Chapter 10

Question 1

1. Of the following aspects of demographic change, the fact that ______ is least influential with respect to the family and household transition.
   a. people are living longer
   b. women are having fewer children
   c. the population is increasingly urban
   d. international migration has increased

Answer 1

d. international migration has increased

Question 2

2. nature of a family is that it is a(n) _______ unit whereas a household is a(n) ________unit.
3. consumption; kinship
4. kinship; residential
5. economic; nonfamily
6. residential; family

Answer 2

2. kinship; residential

Question 3

ife chances of most people will be least affected by

1. geographic location
2. individual genetic structure
3. family social structure
4. social location

Answer 3

2. individual genetic structure

Question 4

ise in the age at marriage among women is least likely to be associated with higher

1. levels of female empowerment.
2. fertility rates.
3. probabilities of migrating from rural to urban areas.
4. probabilities of being a second wife in polygamous societies.

Answer 4

2. fertility rates.

Question 5

demographic feature that is probably the biggest contributor to the rise in divorce rates is the

1. rise in life expectancy.
2. decline in fertility.
3. increase in cohabitation.
4. “me” generation.

Answer 5

1. rise in life expectancy.

Question 6

single most important contributor to a person’s life chances is

1. being lifted out of poverty.
2. his or her gene pool.
3. the status of the individual’s occupation.
4. his or her level of education.

Answer 6

4. his or her level of education.

Question 7

region of the world with the greatest excess of female over male illiteracy is

1. northern Africa and the Middle East.
2. sub-Saharan Africa.
3. southern Asia.
4. Latin America and the Caribbean

Answer 7

2. sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 8

9. Educational homogamy refers to
10. people of the same sex with the same level of education.
11. wanting to marry someone with a similar educational level.
12. the rise in educational attainment among women.
13. the fact that religious education has become more secular.

Answer 8

2. wanting to marry someone with a similar educational level.

Question 9

Of the following, which is the least descriptive of the global occupational situation of women?

a. Careers, not jobs
b. A glass ceiling
c. A sticky floor
d. A pay gap

Answer 9

Careers, not jobs

Question 10

12. From a demographic perspective, marriage matters because it especially influences
13. the life chances of children.
14. female empowerment.
15. the labor force participation of women.
16. the gender-sharing of household chores.

Answer 10

1. the life chances of children.

Question 11

1. Family members differ from household members in that the latter always live together, whereas the former may not.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

2. Because it is not a biological attribute, religion is always considered to be an achieved characteristic.

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

3. Despite widespread changes, the traditional family of a married couple with children still accounts for a slight

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

4. Unlike in the United States, cohabitation has always been the norm in France.

Answer 14

FALSE

Question 15

5. Catholics have higher fertility levels than Protestants in the United States.

Answer 15

FALSE