Question 1

The incest taboo

Accepted Answer

A)  exists only in industrial societies. 
B)  is found in all societies. 
C)  is found among all living species. 
D)  has a different meaning in every society. 
A)  exists only in industrial societies. 
B)  is found in all societies. 
C)  is found among all living species. 
D)  has a different meaning in every society.

Question 2

In traditional societies, parents may arrange the marriages of their very young children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the trend in public acceptance of gay and lesbian marriage in the United States? What are several significant events in this regard?

Accepted Answer

The trend in public acceptance of gay an

Question 4

Canada's total fertility rate as of 2012 fell below the replacement rate (2.1 children per woman).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada has changed its formal definition of marriage to include same-sex relationships. 
B)  Approximately 20% of Canadian women are lesbians. 
C)  All children raised by lesbian mothers, thus far, have grown up to be gay or lesbian. 
D)  In the past, lesbians who left heterosexual relationships had no trouble gaining custody of their children. 
A)  Canada has changed its formal definition of marriage to include same-sex relationships. 
B)  Approximately 20% of Canadian women are lesbians. 
C)  All children raised by lesbian mothers, thus far, have grown up to be gay or lesbian. 
D)  In the past, lesbians who left heterosexual relationships had no trouble gaining custody of their children.

Question 6

There are approximately ______ Aboriginal communities in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  450 
C)  700 
D)  1525 
A)  100 
B)  450 
C)  700 
D)  1525

Question 7

Describing the lives of working-class women, Lillian Rubin reported that the typical woman in her study said she wanted a husband who

Accepted Answer

A)  would confide in her. 
B)  was handsome. 
C)  had a steady job and was not violent. 
D)  was rich. 
A)  would confide in her. 
B)  was handsome. 
C)  had a steady job and was not violent. 
D)  was rich.

Question 8

One reason for today's high divorce rate in Canada is that women are more economically dependent on men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT counted among the functions of the family?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization of the young 
B)  regulation of sexual activity 
C)  social placement 
D)  political affiliation 
A)  socialization of the young 
B)  regulation of sexual activity 
C)  social placement 
D)  political affiliation

Question 10

Another name for the extended family is the conjugal family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In recent years, same-sex marriage has become legal throughout the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Richard J. Gelles calls the ______________ "the most violent group in society with the exception of the police and the military."

Accepted Answer

A)  government 
B)  educational system 
C)  state 
D)  family 
A)  government 
B)  educational system 
C)  state 
D)  family

Question 13

Looking ahead fifty years, predict the state of the Canadian family. As you see it, how will families differ from how they are today? In what ways will they be the same? Consider factors such as the popularity of marriage, the likelihood of divorce, the number of children people will have, gender differences in marriage, and the need for caregiving (especially of the old).

Accepted Answer

Looking ahead fifty years, it is difficu

Question 14

What is family violence? What laws have been enacted in order to address this problem?

Accepted Answer

Family violence, also known as domestic

Question 15

Your text states that "the traditional family is threatened." Identify and discuss the five reasons given for this assertion.

Accepted Answer

The traditional family is considered to

Question 16

What does social-exchange analysis have to say about the process of courtship?

Accepted Answer

Social-exchange analysis is a theoretica

Question 17

The concept "patrilocality" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  rule of men over women. 
B)  a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C)  a system of tracing descent through males. 
D)  a family composed of only males. 
A)  rule of men over women. 
B)  a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C)  a system of tracing descent through males. 
D)  a family composed of only males.

Question 18

Research shows that growing up in a single-parent family

Accepted Answer

A)  is beneficial to children. 
B)  has no effect on children. 
C)  can disadvantage children. 
D)  is beneficial to boys, but harmful to girls. 
A)  is beneficial to children. 
B)  has no effect on children. 
C)  can disadvantage children. 
D)  is beneficial to boys, but harmful to girls.

Question 19

Define the following terms so that you clearly distinguish each from the others: family, kinship, and marriage.

Accepted Answer

Family refers to a group of people who a

Question 20

Looking for evidence about how much the traditional family is eroding, you might point to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  singlehood is down. 
B)  the divorce rate is up. 
C)  fewer children are born to single mothers. 
D)  there is less interest in young adults to have a family. 
A)  singlehood is down. 
B)  the divorce rate is up. 
C)  fewer children are born to single mothers. 
D)  there is less interest in young adults to have a family.

Exam 18: Family

The incest taboo

In traditional societies, parents may arrange the marriages of their very young children.

What is the trend in public acceptance of gay and lesbian marriage in the United States? What are several significant events in this regard?

Canada's total fertility rate as of 2012 fell below the replacement rate (2.1 children per woman).

Which of the following is TRUE?

There are approximately ______ Aboriginal communities in Canada.

Describing the lives of working-class women, Lillian Rubin reported that the typical woman in her study said she wanted a husband who

One reason for today's high divorce rate in Canada is that women are more economically dependent on men.

Which of the following is NOT counted among the functions of the family?

Another name for the extended family is the conjugal family.

In recent years, same-sex marriage has become legal throughout the United States.

Richard J. Gelles calls the ______________ "the most violent group in society with the exception of the police and the military."

What is family violence? What laws have been enacted in order to address this problem?

Your text states that "the traditional family is threatened." Identify and discuss the five reasons given for this assertion.

What does social-exchange analysis have to say about the process of courtship?

The concept "patrilocality" refers to

Research shows that growing up in a single-parent family

Define the following terms so that you clearly distinguish each from the others: family, kinship, and marriage.

Looking for evidence about how much the traditional family is eroding, you might point to the fact that

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