Question 1

Discuss what is meant by an "LAT" relationship and explain why people are willing to take part in such relationships.

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See "Living Alone, Families of Choice, and Living Apart Together"
Discuss what is meant by an "LAT" relationship and explain why people are willing to take part in such relationships.
- LAT relationships refer to an intimate relationship with a partner who lives somewhere else.
- LATs are becoming more acceptable.
- Some people live separately even when they could easily live together.
- Some people are not ready to take the step of living together.
- Others had external constraints including affordability or the job and education market.
- Some choose to live apart as a more desirable solution to the complexity of modern life.
- Older individuals enter into LAT relationships in large numbers because they afford more freedom from obligation.

Question 2

Compared to marriage, cohabitation leads to more ________

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A)  women doing the majority of domestic work. 
B)  men working at home. 
C)  sharing of domestic work. 
D)  women working at home. 
E)  men doing the majority of domestic work. 
A)  women doing the majority of domestic work. 
B)  men working at home. 
C)  sharing of domestic work. 
D)  women working at home. 
E)  men doing the majority of domestic work. C

Question 3

"________" refers to the situation where one man is married to several wives simultaneously.

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A)  Polyandry 
B)  Serial monogamy 
C)  Sororate marriage 
D)  Polygyny 
E)  Sister wives 
A)  Polyandry 
B)  Serial monogamy 
C)  Sororate marriage 
D)  Polygyny 
E)  Sister wives D

Question 4

"________" are kin-like networks of relationships based on friendship and commitment beyond blood.

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A)  High-quality contacts 
B)  Support groups 
C)  Families of choice 
D)  Comrades-in-arms 
E)  Top-notch associates 
A)  High-quality contacts 
B)  Support groups 
C)  Families of choice 
D)  Comrades-in-arms 
E)  Top-notch associates

Question 5

What do sociologists mean by the term "friendship"?

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Question 6

Discuss why Quebec has a higher cohabitation rate than the rest of Canada.

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Question 7

According to dating convention of the 1960s, men were expected to ask women out, pay for the date, and wait for the woman to initiate sex and intimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Historically, diverse forms of marriage were found among Indigenous populations, including polygamy and same-sex marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How does gender shape attitudes and experiences of "hooking-up" by young adults?

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Question 10

In the 1800s, thousands of Chinese men immigrated to work on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. When it was completed, the Canadian government began implementing policies to control the Chinese population. Such policies included ________

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A)  an expensive head tax on Chinese wage labourers. 
B)  a head tax on the spouses and children of Chinese men already living in Canada. 
C)  a reproduction tax (i.e. a tax on each Chinese child born). 
D)  high residential taxes on property that Chinese people owned. 
E)  a and b. 
A)  an expensive head tax on Chinese wage labourers. 
B)  a head tax on the spouses and children of Chinese men already living in Canada. 
C)  a reproduction tax (i.e. a tax on each Chinese child born). 
D)  high residential taxes on property that Chinese people owned. 
E)  a and b.

Question 11

________ are the provinces and territories that have the highest number of common-law unions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alberta, Nunavut, and the Yukon 
B)  Ontario, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories 
C)  the Yukon, Nunavut, and Saskatchewan 
D)  Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Nunavut 
E)  Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon 
A)  Alberta, Nunavut, and the Yukon 
B)  Ontario, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories 
C)  the Yukon, Nunavut, and Saskatchewan 
D)  Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Nunavut 
E)  Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon

Question 12

There have been studies of undergraduate university students found that on average 80 per cent hook up more than once per semester over their entire university experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

"Plastic sexuality" is a term coined by sociologist ________

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthony Giddens. 
B)  Thomas Beck. 
C)  Elisabeth Beck-Gernscheim. 
D)  Michele Adam. 
E)  Reuben Hill. 
A)  Anthony Giddens. 
B)  Thomas Beck. 
C)  Elisabeth Beck-Gernscheim. 
D)  Michele Adam. 
E)  Reuben Hill.

Question 14

Today, Canadian women get married for the first time at the average age of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  22. 
B)  25. 
C)  27. 
D)  29. 
E)  32. 
A)  22. 
B)  25. 
C)  27. 
D)  29. 
E)  32.

Question 15

There is a divergence in patterns of cohabitation in Quebec compared with other Anglo provinces. This divergence occurred because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  with the Quiet Revolution, many Quebeckers abandoned the church and its doctrines relating to marriage. 
B)  women in Quebec embraced the Pill as a contraceptive method and fertility and marriage rates plummeted. 
C)  the feminist movement had a stronger history in Quebec than in other parts of Canada which pushed for a culture of greater equality between men and women. 
D)  Quebeckers are more individualistic and independent and do not wish to be tied down by traditional marriage norms. 
E)  a, b, and c 
A)  with the Quiet Revolution, many Quebeckers abandoned the church and its doctrines relating to marriage. 
B)  women in Quebec embraced the Pill as a contraceptive method and fertility and marriage rates plummeted. 
C)  the feminist movement had a stronger history in Quebec than in other parts of Canada which pushed for a culture of greater equality between men and women. 
D)  Quebeckers are more individualistic and independent and do not wish to be tied down by traditional marriage norms. 
E)  a, b, and c

Question 16

________are shaping the global marketplace of buying sexual services from sex workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Online and electronic communications 
B)  Newspaper ads 
C)  Telephone services 
D)  Word-of-mouth 
E)  Middlemen 
A)  Online and electronic communications 
B)  Newspaper ads 
C)  Telephone services 
D)  Word-of-mouth 
E)  Middlemen

Question 17

In the 1920s, dating was assisted by the invention of the automobile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

There seems to be limited research on dating and hook-up patterns of all of the following except________

Accepted Answer

A)  young lesbians. 
B)  young gays. 
C)  young bisexuals. 
D)  transgendered youth. 
E)  heterosexual youths. 
A)  young lesbians. 
B)  young gays. 
C)  young bisexuals. 
D)  transgendered youth. 
E)  heterosexual youths.

Question 19

Homes that contain at least three generations of the same family are typically known as "________"

Accepted Answer

A)  kinfolk crowded. 
B)  multi-family dwellings. 
C)  a multi-cultural clan. 
D)  multi-generational households. 
E)  personal family spaces. 
A)  kinfolk crowded. 
B)  multi-family dwellings. 
C)  a multi-cultural clan. 
D)  multi-generational households. 
E)  personal family spaces.

Question 20

How have online technologies transformed dating and courtship rituals in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How have online technologies transformed dating and...

Discuss what is meant by an "LAT" relationship and explain why people are willing to take part in such relationships.

Compared to marriage, cohabitation leads to more ________

"________" refers to the situation where one man is married to several wives simultaneously.

"________" are kin-like networks of relationships based on friendship and commitment beyond blood.

What do sociologists mean by the term "friendship"?

Discuss why Quebec has a higher cohabitation rate than the rest of Canada.

According to dating convention of the 1960s, men were expected to ask women out, pay for the date, and wait for the woman to initiate sex and intimacy.

Historically, diverse forms of marriage were found among Indigenous populations, including polygamy and same-sex marriage.

How does gender shape attitudes and experiences of "hooking-up" by young adults?

In the 1800s, thousands of Chinese men immigrated to work on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. When it was completed, the Canadian government began implementing policies to control the Chinese population. Such policies included ________

________ are the provinces and territories that have the highest number of common-law unions.

There have been studies of undergraduate university students found that on average 80 per cent hook up more than once per semester over their entire university experience.

"Plastic sexuality" is a term coined by sociologist ________

Today, Canadian women get married for the first time at the average age of ________

There is a divergence in patterns of cohabitation in Quebec compared with other Anglo provinces. This divergence occurred because ________

________are shaping the global marketplace of buying sexual services from sex workers.

In the 1920s, dating was assisted by the invention of the automobile.

There seems to be limited research on dating and hook-up patterns of all of the following except________

Homes that contain at least three generations of the same family are typically known as "________"

How have online technologies transformed dating and courtship rituals in recent decades?

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Exam 4: Intimacy, Commitment, and Family Formation

Discuss what is meant by an "LAT" relationship and explain why people are willing to take part in such relationships.

Compared to marriage, cohabitation leads to more ________

"________" refers to the situation where one man is married to several wives simultaneously.

"________" are kin-like networks of relationships based on friendship and commitment beyond blood.

What do sociologists mean by the term "friendship"?

Discuss why Quebec has a higher cohabitation rate than the rest of Canada.

According to dating convention of the 1960s, men were expected to ask women out, pay for the date, and wait for the woman to initiate sex and intimacy.

Historically, diverse forms of marriage were found among Indigenous populations, including polygamy and same-sex marriage.

How does gender shape attitudes and experiences of "hooking-up" by young adults?

In the 1800s, thousands of Chinese men immigrated to work on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. When it was completed, the Canadian government began implementing policies to control the Chinese population. Such policies included ________

________ are the provinces and territories that have the highest number of common-law unions.

There have been studies of undergraduate university students found that on average 80 per cent hook up more than once per semester over their entire university experience.

"Plastic sexuality" is a term coined by sociologist ________

Today, Canadian women get married for the first time at the average age of ________

There is a divergence in patterns of cohabitation in Quebec compared with other Anglo provinces. This divergence occurred because ________

________are shaping the global marketplace of buying sexual services from sex workers.

In the 1920s, dating was assisted by the invention of the automobile.

There seems to be limited research on dating and hook-up patterns of all of the following except________

Homes that contain at least three generations of the same family are typically known as "________"

How have online technologies transformed dating and courtship rituals in recent decades?

Introduction to Diversity in Canadas Families: Variation in Forms, Definitions, and Theories

Canadas Families: Historical and Contemporary Variations

Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

Parenting Young Children: Decisions and Realities

Separation and Divorce

Families in Middle and Later Life: Patterns and Dynamics of Living Longer, Aging Together

Marriage and Death Rituals

Families, Paid and Unpaid Work: Connecting Households, Workplaces, State Polices, and Communities

Family Poverty in Canada: Correlates, Coping Strategies, and Consequences

The Settlement of Refugee Families in Canada: Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Trajectories and Location in Canadian Society

Indigenous Families

Lack of Support: Canadian Families and Disability

Violence in Families

Investing in Families and Children: Family Policies in Canada

The Past of the Future and the Future of the Family

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