Exam 10: Families

Which of the following is an example of a major criticism that was directed at "second wave" feminists studying the social structure of family forms?

According to your text, when did the divorce rate in Canada reach its highest level?

Mara disliked family get-togethers, due to Grandpa's nonstop comments such as "The ruination of this country was when women went out to work" or "A woman's place is in the home." What theoretical perspective was Grandpa arguing from?

What are the two key problems with the functionalist perspective on family?

Imagine that you have been asked to develop a new and comprehensive family policy for Canada. What issues will you address and why?

When the argument is made that the modern family is in crisis, the idealized image of the family in the 1950s is usually the point of comparison

In the late 1940s and 1950s there were political and educational campaigns that promoted heterosexuality, marriage, and having children. What happened to some nonconformers?

Brian believes that his wife Judy should stay home and raise their children while he goes to work and brings home a paycheque. When Judy wanted to get a job, he told her she already had the most important one-caring for him and the kids. What theoretical perspective of the family does Brian hold?

Cohabitating-couple families have become the most common family form in Canada.

In what year was the first legal same-sex marriage ceremony performed?

Stefanie and Samantha were discussing their future plans of life after university and Samantha asked, "How many children are you planning on having?" "I think I'll try to have the Canadian average," says Stefanie with a laugh. How many children was Stefanie aiming for?

According to your text, when did womanhood become equated with motherhood?

One perspective in sociology saw the heterosexual nuclear family as a social institution with a particularly unique role as the foundation of society. Which approach was this?

Nina had just moved into the area and was talking with her neighbour. When Nina asked her how long she had lived there, Estelle responded, "The minute they instituted the no-fault divorce." In what year had Estelle moved in?

What does the historical and cultural evidence about families show us?

"Sets of intimate social relationships that people create to share resources to ensure their welfare and that of their dependants" is which of the following?

According to your text, what has been an outcome of the growing secularism in Canadian society?

Canada has implemented a universal daycare system whereby regulated and licensed childcare is available at a cost of $7 per day.

Jakob has joined a men's movement that is campaigning for the implementation of "family wage" legislation. In effect, what is he campaigning for?

In researching her family tree, Betty discovered that her great-grandmother had divorced in 1926 and remarried in 1928. She was surprised since she was under the assumption that divorce was a relatively recent phenomenon. When she located the petition for divorce documents, what reason would be given?