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WorksheetsFamilies revision 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a social construction?
A situation that has been constructed socially
When an individual is shaped both mentally and physically by processes in society
When society as a whole can be shaped to how it wants to be seen.
When an individual creates how he or she thinks
Define demography
The study of demographics
The study of the human population
A study within society
Studying societal institutions
What is the fertility age of a person?
18-57
12-55
15-44
14-54
What is a feral child?
A child raised in the wild or in prolonged isolation
A child who is raised by animals
A child raised without the correct norms and values
A deviant child
Which sociologist theorised two adult personalities?
Cohen
Parson
Durkheim
Murdock
Which of Parsons theory did stabilisation of adult personalities go into?
Primary socialisation
Four universal truths
Warm bath
Functional fir
Which of these is not one of Murdock's four universal functions of the family?
Economic
Medical
Sexual
Educational
Which of these is a criticism of Parson's Warm Bath Theory? (pick 2 answers)
Does not involve the working class
Single parent families cannot fulfil this
Focuses too much on the males in the family
Does the family always relieve stress?
Which of these reasons are not a reason for the decrease in marriage rates?
Securalisation
Higher expectations of marriage
Changing roles of women
Better education
Who said "Fatherless youths represent a high risk factor for crime" in relation to divorce?
Murdock
Oakley
Aries
Morgan
Which of the following is not a reason for the decline in the family according to the New Right?
Breakdown of traditional view
Changes in laws
Increase in Feminism and sexual permissiveness
Less social stigma regarding same-sex relationships
Which of these consequences of the decline in the family according to the New Right?
Inadequate socialisation
Rise in crime
Decrease in birth rates
Decrease in social institutions
Which political party were in power between 1990-1997?
Conservative Party
Labour Party
UKIP
Liberal Democrats
Which political party were in power between 1997-2010?
Conservative Party
Labour Party
UKIP
Liberal Democrats
Which of these is not a policy the Conservative Party put in place?
Introduce Sure Start
Child Support Act
Increased child benefits
Working families tax credits
Which of these is not a policy put forward by the Labour Party?
Adoption Act
Continued some of the conservative inititives
Civil Partnership Act
The Family Law Act
Which of the following did the Coalition Government introduce? Pick two
The Marriage (same-sex couples) Act
Introduce the Bedroom Tax
Child Support Act
The Family Law Act
What is the dependency ratio?
People in society who depend on the productive population
The ration of people who depend on benefits
Difference between productive and the dependent population
The aging population
Which of these is not a reason in which the family supports capitalism, according to Marxists?
Primary socialisation
Producing the next generation of workers
Unit of consumption
Paying taxes to the state
Which sociologist says that the nuclear family emerged with capitalism?
Chester
Marx
Faucault
Engles
