Deck 1: Personal Forces and Social Forces

Question 1

Briefly describe the distribution of one of the following groups in the U.S.: married couples, single adults, or single parents.Discuss some possible explanations for the regional variations in the family structure you selected.

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

Suppose a researcher wants to find out whether the female employment rate influences the number adoptions in any given state.The dependent variable in this research would be

A)the female employment rate
B)the number of adoptions
C)the name of the state
D)any of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following correlation coefficients would indicate that states with more high school graduates have fewer teenage pregnancies?

A).456
B)-.542
C).000
D)1.23

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following probability values would give a researcher the most confidence that their results are not a chance finding?

A).000
B).100
C).500
D)1.00

Question 5

A comparison of the distribution of single males and females reveals that

A)single males are concentrated along the West Coast and single females are concentrated in the New England states.
B)single females are concentrated along the West Coast and single males are concentrated in the New England states.
C)single males and single females are both concentrated along the West Coast and in the New England states.
D)single males and single females are evenly distributed throughout the U.S.

Question 6

The states with the greatest percentages of divorced residents tend to be located in the

A)West.
B)East.
C)Central Plains.
D)South.

Question 7

The states with the smallest percentage of both female-headed households and male-headed households are located in the:

A)South
B)Southwest
C)Northeast
D)Central Plains

Question 8

The historical graph illustrating the percentage of single adults in the United States most closely parallels the graph of _______________ for the same period of time.

A)the marriage rate
B)college graduation rates
C)the divorce rate
D)the fertility rate

Question 9

The states with the largest percentage of married adults tend to be located in the

A)West.
B)East.
C)Central Plains.
D)South.

Question 10

There is a correlation of .445 between the percentage of families below the poverty line and the percentage of families headed by unmarried females.Suppose a researchers believes this correlation is the caused by the fact that marriages which face economic hardships are more likely to end in divorce, thereby producing more female-headed households.The researcher in this example would say that _____________ is the independent variable.

A)the percentage of families below the poverty line; the percentage of female-headed families
B)the percentage of female-headed families; the percentage of families below the poverty line
C)the female employment rate; the percentage of female-headed families
D)either a or b above

Question 11

States which have high marriage rates tend to have

A)low divorce rates.
B)high divorce rates.
C)the same divorce rates as other states.

Question 12

There is a correlation of .445 between the percentage of families below the poverty line and the percentage of families headed by unmarried females.Suppose a researchers believes this correlation is the caused by discrimination against women which reduces their family income.The researcher in this example would say that _____________ is the independent variable and _______________ is the dependent variable.

A)the percentage of families below the poverty line; the percentage of female-headed families
B)the percentage of female-headed families; the percentage of families below the poverty line
C)the female employment rate; the percentage of female-headed families
D)either a or b above

Question 13

Select a state, perhaps the one in which you were born or the one in which you currently live, and find its rank for five of the variables used in this chapter.Briefly discuss the one ranking you find most interesting.

Question 14

States with more single adults tend to have a greater proportion of

A)people living in urban areas.
B)people claiming to have no religious affiliation.
C)high school dropouts.
D)all of the above

Question 15

Summarize some of the ways states that have more married couples differ from those that have more single adults?

Question 16

If you were to compare the maps of two variables which have a correlation of .712 you would find

A)the maps to be quite similar.
B)the maps to be exactly alike.
C)the maps to be opposites.
D)none of the above - correlations tell us nothing about how two maps will compare.

Question 17

Poverty rates in the United States are strongly correlated with

A)the percentage of female-headed households with children.
B)the percentage of male-headed households with children.
C)both the percentage of male-headed households with children and the percentage of female-headed households with children.
D)neither the percentage of male-headed households with children nor the percentage of female-headed households with children

Question 18

A social scientist that is primarily interested in _______________ will focus on the combination of social statuses that make up a family unit rather than on the interpersonal relationships involved.

A)the nuclear family
B)family roles
C)family structure
D)family processes