Question 1

What has been the general trend in the Australian divorce rate over the last decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  The divorce rate has been reasonably constant 
B)  The divorce rate has risen 
C)  The divorce rate has fallen 
D)  The divorce rate has fluctuated wildly over the period 
A)  The divorce rate has been reasonably constant 
B)  The divorce rate has risen 
C)  The divorce rate has fallen 
D)  The divorce rate has fluctuated wildly over the period A

Question 2

Which type of family do children in Australia live mostly in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lone-parent families 
B)  Grandparent-headed families 
C)  Couple families 
D)  Same-sex families 
A)  Lone-parent families 
B)  Grandparent-headed families 
C)  Couple families 
D)  Same-sex families C

Question 3

When did the notion of childhood as a separate sphere of life first occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  In pre-industrial times 
B)  In colonial Australia 
C)  In early industrial capitalism 
D)  Late in the nineteenth century 
A)  In pre-industrial times 
B)  In colonial Australia 
C)  In early industrial capitalism 
D)  Late in the nineteenth century D

Question 4

In the last 50 years, what has occurred to the size of Australian households?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have become larger 
B)  They have become smaller 
C)  They have remained constant 
D)  They have become more complex and unable to be easily classified 
A)  They have become larger 
B)  They have become smaller 
C)  They have remained constant 
D)  They have become more complex and unable to be easily classified

Question 5

Who portrayed the nuclear family as the best way of bringing up children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Betty Friedan 
C)  Simone de Beauvoir 
D)  Erving Goffman 
A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Betty Friedan 
C)  Simone de Beauvoir 
D)  Erving Goffman

Question 6

When do sociologists suggest the process of individualisation occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Late modernity 
B)  Pre-industrial society 
C)  The nineteenth century 
D)  With the arrival of industrial capitalism 
A)  Late modernity 
B)  Pre-industrial society 
C)  The nineteenth century 
D)  With the arrival of industrial capitalism

Question 7

Which theoretical perspective introduced the domestic division of labour debate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Feminism 
C)  Symbolic interactionism 
D)  Postmodernism 
A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Feminism 
C)  Symbolic interactionism 
D)  Postmodernism

Question 8

According to Jamieson what are intimate relationships characterised by?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual activity 
B)  Loving, caring, and sharing 
C)  Being married 
D)  Having lots of different partners 
A)  Sexual activity 
B)  Loving, caring, and sharing 
C)  Being married 
D)  Having lots of different partners

Question 9

Over the last hundred years in Australia, what has occurred to women's median age of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remained the same as men 
B)  Remained the same 
C)  Fallen 
D)  Risen 
A)  Remained the same as men 
B)  Remained the same 
C)  Fallen 
D)  Risen

Question 10

What has been the general trend in fertility rates in Australia since Federation in 1901?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertility rates have remained steady 
B)  Fertility rates have fallen 
C)  Fertility rates have risen 
D)  Fertility rates have fluctuated wildly over the period 
A)  Fertility rates have remained steady 
B)  Fertility rates have fallen 
C)  Fertility rates have risen 
D)  Fertility rates have fluctuated wildly over the period

What has been the general trend in the Australian divorce rate over the last decade?

Which type of family do children in Australia live mostly in?

When did the notion of childhood as a separate sphere of life first occur?

In the last 50 years, what has occurred to the size of Australian households?

Who portrayed the nuclear family as the best way of bringing up children?

When do sociologists suggest the process of individualisation occurred?

Which theoretical perspective introduced the domestic division of labour debate?

According to Jamieson what are intimate relationships characterised by?

Over the last hundred years in Australia, what has occurred to women's median age of marriage?

What has been the general trend in fertility rates in Australia since Federation in 1901?

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Exam 7: Families and Intimate Relationships

What has been the general trend in the Australian divorce rate over the last decade?

Which type of family do children in Australia live mostly in?

When did the notion of childhood as a separate sphere of life first occur?

In the last 50 years, what has occurred to the size of Australian households?

Who portrayed the nuclear family as the best way of bringing up children?

When do sociologists suggest the process of individualisation occurred?

Which theoretical perspective introduced the domestic division of labour debate?

According to Jamieson what are intimate relationships characterised by?

Over the last hundred years in Australia, what has occurred to women's median age of marriage?

What has been the general trend in fertility rates in Australia since Federation in 1901?

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

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