Family and Individual

Question 1

What is a family?

Answer 1

A group of people living together under the same roof.

Question 2

Name three types of families.

Answer 2

Extended, Single Parent, Sibling Household

Question 3

State the advantages and disadvantages

of extended.

Answer 3

Advantage of Extended- more members can contribute financially
If not enough money is earned among adults present, the family may have financial problems.
Advantage of Extended- If adults work together they can all make sure children are well supervised
With more authority figures in the household, lines of authority can become blurred.

Question 4

Difference between matrilineal and patrilineal.

Answer 4

Matrilineal Line of descent through the female line while patrilineal is a line of descent through the male line.

Question 5

What is marriage?

Answer 5

A legally recognized relationship between adults that carries certain rights and obligations.

Question 6

what is divorce?

Answer 6

The formal legal dissolution of a legally constituted marriage.

Question 7

Define Legal Separation.

Answer 7

The legal procedure by which a married couple remains legally married while living apart.

Question 8

Define Annulment

Answer 8

The declaration by the law court that a marriage is null and void as if it never happened.

Question 9

Define Monogamy

Answer 9

The act of being married to one husband or wife

Question 10

Define Polygamy

Answer 10

The act of being married to more than one husband or wife

Question 11

Define Polyandry

Answer 11

The act of being married to more than one husband

Question 12

Define Polygyny

Answer 12

The act of being married to more than one wife

Question 13

Bigamy

Answer 13

The criminal act of being married to one person while legally still married to another

Question 14

What are the three types of unions?

Answer 14

Legal marriage, Visiting union, common-law union

Question 15

Amy and john live together but are not married. What type of union do they have

Answer 15

Common-law union

Question 16

What are the functions of a family?

Answer 16

Providing for financial needs, Socialisation(the family is charged with preparing children to live as social beings within society), Procreation, Providing for Emotional Needs

Question 17

Mark and Jill are expecting a child. Suggest to them three factors that assist in the preparation of parenthood.

Answer 17

Employment, Housing which is adequate and comfortable, Emotional Maturity

Question 18

What are the characteristics of effective parents?

Answer 18

problem-solving skills, socialization skills, money management skills, communication skills

Question 19

Name 4 traditional roles assigned to men

Answer 19

Head of the household, Breadwinner, Protector, Disciplinarian

Question 20

Name 4 traditional roles assigned to women

Answer 20

Counsellor, Socializing agent, Child rearing, Domestic duties

Question 21

State three ways in which roles have changed

Answer 21

Both parents are breadwinners, decision making is more equitable, household duties are no longer the sole duty of the female members

Question 22

What are three causes of changing roles?

Answer 22

Increase in women’s rights, increased educational opportunities for women, increased number of women in the workplace

Question 23

Three positive effects of changing roles

Answer 23

greater level of equality among men and women greater self-esteem, confidence, and independence among women, children more independent and self-reliant

Question 24

Three negative effects of changing roles

Answer 24

Latch-key children left unsupervised for long periods, less time spent together, the double burden

Question 25

What are social problems?

Answer 25

A term used to describe many undesirable conditions and behaviors in society

Question 26

Three social problems in the Caribbean

Answer 26

Teenage pregnancy, STDs’, Child Abuse

Question 27

What are social issues?

Answer 27

These are questions that are discussed within a society. No negative connotation is implied

Question 28

Effect of social problems on the individual

Answer 28

affects health, work, and school

Question 29

Effects of social issues on family

Answer 29

causes conflict and unhappiness prevents the family from meeting basic needs

Question 30

Effects of social issues on society

Answer 30

expensive to government reduces the productivity of labor force

Question 31

Three strategies for dealing with social problems

Answer 31

Formal and informal education, individual and community efforts, and passing laws and rules

Question 32

What is culture?

Answer 32

Culture is all the behaviours, customs, ideas and beliefs of a society that have been passed from generation to generation

Question 33

Where does culture in the Caribbean come from?

Answer 33

Our various points of origin, Influences from colonial powers, Influences from nearby countries

Question 34

Name three ethnic groups in the Caribbean

Answer 34

African, East Indians, Chinese

Question 35

Four ways culture can be protected

Answer 35

Governmental organizations, Non- governmental organization, Celebrations, and cultural events, Teaching in schools and groups

Question 36

What are groups?

Answer 36

A group is formed when two or more people come together repeatedly.

Question 37

What are norms?

Answer 37

Unwritten rules that define acceptable behaviour in particular situations

Question 38

What are mores?

Answer 38

Norms central to regulating human behaviour from a moral standpoint.

Question 39

What are laws?

Answer 39

Rules which have been set out by the state

Question 40

Name the leadership types

Answer 40

Democratic, Autocratic, Laissez-faire

Question 41

What is an institution?

Answer 41

A society or organization created to address the concerns and needs of a given human community.

Question 42

What is population density?

Answer 42

The concentration of people within a particular area

Question 43

What is dependency ratio?

Answer 43

The ratio of children to old people to the population of working age