Deck 11: Families

Question 1

Cohabitating-couple families have become the most common family form in Canada.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Who examines the power dynamics and conflicts common within families?

A) Marxist theorists
B) symbolic interactionists
C) feminist analysts
D) family-value politicians

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to your text,when did the divorce rate in Canada reach its highest level?

A) 1967
B) 1975
C) 1985
D) 1987

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Canada has implemented a universal daycare system whereby regulated and licensed childcare is available at a cost of $7 per day.

Question 5

The age at first marriage is now more than 32 for men and more than 30 for women.

Question 6

Sandra is in the process of divorcing her physically abusive husband and is greatly concerned about the effects that a divorce will have on their son,Seth.According to social science research,what should Sandra do in order to minimize the trauma?

A) Take Seth to a doctor for a prescription of antidepressants.
B) Move to a new city,away from all the negative reminders.
C) Enrol Seth in a new school that has an on-staff counsellor.
D) Maintain Seth's routine by making as few changes as possible.

Question 7

Same-sex parents are able to foster and adopt children through the Children's Aid Society.

Question 8

Quebec has the lowest rates of cohabitation in Canada,which is attributable to Catholic traditions.

Question 9

Which approach offers a microlevel analysis of the family?

A) symbolic interactionism
B) social constructionist
C) conflict theory
D) functionalism

Question 10

The care of children in foraging societies was the responsibility of an individual household.

Question 11

In 2009,Winston Blackmore of Bountiful,British Columbia was charged with polygamy.Which of the following would be produced in court as evidence for a guilty verdict?

A) his 15 wives
B) his 135 children
C) his off-shore bank accounts
D) his connections to the Mormon Church in Utah

Question 12

Prior to 1925,Canadian women could petition for divorce only on the grounds of adultery.

Question 13

When the argument is made that the modern family is in crisis,the idealized image of the family in the 1950s is usually the point of comparison

Question 14

The functionalist theory of the family argues that the nuclear family form exists because of the important roles it performs for the larger society.

Question 15

The declining fertility rate over the past several decades can be attributed to women's rising level of education.

Question 16

Family policies in Western Europe indicate that families are considered to be an individual responsibility.

Question 17

Chinese and South Asians are groups that are most likely to "marry out" and form a mixed union.

Question 18

In early hunting and gathering societies,women's economic contributions were not highly valued.

Question 19

According to Statistics Canada,recent marriages have a nearly 40 percent chance of ending in divorce.

Question 20

Family relations in preindustrial societal families were primarily relations of work.

Question 21

Which province in Canada has exceptionally high rates of cohabitation?

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

Question 22

In addition to relying on explicit definitions,what do government policies also rely on?

A) implicit definitions
B) implicit expectations
C) public critique
D) religious support

Question 23

What is a major criticism directed at "second wave" feminists studying the social structure of family forms?

A) They focused too much on the traditional nuclear family as being a universal norm.
B) They focused too much on custody rights in marriage breakdowns.
C) They ignored the experiences of women in the workforce.
D) They ignored the experiences of marginalized women.

Question 24

Which of the following can be described as "sets of intimate social relationships that people create to share resources to ensure their welfare and that of their dependants"?

A) a traditional definition of the extended family
B) a definition of family
C) an outdated definition of families
D) a definition of families

Question 25

After dating Ryan for two months,Amy was excited to finally meet his family.In addition to his parents,three sisters,and two brothers,she was also introduced to Nana and Poppa who had basically raised Ryan while his parents worked.Amy was amazed that 10 people could live in a house that was smaller than the house she shared with her parents.Which of the following best describes Ryan's household?

A) multifamily
B) intergenerational
C) nontraditional
D) reconstituted

Question 26

For a class assignment,Joshua was required to provide a critique of the functionalist perspective of families.Which statement would NOT be one of his arguments?

A) Functionalists fail to see the connection between financial dependence and marriage dynamics.
B) Functionalism results in an implicit criticism of families that do not fit the ideal.
C) Functionalism indirectly promotes gender-based inequalities.
D) Functionalism promotes a historical view of families.

Question 27

Jakob has joined a men's movement that is campaigning for the implementation of "family wage" legislation.In effect,what is he campaigning for?

A) equality in wages between men and women
B) for a government-funded,guaranteed,annual family income
C) that all adult members of the family receive some form of income
D) that a man's pay be enough to support a wife and family

Question 28

Which country is closest to the ideal of families being an individual responsibility?

A) Canada
B) United States
C) Sweden
D) Spain

Question 29

Joanne accepted a three-year position working for the company's head office in Switzerland,so she and her husband have moved to Europe,and their three university-enrolled sons have remained in Canada to finish their schooling.What type of family form does Joanne have?

A) nuclear heterosexual
B) transnational
C) multi-household
D) intercontinental

Question 30

Which sociological approach saw the heterosexual nuclear family as a social institution with a particularly unique role as the foundation of society?

A) political economy
B) postmodernist
C) functionalist
D) symbolic interactionist

Question 31

Which statement does NOT illustrate a characteristic of the family in early hunting and gathering societies?

A) Women spent much of their time gathering the food needed to feed everyone.
B) Child care was the responsibility of women and men in the group.
C) Women's contributions were not regarded as highly as those of men.
D) Men spent more time hunting than women did.

Question 32

Peter lives in British Columbia in a small farming community where all of the men of marriageable age are encouraged to take more than one wife and produce as many offspring as God sees fit to bless them with.What type of family has Peter been encouraged to form?

A) nuclear family
B) traditional nuclear family
C) extended family
D) polygamous family

Question 33

Which of the following is best described as "a socially approved,presumably long-term sexual and economic relationship between a man and a woman involving reciprocal rights and obligations between spouses and between parents and children"?

A) a traditional,sociological definition of marriage
B) a government definition of common-law
C) a definition of cohabitation
D) a traditional,sociological definition of family

Question 34

According to the textbook's analysis of family sitcoms on television from the 1950s to today,what is the main conclusion?

A) TV families today are increasingly unhappy.
B) TV families today are more diverse.
C) TV families today are smaller.
D) TV families today are more engaged in activities outside the home.

Question 35

Which statement does NOT illustrate a characteristic of households in preindustrial societies?

A) Households were economic enterprises.
B) Household composition was determined by labour requirements.
C) Households were privatized.
D) Economic needs took priority over emotional needs within a household.

Question 36

Official government definitions of the family can sometimes cause problems.Under what circumstances can these problems occur?

A) Problems can occur when parents choose to use two surnames for their offspring.
B) Problems can occur when people are denied access to government services and benefits because of a relationship that is not defined as family.
C) Problems can occur when people are barred from personal records identifying medical conditions of the adopted.
D) Problems can occur when children have two sets of guardians in divorced families.

Question 37

In her class presentation on "the family," Ansela spent the majority of her time outlining the personal biographies of women in her family,and their experiences of gender-based inequalities.What focus has Ansela adopted for her report?

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

Question 38

Karen is a single mother of two young girls,scraping by on social assistance.Her friend introduced her to Eric,and after six months he was spending more time at Karen's apartment than he was at his own.Eric suggested that he move in with her to which she replied,"That will put me into an even worse situation than I am in now." What did Karen mean?

A) If Eric moves in,it will cost more for groceries.
B) If Eric moves in,Karen will have more housekeeping and laundry to do.
C) If Karen is found to be cohabiting,her social assistance payments may be reduced or taken away.
D) If Karen lives with Eric,her daughters' father will stop the child support payments he had been court-ordered to make.

Question 39

According to your text,what two options were available for Lucy growing up in the early 1900s?

A) getting married or becoming a teacher
B) getting married or becoming a nun
C) getting married or being a spinster
D) getting married or becoming a nanny

Question 40

For his term assignment,Gavin submitted a paper arguing that the traditional nuclear family is the ideal unit within which to raise children and the current societal problems are a result of women's involvement in the workforce.What theoretical perspective has Gavin adopted?

A) functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic interactionist
D) radical traditionalist

Question 41

Ron,at the age of 69,finds himself raising his 15-year-old daughter after his girlfriend left him for a younger man.He starts to date Melissa,who has three-year-old twin boys.After 12 months they marry and purchase a home for the five of them to live in.Which statement best describes their arrangement?

A) They're an intergenerational household.
B) They're a blended family.
C) They're a multifamily household.
D) They're a traditional family.

Question 42

According to Talcott Parsons,what is an important function of the family?

A) to provide a framework for reproduction and sexual activity
B) to provide a framework for females to achieve their personal and economic goals
C) to enable the growth of capitalism
D) to establish a moral and religious base for society

Question 43

"A cohabiting man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child." According to your text,what does this statement define?

A) current definition of marriage
B) ideal family form
C) standard sociological definition of family from previous generations.
D) present-day Canadian census definition of family

Question 44

After the birth of their child,Bonnie returned to her well-paid sales position while Matt stayed home to raise Devon.Which statement best describes their family situation?

A) Bonnie is performing the expressive role and Matt is performing the instrumental role.
B) Bonnie is performing a conventional gender role and Matt is performing an unconventional gender role.
C) Bonnie is performing an unconventional gender role and Matt is performing a conventional gender role.
D) Bonnie is performing the instrumental role and Matt is performing the expressive role

Question 45

Alvin was arguing that women should be home raising the children rather than putting them into daycare while both parents work.His daughter Shirley replies that the reason so many women stay in abusive relationships is because of their financial dependence,which results from the fact that they are staying home to raise the children.What is Shirley asserting?

A) her belief that financial dependence results in abusive relationships
B) a critique of the functionalist perspective
C) an anti-family values perspective
D) a justification of gender-based inequality

Question 46

According to your text,when did womanhood become equated with motherhood?

A) in foraging societies
B) in preindustrial Europe
C) in the 19th century
D) in the 20th century

Question 47

When did the notion of a "woman's place is in the home" arise?

A) when families were structured as "units of production"
B) when private property rights were taken away
C) when levels of violence rose in the major urban centres
D) when a distinction was made between the private sphere and the public realm

Question 48

What percentage of Canadian children experience a parental separation or divorce before the age of 16?

A) 18 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 38 percent
D) 50 percent

Question 49

In 1925,what percentage of marriages ended in marital dissolution?

A) less than 1 percent
B) approximately 5 percent
C) roughly 7 percent
D) more than 7 percent but less than 10 percent

Question 50

According to your text,what had middle- and upper-class children become by the end of the nineteenth century?

A) labourers for supplemental income
B) largely ignored because parents worked
C) an economic liability since their labour was not required
D) the sentimental focus of family life

Question 51

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

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

Question 52

Last year,David's mom decided to divorce his father.David knew it was coming because of the physical abuse she had endured over their 30-year marriage.He accompanied her to the court house and helped her file the paperwork.What reason would be given in order to obtain a divorce decree?

A) physical and mental cruelty
B) marriage breakdown
C) no reason required;just a three-year separation
D) no reason required;just a 12-month separation

Question 53

Which factor determined the composition of households in preindustrial societies?

A) labour requirements
B) religious beliefs and values
C) ideas of love and caring
D) family size

Question 54

All through high school Mark's parents were focused on him becoming a doctor-following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps.But Mark's dream was to become an auto mechanic and after one especially emotionally charged argument,Mark left to live with a friend.The next week he applied to a technical college,was accepted,and sent off his application for a student loan.Which of the following will happen?

A) His application will be denied because he is going to a college rather than a university.
B) His application will be approved since there is a high demand for qualified trades people.
C) His application will be denied because of his parent's income level.
D) His application will be approved because of the socioeconomic status of his parents.

Question 55

Mara disliked family get-togethers because of her Grandpa's nonstop comments such as "The ruination of this country was when women went out to work" or "A woman's place is in the home." What theoretical perspective was her Grandpa arguing from?

A) Marxist-feminist
B) constructivist
C) functionalist
D) heterosexist

Question 56

A main feature of the modern family is a requirement for two incomes.What consequence has this produced for families?

A) It has left little time for family gatherings.
B) It has improved the standard of living.
C) It has resulted in a double shift for women.
D) It has created a generation of latch-key kids.

Question 57

Who believed that the nuclear heterosexual family was necessary for the development of a stable society?

A) Karl Marx
B) Talcott Parsons
C) Friedrich Engels
D) Arlie Hochschild

Question 58

How can the term "families" be defined?

A) social relationships for sharing resources and ensuring one's welfare and that of dependants
B) legal unions,outlining the rights and responsibilities of all household members
C) biologically determined ancestry systems and definition of kinship relations
D) social units,consisting of a man,a woman,and their unmarried,biological children

Question 59

What does the historical and cultural evidence about families show us?

A) Biology determines family structure.
B) Women always raise their own children.
C) Family structures are always evolving.
D) The nuclear family structure is universal.

Question 60

Katherine was telling her friend Emily about a daycare system that was regulated,licensed,and cost $7-a-day per child.Emily,being a single working mother of two preschoolers sighed,"I'd love to live there;then I'd actually be able to keep up with my bill payments." Where would Katherine tell Emily she would have to live?

A) Sweden
B) England
C) Quebec
D) British Columbia

Question 61

Which country was the first in the world to legalize same-sex marriage?

A) Canada
B) The Netherlands
C) Spain
D) Belgium

Question 62

Paula was helping her best friend,Courtney,cope with the divorce of her parents.Courtney was in tears,bemoaning the fact that the two people she loved most in the world would spend the rest of their lives alone.What would Paula say to Courtney?

A) That's not totally true-your dad will probably remarry.
B) That's not totally true-your mom will probably remarry.
C) Don't worry-most divorced people tend to remarry.
D) You're right-most divorced people do not remarry.

Question 63

Throughout most of human history,why did people marry?

A) because of political and economic factors
B) because of true love
C) in order to raise a family
D) in an attempt to follow the norm

Question 64

What do we call a dual-income couple who cohabit together,have a socially approved sexual relationship,and have an adopted child?

A) a nuclear family
B) a traditional nuclear family
C) an extended family
D) an intergenerational family

Question 65

Carter has always been interested in the social construction of families.For his research project,he decides to investigate how family life is shaped by the larger economic structures within a society.What theoretical approach is Carter using for his research?

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

Question 66

When Jeremy and Joanna studied together,they liked to structure their work like a Jeopardy game.Jeremy gave the answer "the number of live births per 1000 women of childbearing age." What would Joanna answer as the correct question?

A) What is the birth rate?
B) What is the fecundity rate?
C) What is the fertility rate?
D) What is the reproduction rate?

Question 67

Miranda is recently divorced and is trying to find a balance between her job and her work caring for two children.She has had to move into a smaller apartment and take a second job.According to your text,what is the one thing that Miranda will likely be unable to provide for her children,despite their need for it?

A) extra gifts
B) social excursions
C) routine
D) civility with their father

Question 68

For her term paper,Giselle decided to analyze the family using a symbolic interactionist perspective.What will her paper be about?

A) the stabilizing nature of the gendered division of labour within the family
B) the meaning-making nature of wedding ceremonies,baptisms,and other family traditions
C) the domination by men and subordination of women within the family
D) the development of the public sphere of work and the private sphere of family

Question 69

In researching her family tree,Betty discovered that her great-grandmother had divorced in 1926 and remarried in 1928.She was surprised because she was under the assumption that divorce was a relatively recent phenomenon.When she located the petition for divorce documents,what reason would be given?

A) marriage breakdown
B) irreconcilable differences
C) mental cruelty
D) adultery

Question 70

Darrell works as a mechanic and his wife Jodi is a stay-at-home mom,raising their two children and a child for whom they are foster parents.What type of family is exemplified here?

A) extended family
B) matriarchal family
C) nuclear family
D) traditional nuclear family

Question 71

According to your text,which type of couple has greater equality in doing housework?

A) remarried couples
B) cohabiting couples
C) same-sex couples
D) heterosexual couples

Question 72

Which perspectives are the most diametrically opposed in their view of family?

A) functionalist and symbolic interactionist
B) feminist and conflict
C) functionalist and feminist
D) conflict and symbolic interactionist

Question 73

According to your text,why do so few fathers take parental leave after the birth of their child?

A) because fathers don't know that it's available
B) because mothers want to stay home as long as possible
C) because mothers typically are the lower-earning spouse
D) because the father's workplace does not allow it

Question 74

Brian believes that his wife Judy should stay home and raise their children while he goes to work and brings home a paycheque.When Judy wanted to get a job,he told her she already had the most important one-caring for him and the kids.What theoretical perspective of the family does Brian hold?

A) Marxist-feminist
B) family-oriented
C) common sense
D) functionalist

Question 75

In 2005,Jack made an application to the Compassionate Care program to receive financial assistance in order to provide care for a family member in the last stage of cancer.His application came back with the word "denied" stamped on it.Which of the following would be included to explain the denial of assistance?

A) The program does not recognize your common-law spouse Lisa in our criteria for benefits.
B) The program does not recognize your cohabitation with John in our criteria for benefits.
C) The program does not provide assistance for care being provided to your father's common-law partner.
D) The program does not provide assistance for care being provided to your step-mother.

Question 76

After immigrating to Canada from Brazil,Boris and Olga worked and saved for five years in order to sponsor Boris's sister and her family.When Tania,Manuel,and their son Joseph arrived,they moved in with Boris and Olga and their son Peter.Which of the following best describes this household arrangement?

A) reconstituted
B) intergenerational
C) multifamily
D) transnational

Question 77

Janette and Alexandra were discussing their personal family experiences when Janette stated "And my messed-up life is largely a result of a patriarchal system." When Alexandra asked her to explain,which of the following would Janette offer?

A) I was raised in a fatherless home.
B) My dad believed that men are born with the right to use and abuse women.
C) My mom was always preaching about female empowerment and pressuring me to succeed.
D) I was not allowed to attend an all-girls school.

Question 78

Patti and George got engaged on Valentine's Day and immediately booked the church and the hall for the same date in the following year.In order to save money,George gave up his apartment and moved in with Patti.Two months before the wedding,George was killed in a car accident.When filling out the paperwork at the funeral home,Patti was also given a form to apply for Canada Pension Plan Survivor Benefits.What will be the result of her application?

A) a letter stating that survivor benefits are for only married couples
B) a letter stating that her benefits will start in 6-8 weeks' time
C) a letter stating that because there were no children,survivor benefits are not forthcoming
D) a letter stating that she is ineligible for survivor benefits,since they had lived together for only 10 months

Question 79

When did a clear distinction between the public sphere of work and the private realm of family emerge?

A) at the time of industrialization
B) in preindustrial times
C) following the women's movement of the 1960s
D) following World War II and women's entry into the labour force

Question 80

What is one benefit of a child being raised by a gay or lesbian couple?

A) The children are more open about their sexuality.
B) There is an increased commitment to "family time" because parents want to ensure that children feel part of a "real" family.
C) There is a reduction in gender stereotypes because both parents are sharing all domestic roles.
D) There is a better quality of home life,since the parents argue less.