Final Exam Flashcards
According to the text, which of the following is likely for poor children?
To live in unsafe neighbourhoods
Which term refers to the condition of being unable to access adequate and secure income that can ensure healthy lives free from significant financial worries?
Income Insecurity
Which statement best describes individuals on social assistance
Working can result in becoming worse off financially
There are no exact figures for the number of homeless people in Canada. What is a conservative estimate of the number of homeless Canadians in any given night?
50,000
What does the Statistics Canada low income cut-off take into account?
Family size
According to the text, who is more likely to be in a chronic low-income situation?
Indigenous families
Which of the following is least likely to be given as a reason for the increase in homelessness?
Sharp increases in costs of food and other essentials
When were most of the social security programs now available in Canada established?
After World War II
In Canada, the low income cut-off is a measure of which type of poverty?
Relative poverty
What makes up the largest single group of poor people in Canada?
Children
Among Indigenous peoples, what was the traditional expectation of the grandparent generation?
They were responsible for socializing children.
Which of the following is a government service that can help keep seniors living in their own homes?
Providing grants to help make their homes accessible
Why do women typically tend to manage better than men after the death of a spouse?
They depend on children and friends for social and economical support.
What is the main purpose of the CPP/QPP?
To provide workers and their families with a modest pension upon retirement.
According to the text, which of the following is likely to describe an older man who is satisfied with their life?
Reasonably healthy.
In many cases, what is the effect of living in a nursing home?
It makes a private life virtually impossible.
Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the “old”?
Those between 75 and 84 years of age.
What is an important factor for older people remaining independent?
Their financial status.
Why are men more likely than women to remarry?
There are more eligible women than men available.
Which of the following is an example of social age?
People in their 60’s are expected to be grandparents.
Which group is least likely to re-enter a union?
Divorced women with young children.
Where do most of the youngest teen mothers live?
At their parents house
Jane became a lone parent when her husband died. Which statement most likely describes Jane in comparison to never-married and divorced parents?
She is less likely to remarry because she is probably older.
What would the feminist perspective focus on in relation to lone-parent families?
The fact that the majority is headed by mothers.
When do children from lone-parent families have more difficulties in both relationships and school?
When their mothers use a hostile parenting-style.
In the 2006 Census, which group had the lowest proportion of lone-parent families?
Chinese.
Why have we seen an overall increase in the number of single teen mothers?
Fewer teen mothers are married.
Which group has the lowest average total incomes?
Female one-parent families.
Which term refers to informal networks of friends and relatives who provide information, assistance, and understanding?
Social support
In 2011, which province had the highest proportion of lone-parent families?
Nova Scotia.
What is one trend that is likely to continue into the future?
The number of “different” family forms will increase.
According to the text, what do changes in family result in?
Changes in social policy
What has the family been able to do over time?
Meet individual and social needs
What is usually considered a benefit of communications technology?
Working parents keep in touch with their children with cell phones.
What is one result of government efforts to reduce deficits?
Placing more responsibility on family members for the physical care of relatives.
What will the effect of communications technology depend primarily on?
How people make use of it.
What is one change from past marriage patterns?
More same-sex couples are being legally married.
What dilemma may be posed by the need of the elderly for more care as they age?
More nursing homes versus more home care services.
According to the text, what has happened to the family throughout history?
It has shown itself to be extremely adaptable.
According to the text, what is one practical question arising from the aging of the population?
How will the care of seniors be paid for?
What is a main assumed duty given to women
Housecleaning, raising children
Why are children from the same family turning out differently
Birth order and personality traits
What parenting style is child-centred?
Attachment parenting
What is the future of socialization?
Peers will have a larger affect.
How do Indigenous families view children?
They’re a gift from the Creator
Differences between adopted children growing up vs. biological.
Children with authoritative parents are…
achievers, competent and friendly
What traits does a middle child have?
A hellion or mediator
The definition of a child taking on the role of a parent.
As a family gets larger, what’s an effect?
Mother has less positive time with each child
As a family is smaller, what’s an effect?
An only child can miss out on growing up with children and may “mature” faster since they’re surrounded by adults.
Agents of Socialization
Child care, family, friends, schools.
Why do parents choose homeschooling?
To be the ones socializing their children, not the government.
Benefits and consequences of peers.
Will create valuable relationships but peers can also be a bad influence.
What percentage of children have internet access?
99%
What are the different ways of aging?
Social age: how you act
Physical age: biological change that occurs with age
Chronological: the years you have lived
Psychological: change in cognitive abilities.
In 2015, how many people were 65+
What is defined as young old?
65-74 years old
How can we tell that society is shifting from a patrilineal to a matrilineal family organization?
Women keep their maiden name
Why is there concern over the effect of communications technology on family relationships?
Children’s expertise may erode parent’s authority
Which of the following is a tend in the Canadian population?
The population as a whole is getting older.
Dy. Kerry Daly suggests that we are caught up in negative stories about the family. Which belief are these stories linked to?
That the family is fragile and declining
Advances in technology raising concerns about which of the following?
The effect of using communications technology on family relationships
What has happened as a result of changes in marriage and child-bearing patterns in recent years?
More children live in step-families than before.
According to the text, which group was counted in the Census for the first time in 2011?
Stepfamilies
What is the effect of poverty on the education of poor children?
Poor children are often not as ready for school as others because of limited experiences, as well as physical and health.
Which statement best describes those who move out of poverty?
They are likely to go from a one-adult to a two-adult, two-earner household.
Why has there been a decrease in poverty among the elderly?
Because of improved pensions and government benefits
Which family is least likely to be living in poverty?
A married couple with both employed
What is one of the problem with job-creation efforts?
Many of the jobs pay low wages
Stephanie is part of the group of adults in Canada with the largest percentage living below poverty. What is Stephanie?
A lone mother
What is ageism?
A form of discrimination based on age
Which statement best describes research on sibling relationships among older adults?
It has received little attention until recently.
In 2011, what percentage of grandparents lived with their grandchildren?
8%
For whom do long-term economic hardships tend to be greater following a spouse’s death?
Women, because their pensions are often limited.
According to the text, what is life satisfaction related to for older people?
The degree to which they can control their own lives.
According to the text, what is an important function of a funeral?
An occasion for formal leave taking of the person who has died.
Which of the provinces/territories has the lowest proportion of older residents?
Alberta
For 45 years, Harriets life was centred on her husband and family. When Harriet’s husband died, what did she probably experience.
A loss of identity
How did Erik Erkison describe the psychosocial task of old age?
An integrity versus despair
What stigma is used for lone-parents
Their family is incomplete
According to the text, one way to break single parents dependency on social assistance involves policies that:
Creates affordable childcare
Which of the following groups has the best chance of being financially stable?
widows
Why are teen mothers unlikely to improve their financial status even when they marry?
Their partners typically have poor financial prospects
What behaviour is more likely to happen in children when their mothers have multiple romantic relationships?
anxious and aggressive
In 1961, what was the leading cause of lone-parents?
Death of a spouse
