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6. When was the Equal Pay Act?

  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1974
  • 1964

7. When was divorce made legal after two years of separation?

  • 1969
  • 1957
  • 1972
  • 1981

8. Which of the following is not one of Huinink's problems young couples face before having children?

  • insufficient resources
  • the environmental concerns
  • coordinating long-term perspectives of both partners
  • compatibility of public and private commitments

9. Which of the following is not a factor in the changes to family structure?

  • decline in religiosity
  • divorce and abortion laws
  • womens' labour market participation
  • pay gap closing
  • shift to the adult breadwinner model

10. When was the Child Support Act introduced, with the intention of keeping absent fathers responsible and lowering social security entitlements for lone mothers?

  • 1978
  • 1981
  • 1979
  • 1980

11. Who demonstrates that courts tend to hold mothers responsible even on the few occasions that fathers are present?

  • Drakeford
  • Murray
  • Gerwitz

12. Who distinguishes between implicit and explicit policies?

  • Kamerman and Kahn
  • Daly
  • Almond and Verba
  • Titmuss

13. Which of the following is not a liberal aim of family policy

  • upholding traditional family values
  • re-socialization (Gerwitz)
  • alleviation of poverty (child poverty in particular)
  • gender equality in the workforce and in parenting
  • tackle social exclusion

14. How many weeks maternity/paternity can be taken and split between partners in the UK?

  • 90
  • 50
  • 26

15. When did the term 'cycle of deprivation' come into the political lexicon?

  • 1990s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s

16. Who says that the Third Way philosophy represents a attempt to govern and control at the level of community'?

  • Levitas
  • Rose
  • Gerwitz
  • Lilley

17. When was the pill introduced for married women?

  • 1961
  • 1974
  • 1970
  • 1968

18. Who finds that having more women in power is consistently associated with more generous childcare and parental leave policies? (2008)

  • Priscilla Lambert
  • Nancy Fraser
  • Fran Bennett

19. When was abortion made legal (up to 24 weeks)?

  • 1962
  • 1976
  • 1967
  • 1957

20. What percent of daddy month is taken up by Norwegian fathers?

  • 18%
  • 8%
  • 80%