Question 1

Today,people are freer than at any other time to fall in love and marry anyone they desire.What role do social forces play in these opportunities that people are faced with?

Accepted Answer

A)  social forces expand choices 
B)  social forces constrain choices 
C)  social forces simply simply provide choices 
D)  social forces ensure that choices are non-existent 
A)  social forces expand choices 
B)  social forces constrain choices 
C)  social forces simply simply provide choices 
D)  social forces ensure that choices are non-existent

Question 2

Swedish children are better off on most measures of well-being than children in the United States.Which of the following is an explanation for the disparity in wellness scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Swedes pay higher taxes and receive substantial family-related benefits. 
B)  Americans pay higher taxes but receive few family-related benefits. 
C)  Swedes have a high abortion rate, so each child is a wanted child. 
D)  Americans have a higher rate of violence, much of which spills over into children's lives. 
A)  Swedes pay higher taxes and receive substantial family-related benefits. 
B)  Americans pay higher taxes but receive few family-related benefits. 
C)  Swedes have a high abortion rate, so each child is a wanted child. 
D)  Americans have a higher rate of violence, much of which spills over into children's lives.

Question 3

Today,when some people speak of "the decline of the family," they are referring to the nuclear family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Based on cross-cultural research and past history,if the abortion laws in Canada were repealed,what would be the most likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women would stop having abortions. 
B)  Women would stop needing abortions. 
C)  Abortions would be carried out in secret, often dangerous circumstances. 
D)  Women would travel long distances to places where abortion was legal. 
A)  Women would stop having abortions. 
B)  Women would stop needing abortions. 
C)  Abortions would be carried out in secret, often dangerous circumstances. 
D)  Women would travel long distances to places where abortion was legal.

Question 5

Leslie and Lisa are excited to be going to the clinic so that Leslie can have their gay friend's sperm inserted into her vaginal canal.What is this method of reproduction called?

Accepted Answer

A)  parthenogenesis 
B)  artificial insemination 
C)  in vitro fertilization 
D)  surrogate motherhood 
A)  parthenogenesis 
B)  artificial insemination 
C)  in vitro fertilization 
D)  surrogate motherhood

Question 6

Mario and Francesca,both artists who work from a home studio,do not believe in marriage but live together and have two children together.What kind of family is exemplified here?

Accepted Answer

A)  a patriarchal family 
B)  a traditional nuclear family 
C)  an extended family 
D)  a nuclear family 
A)  a patriarchal family 
B)  a traditional nuclear family 
C)  an extended family 
D)  a nuclear family

Question 7

Which of the following groups was most likely to participate in the "orgy of domesticity"?

Accepted Answer

A)  employed women 
B)  middle-class women 
C)  polygamous women 
D)  non-white women 
A)  employed women 
B)  middle-class women 
C)  polygamous women 
D)  non-white women

Question 8

According to the textbook's analysis of family sitcoms on television from the 1950s to today,what is the main conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  TV families today are increasingly unhappy. 
B)  TV families today are more diverse. 
C)  TV families today are smaller. 
D)  TV families today are more engaged in activities outside the home. 
A)  TV families today are increasingly unhappy. 
B)  TV families today are more diverse. 
C)  TV families today are smaller. 
D)  TV families today are more engaged in activities outside the home.

Question 9

In Canada there are enough regulated child-care spaces for one-half the children under age 12 who require them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the effects of divorce on children?

Accepted Answer

The effects of divorce on children can v

Question 11

What is a "local marriage market?"

Accepted Answer

A "local marriage market" refers to the

Question 12

Simone is sexually assaulted by her date and gets pregnant as a result.Based on the research,which of the following people is most likely to support her decision to abort?

Accepted Answer

A)  her stay-at-home mom 
B)  her classmates at school 
C)  a female principal at her school 
D)  a male teacher at her school 
A)  her stay-at-home mom 
B)  her classmates at school 
C)  a female principal at her school 
D)  a male teacher at her school

Question 13

In nations with high levels of individualism,what is the essential basis for marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual compatibility 
B)  high levels of attraction 
C)  love 
D)  social compatibility 
A)  sexual compatibility 
B)  high levels of attraction 
C)  love 
D)  social compatibility

Question 14

For most of human history,marriage was based on love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If people worry that the family is in decline,what type of reform are they most likely to pressure government for?

Accepted Answer

A)  stronger penalties for criminals and young offenders 
B)  changes to child tax and family allowance benefits 
C)  changes to divorce and abortion laws 
D)  a return to traditional education curriculum 
A)  stronger penalties for criminals and young offenders 
B)  changes to child tax and family allowance benefits 
C)  changes to divorce and abortion laws 
D)  a return to traditional education curriculum

Question 16

What happened with regard to fertility in Canada in 1961?

Accepted Answer

A)  It peaked. 
B)  It dropped. 
C)  It stabilized. 
D)  It increased. 
A)  It peaked. 
B)  It dropped. 
C)  It stabilized. 
D)  It increased.

Question 17

What are the economic and emotional effects of divorce?

Accepted Answer

The economic effects of divorce can be s

Question 18

Why might the negative effects on children's well-being following divorce be declining over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  because the number of children impacted by divorce is declining 
B)  because there are more supports in place for children of divorce at school 
C)  because there is significantly less social stigma attached to divorce 
D)  because parents have social supports they can turn to following divorce 
A)  because the number of children impacted by divorce is declining 
B)  because there are more supports in place for children of divorce at school 
C)  because there is significantly less social stigma attached to divorce 
D)  because parents have social supports they can turn to following divorce

Question 19

Today,women and men make approximately equal contributions in unpaid household labour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the textbook,which of the following is one of the three sets of forces that most influence who people will fall in love with and marry?

Accepted Answer

A)  family resources 
B)  political resources 
C)  physical attraction 
D)  demographic factors 
A)  family resources 
B)  political resources 
C)  physical attraction 
D)  demographic factors

Exam 15: Families

Today,people are freer than at any other time to fall in love and marry anyone they desire.What role do social forces play in these opportunities that people are faced with?

Swedish children are better off on most measures of well-being than children in the United States.Which of the following is an explanation for the disparity in wellness scores?

Today,when some people speak of "the decline of the family," they are referring to the nuclear family.

Based on cross-cultural research and past history,if the abortion laws in Canada were repealed,what would be the most likely outcome?

Leslie and Lisa are excited to be going to the clinic so that Leslie can have their gay friend's sperm inserted into her vaginal canal.What is this method of reproduction called?

Mario and Francesca,both artists who work from a home studio,do not believe in marriage but live together and have two children together.What kind of family is exemplified here?

Which of the following groups was most likely to participate in the "orgy of domesticity"?

According to the textbook's analysis of family sitcoms on television from the 1950s to today,what is the main conclusion?

In Canada there are enough regulated child-care spaces for one-half the children under age 12 who require them.

What are the effects of divorce on children?

What is a "local marriage market?"

Simone is sexually assaulted by her date and gets pregnant as a result.Based on the research,which of the following people is most likely to support her decision to abort?

In nations with high levels of individualism,what is the essential basis for marriage?

For most of human history,marriage was based on love.

If people worry that the family is in decline,what type of reform are they most likely to pressure government for?

What happened with regard to fertility in Canada in 1961?

What are the economic and emotional effects of divorce?

Why might the negative effects on children's well-being following divorce be declining over time?

Today,women and men make approximately equal contributions in unpaid household labour.

According to the textbook,which of the following is one of the three sets of forces that most influence who people will fall in love with and marry?

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