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15 Cards in this Set
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Today, __________ percent of American women with children under the age of 18 work outside of the home.
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over 70
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In a landmark study of women's attitudes about work and marriage, Arlie Hochschild found that women who work outside of the home have less time for themselves and often think of housework as a kind of _________.
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second shift
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According to the text's discussion of divorce
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the highest rate of divorce, amounting to about one-third of all divorces, occurs in the first three years of marriage.
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There are about __________ divorces in the United States each year
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1.2 million
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Couples who live together without benefit of marriage are referred to as
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cohabiting.
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Regardless of type, all families are characterized by
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an organization of roles
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Income and _______ are major factors explaining black-white differences in the marital status of men.
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education
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This is a reason the text provides for women being caught in the "marriage squeeze."
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men tend to seek younger partners
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A family in which there is child abuse is more likely to have which of the following characteristics
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frequent residence change
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Continued wife abuse can lead to personal problems often described as
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battered women's syndrome
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__________ refers to the money paid by one marital partner for the support of the other
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Alimony
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A/an __________ is a group of individuals who are related to one another by blood, marriage, or adoption.
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kinship unit
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In discussing divorce, the text observes that
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the divorce rate continues to rise for couples in the highest socioeconomic levels
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Christopher Jencks has pointed out that the number of homeless family members could vary quite widely depending on
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how one defines homelessness
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According to research, this has a significant effect on reducing teenage pregnancy rates.
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sex education and birth control access
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