Quiz 08 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

The 'nuclear family' means
a) a group of people sharing accommodations and meals.
b) a two generational unit of parents and their children.
c) the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married.
d) a network of extended relatives within or between generations.

Question 2:

Which of the following best explains why sociologists have moved away from defining the family as a monolithic social institution?
a) it does not include childless families
b) it does not include same-sex families
c) it does not include extended family members
d) all of the above

Question 3:

A modified extended family refers to
a) relatives who live close by but do not share a household.
b) relatives from a second marriage who share the same household.
c) aunts, uncles, or second cousins who share a household.
d) kinship-type relatives who live close by but do not share a household.

Question 4:

The main difference between serial monogamy and polygyny is
a) the ceremonial procedures involved in declaring your partnership.
b) only semantics: there is actually no difference according to the law.
c) the number of partners one is allowed to have at any particular point during one's lifespan.
d) that only women can engage in polygyny.

Question 5:

In a free choice marriage, the symbolic remnants of a bride price would most likely be
a) a honeymoon.
b) an engagement ring.
c) a wedding ceremony.
d) a house to live in.

Question 6:

Which theory/approach suggests that social life and social change always involve conflicts, especially between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'?
a) structural functionalism
b) symbolic interactionist
c) political economy approach
d) social constructionist approach

Question 7:

A main criticism of the structural functionalism perspective in regards to families is
a) that it focuses on only one type of family.
b) that it believes that gender division is functional for society.
c) that behaviour is determined by social expectations that are hard to change.
d) all of the above.

Question 8:

In what way does systems theory differ from that of the structural functionalist perspective? Systems theory focuses on the
a) socialization of children.
b) hierarchy of generations.
c) interdependence of family behaviour.
d) family as a major institution.

Question 9:

Which theory focuses the most on demographic and social trends of families?
a) symbolic interactionist
b) social constructionist
c) conflict theory
d) postmodernist

Question 10:

According to Dupuis' study (1992), what percentage of men aged 20-29 reported wanting to have only two children?
a) 30
b) 50
c) 65
d) 90

Question 11:

Baird (1997) suggests that surrogacy arrangements are often unethical because they
a) violate the unborn baby's rights.
b) suggest that a baby is a product that can be sold on the market.
c) force doctors to make decision on who is more suitable to conceive a child.
d) may cause the child emotional distress about who their 'real parents' are.

Question 12:

According to sociologists, the new 'absent father' is one that
a) is incarcerated.
b) has abandoned the child and his heterosexual partner.
c) has abandoned the child and his homosexual partner.
d) is a sperm donor.

Question 13:

The likelihood of martial violence is __________ times greater if it occurs during courtship.
a) three
b) four
c) six
d) ten

Question 14:

What solution to martial violence does the intergenerational theory suggest?
a) helping couples to understand generational patterns that may influence this behaviour
b) offering therapy sessions to men or couples to improve communication and emotional control
c) focusing on improving conflict resolution and parenting skills with couples
d) focusing on triggers and cues given by society that make men feel less powerful and women powerless

Question 15:

Which of the following is a foreseeable trend in Canadian families?
a) an increase in child-free marriages
b) a decrease in the age of first-time mothers
c) an increase in the marriage rate
d) a decrease in commuter marriages

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Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition - Chapter 08