Economics MCQs

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The low birthrate in the United States is related to_______________?
A. Able nutrition
B. Increased drug use
C. Increase of women in work force
D. None of the above
A number of celebrities in the entertainment world have been married five or six times They may be said to have had ?
A. The standard number of marriages in our society
B. A faulty distribution of power in their marriages
C. Respect for polygamy
D. A negative experience of married life
Children of divorce have________________?
A. No problems
B. A preference for parental conflict rather than their divorce
C. The most difficulty at ages nine and ten
D. Fewer problems of adjustment than children from intact families
The blended family______________?
A. Consists of natural parents and children
B. Is another name for a childless family
C. Is made up of natural parents’ stepparents natural children and stepchildren
D. Is quite stable for children
The nuclear family is characteristic of industrial societies because______________?
A. Most functions are better performed in secondary groups
B. Geographic and social mobility are common in industrial societies
C. Ascribed status is more important in industrial societies
D. A large family means more hands to work
Which is NOT form of plural marriage ?
A. Polyandry
B. Polygyny
C. Polygamy
D. Monogamy
Endogamy and exogamy are_______________?
A. Two social science disciplines
B. Ways of studying institutions
C. Social limitations placed on marriages
D. Practiced only by select groups in society
Most societies________________?
A. Discourage marriage
B. Encourage marriage
C. Accept all kinds of MAN-women unions
D. Pay couples to have children
Group marriage ________________?
A. Is widespread in several societies
B. Is practiced among australian aborigines
C. Has been a consistent feature in western societies
D. Has never been consistently or extensively practiced
Reproduction outside the family__________________?
A. Cannot occur
B. Has not been positively sanctioned in any society
C. Reflects the norms and values of pakistan society
D. Is considered a sin by all religions of the world