Chapter 1—Definitions of and Theories about Families
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is considered a family, based on Murdock’s (1949) definition?
A) siblings sharing an apartment
B) a single parent with two children
C) a same—sex couple
D) a married couple with children
Answer: D
Section: Early Definitions of Families
2) Which of the following describes the definition of a “census family”?
A) It is the definition preferred by all family sociologists.
B) It is a process-based approach to defining the family.
C) It is more inclusive than the Murdock (1949) approach.
D) It is less inclusive than the Murdock (1949) approach.
Answer: C
Section: The Census Family
3) Which of the following groups would be excluded from Statistics Canada’s (2017)
definition of family?
A) a same—sex common—law couple raising children
B) a lone parent with one child
C) a divorcee with shared custody of children
D) a 26-year-old daughter visiting her mother
Answer: D
Section: The Census Family
4) Which of the following is an example of a non-family household?
A) two sisters sharing an apartment
B) grandmother and granddaughter living together
C) divorced parents living in separate homes sharing custody of children
D) three university students sharing a tiny two-bedroom apartment
Answer: D
Section: Households and Families
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,Test Bank for Tepperman et al., Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families, 7e
5) Which of the following statements is a definition of an “extended family”?
A) A kinship system in which the inheritance of property is determined through
both male and female lines.
B) A nuclear family that maintains close ties with relatives.
C) Family relationships outside of the immediate family..
D) A group of families who have social obligations towards each other.
Answer: C
Section: Family Relationships
6) What is the term for families consisting of grandparents raising their grandchildren?
A) extended families
B) skip-generation families
C) transnational families
D) co-parenting families
Answer: B
Section: Adoption, Fostering, and Skip-Generation Families
7) What is the terms for two or more individuals who are not in a relationship with each
other agreeing to raise a child together?
A) skip-generation families
B) living apart together
C) co-parenting
D) extended families
Answer: C
Section: New Reproductive Technologies
8) What is the term for families where one or more immediate family members live in
another country and may be separated for extended periods of time?
A) transnational families
B) extended families
C) skip-generation families
D) living apart together
Answer: A
Section: Households and Families
1–2
, Test Bank for Tepperman et al., Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families, 7e
9) What is the term for couples who are in a relationship but maintain separate
residences, sometimes in different cities, provinces, or countries?
A) helicopter couples
B) transnational couples
C) extended families
D) living apart together couples
Answer: D
Section: Households and Families
10) What do family-process definitions focus on?
A) Power dynamics within families.
B) The relationships between members of a family.
C) The structure and composition of families.
D) Activities and labour that are accomplished within families.
Answer: D
Section: Social Reproduction and Family-Process Definitions
11) Which of the following is the definition of family used by the Vanier Institute of the
Family?
A) Families are ultimately defined by the shape they take rather than by what
they do.
B) Families are ultimately defined by what they achieve rather than by the shape
they take.
C) Families are ultimately defined by the role they play in society.
D) Families are too diverse to be defined at all.
Answer: B
Section: Social Reproduction and Family-Process Definitions
12) Which of the following defines a “kinship group”?
A) a group of people who share a relationship typically through blood or
marriage and may have positions in a hierarchy of rights over property
B) a group of people distinguished by positions in a hierarchy of rights over
property only
C) a group of people distinguished by a shared domestic dwelling
D) a group of people distinguished by shared culture and tradition
Answer: A
Section: Kinship and Matrilineal and Patrilineal Systems
1–3
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is considered a family, based on Murdock’s (1949) definition?
A) siblings sharing an apartment
B) a single parent with two children
C) a same—sex couple
D) a married couple with children
Answer: D
Section: Early Definitions of Families
2) Which of the following describes the definition of a “census family”?
A) It is the definition preferred by all family sociologists.
B) It is a process-based approach to defining the family.
C) It is more inclusive than the Murdock (1949) approach.
D) It is less inclusive than the Murdock (1949) approach.
Answer: C
Section: The Census Family
3) Which of the following groups would be excluded from Statistics Canada’s (2017)
definition of family?
A) a same—sex common—law couple raising children
B) a lone parent with one child
C) a divorcee with shared custody of children
D) a 26-year-old daughter visiting her mother
Answer: D
Section: The Census Family
4) Which of the following is an example of a non-family household?
A) two sisters sharing an apartment
B) grandmother and granddaughter living together
C) divorced parents living in separate homes sharing custody of children
D) three university students sharing a tiny two-bedroom apartment
Answer: D
Section: Households and Families
1–1
,Test Bank for Tepperman et al., Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families, 7e
5) Which of the following statements is a definition of an “extended family”?
A) A kinship system in which the inheritance of property is determined through
both male and female lines.
B) A nuclear family that maintains close ties with relatives.
C) Family relationships outside of the immediate family..
D) A group of families who have social obligations towards each other.
Answer: C
Section: Family Relationships
6) What is the term for families consisting of grandparents raising their grandchildren?
A) extended families
B) skip-generation families
C) transnational families
D) co-parenting families
Answer: B
Section: Adoption, Fostering, and Skip-Generation Families
7) What is the terms for two or more individuals who are not in a relationship with each
other agreeing to raise a child together?
A) skip-generation families
B) living apart together
C) co-parenting
D) extended families
Answer: C
Section: New Reproductive Technologies
8) What is the term for families where one or more immediate family members live in
another country and may be separated for extended periods of time?
A) transnational families
B) extended families
C) skip-generation families
D) living apart together
Answer: A
Section: Households and Families
1–2
, Test Bank for Tepperman et al., Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families, 7e
9) What is the term for couples who are in a relationship but maintain separate
residences, sometimes in different cities, provinces, or countries?
A) helicopter couples
B) transnational couples
C) extended families
D) living apart together couples
Answer: D
Section: Households and Families
10) What do family-process definitions focus on?
A) Power dynamics within families.
B) The relationships between members of a family.
C) The structure and composition of families.
D) Activities and labour that are accomplished within families.
Answer: D
Section: Social Reproduction and Family-Process Definitions
11) Which of the following is the definition of family used by the Vanier Institute of the
Family?
A) Families are ultimately defined by the shape they take rather than by what
they do.
B) Families are ultimately defined by what they achieve rather than by the shape
they take.
C) Families are ultimately defined by the role they play in society.
D) Families are too diverse to be defined at all.
Answer: B
Section: Social Reproduction and Family-Process Definitions
12) Which of the following defines a “kinship group”?
A) a group of people who share a relationship typically through blood or
marriage and may have positions in a hierarchy of rights over property
B) a group of people distinguished by positions in a hierarchy of rights over
property only
C) a group of people distinguished by a shared domestic dwelling
D) a group of people distinguished by shared culture and tradition
Answer: A
Section: Kinship and Matrilineal and Patrilineal Systems
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