A. a did not exist in any form
B. had begun to disappear as extended networks of kin became more important
C. had begun to emerge through the separation of work and home life
D. was simply another institution of patriarchal control?
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________?
A. horizontal mobility
B. transgenerational mobility
C. vertical mobility
D. geographic mobility - What is the term used to describe the stages from one’s birth into a family with a specific status through formation of a new family unit ?
A. intergenerational mobility
B. socioeconomic life cycle
C. vertical mobility
D. none of the above - 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 - When a research is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is this person is probably assuming the role of____________?
A. secondary observer
B. participant-as-observer
C. complete participant
D. ethnographer
E. social scientist - Role-learning theory suggests that______________?
A. we internalize and take on social roles from a pre-existing framework
B. we create and negotiate our roles through interaction with others
C. social roles are not fixed or stable but fluid and pluralistic
D. roles have to be learned to suppress unconscious motivations - The correspondence principle (Bowles & Gintis) suggests that________________?
A. schools prepare children work by teaching them to be obedient
B. teachers and parents tend to have similar attitudes to learning
C. children who write lots of letters develop a better grasp of language
D. boys’ and girls’ educational achievements have recently become similar - The functionalist theory of inequality suggests that_____________?
A. high rewards and incentives ensure that the most skilled individuals will take the most important social positions
B. inequality is inevitable, and we are born into poverty or wealth
C. there are no social functions of inequality, so it should be eradicated
D. the idea of a meritocracy is a dangerous ideology - The embourgeoisement thesis suggests that_____________?
A. capitalists are being replaced by salaried managers with bureaucratic authority
B. the affluent working class is adopting middle class values and ways of life
C. white collar occupations are being deskilled by the introduction of new technologies into the workplace
D. the class structure has fragmented and there are no longer any distinct social classes
