Higher Education

Imagining Sociology: Chapter 08

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Question 1:

Our understanding of the norms around marriage has changes and people are increasingly questioning the role of marriage in society as a whole. This is called ________.
a) declining marriage rates
b) deinstitutionalization of marriage
c) marriage replacement
d) common law unions
e) None of the above

Question 2:

Marriages with a collective focus on the benefits for society as a whole are called ________.
a) institutional marriages
b) companionate marriages
c) individualised marriages
d) collective marriages
e) social marriages

Question 3:

The type of marriage that tends to be more flexible and focused on each spouse’s ability to develop and express themselves is called ________.
a) institutional marriages
b) companionate marriages
c) individualised marriages
d) collective marriages
e) social marriages

Question 4:

The average number of children per woman over her lifetime is called ________.
a) birth rate
b) conception rate
c) mean child rate
d) fertility rate
e) None of the above

Question 5:

Kohn’s studies that middle-class mothers were less likely to rank ________ as being an important characteristic for children.
a) happiness
b) self-control
c) curiosity
d) neatness
e) internal factors

Question 6:

Common law cohabitation is most popular in ________.
a) Ontario
b) British Columbia
c) Prince Edward Island
d) Alberta
e) Quebec

Question 7:

The loose group of conservative and centrist activists, religious leaders, and social scientists who want to strengthen the institution of marriage (in the Cherlin article) is called ________.
a) the marriage proponents
b) the marriage movement
c) diversity defenders
d) marriage diversity group
e) None of the above

Question 8:

________ were NOT exempt from China’s one-child policy
a) Rural couples
b) Couples who are both only children
c) Ethnic minorities
d) Elite couples
e) Couples who have twins

Question 9:

________ was the first country to legalize gay marriage.
a) Canada
b) The United States
c) Uruguay
d) The Netherlands
e) New Zealand

Question 10:

________ refers to a group of people who share a relationship by blood, marriage, or legal adoption living together.
a) Family household
b) Extended family
c) Nuclear family
d) Cohabiting unit
e) None of the above

True/False Questions

Question 11:

An extended family consists of at least three generations.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Common-law couples now make up over 50 per cent of all couples in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Watching television shows like Teen Mom about young women who have children leads to an increase in teenage pregnancy rates.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Individuals in arranged marriages are much less likely to report being “in love” over time compared to those in romantic match marriages.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Polygamy is legal in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

With few exceptions, the incest taboo is the only cultural universal in the family.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Divorce rates have increased dramatically since 1990.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

The first place in the world to legalize gay marriage was the Netherlands.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Five per cent of all crimes reported to the police are family violence crimes.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Cohabitating couples include same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
a) True
b) False