Social Problems: Marriage, Family, and Education Final Study Guide - Prof. Derrick Shapley, Study notes of Introduction to Sociology

Download Social Problems: Marriage, Family, and Education Final Study Guide - Prof. Derrick Shapley and more Study notes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! Social problems final study guide First section 1. The myths of family 2. Divorce statistics 1. The younger a couple is at marriage the greater the chance of divorce 2. The higher the education the more likely for marriage success 3. Most people who divorce will remarry 4. Couples without children are more likely to divorce than couples with children 3. Factors associated with child abuse 4. Family and medical leave act of 1993 5. Child abuse 6. Men are usually better off economically after a divorce 7. Women are usually better off emotionally 8. Problems associated with single parent families 9. Most children of divorce lose their relationship with their fathers. 10. Problems with local control of education 11. Families economic influences on children’s education 12. STARZ program in Tennessee and the SAGE program in Wisconsin 13. Education level and income are highly correlated 14. Tracking 15. Bulk of funding for education comes from local communities 16. No child left behind established standards in reading math and science 17. Reasons higher education increased from the 1950’s to 1970’s 18. AMA regulates the amount of people allowed into medical schools each year 19. According to the World health organization the US ranks 37th in healthcare 20. United States spends a higher percentage of their GDP on healthcare than any other country in the world 21. The mortality rate of those without health insurance Is similar to that of a smoker 22. Women initiate most divorces 23. United States has a higher divorce rate than Europe 24. The census definition of family 25. Reasons for higher cost to the healthcare system 26. Single payer healthcare system 27. Most people get health insurance through their employer 28. Medicare 29. Medicaid 30. Traditional family 31. Tuition has been increasing while financial support for students have been decreasing 32. In high school many people are taught facts instead of critical thinking skills