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1) The richest 20 percent of the countries in the world have nearly 80 percent of the wealth, while the poorest 20 percent of the countries have only 0.8 percent of the wealth. Such wealth distribution can be measured by:
- aconsumption patterns
- bGini Index
- cper capita gross national product
- dper capita income
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2) In the U.S., sex ratios are lower for older cohorts than for younger cohorts.
- True
- False
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3) When a person's net worth is assessed, the focus will be on one's
- aasset
- bwealth
- cincome
- dsavings
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4) Between 1980 and 2010, the proportion of all households in the U.S. that consisted of married couples with children declined.
- True
- False
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5) Canada has more restrictive immigration policies than the United States.
- True
- False
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6) Based on 2010 U.S. Census data, the sector of the U.S. labor force with the lowest per hour wages is
- autilities
- bconstruction
- cleisure and hospitality
- dmanufacturing
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7) A Gini coefficient of 0.92 indicates the distribution of wealth in the sample is
- aextremely equal
- bmoderately equal
- cextremely unequal
- dmoderately unequal
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8) The percentage of interracial marriages in the U.S. has increased in recent years.
- True
- False
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9) The ethnic structure of Israel’s population
- ais almost entirely made up of Jewish immigrants from Europe
- bincludes Muslims, Christians, and members of other religions
- chas a Muslim population that is larger than the Jewish population
- dincludes Jews from every continent except Africa
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10) The highest wages in the U.S. are paid in the “leisure and hospitality” sector.
- True
- False
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11) Based on 2010 U.S. Census data, the largest sector in the U.S. occupational structure is:
- aconstruction
- btransportation
- cmanufacturing
- dretail trade
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12) Which of the following <strong>dependency ratios</strong> was discussed in Chapter 3?
- aChild dependency ratio = Children/Working age
- bElderly and children dependency ratio = (Children + elderly)/Working age
- cElderly dependency ratio = Elderly/Working age
- dAll three were mentioned
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13) Which of the following family types in the U.S is declining by percentage?
- asingle parent families
- bboth are declining
- cunmarried parent families
- dneither is declining
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14) According to Weinstein and Pillai, race is a social construct.
- True
- False
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15) Which of the following groups in the U.S. has the highest average income?
- aBlack/ African American
- bWhite/European Americans
- cAsian/Pacific Islanders
- dHispanic/Latino
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16) The first census of 1790 asked
- awho was literate
- bwho was a slave
- cwho in the household was employed in each of six classes of industry occupation
- dwho was a pensioner
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17) From high to low, the ranking of sex ratios for the following three countries is:
- aRussia, Afghanistan, the U.S
- bAfghanistan, the U.S, and Russia
- cRussia, the U.S. Afghanistan
- dThe U.S., Afghanistan, Russia
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18) Most members of the group that the U.S Census categorizes as “Asian” do not use this category because it obscures significant national and ethnic differences.
- True
- False
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19) The Lorenz Curve is a measure of
- aracial inequality
- bgender inequality
- ccultural assimilation
- deconomic inequality
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20) The 2010 census revealed that the median income for Native Americans, including “Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts,” was above the median for African Americans
- True
- False
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21) Reflecting Canada’s ethnic diversity, its 2011 census included
- aone category and one write-in space for the item on ethnicity
- btwo categories: English and French
- cfifteen categories and three write-in spaces for the item on ethnicity.
- donly write-in space
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22) Biological structures include the categories of sex and social class.
- True
- False
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23) The population explosion in less developed countries was a result of declining maternal mortality.
- True
- False
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24) According to U.S Census criteria, the Hispanic/Latino population is:
- aa race
- ban ethnic group
- ca social class
- dnone of the above
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25) For the first time, the 2010 census allowed respondents to report mixed (“multiracial”) heritage.
- True
- False
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26) A population pyramid shows both age and sex structure.
- True
- False
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27) The distribution of wealth is expected to be more equal in industrial countries than in less developed countries.
- True
- False
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28) The median age of a population is the age that divides the age structure in half such that the number older is equal to the number younger.
- True
- False
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29) Who coined the term 'post-industrial society'?
- aKarl Marx
- bThomas Malthus
- cDaniel Bell
- dGunnar Myrdal
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30) Race and ethnicity are social structural variables because they reflect the dimensions of ranking and social inequality.
- True
- False