Canadian Society Exam Review
Course Introduction
Canadian Society explores the diverse social, cultural, economic, and political landscapes that shape contemporary Canada. This course examines the historical foundations of Canadian society, the evolution of national identity, and the impact of multiculturalism and Indigenous peoples on the country's development. Key topics include immigration, linguistic diversity, regionalism, social inequality, and the role of Canada in the global context. Students will analyze major social institutions and current issues, fostering a deeper understanding of the complexities and dynamics that define Canadian life today.
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The Family Dynamic A Canadian Perspective 6th Edition by Margaret Ward
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Chapter 1: What Is a Family
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Q1) 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
Answer: A
Q2) 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
Answer: C
Q3) A research method in which the researcher watches and records behaviour is called
Answer: direct observation
Q4) A(n)____________ consists of the relationships between two or more microsystems.
Answer: mesosystem
Q5) A(n)____________ refers to people who occupy the same dwelling.
Answer: household
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Chapter 2: History, Culture, and Canadian Families
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Q1) Elisapie considers herself to be Inuit.Which term describes her status in Canada?
A)Aboriginal
B)Métis
C)visible minority
D)immigrant
Answer: A
Q2) What is the most important resource that immigrants rely on for employment,especially on first arriving?
A)government agencies
B)friendship networks
C)academic counsellors
D)newspaper advertisements
Answer: B
Q3) _____________ is the term used to refer to a group of people who share a common cultural heritage.
Answer: Ethnicity
Q4) In Halifax,the community of __________ was started by black immigrants.
Answer: Africville
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) What is the term for vowing to live without sexual gratification?
A)insanity
B)monogamy
C)celibacy
D)endogamy
Answer: C
Q2) Magalie is very extroverted and fun-loving.She is looking for a partner who is more introverted and serious.What standard of mate selection does Magalie appear to be using?
A)romantic attraction
B)compatibility measures
C)complementary needs
D)social exchange
Answer: C
Q3) Which term refers to a relationship in which the partners do not live together?
A)online dating
B)cohabitation
C)living apart together
D)divorce
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells or Not
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Q1) Which of the following is the most prevalent marriage type?
A)the balanced marriage
B)the devitalized marriage
C)the financially focused marriage
D)the harmonious marriage
Q2) In which part of the wedding ceremony do traces of the bride price appear?
A)bridesmaids,best man,and ushers
B)the honeymoon
C)the wedding ring
D)the white wedding gown
Q3) Which of the following occurs in a marriage with conventional roles?
A)There is a breadwinner husband and homemaker wife.
B)Both partners work and share household chores.
C)Both partners are dedicated to their careers and often purchase household services.
D)There is a breadwinner wife and homemaker husband.
Q4) The _________________ is the number of marriages per 1000 people in a given year.
Q5) The term ______________ refers to the marriage of one man to several wives at the same time.
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Chapter 5: Children-yes or No
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Q1) Anisah and Amir have been trying unsuccessfully to have a baby.According to the text,how do they probably feel as a result of the social norm that married couples have children?
A)They consider the medical investigation intrusive.
B)They find sexual activity less spontaneous.
C)They will rethink how important parenthood is to them.
D)They have a reduced sense of self-worth.
Q2) In which of the following cases are legal rights and responsibilities transferred from one set of parents to another?
A)foster care
B)adoption
C)in vitro fertilization
D)baby farming
Q3) Which term refers to a form of adoption where the biological and adoptive parents know little or nothing of each other?
A)closed adoption
B)secret adoption
C)concealed adoption
D)illegal adoption
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Chapter 6: Bringing up Baby
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Q1) Describe the Generation Z cohort.
Q2) According to the text,what are boys generally encouraged to be?
A)quieter and less expressive
B)caring and nurturing
C)independent and active
D)intellectual and sensitive
Q3) Which of the following was part of the experiences of the baby boom generation?
A)crowded conditions and inexperienced teachers in school
B)knowing what it was like to live without television
C)greater family stability than earlier generations
D)finding jobs more easily because of better education
Q4) How did one study find that children living in affluent neighbourhoods scored on tests of school readiness compared with children living in poorer areas?
A)Children living in affluent neighbourhoods scored lower.
B)Children living in affluent neighbourhoods scored the same.
C)Children living in affluent neighbourhoods scored higher.
D)There was no relationship between neighbourhood and school readiness.
Q5) Briefly explain what is meant by birth-order effect.Give an example.
Q6) Explain the importance of siblings as role models.
Q7) Describe how parents influence gender socialization.
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Chapter 7: The Middle Years of the Family and the Not So Empty Nest
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Q1) Indicate the developmental tasks that face young adults.
Q2) Children who return to their parents' home after moving out are called __________________.
Q3) The ____________________ refers to the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home.
Q4) Which term refers to the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home?
A)detachment disorder
B)mid-life crisis
C)generativity crisis
D)empty nest syndrome
Q5) Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."
Q6) Explain why researchers feel the need for a new age category: emerging adulthood.What characteristics define this new age group?
Q7) Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called "the sandwich generation."
Q8) Describe the current midlife generation.
Q9) Compare men's and women's transitions at midlife. Page 9
Q10) Discuss changes that may occur in the marital relationship at midlife.
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Chapter 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years
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Q1) Aging has four dimensions.Discuss how well these dimensions identify who is considered to be old.
Q2) What is the marital status of most men over the age of 65?
A)widowed
B)divorced
C)single
D)married
Q3) When parents are unable to care for a child,_______________ are the most likely family members to take on a surrogate parenting role.
Q4) How are men and women likely to differ and be similar in terms of their experience of their romantic relationships in later life?
Q5) Which of the following is a major reason for the aging of the Canadian population?
A)People are living longer.
B)Members of Generation Z are aging.
C)Large numbers of young people are finding jobs in the United States.
D)People are having more children.
Q6) Discuss the effect of a terminal illness on family relationships.Give examples.
Q7) Identify the four dimensions of aging.
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) A woman who has her first birth under the age of 20 is called a ___________.
Q2) What is the definition of a teenage mother?
A)a female who has her first child before the age of 20
B)a female who has her first child before the age of 18
C)a female who has her first child between the ages of 16 and 19
D)a female who has her first child between the ages of 14 and 16
Q3) Define "social support" and indicate the main sources of social support used by lone parents.
Q4) According to the text,one way to break single parents' dependency on social assistance involves policies that do which of the following?
A)support them getting more education and finding better jobs
B)increase the Canada Child Tax Benefit
C)encourage them to get married
D)help them find adoptive families for their children
Q5) Which of the following is a pressure exerted on mothers receiving welfare?
A)snitch lines
B)lack of interest from professionals who administer the welfare system
C)pressure to find the best job
D)pressure to stay home to raise her children
Q6) Discuss factors affecting the economic well-being of lone parents.Give examples.
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Chapter 10: Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience
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Q1) Generally,within how many years will most divorced persons have built a reasonably satisfying life?
A)two
B)four
C)six
D)eight
Q2) Briefly explain the importance of life changes after divorce to children's well-being.
Q3) Explain the relationship between the divorce law and the divorce rate.
Q4) When do teens have the most difficulty with their parents' divorce?
A)if they are involved in sex or drugs
B)if parents do not limit contact with the nonresidential parent
C)if they are expected to take sides
D)if they separate prematurely from their family
Q5) Which of the following is an important developmental task for a divorced person to accomplish?
A)a custody battle
B)an emotional divorce
C)preoccupation with the lost relationship
D)achieving a transitional state
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) How do boundaries in remarriage families differ from those in first-marriage families?
Q2) Complex stepfamilies are also called ____________ families.
Q3) Which term describes a family in which all children are the biological or adopted children of one and only one married spouse or common-law partner in the couple?
A)simple stepfamily
B)complex stepfamily
C)lone-parent family
D)unblended stepfamily
Q4) What do studies show regarding having a baby born into a stepfamily?
A)It is related to family stability.
B)It increases conflict among stepsiblings.
C)It makes stepchildren feel more wanted.
D)It increases husband-wife conflict over children.
Q5) Why do traditional gender roles work against stepfamilies?
A)Stepmothers are expected to be cruel.
B)Traditional gender roles include the nonresident parent in the family.
C)Traditional gender roles often do not fit the family reality.
D)Children may face the loss of accustomed roles.
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) In 2009,what proportion of mothers with school-aged children were in the paid labour force?
A)over three-quarters
B)less than one-half
C)over two-thirds
D)less than one-quarter
Q2) ______________ is the perception of being stressed or overwhelmed by the pressures of multiple family and work roles.
Q3) Why is there is no national policy regarding daycare?
A)daycare is a provincial matter
B)daycare is a municipal matter
C)no government has wanted to set standards
D)there has been insufficient funding to set standards
Q4) How does job sharing differ from other part-time work?
A)Part-time work allows much more flexible hours.
B)Job sharing is a less secure form of employment.
C)In job sharing,two employees receive prorated salaries and benefits.
D)The job sharers are not considered regular employees.
Q5) _____________ is a situation where family and work roles or time demands interfere with each other.
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Chapter 13: The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come
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Q1) When the onset of illness is gradual,which of the following probably occurs?
A)Family members quickly come to realize something is wrong.
B)Family members react exactly the same as in the case of acute illness.
C)At the time of diagnosis,the family may suffer a crisis.
D)Families live with less worry and fear.
Q2) What is the term for the ability to do well in the face of adversity?
A)coping
B)resilience
C)ambiguity
D)resource
Q3) What are special-interest groups? How do they affect the perception of a problem?
Q4) Using the double ABCX model,explain the factors affecting a family's adaptation to a long-term problem.
Q5) Which of the following is true of current views regarding codependence?
A)It is now recognized as a psychological problem in its own right.
B)It is now considered only as far as its impact on the alcoholic family member.
C)It is now viewed as an imaginary illness that is used to get attention.
D)It is now considered a functional coping strategy because it focuses attention on the alcoholic person and his or her close family.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family
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Q1) What is one reason why women living in isolated areas are at particular risk if they are abused?
A)They face language and cultural difficulties in getting help.
B)There are too many violent role models in the community.
C)It may be hard to ask for help because there is little anonymity.
D)They may be rejected by their ethnic community.
Q2) What have researchers found about many perpetrators of family violence?
A)They want the same things from life that most people want.
B)They suffer from psychiatric disorders that make them dangerous.
C)They want more thrills out of life than the average person.
D)They never feel any guilt over the harm they have caused another.
Q3) What happened in Canada in 2011 in terms of intimate partner violence?
A)more husbands were killed by wives than vice versa
B)the rates for men and women were nearly equal
C)slightly more women than men were killed by a spouse
D)four times as many women as men were victims of intimate partner violence
Q4) Describe the needs of victims of intimate partner violence and discuss the response of society to these needs.
Q5) Briefly explain why the definitions of family violence and abuse are important.
Q6) Describe elder abuse and discuss the response of society to this issue.
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) Which province or territory has the highest rates of food insecurity?
A)Quebec
B)Nunavut
C)Alberta
D)Ontario
Q2) According to an American study of single mothers surviving on welfare,what was their first choice for extra funds to meet their expenses?
A)working,but not reporting the pay
B)asking relatives for help
C)selling sex,drugs,or stolen goods
D)getting money from the child's father
Q3) ________________ is the term used to describe the uncertainty that people can buy enough nutritious food or the actual inability to do so.
Q4) What is one disadvantage for families when they move from welfare to paid employment?
A)they start to earn more money and spend more than they earn
B)they spend less time together as a family
C)they can lose benefits tied to income levels,such as subsidized housing
D)they have more difficulty finding proper daycare
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Chapter 16: The Crystal Ball-predicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) Canadians can expect the age of the population to ____________________.
Q2) In the past,care for dependants was provided primarily by ____________.
Q3) Briefly explain why it is difficult to predict the future of the family.
Q4) Which of the following is true of dependency ratios in Canada today?
A)They are higher than ever.
B)Reducing the number of new immigrants will offset high ratios.
C)Spending in education will drive up ratios.
D)They are rising as baby boomers retire.
Q5) According to the text,what is one unexpected benefit of the aging of the population?
A)We are learning more about diseases of the elderly.
B)Less money is spent on primary and secondary education.
C)More generations coexist now than at any other time in history.
D)There is less ageism.
Q6) ___________________ refers to counting descent through one's mother.
Q7) What is the result of more women working outside the home?
A)There is increasing role flexibility between the sexes.
B)The breadwinner husband is increasing in popularity.
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C)Marriages are more stable because spouses are equal partners.
D)Couples can afford to support more children.
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