Deck 10: Diversity in Canadian Families: Traditional Values and Beyond

Question 1

What caused the decline of the importance of extended families?

A) urbanization
B) gentrification
C) patriarchy
D) immigration

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The term "conjugal family" means the same thing as "nuclear family."

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Statistics from the 2006 Canadian census show that the gap between women's paid and unpaid work vs.that of men has narrowed considerably in the last decade.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Unification theorists regard divorce as a deviant phenomenon characterized by four stages.Which one of the following is NOT one of those stages?

A) communication
B) mourning
C) readjustment
D) denial

Question 5

Which of the following changes is a characteristic of the evolution of the family from prehistoric times?

A) The decline of the male mortality rate
B) The rise of communal families
C) The rise of matriarchal cultures
D) The decline of group marriages

Question 6

According to feminist analysis,families are NOT which of the following?

A) "Arenas" where individuals struggle to pursue different socioeconomic interests
B) Matriarchal systems founded on relationships in which women dominate
C) Systems that encourage women to accept a subordinate position
D) Unified groups that presuppose "traditional" family norms and values

Question 7

Systems theory raises three criticisms of "causal explanations of behaviour." Which of the following arguments is NOT one of those criticisms?

A) There is only one possible response to a given action.
B) Behaviour is interactional and has no discernible beginning.
C) The receiver has no impact on the person who commits the action.
D) The receiver of a particular action is incapable of generating alternative responses.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of Margrit Eichler's internal dimensions of the family?

A) spiritual
B) procreative
C) residential
D) socialization

Question 9

Which is NOT a characteristic of the family,according to Reuben Hill?

A) seeks equilibrium
B) unit of consumption
C) performs tasks
D) members are interdependent

Question 10

According to Talcott Parsons,families perform which the following functions?

A) perpetuation of inequalities
B) mediation between the individual and society
C) emotional support of all members
D) membership in "legitimate" society

Question 11

Which pattern of behaviour is identified with systems theory?

A) causal
B) interactive
C) generational
D) circular

Question 12

Which of the following terms is used to describe a household in which children return after a period of living on their own?

A) a feathered nest
B) an empty nest
C) a cluttered nest
D) a multi-generational nest

Question 13

Matriarchy is the basis of the family as it exists today.

Question 14

Which of the following did Friedrich Engels argue will be required to eliminate many forms of oppression,including the oppressive character of monogamy?

A) more well-paying jobs for women
B) the elimination of private property
C) a return to the extended family structure
D) the equal distribution of domestic labour between men and women

Question 15

Partners in childless families spend an equal amount of time doing domestic chores.

Question 16

Conflict theorists believe that family structures are tailored to meet the needs of the mode of production.Which of the following groups shares this belief?

A) systems theorists
B) functionalists
C) symbolic interactionists
D) feminists

Question 17

As of July 2010,approximately how many countries had recognized same-sex marriages?

A) 6
B) 9
C) 12
D) 20

Question 18

EGALE views the same-sex marriage debate as an issue entirely separate and different from past human rights issues such as voting rights for Aboriginal peoples and women.

Question 19

Feminist theorists draw four conclusions from their analysis of familial relationships.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A) They promote an ideology of "familism."
B) They are founded on male-dominated relationships.
C) They are arenas in which individuals pursue different social and economic interests.
D) They are founded on the performance of complementary functions within the family unit

Question 20

Conflict theorists explain the fundamental antagonism in our society as that between which two groups?

A) women and men
B) families and society
C) children and parents
D) the capitalist and working classes

Question 21

Talcott Parsons claimed that families performed three functions: reproduction,emotional support,and socialization of new members.If you could add one function that you think is particularly relevant to today's families,what would it be? Explain your answer.

Question 22

Interview someone you know who comes from a culture substantially different from your own.How does the decision-making process compare between your family and hers/his? What is the role of the adult(s)in the families? How do the two genders relate to each other? How do the adults relate to their children? Identify at least one benefit of each culture as it is expressed in family life.

Question 23

What effects do you think that the recession beginning in 2008 has had on the family? Select and discuss at least two articles from the media that illustrate these effects.

Question 24

In 2006,four-fifths of the violent spousal crimes were committed against women.

Question 25

The chapter states that gender is about power,which determines what is expected of males and females.Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Question 26

The nuclear family has been the dominant familial structure throughout history.

Question 27

Feminists have had to re-think their analysis of gender relations as a result of the increasingly multicultural character of Canadian families.

Question 28

Traditional definitions of the family take cultural factors into account.

Question 29

Why did the number of lone-father families increase more than twice as fast as the number of lone-mother families between 2001 and 2006?

Question 30

Name at least five key changes that have occurred in Canadian families since the 1950s.In your opinion,which one is most significant?

Question 31

Outline the advantages and disadvantages of living in an extended family compared with the more autonomous family structures characteristic of Canadian life.Use at least two of Eichler's dimensions as your criteria.

Question 32

According to childfree.net,what is the difference between "childfree" and "childless"? What are the most important factors in a couple's decision not to have children?

Question 33

Family violence is more prevalent in lower-income groups.