Question 1

When textbook author Lance Roberts was growing up in an Edmonton suburb in the 1950s, what shattered the conformity of his beliefs about family life?

Accepted Answer

A) women working outside the home 
B) unmarried couples living together 
C) blended families 
D) stay-at-home fathers 
A) women working outside the home 
B) unmarried couples living together 
C) blended families 
D) stay-at-home fathers

Question 2

Peter is working on an assignment that requires him to compare television family sitcoms from the 1950s to those of today.Which of the following would Peter most likely include in his report?

Accepted Answer

A) The traditional nuclear family is becoming more prevalent in television shows. 
B) Present-day family sitcoms predominantly depict the disappearance of the family as an institution. 
C) Age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and marital status have become constant rather than variable. 
D) Rather than being constant, age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and marital status have become variables. 
A) The traditional nuclear family is becoming more prevalent in television shows. 
B) Present-day family sitcoms predominantly depict the disappearance of the family as an institution. 
C) Age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and marital status have become constant rather than variable. 
D) Rather than being constant, age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and marital status have become variables.

Question 3

What are nuclear families?

Accepted Answer

A nuclear family, also known as an eleme

Question 4

Which of the following groups are medical professionals most likely to discourage from using reproductive technologies?

Accepted Answer

A) heterosexual common-law couples 
B) lower-income couples 
C) same-sex married couples 
D) inter-ethnic couples 
A) heterosexual common-law couples 
B) lower-income couples 
C) same-sex married couples 
D) inter-ethnic couples

Question 5

Simon is infertile, so he and his wife Lucy are using donor sperm to mix with Lucy's ova in a petri dish to create embryos that will then be transferred into Lucy's uterus.What is this method of reproduction called?

Accepted Answer

A) parthenogenesis 
B) artificial insemination 
C) in vitro fertilization 
D) surrogate motherhood 
A) parthenogenesis 
B) artificial insemination 
C) in vitro fertilization 
D) surrogate motherhood

Question 6

Discuss the rationale behind the federal government's decision in 2011 to stop the annual calculation of marriage and divorce rates.

Accepted Answer

The federal government's decision in 201

Question 7

What are the five main functions of families according to functionalists?

Accepted Answer

According to functionalist sociologists,

Question 8

According to the textbook, what percentage of Canadian women with children under the age of 16 are in paid employment?

Accepted Answer

A) less than 40 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 60 percent 
D) more than 70 percent 
A) less than 40 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 60 percent 
D) more than 70 percent

Question 9

According to the textbook, which of the following social factors may be weakening as a predictor of divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) having grown up in a household without two continuously married parents 
B) cohabitation before marriage 
C) living in poverty 
D) having had a previous marriage 
A) having grown up in a household without two continuously married parents 
B) cohabitation before marriage 
C) living in poverty 
D) having had a previous marriage

Question 10

Which of the following is the term used by some sociologists when describing the phenomenon of more surviving generations with fewer family members in each generation?

Accepted Answer

A) beanpole family 
B) modern nuclear family 
C) extended family 
D) angular family 
A) beanpole family 
B) modern nuclear family 
C) extended family 
D) angular family

Question 11

Based on cross-cultural research and past history, if the abortion laws in Canada were repealed, what would be the most likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) Women would stop having abortions. 
B) Women would stop needing abortions. 
C) Abortions would be carried out in secret, often dangerous circumstances. 
D) Women would travel long distances to places where abortion was legal. 
A) Women would stop having abortions. 
B) Women would stop needing abortions. 
C) Abortions would be carried out in secret, often dangerous circumstances. 
D) Women would travel long distances to places where abortion was legal.

Question 12

Explain the functionalist perspective toward the family.

Accepted Answer

The functionalist perspective toward the

Question 13

Dana is extremely frustrated with her husband Stefan's minimal contribution to the housekeeping chores.According to research, when will their division of household labour become more equitable?

Accepted Answer

A) when Dana receives a job promotion that puts her into a higher tax bracket than Stefan 
B) when Dana and Stefan have a child 
C) when Dana's job requires her to work more hours than Stefan 
D) when the household chores are listed and evenly divided up 
A) when Dana receives a job promotion that puts her into a higher tax bracket than Stefan 
B) when Dana and Stefan have a child 
C) when Dana's job requires her to work more hours than Stefan 
D) when the household chores are listed and evenly divided up

Question 14

Sherene has no qualms about returning to work after the birth of her child Samuel since she is guaranteed a spot in a government-regulated, inexpensive, and high-quality daycare.Where do Sherene and Samuel live?

Accepted Answer

A) British Columbia 
B) Alberta 
C) Ontario 
D) Quebec 
A) British Columbia 
B) Alberta 
C) Ontario 
D) Quebec

Question 15

According to the textbook, what has the existence of various reproductive technologies caused many people in society to rethink?

Accepted Answer

A) the nature of the family 
B) the importance of children 
C) the costs involved in childrearing 
D) the importance of all-consuming careers 
A) the nature of the family 
B) the importance of children 
C) the costs involved in childrearing 
D) the importance of all-consuming careers

Question 16

According to the research, which of the following children is the most likely to experience significant distress?

Accepted Answer

A) Jamie, whose parents are together and who fight viciously in front of him all the time 
B) Sam, whose tense parents are planning to divorce and who keep their arguments confined to when he is not home 
C) April, whose parents have been divorced since she was three and who never sees her father 
D) Melody, whose parents recently divorced and have set up a schedule so that she sees each of them equally, and are both involved with her school 
A) Jamie, whose parents are together and who fight viciously in front of him all the time 
B) Sam, whose tense parents are planning to divorce and who keep their arguments confined to when he is not home 
C) April, whose parents have been divorced since she was three and who never sees her father 
D) Melody, whose parents recently divorced and have set up a schedule so that she sees each of them equally, and are both involved with her school

Question 17

The extended family expands the nuclear unit "horizontally" by adding one or more spouses (almost always wives) to the household.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why might a person opt for a living apart together (LAT) arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A person might opt for a living apart to

Question 19

What happened with marriage rates and age at first marriage during the post-World War II years?

Accepted Answer

A) They began a long-term upward trend. 
B) They began a long-term downward trend 
C) They experienced a short-term interruption of previous trends. 
D) They experienced a continuing downward trend. 
A) They began a long-term upward trend. 
B) They began a long-term downward trend 
C) They experienced a short-term interruption of previous trends. 
D) They experienced a continuing downward trend.

Question 20

According to a study cited in the textbook, what percentage of young adults did not inform their parents of their first cohabiting relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 15 percent 
D) 20 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 15 percent 
D) 20 percent

Exam 15: Families

When textbook author Lance Roberts was growing up in an Edmonton suburb in the 1950s, what shattered the conformity of his beliefs about family life?

Peter is working on an assignment that requires him to compare television family sitcoms from the 1950s to those of today.Which of the following would Peter most likely include in his report?

What are nuclear families?

Which of the following groups are medical professionals most likely to discourage from using reproductive technologies?

Simon is infertile, so he and his wife Lucy are using donor sperm to mix with Lucy's ova in a petri dish to create embryos that will then be transferred into Lucy's uterus.What is this method of reproduction called?

Discuss the rationale behind the federal government's decision in 2011 to stop the annual calculation of marriage and divorce rates.

What are the five main functions of families according to functionalists?

According to the textbook, what percentage of Canadian women with children under the age of 16 are in paid employment?

According to the textbook, which of the following social factors may be weakening as a predictor of divorce?

Which of the following is the term used by some sociologists when describing the phenomenon of more surviving generations with fewer family members in each generation?

Based on cross-cultural research and past history, if the abortion laws in Canada were repealed, what would be the most likely outcome?

Explain the functionalist perspective toward the family.

Dana is extremely frustrated with her husband Stefan's minimal contribution to the housekeeping chores.According to research, when will their division of household labour become more equitable?

Sherene has no qualms about returning to work after the birth of her child Samuel since she is guaranteed a spot in a government-regulated, inexpensive, and high-quality daycare.Where do Sherene and Samuel live?

According to the textbook, what has the existence of various reproductive technologies caused many people in society to rethink?

According to the research, which of the following children is the most likely to experience significant distress?

The extended family expands the nuclear unit "horizontally" by adding one or more spouses (almost always wives) to the household.

Why might a person opt for a living apart together (LAT) arrangement?

What happened with marriage rates and age at first marriage during the post-World War II years?

According to a study cited in the textbook, what percentage of young adults did not inform their parents of their first cohabiting relationship?

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