Sociology - Chapter 14

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Children of divorced parents are _______ to divorce in their own marriage than children of parents who stayed married. 1. More likely 2. Less likely 3. Equally likely

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Same-sex couple households account for _____ percent of Canadian households. 1. 1 2. 10 3. 15 4. 30

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Sociologists tend to define family in terms of 1. How a given society sanctions the relationships of people who are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption 2. The connection of bloodlines 3. The status roles that exist in a family structure 4. How closely members adhere to social norms

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The majority of Canadian children live in ______. 1. Two-parent households 2. One-parent households 3. No-parent households 4. Multigenerational households

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Research suggests that people generally feel that their current family is _______ than the family they grew up with. 1. Less close 2. More close 3. At least as close 4. None of the above

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Which of the following is a criticism of the family life cycle model? 1. It is too broad and accounts for too many aspects of family. 2. It is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages. 3. It does not serve a practical purpose for studying family behaviour. 4. It is not based on comprehensive research.

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Which type of child abuse is most prevalent in Canada? 1. Physical abuse 2. Neglect 3. Shaken-baby syndrome 4. Internet stalking

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A woman being married to two men would be an example of: 1. Monogamy 2. polygyny 3. polyandry 4. cohabitation

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Couples who cohabitate before marriage are ______ couples who did not cohabitate before marriage to be married at least 10 years. 1. Far more likely than 2. Far less likely than 3. Slightly less likely than 4. Equally as likely as

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In general, children in ______ households benefit from divorce. 1. Stepfamily 2. Multigenerational 3. High-conflict 4. Low-conflict

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The median age of first marriage has ______ in the last 50 years. 1. Increased for men but not women 2. Decreased for men but not women 3. Increased for both men and women 4. Decreased for both men and women

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Which of the following is true of intimate partner violence (IPV)? 1. IPV victims are more frequently men than women. 2. One in 10 women is a victim of IPV. 3. Aboriginal women are nearly 2.5 times more likely to be a victim of IPV than non-aboriginal women. 4. Rape is the most common form of IPV.

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11. Current divorce rates are _______. 1. At an all-time high 2. At an all-time low 3. Steadily increasing 4. Steadily declining

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A child who associates his line of descent with his father's side only is part of a _____ society. 1. Matrilocal 2. Bilateral 3. Matrilineal 4. Patrilineal

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According to the study cited from Statistics Canada, children who live with ______ grow up with more advan- tages than children who live with ______. 1. One unwed parent; one divorced parent 2. One divorced parent; two married parents 3. One grandparent; two married parents 4. One divorced parent; one unwed parent

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Fluid Modernity

a condition of constant mobility and change in relationships with contemporary society

Family of Procreation

a family that is formed through marriage

Polygyny

a form of marriage in which one man is married to more than one woman at a time

Polyandry

a form of marriage in which one woman is married to more than one man at a time

Shaken-Baby Syndrome

a group of medical symptoms such as brain swelling and retinal hemorrhage resulting from forcefully shaking or impacting an infant's head

Extended Family

a household that includes at least one parent and child as well as other relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

Marriage

a legally recognized contract between two or more people in a sexual relationship who have an expectation of permanence about their relationship

Kinship

a person's traceable ancestry (by blood, marriage, and/or adoption

Family Life Cycle

a set of predictable steps and patterns families experience over time

Family Life Course

a sociological model of family that sees the progression of events as fluid rather than as occurring in stages

Matrilocal Residence

a system in which it is customary for a husband to live with his wife's family

Patrilocal Residence

a system in which it is customary for the wife to live with (or near) her husband's family

Ambilineal

a type of unilateral descent that follows either the father's or the mother's side exclusively

Patrilineal Descent

a type of unilateral descent that follows the father's line only

Matrilineal Descent

a type of unilateral descent that follows the mother's side only

Total Divorce Rate

projects how many new marriages would be expected to fail after 30 years based on the divorce rate by marriage duration observed in a given year

Family

socially recognized groups of individuals who may be joined by blood, marriage, or adoption and who form an emotional connection and an economic unit of society

Bigamy

the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person

Family of Orientation

the family into which one is born

Polygamy

the state of being committed or married to more than one person at a time

Bilateral Descent

the tracing of kinship through both parent's ancestral lines

Unilateral Descent

the tracking of kinship through one parent only

Nuclear Family

two parents (traditionally a married husband and wife) and children living in the same household

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

violence that occurs between individuals who maintain a romantic or sexual relationship; includes unmarried, cohabitation, and same sex couples as well as heterosexual married couples

Cohabitation

when a couple shares a residence but is not married

Monogamy

when someone is married to only one person at a time


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