Exam 10: Families

Which term refers to the traditional system of male domination of families?

When Jeremy and Joanna studied together, they liked to structure it like a Jeopardy game. Jeremy gave the answer "the number of live births per 1000 women of childbearing age." What would Joanna answer as the correct question?

Some politicians argue that stable families are the foundation of stable communities, while others argue that stable communities and economies are the foundation of stable families. Which position would you take? Explain your stance.

In class, the instructor had organized a Jeopardy game for her students. When it was Marcia's turn, the clue read was "the physical, emotional, and mental work of caring for others that is typically done in families." Which of the following would Marcia correctly give?

In 2005, Jack made an application to the Compassionate Care program to receive financial assistance in order to provide care for a family member in the last stage of cancer. His application came back with the word "denied" stamped on it. Which of the following would be included to explain the denial of assistance?

What analogy do functionalists utilize in order to explain the structure of social life?

Which of the following countries lies closest to the ideal of families being an individual responsibility?

Katherine was telling her friend Emily about a daycare system that was regulated, licensed, and cost $7 a day per child. Emily, being a single working mother of two preschoolers sighed, "I'd love to live there; then I'd actually be able to keep up with my bill payments." Where would Katherine tell Emily she would have to live?

According to your text, which of the following explains why so few fathers take parental leave after the birth of their child?

Joanne accepted a three-year position working for the company's head office in Switzerland, so she and her husband have moved to Europe, and their three university enrolled sons have remained in Canada to finish their schooling. What type of family form does Joanne have?

"A cohabiting man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child." According to your text, this refers to which of the following?

Mike is a staunch advocate for the nuclear family and he maintains that a family arrangement of biological parents and biological children is optimal for raising healthy children. Which theoretical perspective has Mike adopted?

After the birth of their child, Bonnie returned to her well-paid sales position while Matt stayed home to raise Devon. Which of the following aptly describes their family situation?

Which of the following offers a microlevel analysis of the family?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the family in early hunting and gathering societies?

In addition to relying on explicit definitions, what do government policies also rely on?