HHS4U1 Exam Prep Set #1 - Terminology

b

The first family groupings of humans may have been clans.

a) True

b) False

b

When parents choose their child's marriage partner, it is called an unfortunate situation.

a) True

b) False

b

Physical anthropologists study human societies. They do not study the social behaviour of other primates like Bonobos.

a) True

b) False

a

The nuclear family had clear gender and age roles and it became the stereotypical modern family in the post-war 1940's.

a) True

b) False

c

The ____________________, in some form, has existed throughout history.

a) clan c) family

b) commune d) tribe

b

When a family is providing for the emotional needs of individuals in the family, it is said to be providing _____________________ ________________________.

a) affective sustenance c) emotional support

b) affective nurturance d) psychological support

c

A family may place emphasis on legal ties or on blood ties. Blood ties are also known as ____________________.

a. sanguinity c. consanguinity

b. ichorinity d. hemosanguinity

c

When divorced partners with children remarry, it is called a ____________________ family.

a. modern c. blended

b. mixed d. extended

b

Having one partner at a time is called _________________________.

a. Polygamy c. boring

b. Monogamy d. Polygyny

c

When men are the rulers and decision makers in a family or society, this system is called ____________________.

a. Faternity c. Patriarchy

b. Matriarchy d. Oligarchy

c

____________________ is popular in societies in which individuals can support more than one partner.

a. Monogamy

b. Polyandry

c. Polygamy

b

When both parents work outside the home, this is called the _________________________ family.

a. consumer c. modern

b. double-income d. typical

c

Marriage is a _______________________ ________________________ because it involves legitimate sexual relationships.

a. healthy relationship

b. perfect relationship

c. conjugal relationship

d. convenient relationship

c

The ____________________ ________________ was characterized by a wife who was a homemaker that had new products manufactured to assist her in creating a comfortable home for her husband and children.

a. modern family c. consumer family

b. post-modern family d. nuclear family

b

A type of economic activity known as __________________ _________________ resulted from merchants and artisans that worked in the family home with the help of their wives and children.

a. artisnal industry

b. cottage industry

c. mercentile industry

b

In pre-Industrial times, __________________ _________________ were common. Young adults would continue to live with their parents after they got married largely out of a need for land for agriculture.

a. blended families c. mixed families

b. extended families d. dual-income

a

Women who were either deserted or widowed would have to work at the beginning of the 20th century. They were often seen as a threat to the role of men as the sole providers and consequently they would receive one-third less than the _____________ ____________ earned by men.

a. family wage c. paternal wage

b. household wage d. patriarchal wage

d

When defining a family, anthropologists tend to focus on groupings that perform certain universal _______________________. (e.g. procreation, socialization of children, etc.)

a. duties c. tasks

b. services d. functions

c

In the _______________________ _______________________ _________________, women were nurturers who worked at home and were supported financially by their husbands. "Motherhood" was the sacred and primary role of women.

a. modern nuclear family

b. post-modern nuclear family

c. industrial nuclear family

d. pre-modern nuclear family

a

In Canada, your family would be everyone who lived in the same household and who engaged in reciprocal relationships like your parents and siblings. A _______ ________________ is different because it includes aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, in-laws, and other relatives that do not necessarily live with you.

a. kin group

b. in-law group

c. fictive-kin group

b

One form of the contemporary Canadian family is the _________________________ _________________ in which the mother temporarily leaves the workforce to look after young children.

a. part-time family

b. transitional family

c. relational family

b

The family life-cycle framework is based on non-normative events, such as marriage, the birth of a child, and a child leaving home.

a) True

b) False

b

Symbolic interactionism is an anthropological theoretical perspective that attempts to explain how individuals chose how they will act based on their perceptions of themselves and of others.

a) True

b) False

a

Research questions in the social sciences come in two forms. There are description questions and explanation questions. Both have to be carefully worded in order to direct one's review of the current literature.

a) True

b) False

c

____________________ is the term used to identify the bias that assumes that the male experience is the human experience and therefore applies to women also.

a. Patriarchy c. Androcentricity

b. Angiocentricity d. Matriarchy

b

The institutions or structures in ____________________ include family, law, schools, and political systems.

a. Society c. Neo-Marxism

b. Functionalism d. Feminism

b

The _________________________ theory argues that the differences in power between men and women result in any male-female relationship as being exploitative.

a. Socialist feminism c. Liberal Feminism

b. Radical feminism d. Spice Girlz Feminism

c

A branch of learning such as history, economics, or philosophy, is known as a ____________________.

a. subject c. discipline

b. domain d. faculty

b

If politics examines influences on individual power and authority within families, it might relate to the ____________________ theory.

a. Systems c. Functionalist

b. Conflict d. Ecological systems

a

_________________________ theory could be used to explain why some people stay in a relationship, why some people leave a relationship, or choice of marriage partners.

a. Exchange c. Systems

b. Conflict d. Feminist

b

Androcentricity and double standards are terms that are usually associated with ____________________ theories.

a. Conflict c. Exchange

b. Feminist d. Systems

c

A valid ____________________ can be used to predict what will happen.

a. hypothesis c. theory

b. thesis d. law

a

____________________ is the study of behaviour based on mental processes.

a. Psychology c. Anthropology

b. Sociology d. Economics

c

__________________ feminism argues that discriminatory policies force women into an inferior social class that restricts their rights to participate fully in society.

a. Socialist c. Liberal

b. Radical d. Spice Girlz

a

_______________________ feminism is based on the assumption that the status of women is a social inequality rooted in the sexual division of paid and unpaid labour.

a. Socialist c. Liberal

b. Radical d. Spice Girlz

c

_________________________ theories take an interdisciplinary approach to attempt to describe the patterns of growth and change throughout the human lifespan.

a. Life-span c. Developmental

b. Growth d. Social

b

When the colonial powers came into contact with indigenous people they would often judge their cultures and traditions to be inferior in comparison to their's. This ________________________ often led them to justify their attempts at conquering these people.

a. racism c. Eurocentrism

b. ethnocentrism d. bias

a

__________________ theory is a sociological theory that attempts to explain how groups of individuals interact as a set of different parts that work together and influence each other in a relatively stable manner over time.

a. Systems c. Conflict

b. Exchange d. Feminist

c

_________________________ is essentially the study of human culture.

a. Psychology

b. Sociology

c. Anthropology

c

If you were a subject taking part in an experiment and you were placed in the group that did not have the independent variable applied to it, then you would be in the ______________ _____________.

a. experimental group

b. dependent group

c. control group

d. independent group

a

If you were a subject taking part in an experiment and you were placed in the group that had the independent variable applied to it, then you would be in the ______________ _____________.

a. experimental group

b. dependent group

c. control group

d. independent group

b

When conducting a review of the literature, you need to consider the _________________________ of the source. Ask yourself if you can rely on this author to provide accurate and sound information. Is this author a qualified expert in their field and have they been published in a scholarly journal?

a. validity

b. reliability

b

One of the drawbacks of content analysis is that it can be difficult to obtain a ___________________ __________________.

a. large enough sample

b. reliable sample

c. valid sample

d. an accurate sample

b

You play the ___________ of student here at Henry Street. This means that there are a number of behaviours that are expected of you like attending class and making up any missed work.

a. part

b. role

b

If you were conducting research on relational aggression amongst girls in high school then you would not include boys in your __________________ _______________.

a. target group c. target audience

b. sample group d. sample audience

c

Often an initial hypothesis in social science research might be close to the truth but it will not uncover the whole truth. Research will tend to uncover things that were not initially considered. After enough research, one can often modify their original hypothesis to fit their new findings so that they can create a sound ________________.

a. report c. thesis

b. essay d. paper

d

When doing a literature review, you must consider the _________________ of the sources you use. If your research focus is on homeless women in Toronto then using a study on homeless teenagers from Brazil might not be applicable to your research.

a. reliability c. strength

b. usefulness d. validity

b

If you wanted to conduct an experiment to determine the impact of smartphones on student grades, then the use of a smartphone would be the _____________________ variable in your experiment.

a. control c. dependent

b. independent d. experimental

c

If you wanted to conduct an experiment to determine the impact of smartphones on student grades, then the students' grades would be the _____________________ variable in your experiment.

a. control c. dependent

b. independent d. experimental

c

According to _______________________ _______________ ______________, society influences individuals and families on four levels: 1. Microsystem level, 2. Meosystem level, 3. Exosystem level, and 4. Macrosystem level.

a. ecological exchange theory

b. ecological conflict theory

c. ecological systems theory

d. ecological interaction theory

a

The ____________________ ____________________ is also called developmental theory. It describes the predictable changes in behaviour of individuals and families as they progress though various stages.

a. life-course approach

b. longitudinal approach

c. life-cycle approach

d. life-long approach

b

In Canada, you reach the age of majority at age 19.

a) True

b) False

c

The natural transitions in life are from child to ____________________ to adult.

a. tween c. adolescent

b. twit d. zombie

b

When conducting research it is often useful to read an ________________________ of a paper since it neatly summarizes the contents of the document and can allow you to decide if the paper is one that will help your research paper.

a. outline

b. abstract

c. example

d

The demographic _________________ that your teacher belongs to is called Generation X.

a. group c. body

b. quintile d. cohort

d

Young people who pay some of their bills but still rely on assistance from their parents are known as ________________________.

a. leeches c. losers

b. boomerang kids d. semi-dependent

d

A person who is an adult but still lives with their parents is called a _________________.

a. twerp c. loser

b. Norman Bates in training d. permakid

c

The large cohort that was born during the 20 year span from 1947 - 1966 is known as the ______________________.

a. baby-boom echo c. baby-boom

b. pre-baby-boom d. baby-bust

b

Generation X was originally called the ___________________ generation due to its relatively small size and the declining fertility rates during this period.

a. baby-boom c. baby-splat

b. baby-bust d. decline

c

Before 1970, it was not necessary to have a university degree to be an elementary school teacher. When I attended teacher's college it was rare to get into a teaching program without a four year honours degree. Today, teacher's college has gone from a one year program to a two year program. This education inflation has also been called ___________________________.

a. robbery c. credentialism

b. unnecessary d. a money grab

a

In Western society, becoming an adult does is less of an event and more of a gradual transition. This _________________ __________________ usually occurs from the age of 18 to 34 depending on the individual.

a. emerging adulthood

b. gradual awakening

c. gradual adulthood

d. adolescent moratorium

a

The ceremonies and traditions that mark the passage from adolescence to adulthood are called rites of passage.

a) True

b) False

c

Learning and practicing role behaviours before taking on a new role is known as playing grownup.

a) True

b) False

a

When you reach the age of majority, you gain the right to vote, get married, and leave school if you wish.

a) True

b) False

a

According to Erikson, resolving the dilemma of the identity versus role confusion stage will result in attaining fidelity.

a) True

b) False

a

According to Jane Loevinger's theory, once a person has fully developed their ego they have an __________________ __________.

a. autonomous self c. autonomous being

b. autonomous ego d. awesome time

a

The pattern or design of an individual's life, according to Levinson is known as one's _______ _________________.

a. life structure c. life pattern

b. life plan d. life design

b

Jane Loevinger studied the stages of ____________________ development.

a. child c. identity

b. ego d. cognitive

b

The concept of forming a ____________________ means to determine what a person wants his or her adult life to resemble.

a. fantasy c. plan

b. dream d. schedule

a

Learning the role behaviours of a society is known as ___________________________.

a. socialization c. growing old

b. growing up d. selling out to the man!

d

In the career of teaching it is often a good idea to have a __________________ to assist new teachers and help them make the transition into the career so they don't burn out and drop out of the profession.

a. stiff drink c. peer

b. co-teacher d. mentor

c

Each stage in Erikson's psychosocial development theory is marked by a _________________________ that challenges the individual.

a. problem c. dilemma

b. situation d. conundrum

d

Leonard Pearlin's developmental theory was based upon the concept of _____________________.

a. pleasure c. crisis

b. pain d. distress

a

According to Erikson, the dilemma of early adulthood is about _________________________.

a. intimacy c. trust

b. identity d. ego integrity

b

________________________________ is not a hallmark of early adolescence. It requires one to be responsible and for the person to recognize social norms and to conduct themselves in a less risky manner.

a. Perseverence c. Responsibility

b. Self-regulation d. Good judgement

b

When you go off to post-secondary education, you will be _____________________________________ because during the school year you will have only yourself to depend upon but during the summer months you'll most likely return home and rely on parents for support.

a. semi-automatic

b. semi-autonomous

c. semi-independent

c

Hindu parents can enter the _____________________________ life stage once their children have entered the second life cycle stage.

a. Sannyasa

b. Brahmacharya

c. Vanaprastha

d. Grihastha

a

The fourth and final stage in the Hindu life cycle is known as...

a. Sannyasa

b. Brahmacharya

c. Vanaprastha

d. Grihastha

d

Marriage marks the ______________________________ life cycle stage for Hindus.

a. Sannyasa

b. Brahmacharya

c. Vanaprastha

d. Grihastha

b

During the ___________________________________________ portion of the Hindu life cycle, the individual is to remain celibate and become educated.

a. Sannyasa

b. Brahmacharya

c. Vanaprastha

d. Grihastha

a

Many young people in Canada, Western Europe and the United states are raised in a manner that promotes individualism. This philosophy promotes individual freedom.

a) True

b) False

a

The children of immigrants from India, China, and other countries that place a great deal of importance upon the family are more inclined to be held to a duty-based moral code which places the families' interest over the individuals.

a) True

b) False

b

Gender is the same as sex.

a) True

b) False

b

Japan is a ________________________________ society where family and societal needs take priority over the individual's needs.

a. closed c. chaotic

b. collectivist d. socialist

a

According to Helen Fisher, the durability of the pair-bond is essential to the survival of the human species.

a) True

b) False

c

Prior to 1968, the most common reason for granting a divorce was _________________________.

a. arguing c. adultery

b. abuse d. addictions

d

______________________________ means living near the female's side of the family.

a. Patrilocal

b. Matrilineal

c. Patrilineal

d. Matrilocal

b

The practice of tracing a family's line (heritage) through the woman's family was known as a _________________________ system.

a. Patrilocal

b. Matrilineal

c. Patrilineal

d. Matrilocal

a

______________________________ means living near the male's side of the family.

a. Patrilocal

b. Matrilineal

c. Patrilineal

d. Matrilocal

c

The practice of tracing a family's line (heritage) through the man's family was known as a _________________________ system.

a. Patrilocal

b. Matrilineal

c. Patrilineal

d. Matrilocal

a

The ____________________________ ________________________________ was an ancient practice where a sister or close female relative would replace a deceased wife in a marriage.

a. Sororate obligation b. Levirate obligation

b

The ____________________________ ________________________________ was an ancient practice where a brother would replace a deceased husband in a marriage.

a. Sororate obligation b. Levirate obligation

a

A woman having more than one husband at a time is called ...

a. Polyandry b. Polygyny

b

A man having more than one wife at a time is called _______________________________.

a. Polyandry b. Polygyny

a

In an ___________________________ ________________________________ men and women share responsibilities.

a. Egalitarian relationship

b. Companionate marriage

b

A marriage based on a shared lifestyle is called a ___________________________ _________________________.

a. Egalitarian relationship

b. Companionate marriage

b

A public announcement of marriage is known as _________________.

a. betrothal

b. banns

c. dowry

d. conjugal union

e. dower rights

c

Money, household items, or land brought by the bride to her marriage is called a ____________________.

a. betrothal

b. banns

c. dowry

d. conjugal union

e. dower rights

a

A promise or commitment to marry someone is known as a ______________________.

a. betrothal

b. banns

c. dowry

d. conjugal union

e. dower rights

e

A bride's right to her husband's property and support is called __________________ _________________.

a. betrothal

b. banns

c. dowry

d. conjugal union

e. dower rights