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Course Introduction
Community and Social Services is a course designed to introduce students to the principles, practices, and impact of social service delivery within diverse communities. It explores the roles and responsibilities of social service professionals, the structure and types of community organizations, and the strategies used to address various societal challenges such as poverty, homelessness, mental health, and family dynamics. Students will gain insight into the development and implementation of programs and policies that promote social well-being, as well as effective communication, advocacy, and collaboration skills needed to support individuals and groups within their communities. This course provides foundational knowledge for those interested in careers in social work, community development, nonprofit management, and related fields.
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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) 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
Answer: C
Q2) 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.
Answer: D
Q3) Why is it important to use theories to study 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
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Chapter 2: History, Culture, and Canadian Families
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Q1) Linda works at a clothing store.When a group of Senegalese women came into the store,Linda disappeared into the back storeroom and did not come out until the women left.What is the term for Linda's behaviour?
A)stigma
B)discrimination
C)prejudice
D)passing
Answer: B
Q2) Immediately following World War I,there was pressure on companies to do which of the following?
A)hire refugees on humanitarian grounds
B)use a "bulk-labour" program
C)sponsor boat people
D)release foreign labourers
Answer: D
Q3) What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
Answer: Responses will vary.
Q4) ______________ is the negative treatment of a group of people based on prejudice.
Answer: Discrimination
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) Which mate selection theory is best described by the expression "opposites attract"?
A)romantic love hypothesis
B)compatibility theory
C)complementary needs hypothesis
D)social exchange theory
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following statements is true according to the "wheel of love" theory?
A)All forms of love and friendship start with self-revelation.
B)Need fulfillment is necessary for the development of rapport.
C)Love develops through a vicious circle of emotions.
D)All forms of love and friendship begin with a feeling of rapport.
Answer: D
Q3) For men,what does a sense of closeness seem to depend mostly on?
A)shared experiences
B)open communication
C)denial of problems
D)skill in reading nonverbal cues
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells or Not
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Q1) How might former cohabiting partners claim a share of assets they have built up over the years?
A)by proving in court that they contributed to gaining such assets
B)as a matter of course because they are married in common law
C)by showing that they will be in financial need without a share
D)by proving they have a relationship of some permanence
Q2) According to the text,why is communication in marriage important?
A)Spending a lot of time talking is a key to marital happiness.
B)It is more important than reading a partner's nonverbal messages.
C)It directly affects the way in which couples solve problems.
D)You can make your partner come around to your point of view.
Q3) In the past,marriage was often entered into for economic benefit.According to the text,what happens nowadays?
A)People always consider financial factors before marrying.
B)Marriage is not necessarily a financial benefit.
C)Marriage for money reasons occurs only in developing countries.
D)Financial factors should make no difference to the decision to marry.
Q4) Describe the factors that affect the satisfaction of married couples.
Q5) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cohabitation agreements.Give examples.
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Chapter 5: Children-yes or No
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Q1) Which of the following best describes foundling homes,which were set up to care for abandoned children?
A)They had a high success rate in raising productive adults.
B)They had high standards of health care and education.
C)They had high staff-child ratios.
D)They had high mortality levels.
Q2) Which of the following is an issue common to foster and adoptive families and families with children conceived through birth technologies?
A)they have all suffered significant losses of some kind
B)there is more than one set of parents
C)the children do not feel like they are part of the family
D)there is no way to distinguish them from typical families
Q3) Describe the effect of stigma on adoptive families.
Q4) Discuss the various factors responsible for the falling Canadian birth rate.
Q5) Why do women usually feel the lack of children more than men?
A)They have been socialized to believe they achieve full worth only as mothers.
B)They see infertility as an assault on their husband's manhood.
C)They feel that their childlessness is the price of monogamy.
D)The balance of power in the family shifts toward the husband.
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Chapter 6: Bringing up Baby
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Q1) What is the first generation to grow up with computers in the home?
A)Generation Y
B)early baby boomers
C)Generation X
D)late baby boomers
Q2) According to the text,which of the following is most likely to happen to children who experience too many separations from parents and parent figures?
A)They may rely heavily on the goodwill of strangers.
B)They may become attached to new people too quickly.
C)They may feel emotionally comfortable with stepparents.
D)They may fear becoming attached again.
Q3) Which of the following describes socialization among the baby boom generation?
A)Respect for institutions increased dependence on authority.
B)Teamwork and social skills were emphasized.
C)Parents' reliance on Dr.Spock resulted in more rigid child-rearing methods.
D)Family living meant living in small towns rather than cities.
Q4) Explain how the present trend toward smaller families may affect the socialization of children.
Q5) What is the role of family storytelling in the socialization of children?
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Chapter 7: The Middle Years of the Family and the Not So Empty Nest
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Q1) When did the idea of middle age originate?
A)in the Victorian period
B)fairly recently
C)in medieval times
D)during the 1800s
Q2) What general statement can we make about the middle years of life?
A)Almost all men are concentrating on career achievement.
B)The main interest of most middle-age women is children and grandchildren.
C)There are enormous differences among middle-aged people.
D)Middle-aged individuals are more alike than different.
Q3) Which of the following is a characteristic of the midlife group?
A)their diversity
B)their unusual similarity
C)their rapid physical decline
D)their child rearing
Q4) Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called "the sandwich generation."
Q5) Compare men's and women's transitions at midlife.
Q6) Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."
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Chapter 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years
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Q1) The ability of each generation in society to get a fair share of resources is referred to as ___________.
Q2) Since 1951,what has the Old Age Security Act provided?
A)pensions for working Canadians
B)pensions for Canadians outside of Quebec and Ontario
C)pensions for all Canadians
D)pensions for those who retire before they are 65 years old
Q3) Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the "old"?
A)seniors who are physically and psychologically unhealthy
B)anyone under 80
C)those between 75 and 84 years old
D)those with grandchildren
Q4) Adela and Bill are a married couple.They have lived in a nursing home for six months,but they have separate rooms.Which area of conflict might this represent?
A)independence
B)connectedness
C)dependence
D)privateness
Q5) ___________________ refers to the number of years a person has lived.
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) When do children from lone-parent families have more difficulties in both relationships and school?
A)when their mothers use a hostile parenting style
B)when their fathers use a permissive parenting style
C)when both parents are authoritative
D)when only their mothers are authoritative
Q2) Elise,Sarah,Jess,and Madhur are all single lone mothers.Who is most likely to marry,separate,divorce,and remarry?
A)Elise,a teen mother
B)Sarah,a widowed mother
C)Jess,a cohabiting mother
D)Madhur,a lesbian mother
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of young adults whose parents divorced before they were five?
A)They are less likely to have long-term emotional difficulties.
B)Their troublesome behaviour emerges only after their parents' divorce.
C)They are less likely to have a child outside marriage.
D)They are more disruptive and unhappy.
Q4) Explain why relatively few fathers have custody of their children.
Q5) Describe the stigma attached to lone parenthood.
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Chapter 10: Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience
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Q1) Samantha lives with her mother and visits her father each weekend.From Samantha's point of view,what is this arrangement?
A)joint custody
B)a binuclear family
C)a one-parent family
D)a transitional state
Q2) During temporary separations,the family can be under a great deal of stress since its members are uncertain who is part of the family.What is this kind of stress called?
A)a transitional state
B)a sleeper effect
C)boundary ambiguity
D)member uncertainty
Q3) In which situation do almost all Canadians feel that divorce is justified?
A)when one partner abuses the other
B)when the couple has an unsatisfactory sex life
C)when one partner is infertile
D)when the couple constantly disagrees about money
Q4) A problem that emerges only long after an event such as divorce is referred to as a
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) The 2011 Census counted stepfamilies for the first time and they represented about one in _________ couple families with children.
Q2) ____________ refers to a family where the children are related to one parent but not the other.
Q3) Which of the following is least likely to account for difficulties stepchildren experience?
A)Stepchildren have undergone several family transitions.
B)Stepparents use an authoritative parenting style.
C)Stepfathers show less affection and supervise children less.
D)The problems may reach back before the formation of a stepfamily.
Q4) Explain why remarriage families often face more problems than first-marriage families.Use examples to illustrate your points.
Q5) Why is discipline a potential area of conflict in stepfamilies?
A)stepparents always try to impose their discipline style on their partner's children
B)stepparents are more likely to be neglectful
C)stepparents are more likely to be authoritarian
D)stepparents are not seen as "real" parents because they are not the children's birth parents
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) According to one study,how was work affected for men in unhappy marriages?
A)They spent an additional six hours a week at work.
B)They had about the same level of productivity as other men.
C)They lost about 38 days a year of work time.
D)They lost less work time than women in unhappy marriages.
Q2) What is the term for a policy used to manage both work and family responsibilities that allows full-time employees to determine when they arrive at and when they leave work,providing they work a certain number of hours?
A)compressed workweek
B)telecommuting
C)time-crunch juggling
D)flextime
Q3) _____________ is defined as a form of conflict in which work and family demands are mutually incompatible,so that meeting demands in one domain makes it difficult to meet demands in the other.
Q4) Describe the trends in women employed outside the home.
Q5) ____________________ is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion resulting from prolonged stress from trying to live up to impossible goals.
Q6) Define "burnout" and discuss its effect on families.
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Chapter 13: The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come
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Q1) When might a family face a crisis if the onset of a chronic disorder is gradual?
A)after a period of about six months
B)when they realize something is wrong
C)after a period of about a year
D)when the disorder is diagnosed
Q2) How can the seven resiliencies be used by teachers,counsellors,and other social service workers?
A)as coping mechanisms to deal with their own stress at work
B)as a way to perform their work more effectively
C)as a guide to help professionals know where to look for strengths rather than harms
D)as initiatives for improving communication with the people they work with
Q3) Which of the following tends to be true of groups with vested interests?
A)they have the greatest influence in defining problems
B)they are relatively unsuccessful compared with others
C)they are a continuing financial burden on society
D)they are the same as gatekeepers
Q4) State the impact of ambiguity on the way a family perceives a chronic illness.
Q5) A social ____________________ exists when a significant number of people believe that a certain condition is one.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family
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Q1) _______________ prevention programs aim to keep abuse from ever happening.
Q2) What is one reason for the growing incidence of elder abuse?
A)the great increase in the number of older people
B)the larger proportion of relatives who abuse seniors
C)the great increase in expressions of rage within society
D)the increased number of elders in institutional care
Q3) 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.
Q4) When asked why he had battered his five-year-old son,Michael said,"He talked back and defied me." What is this answer an example of?
A)role reversal
B)sparing the rod
C)moral justification
D)blaming the victim
Q5) Which kinds of parents are more likely to become abusive?
A)those in the middle class
B)those with high levels of stress
C)those with unhappy marriages
D)those who live in houses rather than apartments
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) There are no exact figures for the number of homeless people in Canada.Which of the following reasons is least likely to account for the lack of information?
A)The homeless population changes from day to day.
B)It is difficult to count people who do not use a shelter.
C)Definitions of homelessness change.
D)Cyclically homeless individuals complete the Canadian census when they are living at home.
Q2) Which of the following best describes the homeless?
A)They are almost all psychiatric patients who have been discharged to the community.
B)They consist of transient unemployed men,much like those in the 1930s.
C)They rarely include families,women,or children.
D)They are a varied group with different reasons for homelessness.
Q3) What are the nine priorities of Canada's Action Plan for Food Security?
Q4) What is meant by the "working poor"? Give two reasons for poverty in this group.
Q5) ____________ is a definition of poverty based on comparing individuals or families to others in the population.
Q6) Lacking the minimum basic requirements necessary for physical survival is called
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Chapter 16: The Crystal Ball-predicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) While we often think of the family as a personal and special kind of relationship,it is also a fundamental ___________________.
Q2) The ____________________ family has been considered the norm in Canadian society.
Q3) What is one result of government efforts to reduce deficits?
A)encouraging more mothers to place their children in subsidized daycare
B)placing demands on employers to establish flexible work arrangements
C)narrowing the category of family members who are responsible for others
D)placing more responsibility on family members for the physical care of relatives
Q4) There appears to be a basic shift occurring in Canada from a patrilineal to a matrilineal society.The term "patrilineal" means that kinship is counted through which of the following?
A)biological parents
B)the mother
C)stepparents
D)the father
Q5) Explain why there seems to be a basic shift in society from a patrilineal to a matrilineal family organization.
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