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Category: Social Institutions
Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family ?
A. increase in the number of men with a college education
B. increasing birth-rate
C. shift in the economy of the United States from manufacturing to service industries
D. all of the above
Two basic types of economic systems distinguish contemporary industrial societies ?
A. capitalism and communism
B. capitalism and socialism
C. socialism and communism
D. capitalism and dictatorships
Which term describes marriage patterns in contemporary Britain ?
A. flexible monogamy
B. serial monogamy
C. liquid monogamy
D. reflexive monogamy
The scientific study of aging is called______________?
A. gerontology
B. gerontocracy
C. the maturational method
D. maturational reform
E. global greying
The nuclear family means______________?
A. a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals
B. a network of relatives extended within or between generations
C. the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married
D. a two-generation unit of parents and their-children
Which term describes societies where the family name and the inheritance of property passes down the male line ?
A. matrilineal
B. androlineal
C. homolineal
D. patrilineal
Family is a haven form the world where basic ingredients are_______________?
A. Love and trust
B. Intimacy
C. Absolute fulfilment
D. All of the above
Research on the family life course indicates that_____________?
A. women with a first child are more likely than women without a child to report that their husbands do not pay enough attention to them
B. the marital adjustment rating rises after the birth of a first child
C. most couples consider parenthood a crisis
D. the psychological well-being of parents is a little better than that of childless couples
According to which theory two different personality traits that are the counterparts of each other provide a sense of completeness when they are joined ?
A. complementary needs
B. matching hypothesis
C. exchange
D. mutual co-dependence
Since the 1990s the rate of teenage pregnancy among Black women in the United States has_________________?
A. increased dramatically
B. decreased
C. increased slightly
D. remained steady
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