The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective Answers

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Women in the United States have 10 hours more leisure time per week than men.

A
T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
patriarchy
B
ageism
C
graying of American
D
baby-boom generation
E
managed care
F
suffrage
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Women make up 52 percent of the voting-age population.

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T
B
F
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Ageism is the belief that one age category is superior to another age category.

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T
B
F
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Those with the highest risk for becoming infected with HIV are

A
homosexual and bisexual men.
B
intravenous drug abusers.
C
the sexual partners of high risk people.
D
all of the above
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One reason for the rise in health care costs in the United States is the nation's rapidly expanding elderly population.

A
T
B
F
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Women make up 52 percent of the voting-age population and are more likely to vote, yet

A
a woman has never been elected to the U.S. Senate.
B
men dominate the political arena.
C
women dominate the political arena.
D
a woman has never been elected governor of a U.S. state.
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One of the major issues of concern for older Americans is ageism.

A
T
B
F
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The elderly population continues to grow.

A
T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
gender
B
sexism
C
graying of American
D
women’s movement
E
suffrage
F
wage gap
G
glass ceiling
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
gender
B
gender role
C
gender identity
D
sexism
E
women’s movement
F
suffrage
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In just two decades, AIDS has become one of the most serious public health problems in the United States and worldwide.

A
T
B
F
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The elderly in the United States have become

A
a small minority.
B
the majority of the population.
C
a political force.
D
absent from the political scene.
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What challenges do Americans with disabilities face?

A
prejudice
B
discrimination
C
difficulty finding meaningful employment
D
all of the above
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The baby-boom generation includes those born between 1946 and the 1960s.

A
T
B
F
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In the year 2000, it was reported that health care costs exceeded

A
$1.3 trillion.
B
$13 trillion.
C
$130 trillion.
D
the national debt.
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In most societies men are charged with providing economic support and physical safety for the family.

A
T
B
F
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A person’s sex is socially created, while gender is biologically determined.

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T
B
F
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The family is the most powerful agent of gender socialization.

A
T
B
F

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