Sociology of the Family Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Sociology of the Family explores the structure, function, and diversity of families across different societies and cultures. The course examines the historical development of family forms, patterns of marriage and partnership, parenting, kinship, and the impact of social, economic, and political forces on family life. Students analyze theoretical perspectives on the family, including functionalist, conflict, feminist, and symbolic interactionist approaches, while considering issues such as gender roles, domestic labor, family policy, and demographic changes. The course also addresses contemporary trends and challenges, including divorce, cohabitation, same-sex families, and globalization, encouraging critical reflection on the role of families in shaping social identity and relationships.
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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 is a family,according to the structural-functional view of the family?
A) a system of individuals bargaining for their rights
B) the source of role theory and role strain
C) an institution among other institutions in society
D) the basis of power relationships in society
Answer: C
Q2) According to the text,what is a status?
A) an imaginary line marking who belongs to a family system
B) a way of behaving that is typical of a certain group
C) a social position that carries a set of expectations about behaviour
D) a cultural rule that tells us what, where, when, how, and why we should do something
Answer: C
Q3) According to developmental theory,which of the following are TRUE?
A) Families make decisions based on costs and benefits.
B) Families change through the process of morphogenesis.
C) Families provide the rules that tell us what, where, how, when and why to act.
D) Families change in predictable ways at each life stage.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Being Different
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Q1) Immediately following World War I,what was there pressure on companies to do?
A) hire refugees on humanitarian grounds
B) use a "bulk-labour" program
C) sponsor boat people
D) release foreign labourers
Answer: D
Q2) In an example of humanitarian-motivated immigration policy,between 1947 and 1962,what did Canada do?
A) It admitted nearly 250 000 refugees and people displaced by World War II.
B) It offered admittance to thousands of Ukrainian farmers seeking refuge from famine.
C) It offered immigration visas to Romanians fleeing after an unsuccessful uprising.
D) It became the principal destination for individuals using the Underground Railroad.
Answer: A
Q3) Any social category that offends against the norms of society is called a(n)____________.
Answer: minority
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) Which person has the greatest power in a relationship?
A) the one who cares about it the most B) the one who cares about it the least C) both, when they make decisions together D) neither, because power doesn't matter
Answer: B
Q2) When are people LEAST likely to marry across ethnic lines?
A) when they have an ethnically diverse set of friends in the area B) when they have a Japanese rather than an Asian Indian background C) when there is a large imbalance in the male/female ratio D) when there is a large local population of their own ethnic group
Answer: D
Q3) There is a ____________________ between the idea of marriage as exchange and marriage as shared emotion.
Answer: continuum
Q4) The tendency to marry someone similar to oneself is called ____________________.
Answer: homogamy
Q5) Moving in together,or ____________________,has become increasingly common for couples of all ages.
Answer: cohabitation
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells and After
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Q1) Satish and Mary Lynn feel they both need to work in order to have a decent standard of living.According to the text,if they are like most couples,who is most likely to stay home with their nine-year-old son when he is ill?
A) Satish, because men are usually considered responsible for their families
B) Mary Lynn, because women are usually considered caregivers
C) both Satish and Mary Lynn, taking turns because it is fair
D) no one because their son is old enough to leave alone
Q2) According to the text,which factor has NOT been considered a sign that marriage is on the decline?
A) the increasing reliance on marriage counsellors
B) the growing rate of cohabitation and divorce
C) individuals delaying marriage
D) the raising of children outside marriage
Q3) Name and briefly describe four role patterns in marriage.
Q4) 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.
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Chapter 5: Children Yes or No
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Q1) Explain the difference between a foundling home and a foster home.
Q2) Explain the difference between adoption and surrogate motherhood.
Q3) According to the text,in recent years,what has happened to the size of the Canadian family?
A) It has been shrinking.
B) It has been expanding.
C) It has been staying about the same.
D) It has been expanding for younger couples.
Q4) According to the text,because there is a scarcity of healthy white babies available for adoption,what are some parents tempted to do?
A) illegally adopt internationally
B) illegally become foster parents
C) buy them illegally on the black market
D) apply for a butterbox baby
Q5) According to the text,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) ____________________ are the single most powerful influence in the socialization of children.
Q2) What is the term used for parents who are strong on obligations and responsibilities,but weak on recognizing children's individuality?
A) authoritarian parents
B) permissive parents
C) authoritative parents
D) punitive parents
Q3) According to the text,how do family stories help socialize children?
A) by emphasizing family values
B) by putting down family traditions
C) by discouraging family identity
D) by weaving families and kin together
Q4) _________________________ is the first generation to grow up with many mothers in the work force.
Q5) Suggest ways parents can influence children's television (or Internet)use.
Q6) A(n)____________________ parenting style allows children to make their own decisions without providing firm guidelines.
Q7) Identify and describe influences on children's gender-role socialization.
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Q1) Midlife has been divided into two age periods.What are they?
A) 30 to 50 and 50 to 65
B) mid 30s to mid 40s and mid 40s to mid 60s
C) early 40s to late 50s and late 50s to early 70s
D) 45 to 55 and 55 to 65
Q2) According to the text,if a marriage survives the midlife transition,how does it compare to the child-rearing years?
A) It is often less satisfying.
B) It is often busier.
C) It is often more deadening.
D) It is often happier.
Q3) Compared to young people of the same age in the past,what do emerging adults today have more of?
A) freedom and choices
B) responsibilities and stressors
C) money and status
D) friends and romantic partners
Q4) Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called "the sandwich generation."
Q5) Erik Erikson states that the key issue in middle age is
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Chapter 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years
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Q1) Briefly describe how women are disadvantaged in relation to pensions.
Q2) What does the term "grey power" refer to?
A) the increasing concern with fitness among the elderly
B) the increase in family violence among the elderly
C) the growing political and economic clout of the elderly
D) the higher level of violent crime among the elderly
Q3) According to the text,which of the following BEST describes the elder role among Aboriginal peoples?
A) The elder role as transmitter of culture is coming to be valued once again.
B) The elder role became important with the coming of Christian missions.
C) The elder role was a vital component of the original residential schools.
D) The elder role is disappearing nowadays since it is no longer valued.
Q4) According to the text,which of the following is one problem older people have with maintaining their own lifestyle?
A) Their children worry about them and try to limit their activities.
B) They lack financial resources to maintain hobbies.
C) They lack a system for managing health care tasks and responsibilities.
D) Their psychological health deteriorates faster than their physical health.
Q5) ___________________________ who are working tend to be less happy if their partner is retired.
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) What behaviour is more likely in children whose mothers had numerous consecutive romantic partners?
A) being depressed and easily frustrated
B) being promiscuous
C) being anxious and aggressive
D) being in trouble with the law
Q2) 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
Q3) Why are teen mothers unlikely to improve their financial status even when they marry?
A) Their partners typically have poor financial prospects.
B) Their partners are often in jail.
C) They are unlikely to work for long periods of time.
D) They spend money irresponsibly.
Q4) Which lone parents are most likely to remarry? Explain your answer.
Q5) 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) Which divorced parents face the greatest stigma?
A) mothers without custody of their children
B) fathers without custody of their children
C) mothers with custody of their children
D) fathers with custody of their children.
Q2) According to the text,what was often called the "poor man's divorce"?
A) adultery
B) desertion
C) applying to the Senate
D) annulment
Q3) The emotional loss felt in divorce is akin to that felt with the ____________________ of a loved one.
Q4) 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
Q5) What is meant by a sleeper effect? Give an example.
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a source of discipline problems in stepfamilies?
A) There are differences between parents in child-rearing styles.
B) The biological parent handles most of the day-to-day discipline.
C) The stepparent is not seen as a real parent, and thus not as a disciplinarian.
D) The stepparent establishes his or her authority first and then develops love.
Q2) Stepfamilies often receive conflicting messages from society.What is this called?
A) role ambiguity
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) social scripting
D) petty criticism
Q3) According to the text,what is one task a stepparent needs to accomplish in order to be successful?
A) to take over discipline to relieve the spouse of a heavy responsibility
B) to develop an appropriately affectionate relationship with the stepchild
C) to keep all family members happy with the new relationship
D) to remain detached from the child so as to avoid conflict
Q4) How do traditional gender roles work against stepfamilies?
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) According to the text,what do many individuals believe is the answer to conflicts between work and home?
A) establish daycare centres that operate round the clock
B) change norms to accommodate the needs of two-earner families
C) resolve issues arising from the effect of working fathers on children's development
D) make parents responsible for teenagers' conduct at work, school, and home
Q2) Julie feels torn between her job and her family.She feels she can do neither of them justice.According to the text,what is she probably a victim of?
A) her own potential
B) perfectionist parents
C) too many children
D) her own expectations
Q3) According to the text,burnout can lead to?
A) extramarital affairs
B) job loss or job sabotage
C) children in a family fearing the demands of adult work
D) decreases in one's ability to cope with stress
Q4) Briefly indicate the impact of technology on housework.
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Chapter 13: The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come
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Q1) How long can it take for family members to learn new patterns of interacting after an alcoholic family member stops drinking?
A) four to six weeks
B) six months to two years.
C) two to three years.
D) five to ten years
Q2) What does the A factor NOT include in chronic illnesses?
A) the first attempts at treatment
B) the initial diagnosis
C) the illness
D) re-evaluation
Q3) Which of the following factors probably does NOT affect the meaning a family places on an illness?
A) experience with a similar disorder
B) length of time the person has been ill
C) the reason the family gives for the illness
D) how family members see the prognosis
Q4) ____________________ changes are ones expected as part of the family life cycle.
Q5) State the impact of ambiguity on the way a family perceives a chronic illness.
Q6) A prolonged illness is called a(n)____________________ illness.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family
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Q1) ____________________ abuse of older people occurs most commonly by cashing pension cheques or by misusing a power of attorney.
Q2) According to the text,why do some abused women feel helpless to leave?
A) They do not know how to use their cell phones.
B) They may not want to leave their neighbourhood.
C) They may still hope that the abuser will change his ways.
D) They feel guilty for feeling sympathetic to their husband's anger.
Q3) According to the text,which of the following is LEAST likely to be a source of fear for an abused woman?
A) She fears that she will be charged with slander.
B) She fears living on welfare and in poverty.
C) She fears her partner will severely injure her if she leaves.
D) She fears that her husband will claim custody of their children.
Q4) What do social service agencies do in less severe cases of child abuse?
A) They may remove the child until the home becomes safe.
B) They always seek permanent custody of the child.
C) They believe the child should be hurried into an adoptive home.
D) They think that family programs won't be effective.
Q5) Discuss how society and social institutions respond to family violence.
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a reason that it is hard to determine the number of poor people in Canada?
A) Homeless people are almost impossible to count.
B) Rates vary with fluctuations in the economy.
C) No one has tried to count them.
D) The total depends on the definition used.
Q2) What is a method of screening applicants to ensure that only those who need financial assistance receive it?
A) social security screening
B) a clawback
C) a financial review
D) a means test
Q3) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of three basic approaches to reducing poverty.
Q4) Why has there been a decrease in poverty among the elderly?
A) because of the availability of the clawback and workfare policies
B) because of an increase in the number of seniors who hold jobs
C) because of the number of the near-poor in Canadian cities
D) because of improved pensions and government benefits
Q5) Describe three causes of homelessness and give a suggested solution for each.
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Chapter 16: The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) According to the text,what is one way of predicting the future of the family?
A) Consider current trends that might continue.
B) Take account of future economic downturns.
C) Look at future government social and economic policies.
D) Allow for coming immigration policies.
Q2) Dr.Kerry Daly suggests that we are caught up in negative stories about the family.What belief are these stories linked to?
A) the belief that families are less necessary for a functioning society today than in the past
B) the belief that `traditional` family values are ideal
C) the belief that the family is fragile and declining
D) the belief that individuals are responsible for meeting the intimacy needs of family members
Q3) According to the text,what will the effect of communications technology depend primarily on?
A) how people make use of it
B) how well parents supervise their children
C) income levels to permit purchase of equipment
D) amount of time spent surfing the Internet
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