Cultural Diversity in Canadian Families Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the varied cultural backgrounds and family structures that contribute to the mosaic of Canadian society. Students will examine how immigration, historical contexts, and Indigenous traditions shape contemporary family life in Canada. The curriculum covers topics such as intergenerational dynamics, multicultural parenting styles, gender roles, social policy, and the impact of cultural values on relationships within and between families. By analyzing real-world case studies and current research, students gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and strengths that cultural diversity brings to the Canadian family experience.
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The Family Dynamic A Canadian Perspective 6th Edition by Margaret Ward
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Chapter 1: What Is a Family
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Q1) According to the text,when a therapist talks about family rules what type of approach to the family is he or she probably using?
A)family systems theory
B)developmental theory
C)exchange theory
D)feminist theory
Answer: A
Q2) ____________________ theorists look at the entire family life cycle from its formation to its end.
Answer: Developmental
Q3) Symbolic interactionists study status and roles from the viewpoint of which of the following?
A)society
B)individuals
C)social institutions
D)social groups
Answer: B
Q4) A(n)____________ consists of the relationships between two or more microsystems.
Answer: mesosystem
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Chapter 2: History, Culture, and Canadian Families
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Q1) Which province is the only one that has independent authority in selecting and integrating newcomers to the province?
A)Ontario
B)Newfoundland
C)Quebec
D)Alberta
Answer: C
Q2) ______________ is an acculturation strategy based on the voluntary rejection of the dominant culture or the involuntary exclusion from the dominant culture.
Answer: Separation
Q3) In much of Canada,social acceptability relies on values that have come from our ____________ heritage.
Answer: British
Q4) According to the text,what is social acceptability based on in much of Canada?
A)the norms and values of the wealthy
B)the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
C)white society and its norms
D)the party currently forming the government
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true according to the "wheel of love" theory?
A)All forms of love and friendship start with self-revelation.
B)Need fulfillment is necessary for the development of rapport.
C)Love develops through a vicious circle of emotions.
D)All forms of love and friendship begin with a feeling of rapport.
Answer: D
Q2) According to the text,what happened during the 1960s and 1970s?
A)Young people became more concerned about safe sex.
B)Attitudes toward sexual experience became less permissive.
C)The sex-for-fun standard became the norm for men and women.
D)Sexual experience among dating couples increased.
Answer: D
Q3) Mary and Fran are a lesbian couple.Which of the following is most likely to be true?
A)one of them will try to communicate in a more masculine manner
B)they will argue more often than most couples
C)they will have more equal communication in their relationship
D)they will communicate based on shared experiences
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells or Not
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Q1) Which of the following best describes nonverbal messages?
A)They often communicate emotion more accurately than words.
B)They cannot be relied on because they are not as clear as words.
C)They shouldn't be sent because not everyone can read them.
D)They can lead to a vicious cycle because they are ambiguous.
Q2) What is it called when a couple lives together without marrying?
A)coupling
B)mating
C)cohabitation
D)adultery
Q3) Whenever Martin and Janna have an argument,Martin never defends his opinion but always gives in to Janna.Which conflict style best describes Martin's approach?
A)aggressive
B)non-assertive
C)strategic
D)empathic
Q4) Explain the functions of marriage and discuss which of these functions are primary in your culture.Provide examples to support your statements.
Q5) When do married couples tend to be most and least happy?
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Chapter 5: Children-yes or No
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Q1) The body that investigated assisted reproduction in Canada is called
Q2) Emily was conceived by in vitro fertilization using a donated embryo,which was then implanted in a surrogate mother.According to the text,which of the following is a serious issue for her welfare?
A)determining who her genetic parents are
B)determining who is legally responsible for supporting her
C)allowing her to have contact with her surrogate mother
D)ensuring she meets her biological parents
Q3) What options do same-sex couples have if they wish to become parents?
Q4) Which of the following is true about adoption in Canada today?
A)Many more children are adopted each year than are waiting for adoption.
B)Most eligible children are adopted in Canada.
C)Adoption falls under provincial jurisdiction.
D)Babies are more often available in Canada than from other countries.
Q5) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the three basic approaches for dealing with an unwanted pregnancy.
Q6) Compare and contrast foster care and adoption.
Q7) Describe the effect of stigma on adoptive families.
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Chapter 6: Bringing up Baby
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Q1) Many young people devote more time to _____________ than to any other activity except sleep.
Q2) According to the text,what is one explanation for why children from the same family can turn out so differently?
A)they are not biologically related
B)they have different levels of intelligence
C)they are socialized differently
D)they live in different countries
Q3) What is the term for the impact of a teacher's expectations on a student's academic performance?
A)academic achievement bias
B)teacher expectancy effect
C)classroom outcome results
D)school success factor
Q4) Suggest three benefits children gain from using the Internet.
Q5) What is the first generation to grow up with computers in the home?
A)Generation Y
B)early baby boomers
C)Generation X
D)late baby boomers
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Chapter 7: The Middle Years of the Family and the Not So Empty Nest
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Q1) According to the text,what do emerging adults value more than relationships with peers?
A)relationships with romantic partners
B)plans for higher education
C)career goals
D)relationships with parents
Q2) Around what age do many Canadians become grandparents?
A)40
B)50
C)60
D)70
Q3) When did the idea of middle age originate?
A)in the Victorian period
B)fairly recently
C)in medieval times
D)during the 1800s
Q4) Erik Erikson states that the key issue in middle age is
Q5) Explain why age is often more important for women than for men.
Q6) The current midlife generation consists of the ________________. Page 9
Q7) Describe the current midlife generation.
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Chapter 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years
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Q1) Whether seniors live in their own homes or in an institution,who is most likely to feel a duty to provide care?
A)brothers
B)close friends
C)sons
D)daughters
Q2) Which of the following is one of the most important reasons for not using physical age as a basis for considering someone old?
A)People today are living longer than in the past.
B)People have different rates of physical aging.
C)Physical norms related to aging vary with culture.
D)It is different from the age that pensions start.
Q3) Recent immigrants are more likely to live in ______-________ ______________ than those born in Canada.
Q4) Why is relatively little known about how gay men and lesbians age?
A)Because few people want to research this issue.
B)Because doctors are not allowed to ask about someone's sexual orientation.
C)Because most homosexuals do not have health problems.
D)Because many older individuals have remained in the closet.
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) Elise,Sarah,Jess,and Madhur are all single lone mothers.Who is most likely to marry,separate,divorce,and remarry?
A)Elise,a teen mother
B)Sarah,a widowed mother
C)Jess,a cohabiting mother
D)Madhur,a lesbian mother
Q2) Which is true of fathers' involvement with children in female-headed,lone-parent families?
A)It confuses the children and should be minimized.
B)It is important to the development of the children.
C)It is a problem because many were abusive when involved with the child's mother.
D)It can be a challenge to the mother's parental authority.
Q3) Describe some of the recent trends in lone-parent families in Canada.
Q4) The level of income below which an individual family is considered to be poor is called the ____________________.
Q5) Identify the different paths to single parenthood.Which factors play a role in how a person becomes a single parent?
Q6) Describe the stigma attached to lone parenthood.
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Chapter 10: Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience
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Q1) Briefly explain the importance of life changes after divorce to children's well-being.
Q2) What is the term for a divorced person who shares the responsibility for his or her child?
A)custodial parent
B)binuclear parent
C)co-parent
D)nonresidential parent
Q3) According to the Federal Child Support Guidelines,what happens after a divorce?
A)The custodial parent is solely responsible for supporting children after a divorce.
B)Both parents must contribute exactly the same amount of child support.
C)All divorcing families must follow the Guidelines.
D)Both parents must contribute a similar percentage of income toward supporting a child.
Q4) Which of the following is usually part of the emotional crisis of divorce?
A)building new social networks as a divorcing couple
B)still being emotionally attached to the ex-partner as a spouse
C)redefining themselves as nonparents
D)forming a new identity as a single person
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) Briefly explain the three stages of remarriage-family formation.
Q2) A marriage between divorced parents creates ___________.
Q3) What changes have occurred following World War II in remarriage patterns?
Q4) How do boundaries differ between first marriages and remarriages?
A)They need to be more permeable in first-marriage families.
B)They must be more permeable in remarriages.
C)They are well defined in stepfamilies.
D)First-marriage families experience greater boundary ambiguity.
Q5) One of the main differences between first marriages and later ones involves family _____________.
Q6) What is one way to explain why some stepchildren do better than others?
A)Stepchildren have undergone several family transitions.
B)Stepparents use an authoritative parenting style.
C)Stepfathers show less affection and supervise children less.
D)The problems may reach back before the formation of a stepfamily.
Q7) Using information from the text about the various issues facing stepfamilies,explain why each of James Bray's three stepfamily types may or may not be successful.
Q8) Explain difficulties experienced by a parentified child when his or her parent remarries.
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) What is the recent trend in work-family conflicts?
A)they have always been the same
B)they are getting progressively less
C)they have progressively worsened
D)they have almost been eliminated
Q2) According to one study,how was work affected for men in unhappy marriages?
A)They spent an additional six hours a week at work.
B)They had about the same level of productivity as other men.
C)They lost about 38 days a year of work time.
D)They lost less work time than women in unhappy marriages.
Q3) In 2010,childcare spaces were available for what percent of Canadian children 0 to 12 years old?
A)10 percent
B)20 percent
C)35 percent
D)50 percent
Q4) Discuss the ways in which work and family responsibilities affect each other.Give examples.
Q5) _______________ is a self-defined state of well-being that recognizes the inter-relatedness of work life and life apart from work.
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Chapter 13: The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come
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Q1) Which of the following best describes attitudes toward alcohol and other substance abuse?
A)The problem is defined by gatekeepers rather than by society.
B)The drug of choice is the same across cultures.
C)Alcohol and other substance abuse is not considered discreditable by society.
D)The acceptance varies among cultures.
Q2) Which of the following describes public opinion as a force that decides what constitutes a problem?
A)it often changes as time passes
B)it remains the same as far as problems are concerned
C)it permits no competing views
D)it is concerned with the greatest good
Q3) What is the definition of snag points?
A)areas of difficulty that interfere with constructive efforts to cope with problems
B)situations where there is an imbalance between demands on a family and resources
C)situations that encourage an individual to act in a functional manner
D)areas of difficulty that can be damaging to a person's reputation
Q4) Briefly explain the part an "enabler" plays in an alcoholic family.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family
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Q1) _________________ is the intentional use of physical force against a child that results in injury or causes bodily harm.
Q2) What is the term for a situation in which a person takes advantage of a less powerful person?
A)abuse
B)crime
C)deviance
D)meanness
Q3) Which of the following best describes women who kill their husbands?
A)They do so after prolonged periods of violence against the husband.
B)They are more likely to kill their children along with their spouse.
C)They are more likely to hunt down and kill partners who left them.
D)They often do so following years of being physically and sexually abused.
Q4) ____________________ refers to violence committed by legally married,separated,divorced,or common-law partners,current or previous dating partners,and other intimate partners.
Q5) ______________ perpetrators feel no remorse or shame and use violence because they have learned it works.
Q6) State the various kinds of elder abuse.
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) What factors are used to establish the Statistics Canada low-income cutoff points?
Q2) The main cause of poverty in Canada is _______________.
Q3) What is one disadvantage for families when they move from welfare to paid employment?
A)they start to earn more money and spend more than they earn
B)they spend less time together as a family
C)they can lose benefits tied to income levels,such as subsidized housing
D)they have more difficulty finding proper daycare
Q4) Which of the following is true of social assistance?
A)Most people on welfare do not want to work.
B)Welfare rates are often more than the low income cutoff.
C)Working is always more financially beneficial than welfare.
D)Add-ons such as drug and dental care can make welfare preferable to low wages.
Q5) What is meant by the "working poor"? Give two reasons for poverty in this group.
Q6) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of three basic approaches to reducing poverty.
Q7) List the three groups among the homeless and give an example of a life circumstance that would lead to each.
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Q8) Describe three causes of homelessness and give a suggested solution for each.
Chapter 16: The Crystal Ball-predicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) Discuss four social factors that will probably influence the future of Canadian families.
Q2) According to the text,what is one unexpected benefit of the aging of the population?
A)We are learning more about diseases of the elderly.
B)Less money is spent on primary and secondary education.
C)More generations coexist now than at any other time in history.
D)There is less ageism.
Q3) Why is there concern over the effect of communications technology on family relationships?
A)Parents will supervise their children too closely through cell phones.
B)Parents' willingness to learn about computers will erode children's expertise.
C)Children's expertise may erode parents' authority.
D)Family meetings via videoconferencing are less fulfilling than face-to-face gatherings.
Q4) The ______________ is the ratio of the combined youth and senior population to the working-age population,expressed as the number of dependants for every 100 workers.
Q5) The group with the greatest increase in people living alone is _______________.
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Q6) Explain what is meant by the term "see-through walls."
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