Exam 1: Introduction to Diversity in Canadas Families: Variation in Forms, Definitions, and Theories

On August 23, 2016, about 200 Indigenous people gathered in Toronto to protest the ________, a period in the 1960s and 1970s during which Indigenous children were removed from their families and placed "in the care" of non-Indigenous families.

Most feminist theories have been criticized for failing to provide an adequate analysis of lesbian and gay family experiences. Short

For ________, the social goal is to abolish private property, re-establish communism, and return to more equitable relations between the sexes.

According to Parsons (1955), men are biologically better suited to fulfill _______ (i.e. tasks that need to be performed to ensure a family's physical survival) while women are better suited to performing ________ (i.e. tasks involved in emotional or supportive functions).

Functionalist theory suggests that gender roles must be distinctive in order for a family to function. What problems might we encounter when this theory is applied to the definitions of family?

The terms "boomerang children" and "velcro kids" are used interchangeably.

Although racialized immigrants make up just over half of all immigrants to Canada, they comprise up to 71% of all immigrants living in poverty.

In essence, no one family portrait explains the massive diversity of family types to be found in Canada.

Bronfenbrenner's (1977) ecological theory of human development uses a systems approach to understanding family life by looking at how the home environment or micro-system affects child development.

In 2016, 5.8 million children under the age of 14 (or 69.7 per cent) lived with both of their biological or adoptive parents.

According to developmental theories, family members are challenged by different developmental tasks and normative events which can, at times, result in stress, crises, and critical transitions.

________ focuses on understanding the balance between the costs and rewards to marital partners who choose to enter and remain within a conjugal relationship.

Margrit Eichler identified a number of biases that can occur in family research. Discuss three of these biases.

_______ challenge the gender-neutral assumptions about family life and roles that mask or ignore inequalities and result in negative outcomes for women.

What is a "paradigm shift"? Give one example of a paradigm shift in the context of family studies.

What are some critiques of applying traditional developmental theories to the study of the family?

Discuss three theoretical approaches on families discussed in this chapter.

George Murdock concluded that the nuclear family was universal and served four basic functions: ________

Functionalism is based on the idea that families are ________

Discuss why the way we define family has implications on who does and who does not receive access to programs, policies, and privileges. Use specific examples to support your answer.