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SMF Chap. 1 Exam Study GuideWhich of the following statements about Canadian families is correct? - Answer Family
relations are decreasing in importance.
Which of the following is cited as evidence that "the family" is in trouble? - Answer an
increasing divorce rates
Which of the following of Murdock's basic relationships of family are defined by two
adults of different sexes whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and
have one or more children, own or adopted? - Answer reproduction
Which of the following of Murdock's basic relationships of family is defined as a social
group that shares a single household? - Answer co-residence
Which of the following of Murdock's basic relationships of family is defined as a social
group that shares resources and provides financial support for its members? - Answer
economic cooperation
Which of the following is considered a family, based on Murdock's (1949) definition? -
Answer a married couple with children
Which of the following is a reason that Murdock's (1949) definition of the family is
insufficient? - Answer It fails to allow for the variability found among families today.
Which of the following describes the definition of a "census family"? - Answer It is more
inclusive than the Murdock (1949) approach.
Which of the following groups would be excluded from Statistics Canada's (2011)
definition of family? - Answer a 26-year-old daughter visiting her mother
Which of the following is an example of a non-family household? - Answer three
university students sharing a tiny two-bedroom apartment
Which of the following statements is a definition of an "extended family"? - Answer A
family system of three or more generations living together and sharing social rights and
obligations.
Which of the following is a major limitation of using households as a substitute for
families while conducting research? - Answer it fails to acknowledge divorced parents
living in separate residences as one family.
Which of the following assumptions do researchers and census-takers make about
families and households? - Answer That families and households coincide.
Which province passed the "Adult Interdependent Relationship Act" in 2003? - Answer
Alberta
, Which criteria does the United Nations (1991) use to define families? - Answer
Socioeconomic functions
Which of the following is the definition of family developed by the Vanier Institute of the
Family and the Canadian Committee for the International Year of the Family (2013)? -
Answer Families are ultimately defined by what they do rather than by the shape they
take.
Which of the following changes have Canadians come to accept in defining family? -
Answer a broad process—based definition of family
Which of the following is a common element found in family life? - Answer protection
Which of the following statements about the common family element of dependency and
intimacy is correct? - Answer Emotional dependency is unique to family life within the
household.
Why is the common element of family life called protection considered an ideal? -
Answer It is an ideal because in reality, family members often fail to protect each other.
Which of the following is a reason that, historically, men have dominated the family unit?
- Answer Family law and policy support male domination.
Which of the following defines a "kinship group"? - Answer a group of people
distinguished by blood relations and/or marriage with positions in a hierarchy of rights
over property
Which of the following is a kinship system whereby an individual gains property rights as
a consequence of being the child of their mother? - Answer matrilineal
Which of the following statements about family kinship systems is correct? - Answer A
society with a matrilineal kinship system can only be dominated by females.
Which kinship system is practiced in North America? - Answer mildly patrilineal
Which of the following is a consequence of women being traditionally defined as the
primary kin-keepers in a household? - Answer Children maintain closer contacts with
their mothers when they grow old.
Which of the following is a benefit of the life course approach to studying family
relations? - Answer It recognizes that families do not stay the same over time.
Which approach to understanding families examines the social and interpersonal
dynamics of close relations and how they change over time? - Answer life course theory
Which approach to understanding families argues that the family was an essential
social institution, well adapted to fit into society? - Answer structural functionalism
What is an advantage of studying families from the perspective of different members? -
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