Deck 5: Family Problems

Question 1

The practice of polyandry allows women to be legally married to more than one man.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

According to the conflict perspective, a rising rate of divorce and the increasing number of lone-parent families furnish evidence of the "breakdown" of the family as a social institution.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

France was the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Canadian statistics show that traditional families are declining while common-law unions are increasing dramatically.

Question 5

When compared to adults, children and youth are especially likely to be killed by family members.

Question 6

In Canada, it is legally impossible for a husband to "sexually assault" his wife.

Question 7

"Intimate violence" occurs in gay relationships but not in lesbian relationships.

Question 8

According to the 1999 Canadian General Social Survey, Aboriginal peoples were less likely than other Canadians to report being assaulted by a spouse.

Question 9

The 1999 Canadian General Social Survey found very little physical or sexual violence perpetrated against older Canadians residing in a private household.

Question 10

In Canada, rates of spousal homicide have generally declined in recent years.

Question 11

Children killed in family homicides were most likely to be killed by their mothers.

Question 12

"Common couple violence" refers to occasional acts of violence arising from arguments that "get out of hand."

Question 13

Over the past few decades, single-parent-family households have declined and
two-parent family households have increased.

Question 14

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, traditional gender roles interfere with family functioning.

Question 15

Spousal homicide has been on the decline in Canada in recent years.

Question 16

A women's emergency shelter for battered women would be a good example of a secondary prevention program

Question 17

After years of debate, the government of Canada passed Bill C-38 on July 19, 2005 to grant equal marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Question 18

Adolescents and adults who were abused as children experienced increased risk of substance abuse, criminal activity, and suicide.

Question 19

Aboriginal peoples in Canada suffer the same rates of spousal homicide as non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

Question 20

The Canadian Criminal Code allows corporal punishment to be used by parents, school teachers, or a person standing in the place of a parent.

Question 21

What is the most common form of polygamy?

A) polygyny
B) heterosexual monogamy
C) polyandry
D) homosexual monogamy

Question 22

What is the primary factor involved in the creation of lone-parent families in contemporary Canadian society?

A) divorce and separation
B) common-law unions
C) death of a spouse
D) substance abuse

Question 23

Parental alienation syndrome is defined as an emotional and psychological disturbance in which children engage in exaggerated and unjustified denigration and criticism of a parent.

Question 24

Which of the following types of couples were the only ones to have marriage rights in Canada until 2003?

A) serial polyandry
B) heterosexual monogamy
C) polygamy
D) a civil solidarity pact

Question 25

The Canadian census was the first to recognize same-sex partners. In which year did that happen?

A) 1971
B) 1981
C) 1991
D) 2001

Question 26

Among developed countries, Canada has the highest teen pregnancy rate.

Question 27

In divorce mediation, divorcing couples meet with a neutral third party who helps them resolve issues of property division, child custody, and child support in a way that minimizes conflict and encourages cooperation.

Question 28

What is the term that refers to the concurrent marriage of one woman with two or more men?

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

Question 29

Couples who live together before marriage are much less likely to divorce than couples that do not live together before marriage.

Question 30

Compared with older pregnant women, pregnant teenagers are more likely to receive timely prenatal care and to gain adequate weight, and are less likely to smoke and use alcohol and drugs during pregnancy.

Question 31

Compared to the situation in the 1970s, teen mothers in the 1990s were more likely to be married.

Question 32

In what country can a man get a divorce simply by saying "I divorce you" three times?

A) Mexico
B) Israel
C) Thailand
D) Egypt

Question 33

What is polygamy?

A) a form of marriage where wives have more power than husbands
B) marriage between two people who are related by blood
C) a form of marriage involving more than two spouses
D) the practice in which every adult member of a tribe or village is considered a parent to every child in the tribe or village

Question 34

In which year were questions on common-law marriages first asked in the Canadian census?

A) 1971
B) 1981
C) 1991
D) 1996

Question 35

In Canada, approximately 40 percent of teenage pregnancies end in abortion.

Question 36

According to census data (2001), same-sex couples accounted for what percentage of all Canadian couples?

A) fewer than 1%
B) more than 5%
C) more than 15%
D) more than 20%

Question 37

In which year were divorce laws liberalized in Canada?

A) 1958
B) 1968
C) 1978
D) 1988

Question 38

Under Canada's current Divorce Act, there is only one ground available for divorce-marital breakdown.

Question 39

Men are less likely than women to be economically disadvantaged after divorce.

Question 40

While the pregnancy rate among every other age group of fertile women in Canada is decreasing, the teenage pregnancy rate is increasing.

Question 41

Which term refers to acts of violence that are committed in self-defence?

A) intimate terrorism
B) mutual violent control
C) violent resistance
D) co-optation

Question 42

Which theories of family and kinship structure critique the central presupposition that family is natural and biological?

A) feminist
B) conflict
C) structural-functionalist
D) symbolic interactionist

Question 43

Which of the following patterns of partner violence refers to "violence that is motivated by a wish to control one's partner and involves the systematic use of not only violence, but also economic subordination, threats, isolation, verbal and emotional abuse, and other control tactics"?

A) mutual violent control
B) common couple violence
C) intimate terrorism
D) violent resistance

Question 44

Which theoretical perspective sees government as serving the interests of for-profit corporations, rather than families?

A) conflict
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) queer theory

Question 45

A national survey of Canadian teens asked how many expected to get married and also to stay with the same partner for life. Approximately how many had this expectation?

A) 20 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 60 percent
D) 90 percent

Question 46

According to the textbook, what is one of the biggest problems that members of the GLBT population face once they have disclosed their sexual orientation?

A) isolation
B) deprivation
C) consternation
D) manipulation

Question 47

Which of the following does the term "patriarchy" refer to?

A) fatherless homes
B) childless families
C) male-dominated families
D) female-dominated families

Question 48

According to the textbook, which of the following is almost entirely perpetrated by men?

A) mutual violent control
B) intimate terrorism
C) violent resistance
D) common couple violence

Question 49

Which of the following statements reflects data from the 1999 Canadian General Social Survey?

A) Aboriginal women stand out as being at higher risk of spousal assault.
B) In general, middle-aged people face the greatest risk of experiencing spousal violence.
C) The risk of being a victim of spousal violence was higher for both men and women in legal marriages than in common-law unions.
D) Spousal abuse is not all that common in marriages where both partners are under the age of 24 years old.

Question 50

What is name-calling in the context of a marriage?

A) neglect
B) physical abuse
C) power abuse
D) emotional abuse

Question 51

Which sociological theory emphasizes the notion of the "self-fulfilling prophecy"?

A) conflict
B) symbolic interactionist
C) feminist
D) structural-functionalist

Question 52

Suppose Melissa frequently accuses her boyfriend, Eric, of being unfaithful to her. According to the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy, what will happen?

A) Eric is likely to have an affair as a result of Melissa's expectation that he is unfaithful.
B) Melissa will likely continue to be jealous an insecure.
C) Melissa is likely to cheat on Eric.
D) Melissa will in all likelihood, lash out at Eric

Question 53

Women who have children outside of marriage are most likely to experience which of the following?

A) rural life
B) life in the western provinces
C) poverty
D) discrimination

Question 54

Which of the following was a finding of the 2001 Canadian census?

A) The proportion of married families has increased.
B) Common-law families now account for about 50 percent of families.
C) Same-sex couples accounted for about a third of all Canadian couples and
About half of common-law couples.
D) The vast majority of lone-parent families were headed by women.

Question 55

What does a self-fulfilling prophecy imply that we do?

A) behave according to the expectations of others
B) have children in order to achieve personal fulfilment
C) prioritize individualism over familism
D) sometimes want to be treated abusively

Question 56

According to the 1999 Canadian General Social Survey, when asked about their experience of intimate violence what were women more likely than men to report?

A) physical abuse
B) verbal abuse
C) financial abuse
D) controlling behaviours

Question 57

Which theoretical perspective focuses on how wealth and power influence marriages and families?

A) conflict
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) feminist

Question 58

Which theoretical perspective emphasizes that as social meanings surrounding single parenthood, cohabitation, and delayed marriage and child-bearing have become less negative, these behaviours have become more common?

A) structural-functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic interactionist
D) feminist

Question 59

What did the 1999 Canadian General Social Survey find about violence?

A) Younger people face the greatest risk of experiencing spousal violence.
B) Younger men aged 25 to 34 reported lower rates of violence.
C) Older citizens were far more likely to report abuse
D) Those senior citizens who were abused in nursing homes were far more likely to disclose that abuse.

Question 60

Which term refers to the traditional system of male domination of families?

A) conservatism
B) patriarchy
C) liberalism
D) matriarchy

Question 61

According to the textbook, which of the following is almost exclusively perpetrated by women?

A) intimate terrorism
B) common couple violence
C) violent resistance
D) criminal harassment

Question 62

In Canada, which of the following behaviours is included in criminal harassment?

A) repeatedly following someone
B) stealing from someone
C) misrepresentation of one's self
D) forcibly removing someone's pets from the home

Question 63

According to the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (1992), what was the most common reason for investigation?

A) suspected physical abuse
B) suspected sexual abuse
C) suspected neglect
D) suspected emotional maltreatment

Question 64

According to the 1999 General Social Survey (Canada 1999), what was the most common form of abuse experienced by Canadians 65 years of age or older?

A) physical abuse
B) sexual abuse
C) emotional abuse
D) financial abuse

Question 65

In Canada, what is the maximum penalty for the crime of "criminal harassment"?

A) a fine
B) 2 years' imprisonment
C) 10 years' imprisonment
D) 25 years' imprisonment (or "life")

Question 66

Which of the following was identified in the textbook as a contributor to intimate partner and family violence?

A) social factors
B) cultural factors
C) personal factors
D) economic factors

Question 67

There are parent education programs that attempt to provide parents with realistic expectations about child behaviour and methods of child discipline that do not involve corporal punishment. What are these programs called?

A) primary prevention strategies
B) secondary prevention strategies
C) tertiary prevention strategies
D) post-natal programs

Question 68

What is the cycle of abuse?

A) a violent or abusive episode
B) the time period between the abuse and the criminal sanction
C) the mutual abuse of intimate partners
D) the fight or flight syndrome

Question 69

Among females, which of the following is associated with early forced sex?

A) sexual experimentation
B) bullying behaviour
C) alcohol and drug use
D) eating disorders

Question 70

Which of the following do sexually abused adolescents have higher rates of?

A) bullying behaviours at school
B) arson
C) illegal drug use
D) cruelty to animals

Question 71

According to your textbook, what was the most common offence committed against an older adult by a family member?

A) uttering threats
B) sexual assault
C) common assault
D) neglect

Question 72

In Canada, who are most female victims of criminal harassment stalked by?

A) a casual acquaintance
B) a husband, ex-husband, or boyfriend
C) a stranger
D) a co-worker

Question 73

Which category of women tends to be overrepresented in spousal homicides?

A) wealthy women
B) professional women
C) Aboriginal women
D) older women

Question 74

Which of the following categories would a parent spanking a child for misbehaving fall into?

A) corporal punishment
B) capital punishment
C) familicide
D) cruel and unusual punishment

Question 75

The belief that it is okay to hit a family member in order to discipline them is in keeping which of the following cultural factors that contributes to physical abuse?

A) gender role socialization
B) the view that women and children are property of men
C) the acceptance of corporal punishment
D) the lack of faith in the criminal justice system in dealing with such matters

Question 76

Compared to adult males who were not sexually abused as children, what did adult males who were sexually abused as children have a higher risk of?

A) depression
B) animal cruelty
C) arson
D) homicide

Question 77

According to the 1999 General Social Survey (Canada 1999), what was the most common form of emotional abuse reported by Canadians 65 years of age or older?

A) being verbally put down or called names
B) being denied contact with family members
C) being denied contact with friends
D) being abused financially

Question 78

According to the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (1992), what was the most common form of sexual abuse found in substantiated cases?

A) touching and fondling of the genitals
B) attempted and/or completed sexual intercourse
C) anal intercourse
D) oral sex

Question 79

Compared to spouses with no abuse history, which of the following did spouses who were physically and sexually abused as children report?

A) higher marital satisfaction
B) higher stress
C) higher family cohesion
D) higher amounts of physical illnesses

Question 80

According to the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (2001), what relationship did the alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse most frequently have to the child?

A) biological father
B) biological mother
C) stepmother
D) boyfriend to the biological mother