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Family

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an extended family?

a)

Having family who live abroad

b)

A long family

c)

More than one generation living together

d)

Living with your step family

2.

Which sociologists argue that symmetrical families are becoming more popular?

a)

Oakley and Qureshi

b)

Marxists

c)

Chubb and Moe

d)

Young and Willmott

3.

Which term is used to describe a marriage where domestic roles are not shared?

a)

Traditional conjugal roles

b)

Segregated conjugal roles

c)

Joint conjugal roles

d)

Modern conjugal roles

4.

Pick one reason for the increase in cohabitation

a)

Changing attitudes

b)

Too lazy to get married

c)

Boredom

d)

To get more money

5.

Why is the number of lone parent families increasing?

a)

More men are dying

b)

Due to an increase in divorce rates

c)

Material deprivation

d)

Change in norms and values

6.

What is the definition of boomerang children?

a)

Young people who leave home at a very young age

b)

Children who turn into boomerangs

c)

Children who go to live with relatives in a different town

d)

Young people who leave home and return to live at home with their parents before leaving permanently

7.

Name one factor childhood in the past

a)

Children were kept in prisons

b)

Children were sent out to work

c)

Children were sent abroad

d)

Children were in charge of the family

8.

Who studied the changing role of the father?

a)

Young and Willmott

b)

Durkhiem

c)

Elouner Brockbank

d)

Gatrell

9.

What is the name for rich business owners?

a)

Borgoisie

b)

Prolatariat

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Alan Sugar

10.

What was one of Parsons views of the functions of the nuclear family?

a)

To feed capitalism

b)

To reinforce gender inequality

c)

To be an agency of personality stabilisation

d)

To meet the needs of the education system