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1
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what does census data define family as?

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married or common-law couple with or without children, or lone parent living with at least one child in same dwelling

2
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Murdock defines family as:

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social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation, reproduction, sexually permissible relationship with one or more children

3
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Vanier Institute made contemporary definition of family:

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variant combos of these responsibilities: physical maintenance and care, procreation/adoption, socialization of children, social control, production/consumption/distribution of goods and services, affective nurturance

4
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74% of people think family is:

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any group whose members love and care for one another

5
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individuals who are not related by blood/marriage/adoption but assume some of benefits/obligations of family life

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fictive kin

6
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cohabitational relationships are most common in ____

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Nunavut

7
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Divorce Act was changed in 1968 to allow couples to divorce if:

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had been separated for at least 3 years, could be no fault (in 1986 changed to at least one year)

8
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what are simple vs complex stepfamilies?

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simple means one spouse brings children from other marriage, don’t have kids together; complex means both spouses bring children from other marriage and/or have kids in their marriage

9
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In 2003, __ was the first province to legalize same sex marriage

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Ontario

10
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baby boom occurred between ___ and ___

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1946; 1965

11
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why the baby boom?

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women postponed having children until after war/depression, marriage rate increased, married younger and having more children younger

12
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what are the bioethical issues of reproduction tech?

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social inequality due to cost, chldren are not self-determining human beings but instead are commodities bought and sold, children have needs/rights separate from wishes of parents

13
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perspective voiced by religious conservative groups and David Popenoe that emphasizes the disappearance of the traditional family, deterioration of marriage, wellbeing of society at risk

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family decline perspective

14
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the people who support this perspective applaud choice and growth in family diversity

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family pluralism perspective

15
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spousal/partner abuse is more common in:

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common law, Aboriginal, same sex

16
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has the study of families been more empirical or theoretical?

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empirical

17
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what is social exchange theory?

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assumes people operating on self interest and calculating costs/benefits (most common theory used for studying families)

18
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the comparison of costs and benefits of a particular relationship compared to other ppl who are in similar types of relationships

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comparison level

19
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what is comparison level for alternatives?

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comparing our relationship to alternative possibilities for our lives

20
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what is relationship equity?

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contributions of each party is perceived as fair

21
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marriage cohesiveness depends more on ___ than ___

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rewards; alternatives, barriers to divorce

22
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what is family life course development theory?

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assumes that families transition thru series of qualitatively diff stages over time, and each stage has diff structures/roles/relationships

23
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decline in relationship quality for transition to parenthood more likely in:

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marginalized groups, younger, relationships shorter, deal with avoidant or confrontational manner, unplanned pregnancy

24
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fathers experience __ and mothers experience ___

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work-family conflict; family-work spillover

25
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quite a bit of functionalist research in:

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gender role differentiation, household division of labour

26
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___ is the topic to which conflict theories is most applied

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family violence

27
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This feminist drew attention to fact that there is no single, monolithic family, but a plurality of family forms

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Margrit Eichler

28
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this theory focuses on significant others and their differing perceptions of marriage/divorce

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symbolic interactionist theory