Deck 1: What Is a Family

Question 1

Which of the following is the BEST example of the impact of the macrosystem on the family?

A) beliefs about the suitable division of labour between men and women
B) the rules of operation of a school or a daycare centre
C) daily chores shared by working parents and their children
D) the cooperation between the family and the school to meet a child's needs

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to the text,what is the main strength of the ecological theory?

A) its basis for shaping social policies
B) its explanations of how society and family interact
C) its exploration of how family members influence each other
D) its ability to explain change that occurs in society as a whole

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to the text,what is one difficulty with defining "family"?

A) The word always refers to people in our household.
B) The word always refers to the "traditional" family.
C) We use the word for many different things.
D) Not everyone has a family.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the legal definition of the family in Canada?

A) The legal definition of the family is the same across provinces.
B) "Family members" are defined in a host of laws and regulations.
C) Official policies depend on definitions of "family."
D) Legal definitions have changed through court cases.

Question 5

What is monogamy?

A) the practice of being married to two or more people at the same time
B) the practice of marriage to one person at one time
C) the practice of unmarried cohabitation with or without children
D) the practice of sharing accommodation and resources with a group

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT included in the Statistics Canada definition of "family"?

A) a widowed father living with his never-married daughter
B) a brother and sister sharing an apartment
C) a 12-year-old boy living with his mother
D) a common-law couple

Question 7

Which one of the following is an example of a micro theory?

A) family systems theory
B) structural-functional theory
C) conflict theory
D) exchange theory

Question 8

Cody's parents are divorced and share custody.Which of the following is true of Cody's situation?

A) Cody has more than one procreated family.
B) Cody is still part of a nuclear family.
C) Cody has more than one family of orientation.
D) Cody has only a personal definition of "family."

Question 9

Like many lesbians,Janet considers close friends in the homosexual community as family members.What type of definition of the family is she using?

A) legal
B) social
C) personal
D) illegal

Question 10

What does the ecological theory of the family examine?

A) the family as an institution among other institutions
B) power relationships within families
C) the balance of costs and benefits of family membership
D) the relationship between families and society as a whole

Question 11

In which theory of the family are the terms "macrosystem," "exosystem," "mesosystem," and "microsystem" most commonly used?

A) ecological
B) systems
C) symbolic-interaction
D) conflict

Question 12

What does the extended family include?

A) the nuclear family and other relatives
B) relatives other than members of the nuclear family
C) the legal family, as defined by Statistics Canada
D) close friends who act like family members

Question 13

Why is it important to study theories of the family?

A) They provide evidence for how families function.
B) They help to shape government policies and methods of therapy.
C) "Blood" or genetic relationships are important.
D) Each one can provide a comprehensive explanation of family life.

Question 14

In 2005,a federal law was passed that allowed couples to enter into which one of the following types of relationships?"

A) a family of procreation
B) a same-sex marriage
C) a polygamous partnership
D) a legal cohabitation

Question 15

According to the text,how is membership determined in both nuclear and extended families?

A) by personal beliefs about who belongs in the family
B) by household membership
C) by genetic or "blood" relationship, marriage, and adoption
D) by the federal government, so that definitions are consistent across provinces

Question 16

According to the text,which group in Canada has practised communal living?

A) Sikhs
B) Hutterites
C) Mormons
D) Chinese

Question 17

In Canada,the legal definition of family

A) is embodied in federal family law.
B) is consistent in all human service fields.
C) varies by type of law and location.
D) is consistent across the country.

Question 18

What does polygamy refer to?

A) cohabitation between unmarried individuals of the opposite sex
B) the marriage of one person to more than one individual of the opposite sex
C) a sexual relationship between people of the same gender
D) marriage of a woman to more than one husband

Question 19

The daycare centre where Janet takes her son opens at 8 a.m.As a result she cannot catch the 7:55 bus that will get her to her first class on time.Janet's problem illustrates the effect of which of the following systems?

A)the macrosystem
B)the mesosystem
C)the microsystem
D)the exosystem

Question 20

What term is used to describe a general framework of ideas that can be used to answer questions about the world?

A) a macrosystem
B) a hypothesis
C) a theory
D) a defining concept

Question 21

According to the text,what is a status?

A) an imaginary line marking who belongs to a family system
B) a way of behaving that is typical of a certain group
C) a social position that carries a set of expectations about behaviour
D) a cultural rule that tells us what, where, when, how, and why we should do something

Question 22

According to the text,which one of the following theories is particularly concerned with power relationships?

A) family systems theories
B) conflict theories
C) developmental theories
D) exchange theories

Question 23

According to the text,why do feminist thinkers criticize structural-functionalism?

A) for blaming the victim of domestic violence for her own misfortune
B) for considering the man as the natural head of the family
C) for emphasizing the individual's responsibility in shaping a world view
D) for providing a model that real families do not fit

Question 24

Which statement is NOT true of a family system?

A) It contains a set of interrelated and interacting parts.
B) There is a complementarity of roles.
C) Membership is marked by boundaries.
D) There is constant change in role formation.

Question 25

According to the text,what does "norm" refer to?

A) a way of behaving that is typical of a certain group
B) social principles accepted by groups within society
C) the basic knowledge of a culture's way of doing things
D) a position that carries a set of expectations about behaviour

Question 26

Marta and Jon praise their daughter,Kayla,when she picks up her toys.What are they using?

A) positive feedback
B) role fulfillment
C) problem solving
D) family rituals

Question 27

According to the text,which of the following is the main strength of family-systems theory?

A) the emphasis it places on the individual's responsibility in shaping his or her view of the world
B) its explanations of how the family is related to other institutions and contributes to society as a whole
C) its assumption that all destructive behaviour is the result of a vicious cycle
D) its ability to account for the impact of the behaviour of one individual on all members of the family

Question 28

According to conflict theories,why do families and society change?

A) as a result of the vicious cycle of morphogenesis
B) as a result of changes in the meanings found in the situation
C) as a result of shifts in the balance of power
D) as a result of the pressure of developmental tasks

Question 29

Most families operate in much the same way from day to day.According to the text,what is this called?

A) morphogenesis
B) monolithic bias
C) steady state
D) explicit and implicit rules

Question 30

Michael points out that,although Patti has as much education as he does,she gets lower pay because she does "women's work" in a daycare centre.With which view of family life does Michael's statement agree?

A) developmental
B) interactionist
C) exchange
D) feminist

Question 31

What does "morphogenesis" refer to?

A) negative feedback and vicious cycles
B) the development of new forms of behaviour
C) boundaries of systems and subsystems
D) changes in explicit and implicit rules

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT considered a weakness of the structural-functional view of the family?

A) its intolerance of differences from "the standard North American family"
B) its lack of attention concerning topics such as family violence and sexual abuse
C) its tendency to assume that society has one set of norms and values
D) its explanation of how the family contributes to society as a whole

Question 33

According to the text,what is the structural-functional view of the family often associated with?

A) the "traditional" family
B) the feminist movement
C) decision-making in families
D) the meaning of family behaviour

Question 34

Which of the following describes a belief of family systems theory?

A) Problems of one member of the family will affect all other members.
B) Power in the family is usually exercised by men.
C) The family is the main vehicle for passing on norms and values.
D) Each member in the system must accomplish certain developmental tasks.

Question 35

According to the text,which one of the following theories has most influenced social policies in the past?

A) developmental
B) structural-functional
C) symbolic-interactionist
D) ecological

Question 36

Recently the fights between Jennifer and her parents have been escalating.According to the text,what is this pattern called?

A) morphogenesis
B) a negative feedback cycle
C) a vicious cycle
D) disengagement

Question 37

When a therapist talks about family rules,according to the text,what type of approach to the family is he or she probably using?

A) systems
B) developmental
C) exchange
D) feminist

Question 38

Jason's classmates think he is odd because at age 19 he still cannot drive a car.What might their thinking reflect?

A) a status in our society
B) an obligation in our society
C) a role in our society
D) a norm in our society

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a function of the family,according to the structural-functional theory?

A) to transmit characteristics such as ethnicity and religion.
B) to give members the opportunities to try out different roles and statuses
C) to provide physical protection and emotional support for each member.
D) to socialize new individuals to take their place in society.

Question 40

What is a family,according to the structural-functional view of the family?

A) a system of individuals bargaining for their rights
B) the source of role theory and role strain
C) an institution among other institutions in society
D) the basis of power relationships in society

Question 41

Luc and Nancy have just become parents.According to developmental theory,what must they now do?

A) match the social time clock
B) prepare to transmit norms and rules to their offspring
C) adjust their family arrangements to meet the needs of the baby
D) use the "album" approach to their family

Question 42

What does longitudinal research involve?

A) comparing individuals of different ages in relation to a particular factor
B) looking at how people of different cohorts differ in attitudes
C) following the same individuals over a period of time
D) reporting on the researchers' experiences when they take part in people's activities

Question 43

Mariellen is comparing how mothers discipline children aged one,five,and nine years of age.What is she probably conducting?

A) cohort research
B) cross-sectional research
C) longitudinal research
D) experiments

Question 44

Which of the following is one of the most important organizations conducting survey research in Canada?

A) Maclean's magazine
B) Statistics Canada
C) Pew Research Center
D) Corrections Canada

Question 45

According to developmental theory,which of the following are TRUE?

A) Families make decisions based on costs and benefits.
B) Families change through the process of morphogenesis.
C) Families provide the rules that tell us what, where, how, when and why to act.
D) Families change in predictable ways at each life stage.

Question 46

Which of the following BEST describes research results?

A) They are impartial because they are arrived at by the scientific method.
B) They would be the same no matter what theoretical approach the researcher uses.
C) They do not really reflect variations among families in Canada.
D) They depend on the questions dictated by the theoretical approach.

Question 47

According to exchange theory,how can much of family life be viewed?

A) in terms of norms and values
B) in terms of ambiguity and boundaries
C) in terms of costs and benefits
D) in terms of roles and interpretations

Question 48

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a criticism of developmental theory?

A) It allows researchers to compare family life in different cultures.
B) It overlooks grandparent-grandchild relationships.
C) It depends on the concept of the nuclear family.
D) It provides a form of lock-step that real families do not fit.

Question 49

According to the text,which of the following is one criticism of family systems theory?

A) It does not account for the influence of one family member on the entire family.
B) It overemphasizes the varied experience of individual family members.
C) It makes little or no reference to important social influences.
D) It does not explain why behaviour continues in destructive patterns.

Question 50

Which of the following statements in NOT true of correlations?

A) Correlations attempt to find a relationship between two or more factors.
B) Correlations are one of most common forms of statistical analysis.
C) Correlations are often used in quantitative research.
D) Correlations can prove that one factor caused another.

Question 51

On which of the following theories is the statement,"What you believe affects what you do" based?

A) family systems theory
B) developmental theory
C) symbolic-interaction theory
D) structural-functional theory

Question 52

According to the text,what is one of the most common forms of statistical analysis?

A) cross-sectioning
B) cohort analysis
C) correlation
D) quantitative research

Question 53

John is a researcher interested in learning people's opinions about roles in marriage.He mails a questionnaire to a carefully selected group of people.What research method is he using?

A) a survey
B) a cohort
C) a correlation
D) an observation

Question 54

Which form of research presents information in the form of numbers?

A) qualitative research
B) survey research
C) quantitative research
D) longitudinal research

Question 55

According to the text,what does the social time clock refer to?

A) the time crunch many working parents face
B) a socially approved schedule for life events
C) concepts of developmental theory
D) the day-to-day schedule followed by families

Question 56

According to the text,researchers in one study videotaped conversations between married couples.They found that couples who had miserable smiles and showed disgust were more likely to later separate.What form of research is this?

A) interview
B) observation
C) documentary research
D) cross-sectional research

Question 57

According to which one of the following theories do individuals develop a sense of self through the attitudes of others and through relationships with parents,peers,and other people important to them?

A) developmental
B) role
C) exchange
D) imaging

Question 58

Markus earns twice as much as his wife,Nicola.Although they work similar hours,Markus expects Nicola to do most of the housework because he brings in more money.What is his attitude an example of?

A) functionalism
B) systems operation
C) symbolic meaning
D) exchange values

Question 59

According to the text,what is probably the most common form of qualitative research?

A) an in-depth interview
B) an experiment
C) direct observation
D) a focus group

Question 60

According to the text,in what way are structural-functional and conflict theories similar?

A) Both focus on the ways families change over time.
B) Both focus on power dynamics in families
C) Both are macro theories of the family.
D) Both are economic models of the family.

Question 61

Define "family boundary" and state its importance.

Question 62

Define "developmental task" and state its importance.

Question 63

The Hutterites are one group in Canada who organize their lifestyle around ____________________.That is,they share financial resources,work assignments,and meals with the whole group.

Question 64

A(n)____________ consists of the relationships between two or more microsystems.

Question 65

The process by which new individuals are shaped to become functioning members of society is called _____________________.

Question 66

____________________ thinkers state that family relations are usually based on the power and authority of men.

Question 67

Define "social time clock" and explain its significance.

Question 68

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of symbolic-interaction theory.

Question 69

State the difference between legal and social definitions of the family.

Question 70

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of the exchange theory of the family.

Question 71

____________________ theorists look at the entire family life cycle from its formation to its end.

Question 72

A(n)____________ refers to people who occupy the same dwelling.

Question 73

State the difference between qualitative and quantitative research.

Question 74

The ____________________ theory looks at meanings family members see in each other's words and actions.

Question 75

A(n)____________________ reflects the characteristics or attitudes that result from the period in history in which people have lived.

Question 76

A research method in which the researcher watches and records behaviour is called ____________________.

Question 77

State the difference between the nuclear and extended family.

Question 78

Briefly explain why structural-functional theory has been important for our society.

Question 79

Explain the difference between longitudinal and cross-sectional research methods.

Question 80

According to structural-functional theory,a(n)____________ is a social position that carries expectations regarding acceptable behaviour.