Deck 13: Families

Question 1

What term does the text use to refer to the family into which a person is born and in which early socialization usually takes place?

A)family of orientation
B)family of procreation
C)nuclear family
D)extended family

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Dan and Aamori live in Vancouver,B.C. ,with their two sons,Emmett and Imara.Which of the following terms best describes their family?

A)disjointed kin
B)extended family
C)nuclear family
D)conjugal family

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What percentage of marriages are dual-earner families?

A)10 percent
B)25 percent
C)50 percent
D)70 percent

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which term refers to a social network of people based on common ancestry,marriage,or adoption?

A)a family
B)a clan
C)a band
D)a kinship

Question 5

Jack marries his girlfriend Katrina and shortly thereafter they have a baby.What kind of family structure do they make?

A)family of orientation
B)family of procreation
C)nuclear family
D)extended family

Question 6

Alain and his wife Cleo and their two young sons live in a house they built shortly after they got married.Cleo's parents live in a nearby city,and Alain has family across the country that they seldom see.How would a sociologist describe Alain and Cleo's two-child family?

A)disjointed
B)extended
C)nuclear
D)conjugal

Question 7

How do the Hutterites in Manitoba live?

A)in a kibbutz
B)in a collective
C)in a communal arrangement
D)in a historical arrangement

Question 8

What type of family membership do Aboriginal families in Canada tend to have?

A)blended
B)limited
C)broad
D)authentic

Question 9

What do sociologists call "social arrangements that include intimate relationships between couples and close familial relationships with other couples and with other adults and children?"

A)families
B)families we inherit
C)families we adopt
D)families we choose

Question 10

Rob and Amber have a new baby.From the baby's point of view,what kind of family structure is this?

A)family of orientation
B)family of procreation
C)nuclear family
D)extended family

Question 11

What sociological term refers to a family unit that is composed of relatives in addition to parents and children who live in the same household?

A)disjointed kin
B)extended family
C)nuclear family
D)conjugal family

Question 12

Mina and Vishnu Persaud are having Vishnu's parents over for dinner to celebrate their grandchild's first birthday.Which of the following groups do the grandparents belong to?

A)kindred family
B)extended family
C)families we choose
D)kinship network

Question 13

Which term refers to a legally recognized and/or socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual activity?

A)marriage
B)cohabitation
C)trial separation
D)serial monogamy

Question 14

Why is the concept of family difficult to define?

A)There is much diversity in kin social arrangements.
B)The nature of family life has changed little.
C)Most groups live in traditional nuclear families.
D)Today's families are homogeneous.

Question 15

Which type of family arrangement do Sharon and Arlene and their adopted son,Liam,constitute?

A)casual families
B)alternative families
C)non-traditional families
D)families we choose

Question 16

According to the text's definition,which of the following is a family?

A)Martin,a 37-year-old single man
B)Stella and her husband,who maintain a residence together,but who no longer have a meaningful relationship
C)Sara and her son,Max,and Judy,a good friend who helps with Max
D)Tara,who lives in Edmonton,and her husband,Jeff,who lives in Calgary and their three year old son,who is living with a grandparent in Saskatoon

Question 17

How does the text define family?

A)people who are related to each other by blood,legal ties,or adoption
B)relationships in which people live together with commitment,form an economic unit and care for any young,and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group
C)kinship ties that members believe are sociologically significant
D)any group whose members consider themselves to be a family

Question 18

Fifty years ago,the majority of Canadian families consisted of two adults in a permanent union that typically produced how many children?

A)two
B)three
C)three to five
D)five or six

Question 19

Which of the following is the only legally sanctioned form of marriage in Canada?

A)polyandry
B)polygamy
C)monogamy
D)matriarchy

Question 20

Which of the following is/are member(s)of a person's family of orientation?

A)spouse
B)sons and daughters
C)parents
D)aunts and uncles

Question 21

What subdiscipline of sociology attempts to describe and explain patterns of family life?

A)sociology of primary group relationships
B)sociology of kinship
C)sociology of the family
D)sociology of intimacy

Question 22

Which of the following is/are intricately linked with patterns of power and authority in families?

A)descent
B)descent and inheritance rights
C)inheritance rights
D)descent and kinship

Question 23

Suppose members of a tribe practised the custom of marrying one person at a time.What is the term for this kind of marriage?

A)homogamous
B)polygamous
C)monogamous
D)group marriage

Question 24

If one woman marries two or more men at the same time,then what marriage pattern does she exemplify?

A)serial monogamy
B)polygyny
C)polyandry
D)group marriage

Question 25

What makes it possible for a woman to delay marriage or to terminate a problem marriage?

A)social independence
B)economic independence
C)political independence
D)cultural independence

Question 26

Melissa is married to both Jacques and Ian at the same time.What marriage pattern does this exemplify?

A)same-sex marriage
B)polyandry
C)polygyny
D)polygamy

Question 27

In what family structure does the eldest male (usually the father)hold authority?

A)patriarchal
B)matriarchal
C)egalitarian
D)bilateral

Question 28

Richard and Cheryl are partners in their marriage and in parenting their children.They make all their decisions together,guided by mutual respect.What family structure describes this arrangement?

A)patriarchal
B)bipartisan
C)egalitarian
D)bilateral

Question 29

Referring to the pie charts in the text showing family structures in 1981 and 2006,which of the following categories decreased over time?

A)married couples with children
B)lone-parent families
C)common-law couples with children
D)common-law couples without children

Question 30

Troy has three wives.Which term best describes this marriage?

A)monogamy
B)polygyny
C)polyandry
D)group

Question 31

What pattern of descent is set up in such a manner that a legitimate son inherits his father's property and sometimes his position upon the father's death?

A)monarchical
B)patrilocal
C)patriarchal
D)patrilineal

Question 32

Which of the following is a nuclear family?

A)Sara and Dave Smith,a couple with two children,who all live with Sara's parents
B)Barbara and her great aunt
C)married couple Amy and Bryan
D)Lachlan and his 10-year-old golden retriever

Question 33

What is the most common form of kinship tracing in industrialized societies?

A)matrilineal
B)bilateral
C)patrilineal
D)unilineal

Question 34

According to some feminist scholars,what kind of family pattern is closely related to the hostility and violence perpetrated by men against women?

A)matriarchal
B)egalitarian
C)patriarchal
D)bilateral

Question 35

Lisa and Charles recently lost their father.Charles inherits the family estate and lakefront property.What pattern of descent is at work here?

A)monarchical
B)patrilocal
C)patrilineal
D)patriarchal

Question 36

In what type of family structure does the mother hold authority?

A)patriarchal
B)matriarchal
C)egalitarian
D)bilateral

Question 37

What system of inheritance of property and position usually traces from the maternal uncle (mother's brother)to his nephew (mother's son)?

A)matricentric
B)matrilocal
C)matrilineal
D)matriarchal

Question 38

Theresa has owned and operated a popular bakery in New Brunswick for three decades.Her five children work under her leadership.Which term best describes this family structure?

A)patriarchal
B)matriarchal
C)egalitarian
D)bilateral

Question 39

What is the most prevalent pattern of power and authority in families?

A)bilaterality
B)patriarchy
C)egalitarian
D)matriarchy

Question 40

Dave has recently married his third wife.What marriage pattern does he exemplify?

A)sequential coupling
B)polygamy
C)polyandry
D)serial monogamy

Question 41

According to a symbolic interactionist perspective,what happens when a couple divorces?

A)The influence of the spouse on the other's self-concept and identity is eliminated.
B)Couples have a shared reality of the situation.
C)The process of uncoupling gradually leads to development of separate realities.
D)The couple realize that as a couple they did not have shared realities.

Question 42

Which type of family structure has had the most significant increase since the early 1980s?

A)lone-parent families
B)married couples
C)cohabitating couples
D)blended families

Question 43

Ryan and Alyssa have been dating for three years.Their friends refer to them as "the perfect in-love couple." What sociological term describes Ryan and Alyssa?

A)marriage
B)romantic love
C)sexual lust
D)cohabitation

Question 44

According to symbolic interactionist Lenore Walker,what contributes to the acceptance of the roles of batterer and battered?

A)high self-esteem in the batterer
B)high self-esteem in the battered
C)a high commitment to the relationship
D)a belief by both in stereotypical gender roles

Question 45

Which province has the highest rate of common-law families?

A)British Columbia
B)Saskatchewan
C)Ontario
D)Quebec

Question 46

According to which of the following perspectives is the family important for maintaining the stability of society and the well-being of individuals?

A)functionalist theory
B)interactionist theory
C)conflict theory
D)feminist theory

Question 47

Which of the following terms is a postmodern perspective likely to use to describe the family?

A)amended
B)conflicted
C)permeable
D)regular

Question 48

What did Émile Durkheim argue about the family?

A)Interaction between marital partners contributes to a shared reality.
B)Females are socialized to be passive and males are socialized to be aggressive.
C)A division of labour contributes to greater efficiency in marriages and families.
D)Men's domination over women existed long before private ownership of property and capitalism.

Question 49

To explain inequality within the family,what do feminist theorists emphasize?

A)social status
B)class differences
C)property arrangements
D)patriarchy

Question 50

What did Talcott Parsons believe about marriage?

A)Men fulfilled the expressive role.
B)Women fulfilled the expressive role.
C)Men didn't want to fulfill the expressive role.
D)Women fulfilled the instrumental role.

Question 51

Maya and Josh have been living together in a committed relationship for five years,without being legally married.Which term best describes what they are doing?

A)constituting
B)cohabitating
C)separating
D)trial marrying

Question 52

After an argument about child care,married couple Alison and Bob are at odds.Alison believes she is almost fully responsible for raising the children,while Bob is certain he does more than his fair share of child rearing.According to sociologist Jessie Bernard,what is happening here?

A)Alison and Bob are experiencing "his marriage" and "her marriage."
B)Alison and Bob have an egalitarian marriage.
C)Alison and Bob are experiencing marital discord.
D)Alison and Bob have shared realities.

Question 53

According to the text,which of the following groups is most challenged by balancing work and family life?

A)all women
B)all women and men
C)some men
D)some women

Question 54

Who argued that if the nuclear family is a reflection of the age of modernity,the permeable family reflects the postmodern assumptions of difference,particularity,and irregularity?

A)Talcott Parsons
B)Jessie Bernard
C)David Elkind
D)Meg Luxton

Question 55

The cultural shift from viewing wife abuse as a private matter to acknowledging it as a political issue demonstrates which of the following about feminist perspectives?

A)Feminists have fought hard for legal victories.
B)Feminist analyses represent a theoretical perspective and a social movement.
C)Resistance to feminism is an obstacle to making change.
D)Patriarchy is accepted.

Question 56

According to the text,which term best describes a couple living together without being legally married?

A)constitution
B)cohabitation
C)trial separation
D)marriage

Question 57

During the Industrial Revolution,what came to be viewed as the domain of men?

A)the private sphere
B)the giving of services and the exchanging of gifts
C)the public sphere
D)love and emotions

Question 58

Which theory would be best positioned to answer the question: In what ways has the Information Age altered family life?

A)feminist theory
B)conflict theory
C)postmodern theory
D)symbolic interactionist theory

Question 59

According to a functionalist perspective,what function of families are access to schools,medical treatment,and a safe community examples of?

A)sexual regulation
B)economic and psychological support
C)provision of social status
D)socialization

Question 60

How does family influence an individual's self-concept and identity?

A)We create meanings about ourselves and our relations with others through our roles and interactions with family members.
B)We are born connected to our kinship networks and therefore view ourselves in relation to members of our families.
C)Our self-concept develops outside the family,and our family members either contradict or reinforce it.
D)Family may or may not influence an individual's self-concept and identity.

Question 61

What do recent time-use surveys reveal about the division of labour in Canadian households?

A)As women's participation in the paid labour market has increased,the division of labour in the home has stayed the same.
B)As women's participation in the paid labour market has increased,gender differences in the home are diminishing but remain persistent.
C)As women's participation in the paid labour market has increased,men's involvement in housework and child care has decreased.
D)As women's participation in the paid labour market has increased,gender differences have become almost non-existent.

Question 62

Kristy is searching for her birth mother.If she is Canadian,which applies to her?

A)She will have ready access to information regarding her biological parents once she turns 18 years of age.
B)Depending on the province she lives in,she may or may not be able to access information regarding her biological parents.
C)Like most adopted persons,she desires access to information regarding her biological parents and will now be able to obtain it easily,regardless of where she lives.
D)Information regarding her biological parents is completely restricted.

Question 63

Shannon has three children.How does the size of her family compare to the national average?

A)She has half as many children.
B)She has twice as many children.
C)She has the same number of children.
D)She has three times as many children.

Question 64

Martin and his wife Ellen decide to use assisted reproductive technology to have a baby.Since Ellen has a genetic disorder,they plan to hire Sally,who will be artificially inseminated with Martin's sperm.Which of the following terms refers to the process they plan to undertake?

A)infertility
B)traditional surrogacy
C)gestational surrogacy
D)intrauterine insemination

Question 65

Nicholas and Tina are in their early twenties,and they are both Dutch Canadians who come from a small town in Ontario.When the two marry,which of the following terms will best describe their union?

A)exogamy
B)parental marriage
C)similar mating
D)homogamy

Question 66

Employed women often complete eight or more hours on the job each day and then come home to a variety of domestic work responsibilities.What name did sociologist Arlie Hochschild give this phenomenon?

A)the second shift
B)the double bind
C)the domestic bind
D)the effect of homogamy

Question 67

In Canada,based on a cohort approach,what percentage of marriages will end in divorce?

A)25 to 30 percent
B)35 to 40 percent
C)40 to 45 percent
D)50 to 55 percent

Question 68

What is the simplest and most common form of assisted reproduction in Canada?

A)in vitro fertilization
B)artificial insemination
C)gestational surrogacy
D)test-tube babies

Question 69

How much housework per day do married women with children do as compared to married men with children?

A)half as much
B)twice as much
C)1.5 times as much
D)one third as much

Question 70

What percentage of single-parent households are headed by women?

A)50 percent
B)70 percent
C)80 percent
D)95 percent

Question 71

Genevieve works all day as a sales rep,then comes home and cares for her two children,which involves making meals,cleaning the house,doing laundry,and participating in bedtime rituals.What sociological concept would explain her responsibilities at home?

A)the second shift
B)the double bind
C)the domestic bind
D)the effect of homogamy

Question 72

Which term do couples who decide not to have children often use to describe themselves?

A)childless
B)without kids
C)child-free
D)non-breeders

Question 73

What term refers to the pattern of individuals marrying those who have similar characteristics,such as race/ethnicity,religious background,age,education,or social class?

A)exogamy
B)similar mating
C)homogamy
D)heterogamy

Question 74

What is the commonly used term test tube baby more correctly understood as?

A)a baby created through in vitro fertilization
B)a baby created through intrauterine insemination
C)gestational surrogacy
D)traditional surrogacy

Question 75

What do recent statistics reveal about family violence?

A)Men and women are at minimal risk of experiencing family violence.
B)Men are at slightly higher risk of experiencing family violence.
C)Women are at slightly higher risk of experiencing family violence.
D)Women are five times more likely to experience family violence.

Question 76

On average,how many hours per day do female single parents with full-time employment work,combining unpaid and paid work?

A)8
B)9
C)10
D)11

Question 77

Sadiq and Anne tried for five years to have a baby.Now at ages 42 and 43,respectively,they have resigned themselves to being a couple and never becoming parents.What word would they use to describe themselves?

A)childless
B)without kids
C)child free
D)non-breeders

Question 78

In what year were "no-fault" provisions introduced in the Divorce Act,which made marital breakdown the sole ground for divorce in Canada?

A)1965
B)1978
C)1985
D)1994

Question 79

According to the text,which of the following statements best reflects remarriage trends?

A)Few people who divorce will ever remarry.
B)Most people who divorce remarry.
C)Most divorced people marry individuals who have never been married.
D)More women than men remarry.

Question 80

Lisa has never been married.Robert is recently divorced,with a five-year-old daughter who alternates between her mother's home and Robert's.After Robert and Lisa marry,which term best describes the kind of family they will form?

A)bi-parented
B)divorced
C)blended
D)remarried