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61)What are some of the ways in which social scientists and citizens can respond to the trends for Canadian families? A)Continue to watch the data and report whether the trends are continuing. B)Make and test theories about the reasons for these trends. C)Propose and evaluate social policies that will increase the benefits and decrease the harms associated with the trends. D)Lead public discussions about the ways to promote the favourable trends and slow down the negative trends. E)All of the above. 62)According to the textbook, career and job commitments may lead to what in the future? A)Postponed weddings. B)Delayed childbearing. C)More commuting relationships. D)Increased dual income-earner families. E)All of the above. 63)What do “nominal families” refer to? A)Those empowered by law to care for their family members, i.e. children, old people and the severely ill. B)Those people who do the actual work of caring for family members, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends or neighbours. C)Those family members who share the same last name. D)The new family a woman joins when she marries into her husband’s family. E)The new cyber-families that people consider as kin. 64)What do “virtual families” refer to? A)Those empowered by law to care for their family members, i.e. children, old people and the severely ill. B)Those people who do the actual work of caring for family members, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends or neighbours. C)Those family members who share the same last name. D)The new family a woman joins when she marries into her husband’s family. E)The new cyber-families that people consider as kin. 65)According to Barbara Mitchell (2005), “boomerang children” are unavoidable because: A)adult children are less mature in today’s society than they were in the past. B)children inevitable want to return to their parental homes. C)of increased individualization in the pursuit of social goals. D)of traditional notions of family that dictate a return to the nuclear family. E)of an increase in the number of widows due to war and famine. 66)Potential benefits of the refilled nest phenomenon include A)free childcare from grandparents while parents work. B)the reduction of environmental problems by having fewer accommodations. C)the sharing of housework among more family members. D)the development of new ways of intergenerational caring for elders. E)all of the above. 67)Due to the increasing diversity of families and of virtual families, what is a one policy challenge of the future in terms of family? A)To better document the practical and inventive networks of care giving that families create to promote their own well-being. B)To ensure that social programs and services are delivered within the new realities of family life. C)Need to recognize the limits of traditional legal and social definitions in capturing the modern diversity of family structures. D)A, B and C above. E)None of the above. 68)Wilkinson (1994) found that mortality rates and life expectancies in the industrialized world are most related to A)per capita income. B)per capita economic growth. C)income inequality. D)educational attainment. E)ethnicity. 69)Which of the following statements about family life is true? A)There is a trend for young adults to consider their friends as family. B)Families can only consist of people with blood ties. C)People do not value marriage and the family as much as they did in the past. D)People who use on-line dating services are not serious in their relationship values. E)Most users of on-line dating services only to flirt or are think of it as a game. 70)According to the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth’s blueprint for a family-enabling society, it is necessary to A)increase collaboration between all levels of government. B)invest in human capital. C)increase the capacity for program evaluation, monitoring, and research. D)increase social inclusion.