Exam 5: Family Problems

In Canada, which province has the highest proportion of couples living common-law?

In what country can a man get a divorce simply by saying "I divorce you" three times?

Which theoretical perspective sees government as serving the interests of for-profit corporations, rather than families?

Prior to 1968, what were the only grounds for divorce throughout Canada?

There are parent education programs that attempt to provide parents with realistic expectations about child behaviour and methods of child discipline that do not involve corporal punishment. What are these programs called?

According to Canada's National Child Survey (1999), which of the following happens after parents separate?

The Canadian census was the first to recognize same-sex partners. In which year did that happen?

The practice of polyandry allows women to be legally married to more than one man.

What does a self-fulfilling prophecy imply that we do?

Which theories of family and kinship structure critique the central presupposition that family is natural and biological?

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

What is the cycle of abuse?

According to the 1999 Canadian General Social Survey, Aboriginal peoples were less likely than other Canadians to report being assaulted by a spouse.

What is polygamy?

Compared to adult males who were not sexually abused as children, what did adult males who were sexually abused as children have a higher risk of?

"Intimate violence" occurs in gay relationships but not in lesbian relationships.

Which of the following types of couples were the only ones to have marriage rights in Canada until 2003?

Which of the following types of prevention strategies are aimed at groups that are thought to be at high risk for family violence and abuse?

Distinguish among the concepts of polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry. Why are some of the forms of reproductive families more prevalent in the world today?

Under Canada's current Divorce Act, there is only one ground available for divorce-marital breakdown.