Canadian Society Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of Canadian society, examining its historical development, cultural diversity, social structures, and contemporary challenges. Students will analyze issues such as multiculturalism, Indigenous relations, immigration, regionalism, and national identity, while considering how social institutions and public policies shape the experiences of individuals and communities in Canada. The course also encourages critical reflection on the values and dynamics that define Canadian society within a global context.
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The Family Dynamic A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition by Margaret Ward
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Chapter 1: What Is a Family
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Q1) 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
Answer: D
Q2) 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.
Answer: B
Q3) 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
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Being Different
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Q1) In recent years,the Aboriginal population has been growing much faster than the Canadian population as a whole.According to the text,which of the following is NOT a reason for this trend?
A) Residents of reserves have been more completely counted.
B) More individuals count themselves as Aboriginal instead of "passing" as white.
C) Opportunities now match those of the rest of Canadians, so families are larger.
D) As a group, more Aboriginal people are in a child-bearing age range.
Answer: C
Q2) List three factors that affected who has been allowed to immigrate to Canada.
Answer: the desire to maintain the "British" character of Canada,the need for labour to develop the country,humanitarian motives
Q3) Like others who are less powerful,____________ as a sex often use intelligence,interpersonal skill,sexuality,deception,and avoidance to get what they want.
Answer: women
Q4) Before 1947,Canadians were officially regarded as _______________________________.
Answer: British subjects
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a way parents can influence mate selection?
A) by providing introductions
B) by approval or disapproval
C) by choice of residence
D) by withholding an inheritance
Answer: D
Q2) Soni came with her parents from India when she was four.She has accepted many values of the majority Canadian society,including the idea of choosing her own husband.According to the text,which statement is LEAST likely to be true of her?
A) Her parents are pressuring her to marry someone of East Indian descent.
B) Her parents feel it is her decision and they should not interfere.
C) There may be a great deal of conflict in her family as a result of cultural clash.
D) Soni may become isolated from her family and social group.
Answer: B
Q3) The tendency to marry someone similar to oneself is called
Answer: homogamy
Q4) Non-resident partners are also referred to as
Answer: living apart together
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells and After
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Q1) Earlier studies of cohabitation suggested that living together before marriage affects the quality of the marital relationship for the worse.According to the text,what is one reason for questioning this conclusion?
A) These studies lumped together homosexual and heterosexual cohabitors.
B) Cohabiting couples develop problem-solving skills prior to marriage.
C) Premarital sex and cohabitation have become part of normal courtship.
D) Couples who separated before marriage weren't included in studies.
Q2) In 2005,what did the federal government do?
A) It used the "notwithstanding" clause to opt out of same-sex marriage.
B) It passed the Civil Marriage Act permitting same-sex marriage.
C) It passed the Adult Interdependent Relations Act, which applied to various close relationships.
D) It required all clergy to marry same-sex couples in spite of their beliefs.
Q3) According to the text,what 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) Briefly explain the developmental tasks facing a newly married couple.
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Chapter 5: Children Yes or No
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Q1) Why is it impossible to know how many unwanted children are born?
A) No figures are kept of the number of abortions performed.
B) Most parents claim to love their children.
C) Many children are raised by extended family.
D) Any child born within marriage is assumed to be wanted.
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) The morality of abortion is related to the moment ____________________ is presumed to begin.
Q4) What is the psychological impact of unwanted childlessness?
Q5) According to the text,in a conflict between individual rights and social policy,what is essential?
A) that governments set rules for who can become a parent
B) that women over 55 years be allowed to use IVF
C) that the family relationships of children be protected
D) secrecy be maintained in assisted human reproduction
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Chapter 6: Bringing up Baby
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Q1) In the past,what did boarding schools set up to educate Aboriginal children do?
A) taught children to appreciate their parents' values
B) encouraged the learning of Aboriginal languages
C) undermined Aboriginal language and culture
D) always treated the children gently and kindly
Q2) According to the text,what is the effect of separation and lack of contact with a parent?
A) It affects girls separated from fathers more than boys.
B) It affects boys separated from fathers more than girls.
C) It affects boys separated from mothers more than girls.
D) It affects both sexes equally.
Q3) According to the text,in the 1900s,what often happened to poor children?
A) They were employed in street trades order to help their families.
B) They were kept home from school because they were treated badly there.
C) They received luxuries because they were emotionally priceless.
D) They were raised according to scientific standards recommended by psychologists.
Q4) Explain how the present trend toward smaller families may affect the socialization of children.
Q5) What is the impact of large family size on children's development?
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Q1) Josh has bought new,more fashionable clothes; started working out at the gym; bought a new sports car; separated from his wife; and found a glamorous young girlfriend.According to the text,what are these are signs of?
A) a generativity shift
B) marital boredom
C) a midlife crisis
D) midlife schizophrenia
Q2) A(n)____________________ is a life event that can produce change in the family system.
Q3) In midlife,a man evaluates his dream of what he wants to accomplish in life.According to the text,if he has achieved it,what does he need to do?
A) give up and retire
B) find someone to mentor
C) find another goal
D) move into management
Q4) In what ways do men and women evaluate their work at midlife?
Q5) Describe the factors influencing marital happiness at midlife.
Q6) Explain why age is often more important for women than for men.
Q7) What changes 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) State the developmental tasks of old age.
Q2) According to the text,what is the ability to remain independent related to?
A) enough money and physical and mental condition
B) the help of children and residence in a rural area
C) mobility in the form of a car and the ability to care for the home
D) an adequate pension and a home in a retirement village
Q3) Explain the economic impact of the growing number of elderly people in the population.
Q4) The practice of requiring repayment of old age benefits when income reaches a certain level is referred as __________ __________.
Q5) Explain why it is artificial to divide older people into categories by age.
Q6) Name and discuss three key areas of conflict involving older people and their family members.
Q7) According to the text,what does psychological age refer to?
A) the attitudes and beliefs one has about one's age
B) cultural norms that specify appropriate behaviour for people of a given age
C) the attitudes of professional athletes toward failing abilities
D) rejection of "old" behaviour, such as sitting in a rocking chair and knitting
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Q8) The ____________________ movement has encouraged humane care for the aging.
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) Define "social support" and indicate the main sources of social support used by single parents.
Q2) According to the text,which of the following is LEAST likely to affect the life pattern of a single mother?
A) the likelihood of marriage or remarriage
B) the age at which she became a single parent
C) current life circumstances
D) the availability of her mother
Q3) According to the text,what was the fastest-growing family type in Canada for many years?
A) the nuclear family
B) the lone-parent family
C) the stepfamily
D) the same-sex family
Q4) For most children,the first experience in lone-parent families lasts less than __________ years.
Q5) State two differences between lone parents in the 1950s compared with those in the 1990s.
Q6) Which lone parents are most likely to remarry? Explain your answer.
Q7) Discuss the importance of age in the life course of single mothers.
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Chapter 10: Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience
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Q1) According to the text,what is one explanation for the increase in divorce?
A) the shift away from a sense of duty and toward personal fulfillment
B) lower expectations for marital happiness as women's independence increased
C) reduced sexual satisfaction of young couples who are time-crunched
D) the rush into marriage following unmarried cohabitation
Q2) Which steps does the "divorce cascade" usually involve?
A) decision to divorce, planning the breakup, separation
B) increased conflict, consideration of divorce, separation
C) emotional crisis, separation, family reorganization
D) emotional separation, custody decision, family reorganization
Q3) According to the text,what is children's adjustment to their parents' divorce probably most affected by?
A) the level of parental conflict
B) the sleeper effect
C) custody arrangements
D) the level of parental involvement
Q4) The level of ____________________ before and after separation probably has more impact on children's post-divorce adjustment than the absence of a parent.
Q5) What are the three crises of divorce?
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT an aspect of planning the remarriage?
A) Boundaries and roles need to be renegotiated.
B) Spouses need to accept that difficulties will not be solved overnight.
C) Children need to stay connected with the ex-spouse's family.
D) The relationship with the ex-spouse over child support needs to be maintained.
Q2) State why the relationship between stepparent and stepchild is important.
Q3) According to the text,what do studies show about 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.
Q4) The term ____________________ has been coined to refer to the relationship between current and ex-wives.
Q5) One important area of conflict between stepparents and stepchildren is ______________ because stepparents are not regarded as "real" parents.
Q6) Out of the need for a close relationship,some single mothers make their daughters their ____________________.
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) ____________________ involves working outside the office using a computer and telecommunications technology.
Q2) According to the text,what happens when individuals are burned out?
A) They will probably be quick to use proven stress-reducing techniques.
B) They are very likely to confide all their work difficulties to their spouse.
C) They welcome recreational activities to take their minds off the stress.
D) They may be too tired to make active efforts to reduce stress.
Q3) Which of the following is probably NOT a response to job loss?
A) anxiety
B) anger
C) fear
D) denial
Q4) Which of the following is probably NOT a result of burnout?
A) physical and emotional exhaustion
B) lack of sensitivity to others
C) loss of a zest for life
D) a greater sympathy for others' problems
Q5) Explain why there is no national policy for daycare in Canada.
Q6) Changes in availability and cost of daycare affect ____________________ most.
Q7) Define "burnout" and describe its effects on the individual.
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Chapter 13: The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come
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Q1) According to the text,what do vested interests tend to do?
A) have the greatest influence in defining problems
B) be relatively unsuccessful compared with others
C) be a continuing financial burden on society
D) be the same as gatekeepers
Q2) Providing examples,discuss the importance of perception for a family's response to a problem.
Q3) What is the difference between functional and dysfunctional adaptation?
Q4) How society perceives an illness can have a significant impact on a family's stress.When is this most likely to be a issue of concern?
A) when the person with the illness is an ethnic minority
B) when the illness is stigmatized
C) when the illness is caused by a person's behaviour (e.g., smoking)
D) when the illness is chronic
Q5) What does the bB factor consist of in the double ABCX model?
A) the meaning the family finds in the event
B) the pileup of stressors
C) the resources that help the family adapt
D) maladaptation
Q6) Briefly explain the part an "enabler" plays in an alcoholic family.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family
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Q1) According to the text,what is NOT a characteristic of many sexually abusive parents?
A) Their families are isolated.
B) They have many opportunities for extramarital sexual activity.
C) Many believe they are promoting their child's welfare.
D) The marriage is often sexually and emotionally unsatisfying.
Q2) Children who are particularly vulnerable to ____________________ abuse usually know and trust the adult who abuses them and may have a special fondness for that person.
Q3) Which of the following characteristics is NOT common in a sexually abusive family?
A) The marital relationship is emotionally and sexually unsatisfying.
B) The oldest daughter has become a parentified child.
C) They are physically or socially isolated.
D) The parents say they do not care about the well-being of their children.
Q4) According to the text,which of the following BEST describes neglectful mothers?
A) They often are isolated individuals.
B) They often have smaller families.
C) They often live low-stress lives.
D) They often spend all their time partying.
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a suggestion made for reducing poverty?
A) Increase social assistance.
B) Increase workfare.
C) Improve food banks.
D) Create jobs.
Q2) Which of the following makes up the largest single group of poor people in Canada?
A) lone mothers
B) children
C) elderly women
D) runaway teens
Q3) What is poverty based on wages alone?
A) minimum pay
B) working poverty
C) wage insecurity
D) market poverty
Q4) ____________________ is the policy of requiring able-bodied welfare recipients to train for a job or to be employed.
Q5) The ____________________ refers to the basic social programs needed to support family life.
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Chapter 16: The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) List two areas in which we can expect to see more government control related to the family in Canada.
Q2) According to the text,what will probably happen to the socialization of children in the coming years?
A) It will be managed more firmly by parents.
B) It will be left almost entirely to the media.
C) It will be less strongly under parents' control,
D) It will be more reliant on grandparents and other kin.
Q3) More ____________________ of families are alive now than at any other time in history.
Q4) According to the text,what is one result of the fact that the family has become the focus of emotional life?
A) a loss of the power nuclear families have on individual lives
B) an increase in divorce when marriages are not emotionally satisfying
C) an increase in public displays of emotions formerly thought to be private
D) the disappearance of the family from our society
Q5) In spite of many challenges,the norm in our society of ____________________,that is,having one romantic or sexual relationship at a time,remains constant.
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