Exam 8: Family and Household

Which set of terms applies to the types of residence patterns that anthropologists study in different societies?

Identify and discuss the problems inherent in the "traditional" nuclear family.

Account for the existence of female-headed families in both Canada and the Caribbean region,and describe characteristics of these families.

In Canada,it is illegal for same-sex couples to live with children conceived through donor insemination or adoption.

What is the term for same-sex families where one or both lesbian mothers conceive a child through donor insemination,or where gay male partners have children through adoption,fostering,or surrogacy?

To overcome First Nations' resistance to further studies of their health,what are Canadian anthropologists such as John O'Neil doing?

Why are more and more middle-aged adults in Canada caring for their elderly parents?

What type of economy is typical of the cultures where extended families are most often found?

Which of the following best defines the term "household"?

With regard to parents' relationship with their children,which custom do modern Chinese-Canadian families have in common?

What was the effect of industrialization on nuclear families?

Supermoms attempt to maintain the traditional values of motherhood that emerged in the 1950s along with the modern demands of juggling the roles of wife,mother,and career woman.

The government support given to Canadian parents for raising their children includes emotional and physical assistance.

The Motherhood Mandate recognizes the endless labour required by mothers and acknowledges that the responsibility for raising well-adjusted children lies with both parents and with community.

Since 1996,the income of female-headed families in Canada has been rising because of increased participation of women in the labour force.

Roman Catholic Tory Island fisherfolk living off the coast of Ireland share with the Nayar of 19th-century India a form of consanguineal family.

In which sorts of societies is ambilocal residence found?

When fraternal polyandrous households of the Nayar break up,it is usually the wife who leaves.

An anthropologist who knows how a group makes its living and understands its political organization,the amount of land available to the people,and the degree of their involvement in warfare can usually predict where a couple will live after they get married.

The Maya of Guatemala and southern Mexico share with the Inuit a nuclear family structure.