Practice Quiz Chapter 09

. Which term refers to lineage through blood or marriage?

Kinship

Generation

Family

Cohort

. Which of the following statements about changes in family and kinship structures is true?

The kinship system has become shorter with more horizontal ties.

The kinship system has shifted from "age-gapped" to "age-condensed."

Fewer older adults cohabit as common-law partners.

There are more reconstituted or blended families.

. Which term refers to the family member who ensures that other members of the family keep in touch with one another, reminds people about birthdays, and coordinates the care of a sick or aging family member?

Matriarch

Family lead

Kin keeper

Gatekeeper

. What percentage of older adults over the age of 75 are grandparents?

80 per cent

60 per cent

40 per cent

20 per cent

. Which of the following is NOT a pattern or experience of sibling relationships?

Frequent interaction in family home during childhood then little or no interaction after leaving home

Frequent interaction in childhood continuing into adulthood as best friends

Slow drifting apart during adulthood after entering the labour force and getting married

Separated in childhood at birth followed by renewal of contact and closeness in later life

Conflict in later life sometimes related to inheritance and caregiving responsibilities

. Which of the following statements about divorced parents and their relationship with their adult children is true?

Divorced parents have more contact than married parents with their adult children.

Divorced parents generally provide more financial aid and support to their adult children.

Divorced fathers receive more assistance and support from their children than do divorced mothers.

Divorced mothers receive more assistance and support from their children than do divorced fathers.

. Which of the following statements about grandparent-grandchild relationships is true?

Paternal grandparents are generally more involved with their grandchildren than maternal grandparents.

The role of grandfathers has been significantly underestimated and under-researched.

Face-to-face grandparent-grandchild interaction is more frequent than it was in the past because the grandparents and their adult children live at closer distances from each other.

In Canada, there are no laws that allow grandparents to have access to or custody of grandchildren after the biological parents divorce.

. How many older adults report they were in a same-sex relationship in Canada in 2016?

145,765

48,745

13,845

6,585

. When the last child leaves home, formal child-rearing is thought to be completed and parents are described as living where?

In an empty nest

In a crowded nest

In a refilled nest

In a collapsed nest

. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Transition to an empty nest stage is most often considered positive with relief from child care duties, reduced financial pressures, and opportunities for living a different lifestyle.

Living longer with one's parent is more common among some ethnic groups (children from Asian families leave the latest).

Divorce among people over the age of 60 is decreasing.

Rates of widowhood have been declining over the past several decades because of longer life expectancy and more divorced or single older people.

. Approximately 4.5 million Canadians over the age of 45 provide care and assistance to family members and/or friends. About 28 per cent of this group has children under the age of 18 living at home.

TRUE

FALSE

. Fictive kin are made up family members you wish we had in your life.

TRUE

FALSE

. A small percentage of older adults lack close kin (no spouse, children, siblings, or parents). They tend to be male, native born, previously married, living alone, poorly educated, lower income, and in poor health.

TRUE

FALSE

. Just over half (56 per cent) of older adults are married and another 3.5 per cent in common-law relationships. Men are more likely to be in a relationship than women are in later life, especially older men over the age of 80.

TRUE

FALSE

. Relationships between grandparents and grandchildren have primarily been studied from the perspective of grandparents.

TRUE

FALSE

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