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Canadian Families Today: New Perspectives
Patrizia Albanese
4th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
,Table of Contents
Part I — Conceptualizing Families, Past and Present
1. Introduction to Diversity in Canada’s Families: Variation in Forms, Definitions, and Theories
2. Canada’s Families: Historical and Contemporary Variations
3. Same-Sex Marriage in Canada
Part II — The Life Course
4. Intimacy, Commitment, and Family Formation
5. Parenting Young Children: Decisions and Realities
6. Separation and Divorce: Fragmentation and Renewal of Families
7. Families in Middle and Later Life: Patterns and Dynamics of Living Longer, Aging Together
Part III — Family Issues
8. Marriage and Death Rituals
9. Paid and Unpaid Work: Connecting Households, Workplaces, State Policies, and Communities
10. Family Poverty in Canada: Correlates, Coping Strategies, and Consequences
11. The Settlement of Refugee Families in Canada: Pre-migration and Post-migration Trajectories
and Location in Canadian Society
12. Indigenous Families
13. Lack of Support: Canadian Families and Disability
Part IV — Problems, Policies, and Predictions
14. Violence in Families
15. Investing in Families and Children: Family Policies in Canada
16. The Past of the Future and the Future of the Family
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Diversity in Canada’s Families: Variations in Forms, Definitions, and Theories
Multiple Choice Questions
(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
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.
Canadian Families Today: New Perspectives
Patrizia Albanese
4th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
,Table of Contents
Part I — Conceptualizing Families, Past and Present
1. Introduction to Diversity in Canada’s Families: Variation in Forms, Definitions, and Theories
2. Canada’s Families: Historical and Contemporary Variations
3. Same-Sex Marriage in Canada
Part II — The Life Course
4. Intimacy, Commitment, and Family Formation
5. Parenting Young Children: Decisions and Realities
6. Separation and Divorce: Fragmentation and Renewal of Families
7. Families in Middle and Later Life: Patterns and Dynamics of Living Longer, Aging Together
Part III — Family Issues
8. Marriage and Death Rituals
9. Paid and Unpaid Work: Connecting Households, Workplaces, State Policies, and Communities
10. Family Poverty in Canada: Correlates, Coping Strategies, and Consequences
11. The Settlement of Refugee Families in Canada: Pre-migration and Post-migration Trajectories
and Location in Canadian Society
12. Indigenous Families
13. Lack of Support: Canadian Families and Disability
Part IV — Problems, Policies, and Predictions
14. Violence in Families
15. Investing in Families and Children: Family Policies in Canada
16. The Past of the Future and the Future of the Family
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Diversity in Canada’s Families: Variations in Forms, Definitions, and Theories
Multiple Choice Questions
(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
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.
