Question 1

What is intricately linked with patterns of power and authority in families?

Accepted Answer

A)  descent 
B)  descent and inheritance rights 
C)  inheritance rights 
D)  descent and kinship

Question 2

In 1978,Dave married his high-school sweetheart,Diane.He divorced her in 1996 in order to marry his co-worker Lynda.This marriage lasted three years.After their divorce became finalized,Dave moved in with Serena and the wedding took place two months later.What marriage pattern does Dave exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  sequential coupling 
B)  polygamy 
C)  polyandry 
D)  serial monogamy

Question 3

What did Émile Durkheim argue about the family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interaction between marital partners contributes to a shared reality. 
B)  Females are socialized to be passive and males are socialized to be aggressive. 
C)  A division of labour contributes to greater efficiency in marriages and families. 
D)  Men's domination over women existed long before private ownership of property and capitalism.

Question 4

According to the 2011 Census,what percentage of same-sex couples have children living with them?

Accepted Answer

A)  close to 20 percent 
B)  approximately 15 percent 
C)  about 10 percent 
D)  less than 5 percent

Question 5

Employed women often complete eight or more hours on the job each day and then come home to a variety of domestic work responsibilities.What name did sociologist Arlie Hochschild give this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  the second shift 
B)  the double bind 
C)  the domestic bind 
D)  the effect of homogamy

Question 6

What pattern of descent is set up in such a manner that a legitimate son inherits his father's property and sometimes his position upon the father's death?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

To date,the technology needed for actual "test-tube babies" has not been developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What percentage of households in Canada are one-person (or single-person)households (as of 2012)?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  15 percent 
D)  25 percent

Question 9

In cases involving joint legal custody,what percentage of children live with their fathers?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 5 percent 
B)  between 6 and 9 percent 
C)  about 10 percent 
D)  almost 15 percent

Question 10

What was the last year for the collection of marriage and divorce statistics in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  2004 
B)  2006 
C)  2008 
D)  2010

Question 11

What does historical and cultural evidence about families show us?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biology determines family structure. 
B)  Women always raise their own children. 
C)  Family structures are always evolving. 
D)  The nuclear family structure is universal.

Question 12

Which term refers to a legally recognized and/or socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage 
B)  cohabitation 
C)  trial separation 
D)  serial monogamy

Question 13

What is the second shift and what impact does it have on women and men?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which term do couples who decide not to have children often use to describe themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  childless 
B)  without kids 
C)  child free 
D)  adults with no children

Question 15

A national opinion poll found that more than two-thirds of Canadians regard the family as the "greatest joy" in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Statistics Canada (2012),approximately how many Canadians aged 20 to 24 were single?

Accepted Answer

A)  90 percent 
B)  80 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  60 percent

Question 17

Nicholas and Tina are in their early twenties,they are university educated,and they are both Dutch Canadians who come from a small town in Ontario.When the two marry,which of the following terms will best describe their union?

Accepted Answer

A)  exogamy 
B)  heterogeneous coupling 
C)  similar mating 
D)  homogamy

Question 18

Dan and Aamori live in Vancouver,B.C.,with their two sons,Emmett and Imara,and adopted daughter,Sarah.Which of the following terms best describes their family?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What destroyed the traditional Indigenous family?

Accepted Answer

A)  a successful assimilation policy 
B)  interventionist strategies employed by the Canadian state and the church 
C)  cultural awareness and self-government 
D)  the informal network and the formal political hierarchy

Question 20

Which statement is NOT a key finding in research on people who are single?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the 1960s,more people were single than married. 
B)  In 2012,nearly 90 percent of Canadians aged 20 to 24 were single. 
C)  Approximately 1 out of 10 people stay single their whole lives. 
D)  Staying single is rarely a personal choice.

Exam 6: Groups and Organizations