Question 1

What do recent statistics reveal about family violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women are at minimal risk of experiencing family violence. 
B)  Men are increasingly at 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. 
A)  Men and women are at minimal risk of experiencing family violence. 
B)  Men are increasingly at 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 2

Why is it difficult to define family in Canada? What are the main issues surrounding how sociologists define family?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but may include points

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Couples with fertility problems sometimes turn to the use of a surrogate mother to carry a child for them.Fully explain the two types of surrogacy and discuss the implications of each.

Accepted Answer

Traditional surrogacy - surrogate artifi

Question 8

According to symbolic interactionist perspectives,women's subordination is rooted in patriarchy and men's control over women's labour power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Feminist perspectives on families primarily focus on the problems of dominance and subordination inherent in relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Scholars have found historical evidence to indicate that true matriarchies have existed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 14

What has been a leading factor in the trend for increasing numbers of women to delay marriage or to terminate problematic marriages?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

In what year did Canada legalize same-sex marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  2001 
B)  2003 
C)  2005 
D)  2007 
A)  2001 
B)  2003 
C)  2005 
D)  2007

Question 16

According to the text,which group accounts for the largest growth in common-law unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  young adults between the ages of 25 and 29 
B)  previously married adults in their 30s 
C)  individuals in their 40s with children from previous relationships 
D)  couples in their early 60s 
A)  young adults between the ages of 25 and 29 
B)  previously married adults in their 30s 
C)  individuals in their 40s with children from previous relationships 
D)  couples in their early 60s

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 of the following best describes their arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A)  They're an intergenerational household. 
B)  They're a blended family. 
C)  They're a multifamily household. 
D)  They're a traditional family. 
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 19

What percentage of single-parent households is headed by men?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 5 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  almost 15 percent 
D)  approximately 20 percent 
A)  less than 5 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  almost 15 percent 
D)  approximately 20 percent

Question 20

Jasmine was adopted by her aunt when her mother died.What term best describes this family structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  family of procreation 
B)  kinship 
C)  family of orientation 
D)  stepfamily 
A)  family of procreation 
B)  kinship 
C)  family of orientation 
D)  stepfamily

Exam 6: Groups and Organizations

What do recent statistics reveal about family violence?

Why is it difficult to define family in Canada? What are the main issues surrounding how sociologists define family?

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?

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

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

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

Couples with fertility problems sometimes turn to the use of a surrogate mother to carry a child for them.Fully explain the two types of surrogacy and discuss the implications of each.

According to symbolic interactionist perspectives,women's subordination is rooted in patriarchy and men's control over women's labour power.

Feminist perspectives on families primarily focus on the problems of dominance and subordination inherent in relationships.

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

Scholars have found historical evidence to indicate that true matriarchies have existed.

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

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

What has been a leading factor in the trend for increasing numbers of women to delay marriage or to terminate problematic marriages?

In what year did Canada legalize same-sex marriage?

According to the text,which group accounts for the largest growth in common-law unions?

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

What percentage of single-parent households is headed by men?

Jasmine was adopted by her aunt when her mother died.What term best describes this family structure?

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