Sociology - Chapter 14
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