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CMN 336 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
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SOLUTIONS 2025 hh hh




Types hhof hhdefinitions hhof hhfamily hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Structural, hhPsychosocial hhtask, hhtransactional hhprocess


Structural hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Defines hhfamily hhon hhwho hhlives hhonJa hhhouseholdJtogether hhbutJalso hhhave hhtoJhave hhblood hhtied. hh(Medical
hhDecisions.) hhS hhtrength: hhEfficient



Weakness: hhlimiting


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hh



Strength: hhless hhartificial
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hh communicationJ h h Strength: hhNo hhone hhis hhleft hhout
Weakness: hhboundaries hhareJvery hhfuzzy, hhrelationships hhcan hhchange hhinstantaneously


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defined hhgroup hhof hhintimates hhwho hhcreate hhand hhmaintainJthemselves hhthroughJtheir hhownJinteractions hhwith
hhothers; hha hhfamily hhmay hhinclude hhvoluntary hhand hhinvoluntary hhrelationships; hhit hhcreates hhboth hhliteral hhand

hhsymbolic hhboundaries, hhand hhit hhevolves hhover hhtime: hhit hhhas hha hhhistory, hha hhpresent, hhand hha hhfuture.

hh(Transactional hhprocess hhdefinition)




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Can hhdetermine hhthings hhsuch hhas hhmarriage hhrights, hhadoption, hhchild hhsupport, hhcustody, hhvisitation hhrights,
hhbenefits, hhem hhergency hhnotice, hhetc




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2. Substance hhabuse hhis hha hhbigger hhproblem hhthan hhever

, Truth: hh1890s hhsubstance hhabuse hhisJprevalent, hh1950s= hhtranquilizersJ


3. Families hhdon't hhvalueJmotherhood hhlike hhthey hhused hhto
hh Truth: hhidealization hhof hhmotherhood hhis hha hhrelatively
hh new hhidea


4. Children hhare hhexposed hhto hhsex hhnow hhmore hhthan hhever
Truth: hhchildren hhwereJoften hhexposed hhto hhsex, hhalbeit hhin hhdifferent hhways


Types hhof hhfamilies hhforms hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-nuclear, hhgay hhand hhlesbian, hhextended hhfamily, hhstepfamilies,
hhsingle- hhparent hhfamilies, hhcouples hhwithout hhchildren




Traditional hhNuclear hhFamily hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Two hhparent hhhousehold, hhman hhis hhbreadwinner, hhwoman hhis hhchild hhrearer


Contemporary hhNuclear hhFamily hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Two hhparent hhhousehold, hhgender/work hhroles hhmay hhvary, hhtwoJparents hhmay hhwork hhinstead hhof hhone


Same hhSex hhCouples hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Controversy: hhAre hhthey hhable hhto hhraise hhkids hhsame hhway hhas hhheterosexual hhcouple? hhAre hhkidshhbeingJharmed
hhgrowing hhu hhpJwith hhsame hhsex hhmarriage?



Communication: hhHeteronormativity, hhdisclosure, hhkids hhprepare hhmoreJwhen hhtalking hhabout hhtheir hhgay
hhparents; hhhet hherosexual hhcouples hhdeal hhwith hhsame hhparenting hhissues hhas hhsameJsex hhcouples



900,000+ hhhouseholds


Extended hhFamily hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Controversy: hhJeopardizedJkids hhunder hhrules hhvs hhmore hhsources hhof
hh nurturance hhCommunication: hhNegotiating hhrules hh(too hhmuch hhhouseworkJetc...)
49 hhMillion hhAmericans hhlive hhin hhmultigenerational hhhouseholds


Step hhFamilies hh- hhcorrectJanswer-Controversy: hhIs hhdivorceJdamaging hhto hhkids? hhshort hhtermJvs.
longJterm? hhCommunication: hhPatience, hhcooperative hhco-parenting
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5.6 hhmillion hhchildrenJlive hhwithJatJleastJone hhstep-parent

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