Gender and Society Exam Materials
Course Introduction
Gender and Society explores the complex ways in which gender shapes and is shaped by social structures, cultural norms, and individual experiences. This course examines the historical and contemporary construction of gender identities, roles, and relations, drawing on perspectives from sociology, anthropology, and feminist theory. Through analysis of topics such as gender inequality, intersectionality, sexuality, media representation, family dynamics, and global perspectives, students will critically investigate how gender influences social opportunities, interactions, and institutions. The course encourages students to reflect on their own assumptions and consider strategies for achieving greater gender equity within diverse societies.
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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) State the difference between legal and social definitions of the family.
Answer: The legal definition of the family refers to the structure and rights recognized by the government, such as marriage, adoption, and inheritance laws. It is based on formal legal relationships and responsibilities.
On the other hand, the social definition of the family is more broad and can include non-legal relationships and structures, such as cohabiting couples, extended families, and chosen families. It is based on the social and emotional bonds that individuals have with each other, regardless of legal recognition.
In summary, the legal definition of the family is based on formal legal relationships, while the social definition is more inclusive and encompasses a wider range of relationships and structures.
Q2) A(n)____________ refers to people who occupy the same dwelling.
Answer: household
Q3) A research method in which the researcher watches and records behaviour is called
Answer: direct observation
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Chapter 2: Being Different
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Q1) Which province or territory has the highest proportion of married couples?
A) British Columbia
B) Nunavut
C) Newfoundland and Labrador
D) Ontario
Answer: D
Q2) Jannat and Khosro are an Iranian couple who have immigrated to Canada. Which reason BEST describes why they would not access service agencies for support?
A) They may fear agency staff will not understand their culture.
B) They have large extended families who meet their needs in Canada.
C) Demand for service agencies is so great that many services have long waiting lists.
D) They are likely unaware of supports available because most flyers and posters are in only French and English.
Answer: A
Q3) The majority usually has a sense of ____________,the notion that its way is the right way and any other is wrong.
Answer: superiority
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) According to the text,what are two major problems in relationships?
A) unrequited love and stalking
B) love gone bad and sex gone bad
C) Internet infidelity and sexual incompatibility
D) intimacy and obsession
Answer: B
Q2) What does "complementarity of needs" refer to?
A) the match between the strengths of one partner and the needs of the other
B) the need to receive praise and approval on a daily basis
C) the danger that an individual's needs will be too great for a partner to fill
D) the development of mutual dependencies in a love relationship
Answer: A
Q3) According to the text,what did surveys of Canadian teenagers from 1996 to 2005 find?
A) an increase in the number of young men who said they had sex at least once
B) an increase in the number of young women who said they had sex at least once
C) a decline in the number of young men who said they had sex at least once
D) a decline in the number of young women who said they had sex at least once
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells and After
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Q1) Why will marriage probably survive?
A) Many more individuals will choose to marry than cohabit.
B) Same-sex couples will ensure that the number of marriages will increase.
C) Family values will influence more couples in the future.
D) Marriage is favoured in law above other relationships and has more rights.
Q2) According to the text,which of the following is NOT a risk factor for marital dissatisfaction following the birth of a child?
A) birth of a daughter
B) depression after birth
C) poor problem-solving abilities
D) unplanned pregnancy
Q3) According to the text,what were the gender roles in early 20th-century rural Quebec?
A) There was a clear division between men's and women's roles.
B) Men regularly cared for the daily needs of family members.
C) The wife became the financial administrator because the husband did not have time.
D) The husband moved in with the wife's family because he would inherit the farm.
Q4) Describe traditional male and female roles in marriage.
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Chapter 5: Children Yes or No
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Q1) Mothers who choose to place their babies for adoption are now offered various degrees of ____________________.
Q2) According to the text,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.
Q3) What options do lesbians have if they wish to become parents?
Q4) 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
Q5) Describe the effect of stigma on adoptive families.
Q6) In recent years,the size of the Canadian family has been ____________________.
Q7) What is the psychological impact of unwanted childlessness?
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Q8) Explain the difference between adoption and surrogate motherhood.
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Chapter 6: Bringing up Baby
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a specialized children's institution?
A) the West Edmonton Mall
B) the YMCA
C) Taylor Field
D) the Hospital for Sick Children
Q2) Indicate possible negative effects of peer relationships.
Q3) Zachary's parents were in their 40s when he was born.According to the text,what often happens to children like Zachary who have older parents?
A) They find that their parents' age makes no difference to their lives.
B) They enjoy many activities with extended family members such as grandparents.
C) They are more likely to be afraid their parents will die before they become independent.
D) They are less likely to enjoy luxuries than children of younger parents, who can earn more.
Q4) Briefly explain what is meant by birth-order effect.Give an example.
Q5) Whether television is a good or bad influence on children depends on their
Q6) A(n)____________________ parenting style sets expectations for children,but adjusts them to the individual.
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Q1) In what ways do men and women evaluate their work at midlife?
Q2) The main task in adolescence is for a teen to develop his or her ______________________.
Q3) Describe four major changes that occur in adolescence and young adulthood and discuss their impact on relationships between middle-aged parents and their children.
Q4) According to the text,what do emerging adults value more than relationships with peers?
A) relationships with romantic partners
B) plans for higher education
C) career goals
D) relationships with parents
Q5) 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
Q6) Compare men's and women's transitions at midlife.
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Chapter 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years
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Q1) According to the text,when we talk about death,what do we need to do?
A) talk about the growing incidence of diseases such as diphtheria
B) distinguish between the actual death and the events leading up to it
C) see it in terms of an incomplete life
D) remember that it lurks around any corner
Q2) Explain how the death of a family member may affect survivors psychologically,socially,and economically.
Q3) According to the text,which of the following is NOT a problem with using social age to decide who is old?
A) Social age indicates how we should interact with people of different ages.
B) The timing of marker events is changing.
C) Retirement has lost its link with physical frailty.
D) Attitudes toward social aging are not the same for everyone.
Q4) According to the text,what is a funeral?
A) an obsession with death that serves no useful purpose
B) the occasion for formal leave taking of the person who has died
C) an occasion where, by custom, families air all their conflicts
D) an interruption of the healthy grieving process
Q5) The population of Canada is becoming ____________________ in age.
Q6) Briefly explain the effect of pensions on the lifestyle of older people.
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) Suggest one similarity and two differences between lone mothers and lone fathers.
Q2) What does the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth state about children born in recent years?
A) They will continue to experience lone-parent family living at about the current rate.
B) They are more likely to spend their entire childhood with a lone parent.
C) They will experience lone-parent family living younger than earlier generations.
D) They do not have male role models because they live with lone mothers.
Q3) What does the text suggest as a new source of support for lone parents?
A) family-friendly federal policies
B) the Internet
C) the school system
D) the legal system
Q4) The level of income below which an individual family is considered to be poor is called the ____________________.
Q5) ___________________ refers to the practical assistance or emotional backup provided by others.
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Chapter 10: Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience
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Q1) What happened following passage of the new divorce law in 1968?
A) The number of divorces dropped.
B) The divorce rate increased slightly.
C) The divorce rate increased, then dropped to previous levels.
D) Divorces increased dramatically.
Q2) What options are available to a custodial parent when the other parent abducts a child and leaves Canada?
Q3) What does the exchange perspective state about divorce?
A) It is less likely if the wife has many male colleagues.
B) It is less likely if there are many costs.
C) It occurs more often when couples are more dependent on each other.
D) It is more likely when social stigma is greater.
Q4) A lack of balance in the family system is called ____________________.
Q5) What is a problem that emerges only long after an event such as a divorce?
A) a sleeper effect
B) a lurking disequilibrium
C) a delayed transition
D) a double whammy
Q6) The emotional loss felt in divorce is akin to that felt with the ____________________ of a loved one.
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) Remarried couples may be especially sensitive to conflict.According to the text,what is a healthy response?
A) conceal differences behind a shield of apparent agreement
B) have greater awareness of the feelings of the new spouse
C) blame everything on the former spouse
D) acknowledging conflict is a normal part of all relationships
Q2) Why is the stepfamily sometimes called an "incomplete institution"?
A) It does not come with ready-made roles and norms.
B) Not all the children live full-time in the household.
C) A stepparent is not considered to be a real parent.
D) There is duplication of roles and functions.
Q3) According to the text,what is one of the main difficulties in remarriage families?
A) There are too many candidates for available family roles.
B) The stepmother role is too rigid for most families.
C) There is insufficient role strain for a healthy family.
D) There is not enough role flexibility.
Q4) Another name for a remarriage family or stepfamily is a(n)____________________ family.
Q5) Give four factors that may lead to conflict between stepsiblings.
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) During World War II,there was an urgent need for women in the work force.What was a result?
A) All provinces took advantage of federal funds to expand daycare services.
B) Only Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan did not take advantage of federal funding to expand daycare services.
C) There was an enormous expansion of daycare services in Ontario and Quebec.
D) Alberta reserved 75 percent of daycare spaces for children of mothers working in essential industries.
Q2) According to the text,which of the following social factors is MOST LIKELY to affect women today?
A) encouragement to stay at home with their children and an understanding of family problems
B) pressure to fulfill their potential and criticism that they neglect their children if they are employed
C) the belief that children are better off if both parents work and pressure to provide more income
D) the expectation they will work long hours and the belief that children are better off in daycare
Q3) 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) When is alcoholism often admitted?
A) when the individual is confronted by his or her children
B) when a decisive event makes denial impossible
C) when a boss sends the individual to Alcoholics Anonymous
D) when the person's spouse labels him or her as an alcoholic
Q2) A social ____________________ exists when a significant number of people believe that a certain condition is one.
Q3) According to the text,when does a social problem exist?
A) when a significant number of people believe that it is a problem
B) when groups compete for scarce resources and the lowest power group defines it as such
C) when there is an imbalance in demands placed on a family and their ability to meet the demand
D) when one person's behaviour allows another to act in an antisocial manner
Q4) What might family resources include?
A) fear of public opinion
B) the family's viewpoint
C) maladaptation
D) practical knowledge
Q5) Explain what is meant by a snag point and give an example.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family
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Q1) ____________________ abuse is often considered part of the normal experience of growing up.
Q2) Child development experts point out that ____________________ may escalate into child abuse.
Q3) ____________________ is an act intended to physically hurt another person.
Q4) the definition of child abuse?
A) It has been settled through the development of child welfare standards.
B) It is generally accepted by all social and cultural groups.
C) It has no grey areas that need interpretation.
D) It has become broader and more inclusive over the years.
Q5) 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.
Q6) Discuss how society and social institutions respond to family violence.
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Q7) 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.
Q8) Often,a pressing need for abused women is ____________________.
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) ____________________ is the uncertainty that people can buy enough nutritious food,or the actual inability to do so.
Q2) According to the text,which of the following BEST describes conditions in shelters for the homeless?
A) They are usually worse in women's shelters than in men's.
B) They offer the homeless a sense of being cared for.
C) They do not favour family living because of lack of privacy.
D) They are made worse for psychiatric patients by the numbers of children admitted.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a cause for the increase in market poverty?
A) Minimum wages have not kept pace with inflation.
B) There are fewer people interested in filling available jobs.
C) Unemployment has been high and jobs have taken longer to find.
D) A growing number of workers aged 55 to 64 have been laid off.
Q4) Which of the following families is LEAST likely to be living in poverty?
A) a lone-mother family with one child
B) a married couple with both employed
C) a married couple with one earner and two children
D) an elderly widow
Q5) Give three reasons homeless women are less noticeable than homeless men.
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Chapter 16: The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) Which is likely to be true of young people in Canada in the coming years?
A) They will likely get jobs and get married earlier.
B) They will likely continue to live with their parents.
C) They will likely decide to have more children than in the past.
D) They will be more likely to live in same-sex partnerships.
Q2) Briefly state how communications technology will probably affect family life.
Q3) According to the text,what do advances in technology raise concerns about?
A) practical effects of having a robot in every home
B) the ethics of experimentation on human embryos
C) the ethics of using communications technology
D) the elimination of the homemaker's role
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a change from past marriage patterns?
A) More couples are cohabiting instead of marrying.
B) More same-sex couples are being legally married.
C) Divorce and remarriage have become more common.
D) More women are bearing children within marriage.
Q5) Increasingly,homes are developing ____________________ walls; that is,more professionals are able to learn what is going on within them.
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Q6) One of the most profound influences on families is ____________________ technology.
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