Question 1

While fewer young people marry or delay the process, those who ultimately do end up marrying appear to have ____________ marriages on average.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher quality or relatively more stable 
B)  significantly higher quality but less stable 
C)  lower quality or relatively less stable 
D)  significantly lower quality and less stable 
E)  similar quality and relatively equally stable

Question 2

What were the most significant aspects of the 1968 Divorce Act?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

How do men and women's living arrangements compare following a divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  More divorced women live alone than divorced men. 
B)  More divorced men live alone than divorced women. 
C)  Men and women are equally likely to live alone following a divorce. 
D)  Age is a more significant factor than gender. 
E)  Statistics Canada no longer collects this information.

Question 4

Most Canadians currently believe an uncontested divorce should only be possible if a partner engages in cruelty or abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When Nicky and Cary got married they each brought a child from a previous marriage into their new family and household. This type of arrangement is an example of a _______

Accepted Answer

A)  simple stepfamily. 
B)  straight stepfamily. 
C)  complex stepfamily. 
D)  cohabitating stepfamily. 
E)  multi-blended stepfamily.

Question 6

Who was the target of the public financial support program called "mother's allowance," when it emerged across Canada during and after the First World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  All mothers in Canada 
B)  Mothers who were single by choice or deserted by their husbands 
C)  Mothers who were widowed or whose husbands were unable to work 
D)  Mothers who left the paid workforce and returned to the home after the war 
E)  All mothers regardless of marital status or circumstance

Question 7

Which perspective is based on the belief that parents model for children their responses to conflict and children will carry forth patterns and behaviours from their parents' relationship into their own adult relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social learning perspective 
B)  Social life course perspective 
C)  Socialization 
D)  Social exchange perspective 
E)  Parental learning perspective

Question 8

How do trends in divorce in recent years in Canada vary by different age groups?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The percentage of single individuals in Canada has decreased slightly since 1991.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In general, how does the divorce rate in Canada compare with that of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada's divorce rate has consistently been lower. 
B)  Canada's divorce rate has recently become lower. 
C)  Canada's divorce rate has consistently been higher. 
D)  Canada's divorce rate is significantly higher. 
E)  Canada's divorce rate is slightly higher.

Question 11

Which of the following was not a key factor leading to more modern and liberal divorce laws in Canada over the last half of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secularization 
B)  Increased individual autonomy 
C)  Decreasing number of children in Canadian families 
D)  Increased employment opportunities for women 
E)  Greater dissatisfaction with traditional institutional boundaries

Question 12

An Angus Reid Institute (2018) national poll found that around 20 per cent of the respondents felt that exchanging vows and having a formal marriage was either "not that important" or "not at all important".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Single mothers with dependent children are among the poorest of Canadians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The divorce rate in Canada has consistently risen since the introduction of the 1985 Divorce Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

While Canada's divorce rate still remains relatively high by world standards, unlike most nations the Canadian rate appears to be on a moderate downward trajectory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are the main factors or "social forces" that contribute to the success and possible breakdown of marriages and common-law unions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Divorced men are more likely to live in multigenerational households than divorced women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 2011, Statistics Canada announced they would no longer be collecting marriage and divorce information as part of their Vital Statistics program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How does divorce impact men, women, and children differently?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

In the early decades of the twentieth century, what was nearly the only viable grounds for marriage dissolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abandonment 
B)  Adultery 
C)  Abuse 
D)  Bigamy 
E)  Incarceration

Exam 6: Separation and Divorce

While fewer young people marry or delay the process, those who ultimately do end up marrying appear to have ____________ marriages on average.

What were the most significant aspects of the 1968 Divorce Act?

How do men and women's living arrangements compare following a divorce?

Most Canadians currently believe an uncontested divorce should only be possible if a partner engages in cruelty or abuse.

When Nicky and Cary got married they each brought a child from a previous marriage into their new family and household. This type of arrangement is an example of a _______

Who was the target of the public financial support program called "mother's allowance," when it emerged across Canada during and after the First World War?

Which perspective is based on the belief that parents model for children their responses to conflict and children will carry forth patterns and behaviours from their parents' relationship into their own adult relationship?

How do trends in divorce in recent years in Canada vary by different age groups?

The percentage of single individuals in Canada has decreased slightly since 1991.

In general, how does the divorce rate in Canada compare with that of the United States?

Which of the following was not a key factor leading to more modern and liberal divorce laws in Canada over the last half of the twentieth century?

An Angus Reid Institute (2018) national poll found that around 20 per cent of the respondents felt that exchanging vows and having a formal marriage was either "not that important" or "not at all important".

Single mothers with dependent children are among the poorest of Canadians.

The divorce rate in Canada has consistently risen since the introduction of the 1985 Divorce Act.

While Canada's divorce rate still remains relatively high by world standards, unlike most nations the Canadian rate appears to be on a moderate downward trajectory.

What are the main factors or "social forces" that contribute to the success and possible breakdown of marriages and common-law unions?

Divorced men are more likely to live in multigenerational households than divorced women.

In 2011, Statistics Canada announced they would no longer be collecting marriage and divorce information as part of their Vital Statistics program.

How does divorce impact men, women, and children differently?

In the early decades of the twentieth century, what was nearly the only viable grounds for marriage dissolution?