Test Bank for Canadian Families Today, 4e by Patrizia
Albanese
(All Chapter Answer at the end of each Chapter)
Chapter 1
Introduction to Diversity in Canada’s Families: Variations in Forms,
Definitions, and Theories
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On August 23, 2016, about 200 Indigenous people gathered in Toronto to protest the
________, a period in the 1960s and 1970s during which Indigenous children were removed
from their families and place “in the care” of non-Indigenous families.
a) double decade revelation
b) Sixties Exposé
c) Sixties Scoop
d) Sixties Sensation
e) decade of injustice
2. The following statements regarding the 2016 Census is false: ________.
a) Married couples remained the dominant family form, however this number has been
declining over time in relation to other family forms.
b) There were over 72,880 same-sex couples in Canada, representing 0.9 per cent of all couples.
c) There were proportionally fewer households than in the past composed of a mother, father,
and children, with more people living alone, as couples without children, or as multi-
generational families.
d) 10 per cent of the Canadian population reported living alone.
e) About 12 per cent of all same-sex couples had children living with them.
3. Blended families are also known as ________.
a) mixed families
b) stepfamilies
c) reformulated families
d) remodelled families
e) millennial families
4. According to Maclean’s magazine, Canada is leading the pack in ________.
a) same-sex families
b) stepfamilies
c) traditional nuclear families
d) mixed unions
5. ________ are not an example of a transnational or multi-local family.
a) Visa students
, b) Immigrant families
c) Migrant workers
d) Adopted children
e) Refugee claimants
6. Thousands of people living in Canada currently find themselves temporarily separated from their
children and spouses as part of a strategy to secure a better economic future and opportunities
for their family. Families who find themselves in this position are called ________.
a) dependent families
b) settlement families
c) refugees
d) conditional Canadians
e) satellite families
7. The term “satellite children” was first used in the 1980s to describe ________ children whose
parents were immigrants to North America.
a) Japanese
b) Chinese
c) Italian
d) British
e) African
8. Many racialized immigrants in Canada live in poverty because of ________.
a) racial discrimination in employment
b) an over-representation of racialized groups in low-paying jobs
c) a labour market failure to recognize international credentials
d) a and c
e) All of the above
9. “Child launch” from families refers to the point at which children leave their parental home.
This “launch” has been delayed due to changing economic circumstances and ________.
a) children staying to assist aging parents
b) children marrying at an older age
c) larger school debt loans
d) higher rents
e) None of the above
10. The term “________” refers to young adults who leave their parental homes for work or school,
only to return due to large debt loads, shifting employment prospects, or changing marital
statuses.
a) velcro kids
b) rebounding kids
c) ricochet kids
d) bouncing-back babies
e) comeback kids
11. All of the following, except for ________, are familiar with living in multi-generational
households and pooling family resources.
, a) divorced Canadians
b) older Canadians
c) Canadians with disabilities
d) new immigrants to Canada
e) large families
12. The term “nuclear families” refers to ________.
a) families who have been through the divorce process
b) newly arrived immigrant families
c) extended family members
d) a couple and their children living in the same household
e) those who live common-law
13. In relationships, “resource differentials” can produce “________,” which can result in
exploitation in the marital relationship.
a) a relationship of exchange
b) a negative home environment
c) relationship asymmetry
d) resource imbalance
e) a reverse power structure
14. A bi-nuclear family is defined as ________.
a) a couple, their children, and their stepchildren
b) divorced parents with children moving between and living in separate households
c) two nuclear families living in a common household
d) a same-sex couple with either biological or adopted children
e) a couple or a single parent living with children
15. The term “________” family is defined as a household that is shared by several generations or
sets of kin.
a) extended
b) nuclear
c) long-term
d) elongated
e) protracted
16. Due to dire economic circumstances, Sarah, her mother and father, invited her grandparents,
two aunts, a second-cousin, and a great-grandparent to come and live with them. These
________ family members planned to stay until they could afford to live on their own.
a) extended
b) peripheral
c) outlying
d) secondary
e) ancillary
17. A “________” consists of related or unrelated individuals who share a dwelling.
a) domicile
b) abode
, c) household
d) residence
e) domestic quarter
18. The Vanier Institute of the Family (2012) suggests that the definition of “family” incorporates all
of the following except ________.
a) the maintenance and care of group members
b) the addition of new members through procreation or adoption
c) the socialization of children
d) the social control of members
e) members living together and all connected through blood ties
19. Eichler (2005) suggests that the definition of “family” should move beyond who makes a family
to ________ makes a family.
a) why
b) how
c) what
d) where
e) when
20. George Murdock concluded that the nuclear family was universal and served four basic
functions: ________.
a) reproductive, sociable, habitual, and economic
b) stabilizing, reproductive, sexual, and educational
c) educational, habitual, sexual, and stabilizing
d) reproductive, sexual, sociable, and habitual
e) sexual, economic, reproductive, and educational
21. ________ identified cross-cultural variations and stressed that labour divisions are learned
behaviours.
a) George Murdock
b) Talcott Parsons
c) Margaret Mead
d) Karl Marx
e) Stephanie Coontz
22. Functionalism is based on the idea that families are ________.
a) systems of interaction
b) flexible units that change over time
c) institutions that serve specific functions in society
d) the “doers” of social life
e) designed to fulfill the goals of capitalism
23. According to Parsons (1955), men are biologically better suited to fulfill _______ (i.e. tasks that
need to be performed to ensure a family’s physical survival) while women are better suited to
performing ________ (i.e. tasks involved in emotional or supportive functions).
a) instrumental functions; expressive functions
b) labouring functions; domestic functions
Albanese
(All Chapter Answer at the end of each Chapter)
Chapter 1
Introduction to Diversity in Canada’s Families: Variations in Forms,
Definitions, and Theories
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On August 23, 2016, about 200 Indigenous people gathered in Toronto to protest the
________, a period in the 1960s and 1970s during which Indigenous children were removed
from their families and place “in the care” of non-Indigenous families.
a) double decade revelation
b) Sixties Exposé
c) Sixties Scoop
d) Sixties Sensation
e) decade of injustice
2. The following statements regarding the 2016 Census is false: ________.
a) Married couples remained the dominant family form, however this number has been
declining over time in relation to other family forms.
b) There were over 72,880 same-sex couples in Canada, representing 0.9 per cent of all couples.
c) There were proportionally fewer households than in the past composed of a mother, father,
and children, with more people living alone, as couples without children, or as multi-
generational families.
d) 10 per cent of the Canadian population reported living alone.
e) About 12 per cent of all same-sex couples had children living with them.
3. Blended families are also known as ________.
a) mixed families
b) stepfamilies
c) reformulated families
d) remodelled families
e) millennial families
4. According to Maclean’s magazine, Canada is leading the pack in ________.
a) same-sex families
b) stepfamilies
c) traditional nuclear families
d) mixed unions
5. ________ are not an example of a transnational or multi-local family.
a) Visa students
, b) Immigrant families
c) Migrant workers
d) Adopted children
e) Refugee claimants
6. Thousands of people living in Canada currently find themselves temporarily separated from their
children and spouses as part of a strategy to secure a better economic future and opportunities
for their family. Families who find themselves in this position are called ________.
a) dependent families
b) settlement families
c) refugees
d) conditional Canadians
e) satellite families
7. The term “satellite children” was first used in the 1980s to describe ________ children whose
parents were immigrants to North America.
a) Japanese
b) Chinese
c) Italian
d) British
e) African
8. Many racialized immigrants in Canada live in poverty because of ________.
a) racial discrimination in employment
b) an over-representation of racialized groups in low-paying jobs
c) a labour market failure to recognize international credentials
d) a and c
e) All of the above
9. “Child launch” from families refers to the point at which children leave their parental home.
This “launch” has been delayed due to changing economic circumstances and ________.
a) children staying to assist aging parents
b) children marrying at an older age
c) larger school debt loans
d) higher rents
e) None of the above
10. The term “________” refers to young adults who leave their parental homes for work or school,
only to return due to large debt loads, shifting employment prospects, or changing marital
statuses.
a) velcro kids
b) rebounding kids
c) ricochet kids
d) bouncing-back babies
e) comeback kids
11. All of the following, except for ________, are familiar with living in multi-generational
households and pooling family resources.
, a) divorced Canadians
b) older Canadians
c) Canadians with disabilities
d) new immigrants to Canada
e) large families
12. The term “nuclear families” refers to ________.
a) families who have been through the divorce process
b) newly arrived immigrant families
c) extended family members
d) a couple and their children living in the same household
e) those who live common-law
13. In relationships, “resource differentials” can produce “________,” which can result in
exploitation in the marital relationship.
a) a relationship of exchange
b) a negative home environment
c) relationship asymmetry
d) resource imbalance
e) a reverse power structure
14. A bi-nuclear family is defined as ________.
a) a couple, their children, and their stepchildren
b) divorced parents with children moving between and living in separate households
c) two nuclear families living in a common household
d) a same-sex couple with either biological or adopted children
e) a couple or a single parent living with children
15. The term “________” family is defined as a household that is shared by several generations or
sets of kin.
a) extended
b) nuclear
c) long-term
d) elongated
e) protracted
16. Due to dire economic circumstances, Sarah, her mother and father, invited her grandparents,
two aunts, a second-cousin, and a great-grandparent to come and live with them. These
________ family members planned to stay until they could afford to live on their own.
a) extended
b) peripheral
c) outlying
d) secondary
e) ancillary
17. A “________” consists of related or unrelated individuals who share a dwelling.
a) domicile
b) abode
, c) household
d) residence
e) domestic quarter
18. The Vanier Institute of the Family (2012) suggests that the definition of “family” incorporates all
of the following except ________.
a) the maintenance and care of group members
b) the addition of new members through procreation or adoption
c) the socialization of children
d) the social control of members
e) members living together and all connected through blood ties
19. Eichler (2005) suggests that the definition of “family” should move beyond who makes a family
to ________ makes a family.
a) why
b) how
c) what
d) where
e) when
20. George Murdock concluded that the nuclear family was universal and served four basic
functions: ________.
a) reproductive, sociable, habitual, and economic
b) stabilizing, reproductive, sexual, and educational
c) educational, habitual, sexual, and stabilizing
d) reproductive, sexual, sociable, and habitual
e) sexual, economic, reproductive, and educational
21. ________ identified cross-cultural variations and stressed that labour divisions are learned
behaviours.
a) George Murdock
b) Talcott Parsons
c) Margaret Mead
d) Karl Marx
e) Stephanie Coontz
22. Functionalism is based on the idea that families are ________.
a) systems of interaction
b) flexible units that change over time
c) institutions that serve specific functions in society
d) the “doers” of social life
e) designed to fulfill the goals of capitalism
23. According to Parsons (1955), men are biologically better suited to fulfill _______ (i.e. tasks that
need to be performed to ensure a family’s physical survival) while women are better suited to
performing ________ (i.e. tasks involved in emotional or supportive functions).
a) instrumental functions; expressive functions
b) labouring functions; domestic functions
