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

Queer theory challenges traditional family theory by attempting to bring changing attitudes and laws around gay and lesbian unions into the mainstream.

What is a "monolithnic bias" and how does it connect to theories of the family?

Like lone-parent families and remarriages, same-sex families and transnational families are new family forms on the Canadian landscape.

Discuss the variation of perspectives that exists among feminist researchers today.

Why is it important to include LGBTQI+ families in research on Canadian families?

The life course approach is a recent development in the study of life trajectories. Which earlier theory does this approach expand on and revise?

________ argues that an individual's problems and behaviour are best understood in the context of families.

Compared with other Canadian families, immigrant families tend to be smaller.

Symbolic interactionism is used to explore all of the following except________

The 2020 groundbreaking study by C. Chih et al revealed health and well-being data on which population in Canada?

Blended families are also known as ________

Explain some of the challenges facing recent-immigrant families.

________ identified cross-cultural variations and stressed that labour divisions are learned behaviours.

Symbolic interactionist theories are based on the idea of organic ontology which assumes that society is like a living organism or body, made up of a series of interrelated parts working together for the good of the whole.

The term "transgender" refers to individuals who have a gender identity, or gender expression, that differs from their assigned sex.

Feminists believe that with the advent of private ownership and male control of land and other property, women lost power and control both within and outside of families.

According to Marxist theory, gender differences in status and power are natural and inevitable.

Amanda Jette Knox's autobiographical book Love Lives Here explores her relationships with family members who are _______

Describe how a researcher could study Canadian families by taking a family systems approach.

The feminist movement of the 1960s may be responsible for the greatest changes in our definition of family. Agree or disagree with this statement and support your opinion with evidence from this chapter.