1. Question 1
The term cereal packet family refers to…

2. Options
A - is a socially constructed model laden with assumptions of how families ought to be
B - is a type of family
C - is a term sociologists use to explain lone parenting
D - is a type of household regularly found in the UK

3. Question 2
The first sociologist to arrive at the term cereal packet family was..

4. Options
A - Parsons B - Marx C - Murdoch D - Leech E - Smart

5. Question 3
Allen and Crow’s research into blended families found..

6. Options
A - The popularity of blended / reconstituted families is a myth
B - The popularity of blended / reconstituted families is a myth perpetuated by the New Right
C - The popularity of blended / reconstituted families continues to increase
D - The term step-family or step-parent will always be more popular than the term blended or reconstituted family

7. Question 4
Sociologist Carol Smart research into blended families found..

8. Options
A - it was impossible for the step-parent to become a substitute mother or father and so a new etiquette is emerging B - it was possible for the step-parent to become a substitute mother or father after a four-year period C - it was possible for the step-parent to become a substitute mother or father and no new etiquette will emerge D - it was possible for the step-parent to become a substitute mother or father after a two-year period

9. Question 5
According to the New Right lone parent families tend to be..

10. Options
A - Functional B - Dysfunctional C - Efficient D - Energetic

11. Question 6
Sociologists have identified the numerous causes of lone parenthood.
One method they use is to separate the different causes between married and non-married individuals. The reason for lone parenthood with married couples are….

12. Options
A - may have been living with the parent of the child when the child was born, but then their relationship terminated
B - divorce; separation; death of a spouse
C - a relationship was formed after the birth of the child, but the relationship terminated a period of time later
D - society’s acceptance of family diversity

13. Question 7
In 2009 Stonewalls research in same sex families found the children living in such relations:

14. Options
A - Some children feel that their family is a bit different if they have lesbian or gay parents but this is something they worried about
B - Some children feel that their family is a bit different if they have lesbian or gay parents and this is something which hangs like an albatross around their necks
C - Some children feel that their family is a bit different if they have lesbian or gay parents but this is something to celebrate, not worry about
D - Some children feel that their family is a bit different if they have lesbian or gay parents and this is something which should never be celebrated

15. Question 8
New Right theories of the family are very similar to that of…

16. Options
A - Radical feminists B - Marxists C - Marxist feminists D - Functionalists

17. Question 9
Explain what is meant by a reconstituted family (2marks)

18. Question 10
Explain what is meant by segregated conjugal roles (2 marks)

19. Question 11
Identify two pieces of evidence in support of the view that .the nuclear family, even if in slightly modified form, remains very popular in Britain today (4 marks)

20. Question 12
What is a patriarchal family?

21. Question 13
Identify Murdock’s four functions of the family

22. Options A: Sexual; Reproductive; Economic; Educational
B: Sexual; Housing; Socialisation; Food
C: Cosmetic; Reproduction; Intrinsic; Extrinsic
D: Marxist; Functionalist; Feminist; Radical

23. Question 14
How do Marxists view the family?

24. Options A: As functioning as well as can be expected
B: The family provides a useful function for women
C: As somewhere men can be sexual fulfilled
D: The family is a tool of capitalism which allows the ruling-class to exploit the working class

25. Question 15
How did Engels view the family?

26. Options A: As pointless in a capitalist economy
B: As having a similar function to Murdock
C: It had an economic function allowing the ruling-class to pass their wealth from one generation to the next
D: As facilitating matriarchal rule within households

27. Question 16
What are the two main functions of the family for Parsons?

28. Options A: stabilisation of gender and power relations
B: primary socialisation of parents and stabilisation of children’s personalities
C: primary socialisation of grandparents and the stabilisation of adult personalities
D: primary socialisation of children & stabilisation of adult personalities

29. Question 17
What do you understand by the term role allocation?

30. Options
A: within the isolated nuclear family, members are allocated particular roles
B: within the isolated nuclear family, members have free roles
C: within the isolated nuclear family members are allocated dynamic roles
D: within the isolated nuclear family members are free to change their particular roles

31. Question 18
Identify and explain Parsons’ ‘isolated nuclear family’

32. Options
A: Parson’s identified the families in modern industrial society as being isolated because it they’re only found in the industrial North of Britain
B: Parson’s argued the isolated nuclear family is free from tradition and so women are better able to find work outside the home
C: The isolated nuclear family is freed from the obligations of wider kin and therefore is better able to adapt to the requirements of modern industrial society – such as moving around the country looking for work

33. Question 19
Explain what is meant by the ‘dual burden’ (2 marks)

34. Answer
Two marks for a satisfactory explanation or definition, such as when a person has paid work but is also responsible for domestic labour.

35. Question 20
Suggest two reasons why there has been an increase in cohabitation (4 marks)

36. Question 21
When discussing the symmetrical family what was the term used by Young and Willmott to explain the relationship between husband and wife? (2 marks)

37. Question 22
What is the key feature of Marxist feminism?

38. Options
A: Marxist feminist emphasise how patriarchy uses the family to oppress women
B: Marxist feminist emphasise how functionalists use the family to oppress women
C: Marxist feminists emphasise how capitalism uses the family to oppresses women
D: Marxist feminist emphasise how same-sex relationships use the family to oppress women

39. Question 23
What does Benston say capitalism turns women into?

40. Options
A: an unpaid workforce of matriarchs who oppress men through their new- found power
B: Power hungry neurotics
C: an unpaid workforce who are better equipped to change capitalism with their sexuality
D: an unpaid workforce- who are compliant and willing to do as they’re told because women have been socialised to act this way

41. Question 24
What is the key feature of radical feminism?

42. Options
A: radical feminists focus squarely on patriarchy as the instrument of oppression (emasculation) within the home
B: radical feminists focus squarely on matriarchy as the instrument of oppression (emasculation) within the home
C: radical feminists focus squarely on patriarchy as the instrument of freedom (emancipation) within the home

43. Question 25
What does Delphy and Leonard (1992) argue?

44. Options
A: it is women rather than capitalism who benefit the most from exploiting women and the family
B: it is capitalism rather than men who benefit the most from exploiting women and the family
C: it is men rather than capitalism who benefit the most from exploiting women and the family

45. Question 28
What are the four points Delphy and Leonard identified within the family which oppress women?

46. Options
A: Domestic labour; patriarchal media; economic dependency; male domination
B: Domestic labour; patriarchal media; matriarchal fashion; economic dependency
C: Domestic labour; Supporting their husbands; Economic dependency; Male domination
D: Domestic labour; patriarchal media; matriarchal fashion; matriarchal economy

47. Question 29
Marxists like Zaretsky (1976) add more weight to the argument the family is simply there as an aid to capitalism because……

48. Options
A - the family is the best place to control the appetites of young consumers B - the family socialises family members into societies equal relations of power between the social classes C - the family consumes the products of capitalism, which perpetuates the profits for the ruling-class D - the family only consumes the products of capitalism that it needs