03:05
Final Exam Time
Friday, December 17, 7:45-9:45AM
Room 125, Ag Hall, 1415 Linden Drive
Please arrive early
Remember to bring pencils and erasers
Final Exam Format
Structure of the exam
Think of the final as a longer midterm, same structure- 4/5 multiple choice and fill in the
blank, 1/5 short essays (2)
Repeat some key questions from midterms
Read questions carefully
You have plenty of time so don’t rush
Content of the Exam
Everything in lecture and required readings is fair game on the final
But the exam will most strongly focus on material presented in lecture
Somewhat greater emphasis on first half of course, plus material following the second
midterm
Know all historical periodizations
Ex. Christian revolution, industrial revolution, sexual identity, marriage, dating,
cohabitation, divorce, domestic violence, social policy etc.
Know major trends discussed in lecture
Know historical shape of curves, and approximate levels today and at important
historical junctions
Almost no exact numbers (beyond what you already learned)
Ex. Divorce rate (low, peak, today), cohabitation, female LFP (peak year, today),
mothers LFP, household division of labor, poverty, reasons for the rise of grand
parenting
Race differences (white/black- not Asian and Hispanic)
Review all graphs and tables in lecture notes, know key points/conclusions
Know how attitudes toward female LFP has changed- exact numbers are not
important
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Pay attention to selection vs. causation explanations-
will not be an essay
Ex. Effects of teenage childbearing, married men’s wage premium, cohabitation and
divorce, remarriage effects
Don’t worry about sociological theories/lenses
Major concepts include (some not in book)
Same as for midterms 1 and 2, plus remarriage, created kinship, domestic violence,
family wage system, family policy, 2
nd
demographic transition
Topics you asked about:
General- difference between positive and normative statements
Positive- factual statements, what is
Normative- what should be

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