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1

Which of the following might influence the characteristics of a family?
A)race
B)ethnicity
C)social class
D)all of the above
2

Which of the following is not true, regarding women?
A)Since World War II, they have accounted for an increasing number of the country's poor.
B)Many poor women are divorced or never married.
C)Married women are never poor.
D)They account for about half the country's poor population.
3

Among Latino men, a sense of personal worth and pride in maleness is referred to as
A)confidence.
B)Latinoism.
C)machismo.
D)Abuela.
4

Which of the following statements is not true, regarding lower-class families?
A)They are more likely to experience the death of a baby.
B)Their children have similar educational opportunities as children in middle-class families.
C)The quality of their health care may not be as good as that of a middle-class family.
D)They must spend a higher proportion of their income on necessities.
5

Which is the best definition of life chances?
A)the efforts people make to improve themselves with material goods, positive living experiences, and favorable life experiences
B)the outcome of a person's fate, with respect to their material goods, positive living experiences, and favorable life experiences
C)the opportunities people have to provide themselves with material goods, positive living experiences, and favorable life experiences
D)a or c
6

Karl Marx coined the term "life chances."
A)True
B)False
7

Machismo is a trait associated with Asian men.
A)True
B)False
8

A family's socioeconomic status has an impact on the health of its children.
A)True
B)False
9

Conflict theorists view machismo as a positive trait.
A)True
B)False
10

A conflict theorist might expect that having a baby will give Michaela the push she needs to work hard and improve her class standing.
A)True
B)False







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