Author Question: How does the U.S. compare with other Western countries in terms of family-supportive public policy? ... (Read 39 times)

codyclark · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

How does the U.S. compare with other Western countries in terms of family-supportive public policy?

a. Only Sweden has better maternity benefits than those offered in the U.S.
b. The U.S. leads other industrialized countries in amount of paternity leave offered.
c. Compared with other countries in Europe, the U.S. places great emphasis on family resiliency.
d. The U.S. is the only country to provide comprehensive and universal health leaves.
e. The U.S. is the only industrialized country without universal paid maternity leave.

Question 2

Why are values important?

a. they permeate every aspect of daily life
b. they specific norms for every situation
c. they are based on norms
d. there are sanctions for violations of values
e. values are not actually very important to social life