SOC 2ND PART 2ND MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.A husband and wife's opportunity to share time and common interests that
develop greater mutual respect and understanding - ANSWERS-resembles an
inverted bell curve over the time of the marriage, i.e., is lowest in the middle
years.
\.52. Gender comparisons of marriage and widowhood statuses reveal -
ANSWERS-two-thirds of women over age 75 are widows.
\.53. Grief work - ANSWERS-refers to the healthy confrontation and
acknowledgment of the emotions brought about by death.
\.54. According to your text, retirement in the United States today - ANSWERS-Is a
person's definitive economic inactivity, with income replaced by pensions, assets,
social security earning and other sources
\.55. According to your text, what is the trend toward early retirement? -
ANSWERS-For men it has leveled off, for women it has been offset by a rise in
midlife careers.
, \.56. According to your text, labor force growth is due to - ANSWERS-more
minority participation, middle aged workers, and older women in the workforce.
\.57. According to your text, what year were 70% American men over the age of
65 employed? - ANSWERS-1900
\.Trends in labor force participation from 1970 to 1995 show___in labor force
participation of the elderly. - ANSWERS-a precipitous drop
\.59. Compared to middle-age workers today, the cohorts who have retired since
the 1970s - ANSWERS-were less likely to have pension plans
\.Studies show that more than one in every____older Americans who retire return
back to work at least part time. - ANSWERS-5
\.Sixty-five became the age for retirement when - ANSWERS-the social security act
was passed in 1935
\.63."The mommy track" refers to - ANSWERS-women entering the labor force
and then leaving it upon the birth of a child
Leaving workforce for full time mother
\.The trend toward early retirement
institutionalized retirement is a 20th century phenomenon - ANSWERS-- trend
towards early retirement is reversing
- "normal" retirement at 65 is no longer the norm
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.A husband and wife's opportunity to share time and common interests that
develop greater mutual respect and understanding - ANSWERS-resembles an
inverted bell curve over the time of the marriage, i.e., is lowest in the middle
years.
\.52. Gender comparisons of marriage and widowhood statuses reveal -
ANSWERS-two-thirds of women over age 75 are widows.
\.53. Grief work - ANSWERS-refers to the healthy confrontation and
acknowledgment of the emotions brought about by death.
\.54. According to your text, retirement in the United States today - ANSWERS-Is a
person's definitive economic inactivity, with income replaced by pensions, assets,
social security earning and other sources
\.55. According to your text, what is the trend toward early retirement? -
ANSWERS-For men it has leveled off, for women it has been offset by a rise in
midlife careers.
, \.56. According to your text, labor force growth is due to - ANSWERS-more
minority participation, middle aged workers, and older women in the workforce.
\.57. According to your text, what year were 70% American men over the age of
65 employed? - ANSWERS-1900
\.Trends in labor force participation from 1970 to 1995 show___in labor force
participation of the elderly. - ANSWERS-a precipitous drop
\.59. Compared to middle-age workers today, the cohorts who have retired since
the 1970s - ANSWERS-were less likely to have pension plans
\.Studies show that more than one in every____older Americans who retire return
back to work at least part time. - ANSWERS-5
\.Sixty-five became the age for retirement when - ANSWERS-the social security act
was passed in 1935
\.63."The mommy track" refers to - ANSWERS-women entering the labor force
and then leaving it upon the birth of a child
Leaving workforce for full time mother
\.The trend toward early retirement
institutionalized retirement is a 20th century phenomenon - ANSWERS-- trend
towards early retirement is reversing
- "normal" retirement at 65 is no longer the norm
