Question 1

Which of the following is not a technique used in qualitative research?

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A)   interviewing individuals using a survey instrument
B)   participant observation
C)   open-ended interviews
D)   observing people in a natural settingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following was not part of the experience of the sent-down youth in China?

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A)   Many were allowed to visit their families for only a few weeks every three years.
B)   Marriage and childbearing were significantly delayed.
C)   Most started out on the upper end of the occupational ladder.
D)   They were more likely to go to college and eventually had higher incomes.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The government has the greatest impact on:

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A)   adolescence and young adulthood.
B)   children and older adults.
C)   adolescence and old age.
D)   children and adolescence.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The basic assumption in measuring age effects is that changes due to aging reflect biological and physiological developments that are independent of specific times, places, or events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The _____ refers to middle-aged people who have both dependent children and aging parents.

Accepted Answer

A)   crowded nest
B)   social clock
C)   swing generation
D)   sandwich generationE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a period effect?

Accepted Answer

A)   the financial crisis of 2007-2008
B)   the change in the attitude of the millennials about the baby boomers
C)   the changes in the physical appearance of an individual over a period of time
D)   the disappearance of the Malaysian Flight 370E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of life course transition in the family sphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   parenthood
B)   grandparenthood
C)   entering full-time employment
D)   marriageE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The finding that older people are more politically conservative than younger people is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   aging effect.
B)   cohort effect.
C)   period effect.
D)   subculture effect.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

One theory which seeks to explain why inequality increases with age is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   age stratification theory.
B)   age inequality theory.
C)   theory of cumulative disadvantage.
D)   demographic transition theory.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Transitions are:

Accepted Answer

A)   social changes that occur as one cohort replaces the other.
B)   the impact of historical events on the entire society.
C)   role changes individuals make as they leave school, take a job, marry, have children, or retire.
D)   ways of using age as a social category to group people by status.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The _____ clock orders major life events.

Accepted Answer

A)   biological
B)   social
C)   time
D)   ageE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

A major disadvantage of the longitudinal research design is the cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the ideal family size and how far apart should children be spaced?

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Question 14

Social scientists have found that there is a sequencing in the order of later life moves. The second move is most likely to occur when:

Accepted Answer

A)   older adults are seeking a comfortable lifestyle.
B)   older adults encounter physical incapacity.
C)   older adults develop chronic disabilities, a serious illness, or become widowed.
D)   older adults have remarried.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The government has the greatest impact on two phases of the life course: adolescence and old age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a cohort effect?

Accepted Answer

A)   the shift in the attitudes of a country's population toward gay marriage from the 1960s till the early 2000s
B)   the shift in the average life expectancy of an older cohort from the 1960s till the early 2000s
C)   the impact of the civil rights movement on the economy of the United States in the 1970s
D)   the impact of the Great Depression on the rich and the poorE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

A number of studies have found that children who are overweight are much more likely than slim children to be obese as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

For nineteenth-century women, _____ percent of their married lives were spent in childrearing.

Accepted Answer

A)   60
B)   20
C)   90
D)   50E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

According to research, support for gay marriage was lowest among:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Millennials.
B)   the Silent Generation.
C)   the Echo Boomers.
D)   the Swing Generation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

A major advantage of the longitudinal research design is that it compares subjects from different cohorts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Life Course Transitions

The finding that older people are more politically conservative than younger people is an example of:

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Which of the following is an example of a cohort effect?

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Which of the following is NOT an example of life course transition in the family sphere?

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The _____ clock orders major life events.

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One theory which seeks to explain why inequality increases with age is the:

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The government has the greatest impact on two phases of the life course: adolescence and old age.

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The _____ refers to middle-aged people who have both dependent children and aging parents.

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The government has the greatest impact on:

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Which of the following was not part of the experience of the sent-down youth in China?

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A major advantage of the longitudinal research design is that it compares subjects from different cohorts.

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The basic assumption in measuring age effects is that changes due to aging reflect biological and physiological developments that are independent of specific times, places, or events.

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Transitions are:

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For nineteenth-century women, _____ percent of their married lives were spent in childrearing.

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Social scientists have found that there is a sequencing in the order of later life moves. The second move is most likely to occur when:

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A number of studies have found that children who are overweight are much more likely than slim children to be obese as adults.

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A major disadvantage of the longitudinal research design is the cost.

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Which of the following is an example of a period effect?

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According to research, support for gay marriage was lowest among:

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What is the ideal family size and how far apart should children be spaced?

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