Maternal & Paternal Roles

Maternal roles are more likely to be

• instrumental

• dominant

• expressive

• controlling

Answer explanation

Maternal roles are more likely to be expressive;

caring,nurturing,emotional

Variations of stereotypical mothers consist of

• only working mothers

• only working mothers and teenage mothers

• only working mothers and lone mothers

• working mothers, teenage mothers and lone mothers.

Answer explanation

Variations of stereotypical mothers include different types of mothers; therefore working mothers, teenage mothers and lone mothers

Going to nursery or similar institution enables children to experience

Answer explanation

When children go to nurseries, they meet and socialize with other children and learn about important values and norms, therefore they are experiencing secondary socialiation

Lone parent family is also known as

• reconstituted family

• single parent family

• nuclear family

• extended family

Answer explanation

Lone parent family is also known as single parent family. Only one parent takes care of the children and the children live with the respective parent.

Which approach claims that the whole welfare system suffers from single mothers’ needs and demand?

• Marxism

• Functionalism

• Feminism

• New Right

Answer explanation

New Right approach puts emphasis on how welfare system suffers due to lone mothers' needs.

Fathers are not only breadwinner nowadays. List down an example of another role of fathers.

List down one bad consequence of teenage pregnancy.

Which perspective claims that rise in lone mothers is due to women recognizing the male dominated nature?

• Feminism

• Neo Marxist

• Postmodernism

• Functionalism

Answer explanation

Feminism reject the view of dysfunctional family; Rise of lone mothers is due to women recognizing the patriarchal nature of men.

Identify one criticism against functionalism and New Right against lone mothers.

What is gender equality?