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Gender, age and the experience of family life: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Gender, age and the experience of family life.

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Question 1

1 mark

According to Talcott Parsons, which role is typically performed by the male in a nuclear family to ensure its effective functioning?

Question 2

1 mark

According to Pahl and Vogler, which system of money management is characterized by the husband giving his wife a set amount of money for household expenses while keeping the rest for himself?

Question 3

1 mark

Philippe Ariès argued that the modern concept of childhood is a social construction. What was his primary evidence for the status of children in the Middle Ages?

Question 4

1 mark

What sociological term describes a family where the needs, interests, and welfare of children are the primary focus of the household?

Question 5

1 mark

How did Ann Oakley criticize Willmott and Young’s concept of the symmetrical family?

Question 6

2 marks

According to Talcott Parsons, what is meant by the instrumental role within the nuclear family?

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Question 7

3 marks

Explain the concept of the triple shift and identify the three types of labor it involves.

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Question 8

5 marks

In what way does the 'dark side' of the family perspective critique the functionalist view of gender roles and the experience of family life?

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Question 9

6 marks

Analyze the social construction of childhood by comparing the status of children in pre-industrial societies with their status in contemporary child-centred societies.

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Question 10

6 marks

(a) Define the term child-centredness in the context of contemporary family life.
(b) Discuss three social or economic factors that have contributed to the rise of the child-centred family in many societies.

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