GSWS 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Underrepresented Group
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14 Jun 2019
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1. Because many men traditionally have not produced a lot of household commodities
a. | they are more likely to reduce hours of work after a decrease in their wage rate |
Ā | b. their income effect is likely to be smaller than that of women |
Ā | c. they can more easily substitute leisure for household production |
d. | they are less likely to reduce hours of work after a decrease in their wage rate |
2. One of the main changes in the typical family in the United States over the past 30-40 years has been
Ā | a. non-marital births have decreased appreciably |
Ā | b. marriage has declined while cohabitation has risen |
Ā | c. single-parent families have fallen considerably |
Ā | d. median age at first marriage has decreased |
3. A single mother is currently paying childcare cost of $10 an hour and she works 8 hours a day. The government then decides to provides child care at a constant $80 a day. The effect of this event will be to:
Ā | a. cause the mother to work more hours |
Ā | b. cause the mother to work less hours |
Ā | c. cannot tell without knowing which effect dominates: the income or substitution effect |
Ā | d. cause the mother to work the same hours |
4. Which statement correctly describes the relationship between Marriage and Poverty?
Ā | a. poverty as a whole can be solved by people just having children |
Ā | b. Children who grow up in a dual parent household are significantly more likely to experience poverty |
Ā | c. Children who grow up in a dual parent household are significantly less likely to experience poverty |
Ā | d. poverty as a whole can be solved by people just staying married |
5. The real determining "discriminatory" factor in higher education today is
a. | "out of state" status |
b. | race |
Ā | c. income |
Ā | d. gender |