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| How does the text define the concept of “family?” |
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| The family is a social institution found in all societies that unites people in a cooperative and caring group. |
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| Like most other people in U.S. culture, Kendra believes in _________ as the most important basis for marriage. |
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| Assuming we can use careers to represent class, which of the following couples is in an exogamous marriage? |
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| A college professor and a custodial worker |
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| Which of the following facts likely explains a historical preference for monogamy in most societies? |
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| The roughly equal numbers of men and women |
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| Most families in the United States are composed of _____ raising children. |
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| What is the purpose of the Family and Medical Leave Act? |
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| Provides up to 90 days of unpaid leave for people who need to take unpaid leave for a family emergency. |
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| Prior to 1967, interracial marriage was _______ in many states. |
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| Children were ________ to the family in preindustrial societies, but they are ________ in postindustrial cultures. |
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| economic assets, liabilities |
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| The idea of the “traditional family” implies a particular morality because it __________. |
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| Defines certain beliefs and behaviors as "proper" |
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| As is the case with most homosexual couples who are raising children, Sebastian and Cole are raising a son and a daughter who are __________. |
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| Their offspring from previous heterosexual unions. |
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| Why are men and women who divorce once more likely to divorce again? |
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| High risk factors probably follow them from one marriage to another. |
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| Today, about _________ of marriages eventually end in divorce. |
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| When the family is called "the backbone of society," the metaphor means that __________. |
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| The family has great importance for the operation of society. |
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| ________ of all people between twenty-five and forty-four years of age have cohabited at some point. |
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| A sociologist who compares marital expectations between classes discovers that working-class women have _______ middle-class women. |
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| Different expectations from their spouse than |
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| The social-conflict approach to analyzing the family points out that families perpetuate __________. |
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| Which of the following combinations would be considered an extended family relationship? |
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| According to the structural-functional approach, the family is a primary source of __________. |
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| Material and emotional security for members. |
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| Women are ________ as likely as men to suffer violence from a spouse. |
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| Although patriarchy has weakened, most people still expect husbands ________ than their wives. |
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| to have more important, better paid jobs |
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| A former U.S. president, who has moved back and forth between powerful positions in both the federal government and the corporate world, illustrates the claims of which model of power? |
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| On what issue do both the Democratic party and the Republican party agree? |
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| Both favor big government when it advances their particular goals. |
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| The work of a computer software specialist is an example of a job in __________. |
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| Which of the following best describes welfare capitalism? |
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| An economic and political system that combines a mostly market based economy with extensive social welfare programs. |
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| What do some critics claim is a drawback of political action committees? |
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| They attempt to buy political influence from candidates. |
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| Politics: The social institution that distributes power, sets a society's goals, and makes decisions. |
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| Which of the following is an example of deterrence? |
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| Mutual assured destruction |
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| Typically, why would a business owner want to incorporate? |
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| To protect the owner from legal liability |
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| An organization with a legal existence, including rights and liabilities, separate from that of its members is known as a(n) __________. |
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| One of the goals of terrorism is to __________. |
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| Paint violence as a legitimate political tactic |
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| Ethiopia is a poor nation in Africa that is relatively undeveloped. Which of the following is most likely true? |
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| Most of its citizens are farmers. |
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| Pluralists claim that __________. |
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| Politics is about negotiation among various groups and organizations. |
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| Which of the following factors is a major reason that union membership has declined in the United States since the 1970s? |
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| The industrial sector of the economy has become much smaller. |
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| What typically happens to authority as societies industrialize? |
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| Traditional authority declines. |
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| Which of the following statements about voting is correct? |
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| Convicted felons support Democratic candidates over Republican ones. |
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| Why is the United States not considered a purely capitalist nation? |
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| Because the government employs a large percentage of the population. |
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| What is the "invisible hand" of the economy? |
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| The laws of supply and demand. |
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| In recent decades, which countries have been the most likely to abandon capitalism and move toward socialism? |
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| Countries in South America |
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| Which sector of the economy produces services rather than goods? |
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| Who of the following people is most likely to have a low-paying job? |
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| A product that has been grown in one country, transported by plane to another country, using jet fuel from a third country is a reflection of __________. |
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| Which of the following is an effect of the globalization of the economy? |
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| National governments can no longer control economic activity within their borders. |
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| Which of the following statements correctly defines the economy? |
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| The social institution that organizes a society's production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. |
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| Which of the following is an economic liberal in the United States likely to support? |
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| extensive government regulation of the economy. |
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| What does gross domestic product, or GDP, measure? |
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| The value of goods and services a country produces each year. |
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| In which political system is there a traditional, symbolic leader while actual governing is the responsibility of elected officials? |
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| In South Korea, the government owns some of the large industries and services, such as transportation and health care, but most of the industry is privately owned, although under strict government regulation. South Korea is an example of __________. |
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| The majority of jobs in high-income nations are in the _________________ sector. |
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| A person who works in an automotive factory is part of the ____________ sector of the economy. |
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| What is the difference between a conglomerate and a corporation? |
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| A conglomerate is composed of many smaller corporations. |
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| Socialism is based on which of the following? |
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| Government pursuit of collective well-being. |
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| Today's U.S. military is made up primarily of __________. |
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| working class people, especially from the south. |
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| Capitalism promotes __________. |
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| private property ownership. |
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| The postindustrial economy is based on which of the following? |
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| A shift from industrial work to service work. |
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| At what point in its history did the United States have the largest welfare state? |
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| Who owns 30 percent of this country's businesses? |
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| In general, self-employed people __________. |
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| are more likely to have blue-collar than white collar jobs. |
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| The shift to manufacturing and mass production was a fundamental element of the _______________ Revolution. |
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| Kathleen proudly calls herself a liberal, but Donna staunchly declares herself conservative. Jorge told them he is more of a moderate. What do the beliefs of these three comprise? |
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| Which of the following statements is correct? |
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| Marxists believe that the economic system shapes a nation's politics. |
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| How did Max Weber define power? |
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| the ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance from others. |
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