A. providing of social status
B. reproduction
C. economic
D. protection
Related Mcqs:
- Ogburn distinguished three forms of the social effects of inventions One is Dispersion or multiple effects of a single mechanical invention for example ?
A. Automobile
B. Radio
C. both a and b
D. None of these - 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 primary function of the family is to reproduce______________?
A. Childer
B. Society
C. Biological and social evolution of society
D. None of these - In the twentieth century, the family’s protective function has increasingly been transferred to outside agencies such as______________?
A. hospitals
B. mental health clinics
C. insurance companies
D. all of the above - Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ?
A. Friedrich Engels
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Margaret Mead
D. George Murdock - 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 - Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ?
A. Friedrich Engels
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Margaret Mead
D. George Murdock - William F Whyte’s study of a low-income Italian neighborhood in Boston was a classic example of_____________?
A. participant observation research
B. a survey
C. content analysis
D. an experiment - Domestic violence is physical abuse by one family member against another which two of the following are most likely to be victims of such abuse ?
A. female partners/spouses and older relatives
B. male partners/spouses and children
C. female partners/spouses and children
D. older relatives and children
