Chapter 1 Quiz

The definition of family in the context of the social constructions shared by a majority of people in a country or region is:

Which of the following is an example of a theoretical definition of family?

Yukon’s definition of a Family Member for Compassionate Care leave under the Employment Insurance Act.
Marital conflict causes children to display lower levels of academic performance.
Canadians’ growing approval for same-sex couples with children.
Rational choice: a social group that over time optimizes the profit for each of its members.

What is the superior definition of family?

Social normative definitions that dictate informal laws and expectations of social groups.
Legal definitions used in family law relating matters of custody, maintenance, common-law relationships, and cohabitation.
None of the above. There is no one definition of family.
Research definitions acquired from theories that use measured concepts relating to family.

What are the three independent variables discussed that can affect a child's academic performance?

Every research question can lead to a declarative statement or proposition that can be true or false. This is called a _____.

One way to operationalize child academic performance is by ____.

When the simultaneous joint impact of two or more independent variables affect the result of the dependent variable, it is called a(n) ______.

Why is precision important to constructing a research definition?

It helps to avoid inaccuracy in conducting research.
Researchers must be confident that their variables vary independently of one another.
Because hypotheses can't be tested without measurable variables
It makes the research definition impervious to human error.

What is the difference between information and knowledge?

Information provides a sense of structure and control to the multiple types of knowledge we are exposed to everyday.
Information is composed of theories and concepts while knowledge is experienced events.
Nothing, they are the same.
Information are facts learned about something or someone and knowledge provides a framework to understand the arrangement of these facts.

Kinship systems _____.

Provide a road map for most families and its structures of how intergenerational bonds are maintained across successive generations by norms or social rules.
Prohibit any form of incest relationships, especially stepsibling relationships.
Allows for analysis of norms and social rules but is not helpful in mapping out families over large periods.
Illustrates a consistent pattern of relationships across all familial structures in the world.