
Although a particular __________ may prevent pregnancy, it does not necessarily provide protection against AIDS.
birth control device
Susan works as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., where she has an apartment. Her husband Carlos is a sales manager and lives in a home in a small suburban community outside of Atlanta. This arrangement is an example of a(n)
commuter marriage.
According to the medical profession, infertility is defined as the inability to
conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse.
On the one hand, men are encouraged to participate in the pregnancy and birth of their children, but on the other hand, they are treated as outsiders by everyone concerned. Shapiro calls this situation
cultural double bind.
Many studies of the wage gap between male and female workers have concluded that the difference can be explained by:
discriminatory treatment.
The number of stay-at-home moms today is
double what it was in 2008. about half what it was in 2001. the lowest it has been since 2001. about the same as it was in 2008.
David's mother is a high school graduate who has never worked outside of the home. Although she has often thought of leaving her husband, an aloof executive, she very likely remains in the relationship primarily because of her fears of
downward social mobility.
All of the following are costs of parenthood, EXCEPT
emotional bonding.
Which of the following factors has NOT been shown to affect mortality and morbidity?
eye color
Which group has the lowest poverty rate?
female heads of household single males over 25 divorced heads of households married couple families
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a majority of women work
for the same reasons that men work.
Father's Day is the __________-largest card-sending occasion.
fourth
The increase of women and children who are poor is referred to as
gender bias. the feminization of poverty. the gender gap. the domestication of poverty.
Traditionally, American culture has made distinctions between motherhood and fatherhood. These distinctions reflect our ideas about
gender-appropriate behavior and heterosexuality.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why poor communities and communities of color are especially at risk for HIV positive babies?
genetic predisposition
Mr. Gonzalez and Mrs. Gonzalez evenly split all household chores. She learns from her co-workers that
he is in the minority as most husbands do less household work.
What type of expectations do African American middle-class families tend to have for their offspring?
high educational and vocational expectations
According to a 1990 national opinion poll, which of the following, next to money, is the single biggest cause of resentment among women who are married or living as if married?
how much their partners help around the house
The ways in which people parent are significantly tied to
how parenting roles and gender roles are culturally defined.
The fetus is particularly vulnerable to drugs
in the first trimester.
All of the following are correct, EXCEPT
infertility impedes one's sexual performance.
All of the following are correct, EXCEPT
infertility impedes one's sexual performance. some factors causing infertility are specific to each sex. prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals can produce sterility in both men and women. Some men refuse to consider that they may be infertile.
In order to increase the chances of pregnancy when using in vitro fertilization, doctors sometimes
insert multiple embryos.
Some of the underemployed are people who are employed part-time but who want to work full-time, a condition called
involuntary part-time employment.
Surrogacy is perhaps the most controversial of all reproductive techniques because it
involves a third party.
According to Karen Pyke (1994), the meaning that couples give to women's paid employment or unpaid household labor __________ determining the woman's power in the relationship.
is the key to
Which of the following is NOT an issue of inequality that women face in today's labor market?
job sharing
A national study by researchers at Ohio State University concluded that children reared by single mothers were doing __________ in comparison with those reared by single fathers.
just as well
Nock and Kingston (1990), found that couples with less time together express
less satisfaction with their marriages.
According to the text, which of the following is NOT a benefit of parenthood?
lifestyle disruptions
All of the following are reasons why people do not use contraceptives EXCEPT
location of sexual activity is more important.
Compared with children raised by heterosexual parents, adolescents raised by lesbian mothers were found to have all of the following EXCEPT
lower self esteem
Which of the following is the best example of a two-career family?
male attorney, female engineer
Which of the following is NOT offered as an explanation for the decline of the total fertility role in America during the 19th and 20th centuries?
men became disinterested in the mechanics of reproduction
Among the hardest hit by unemployment are
middle-aged white men. teenage women. Native Americans. Asian men.
Findings from studies on the impact of work on family life and decision making conclude that
money translates into power.
Compared to a decade ago, Americans are now __________ about economic conditions.
much more concerned
The distribution and use of contraceptives in the United States was illegal in the latter half of the __________ century.
nineteenth
Comparatively speaking, artificial inseminations are
not very expensive.
Compared with children raised by heterosexual parents, adolescents raised by lesbian mothers were found to have all of the following EXCEPT
ower self esteem
The principle of equal pay for different jobs of similar worth is known as
pay equity.
The __________ style of parenting involves giving children autonomy and freedom, and downplaying conformity.
permissive
The term spillover effects is used to describe
positive or negative effects work can have on an individual's family life.
According to Peter Rossi, the "__________" are those who are in danger of losing their homes or who have lost their homes but have found temporary shelter.
precariously housed
Proponents of overturning Roe v. Wade are popularly and collectively referred to as the
pro-life movement.
According to several studies, much of the dissatisfaction working wives feel is attributable to the
quality of the job they held.
All of the following are consequences of infertility, EXCEPT
relief.
Which of the following is NOT considered as a reason for remaining child free?
religious considerations which mitigate against childbearing
A working wife who wants only a domestic role may experience all of the following EXCEPT
she adheres strongly to the good provider role.
When both spouses work, the traditional pattern of male-dominance tends to
shift to greater equality in terms of joint decision making.
Researchers have found that men's __________ can impair sperms, causing a miscarriage and passing on a slight but significant legacy of cancer, tumors, and leukemia to offspring.
smoking
Which of the following is NOT an illustration of underemployment?
someone working full-time at a very low wage an individual working part-time who wants to work full-time someone with a skill higher than their current job an individual voluntarily participating in a job-sharing program
During in vitro fertilization, the actual fertilization
takes place outside of the woman's body.
A recent study of postnatal depression in fathers has found that about one in ______ fathers gets serious postnatal depression.
ten
In vitro fertilization is sometimes called __________ fertilization.
test tube
In vitro fertilization is sometimes called __________ fertilization.
test-tube
Which of the following best reflects the two-person career?
the United States President and First Lady
All of the following are consequences of the criminalization of abortion, EXCEPT
the benediction of organized religion to off-set the dangers that often accompany illegal abortions.
Currently among never married women aged 15-44, ________ is/are the most popular choice for birth control.
the birth control pill
Public policy, societal sentiment, state and federal legislation, and family law all support the father's role as
the breadwinner and authority figure.
Reuben Hill's model of family crisis is used by Voydanoff to explain
the conditions under which unemployment contributes to family crisis or disrupts family functioning.
All of the following are consequences of the criminalization of abortion, EXCEPT
the development of underground abortion activities. exorbitant costs for abortion. the inaccessibility of abortion. the benediction of organized religion to off-set the dangers that often accompany illegal abortions.
Cryopreservation is
the freezing of fertilized eggs for later implantation.
Which of the following is NOT included among the social forces that shape the timing and number of births in societies around the world?
the influence of upper-class behavior
The labor-force participation rate refers to the percentage of
the labor force who are members of labor unions. unemployed individuals who are not seeking work. workers who are employed or actively seeking employment. prospective employees in a given industry.
In __________, laws were passed requiring that parents be notified when a minor seeks an abortion.
the late 1970s
Which of the following is NOT considered an influence on the prenatal environment of the fetus?
the presence of "morning sickness"
According to research on whether couples with one earner are happier than those with two,
the results are contradictory.
The motherhood mystique includes all the following ideas EXCEPT
the ultimate achievement and fulfillment of womanhood is through motherhood.
Individuals working full-time for very low wages are also known as
the working poor.
The most common form of multiple conception and birth is
twins.
A major medical breakthrough relative to reproduction occurred in the 1940s. This breakthrough was
understanding the link between ovulation and the menstrual cycle.
Sexual harassment is NOT
unwanted leers. unwanted comments or suggestions of a sexual nature. physical contact of a sexual nature. a compliment on a new hairstyle.
All of the following are reasons why people do not use contraceptives EXCEPT
using contraception is not romantic. being prepared for sex can cause shame and/or guilt. parents haven't discussed sex with them. location of sexual activity is more important.
The labor-force participation rate refers to the percentage of
workers who are employed or actively seeking employment.
The majority of child care today is performed by
working and nonworking women.
