Lesson 01B1.1.1

01B1.1.1 Diversity of family and household types in the contemporary UK Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 2

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  1. What term describes a household consisting of one adult and their dependent children?

    • Lone-parent family
    • Nuclear family
    • Extended family
    • Reconstituted family
  2. Which family type is formed when divorced or separated adults form new partnerships with children?

    • Nuclear family
    • Beanpole family
    • Reconstituted family
    • Symmetrical family
  3. What family structure is characterised by a vertical extension across multiple generations?

    • Beanpole family
    • Cohabiting family
    • Horizontal family
    • Nuclear family
  4. What demographic trend describes couples living together in a sexual relationship without marrying?

    • Commuter marriage
    • Cohabitation
    • Civil partnership
    • Monogamy
  5. Which sociologist famously identified the 'commercialisation of housework' affecting family diversity?

    • Murray
    • Willmott
    • Zaretsky
    • Parsons
  6. What term describes households containing people who are not related by blood or marriage?

    • Extended family
    • Patriarchal family
    • Non-nuclear household
    • Traditional household
  7. Which sociological perspective views growing family diversity as a cause of social disorder?

    • Feminism
    • New Right
    • Marxism
    • Postmodernism
  8. What family type is typical of traditional pre-industrial societies and involves multiple kin under one roof?

    • Lone-parent family
    • Extended family
    • Reconstituted family
    • Nuclear family
  9. What term describes the household stage after all children have grown up and left home?

    • Initial phase
    • Isolation phase
    • Beanpole stage
    • Empty nest
  10. Sarah lives alone with her two young children after divorcing her husband. What family type is this?

    • Beanpole family
    • Reconstituted family
    • Nuclear family
    • Lone-parent family
  11. John and Mary live together as romantic partners with their children, but they have never married. What is this?

    • Cohabiting family
    • Polygamous family
    • Same-sex family
    • Civil partnership
  12. David lives with his wife, his parents, and his married brother's family. What family structure is this?

    • Extended family
    • Beanpole family
    • Isolated nuclear
    • Nuclear family
  13. Mark and Lisa divorced, and Mark now lives with his new partner and her children. What term applies?

    • Reconstituted family
    • Nuclear family
    • Conventional family
    • Lone-parent family
  14. Emma lives in London for work during the week, while her husband lives in Manchester. What is this?

    • Extended family
    • Cohabitation
    • Lone-parent family
    • Living apart together
  15. Grandma, mother, and daughter all live in separate houses nearby but maintain very close daily contact. What structure is this?

    • Communal family
    • Nuclear family
    • Nuclear core
    • Beanpole family
  16. Which theoretical approach celebrates family diversity as a reflection of individual consumer choice?

    • Functionalism
    • Postmodernism
    • New Right
    • Marxism
  17. What is the primary sociological criticism of the New Right view on family diversity?

    • Blaming victims
    • Promoting equality
    • Ignoring class
    • Overestimating wealth
  18. Which sociologist argued that we live in a 'risk society' where traditional marriage has become unstable?

    • Durkheim
    • Marx
    • Parsons
    • Beck
  19. What term describes a household consisting of a single person living entirely on their own?

    • Isolated unit
    • One-person household
    • Lone-parent family
    • Empty nest
  20. Which term describes families scattered across different locations but maintaining strong emotional bonds?

    • Nuclear families
    • Reconstituted
    • Empty nest
    • Beanpole families

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