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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The 20 questions
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What term describes a household consisting of one adult and their dependent children?
- Lone-parent family
- Nuclear family
- Extended family
- Reconstituted family
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Which family type is formed when divorced or separated adults form new partnerships with children?
- Nuclear family
- Beanpole family
- Reconstituted family
- Symmetrical family
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What family structure is characterised by a vertical extension across multiple generations?
- Beanpole family
- Cohabiting family
- Horizontal family
- Nuclear family
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What demographic trend describes couples living together in a sexual relationship without marrying?
- Commuter marriage
- Cohabitation
- Civil partnership
- Monogamy
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Which sociologist famously identified the 'commercialisation of housework' affecting family diversity?
- Murray
- Willmott
- Zaretsky
- Parsons
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What term describes households containing people who are not related by blood or marriage?
- Extended family
- Patriarchal family
- Non-nuclear household
- Traditional household
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Which sociological perspective views growing family diversity as a cause of social disorder?
- Feminism
- New Right
- Marxism
- Postmodernism
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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
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What term describes the household stage after all children have grown up and left home?
- Initial phase
- Isolation phase
- Beanpole stage
- Empty nest
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Which theoretical approach celebrates family diversity as a reflection of individual consumer choice?
- Functionalism
- Postmodernism
- New Right
- Marxism
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What is the primary sociological criticism of the New Right view on family diversity?
- Blaming victims
- Promoting equality
- Ignoring class
- Overestimating wealth
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Which sociologist argued that we live in a 'risk society' where traditional marriage has become unstable?
- Durkheim
- Marx
- Parsons
- Beck
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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
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Which term describes families scattered across different locations but maintaining strong emotional bonds?
- Nuclear families
- Reconstituted
- Empty nest
- Beanpole families
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