HDFS 145 Exam 1 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Family of orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the family in which a person is raised; this
family orients you to society
Family of procreation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the family we form when we procreate
(have children)
Nuclear Family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mother and/or father and their children, who are
siblings.
Extended family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- (multigenerational); mother, father, kids,
grandparents, and other close relatives. In some cultures, they may not live together, but they
are very close to each other, geographically and/or socially
Child-free family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a couple who has no children, by choice or by
circumstance, Another term is "childless", but that word implies that something is lacking. If
a couple chooses not to have children, they probably don't feel they are lacking anything
Single-Parent family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- on parent (mother or father), with a child
or children, Single-parent families can result from divorce, death of a parent, or unmarried
parenthood. All of these types of single- parent families have different strengths and
challenges
Same-sex, lesbian or gay family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- individuals of the same sex
who live together and identify themselves as a couple. This relationship may or may not
include children, who may not be biologically related to one or the other adult. Many lesbian
and gay couples are raising children from previous heterosexual relationships or children they
have adopted or have has themselves using reproductive technology
Step family/ blended family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a family formed when a widowed
or divorced parent remarries, or when a single, never before married, parent gets married. The
marriage of a single parent creates a new family that includes a child or children. both adults
may bring children into the new family, which can complicate the relationships
, Foster family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- one or more children who have been placed by the
State with one or two adults. Many foster parents raise children as if they were raising their
own children. There are families where a relative is raising a child (uncle, aunt, or
grandparents). Typically not circumstance but may be called a foster family.
Affiliated kin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a set of people, either same sex or different sex,
who choose to share the same househole and who define themselves as a family. Some of
may become as close to friends or roommates as you are to your own biological family. You
may decide to identify them to be a surrogate or chosen family. A cohabitating couple is a
"chosen family", whether or not they have children
Boomerang family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- adult children returning home to live with
their parent/parents because the young adult can't find a job, lost a job or maybe divorced, or
is moving home to help take care of a family member
Traditional family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- married parents with their child or children.
This is what a lot of people think is the "ideal" family, even though this is not the most
prevalant kind of family in the U.S.
Non-traditional family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- any family type that isn't a traditional
family (which is most families)
Patriarchal family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a family in which the oldest male is head of
the family and exercises authority and decision-making power over the rest of the family
Patriarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- property and wealth flows through the males in this
family, typically from the oldest male to his oldest son, etc.
Matriarchal family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a family in which the oldest women is the
head of the family and exercises authority and decision-making power over the rest of the
family
Native American Families - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Approx. 2 million Native Americans
were here when settlers arrived; distinct tribes, social life centered around and depended on
the extended family
and CORRECT Answers
Family of orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the family in which a person is raised; this
family orients you to society
Family of procreation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the family we form when we procreate
(have children)
Nuclear Family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mother and/or father and their children, who are
siblings.
Extended family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- (multigenerational); mother, father, kids,
grandparents, and other close relatives. In some cultures, they may not live together, but they
are very close to each other, geographically and/or socially
Child-free family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a couple who has no children, by choice or by
circumstance, Another term is "childless", but that word implies that something is lacking. If
a couple chooses not to have children, they probably don't feel they are lacking anything
Single-Parent family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- on parent (mother or father), with a child
or children, Single-parent families can result from divorce, death of a parent, or unmarried
parenthood. All of these types of single- parent families have different strengths and
challenges
Same-sex, lesbian or gay family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- individuals of the same sex
who live together and identify themselves as a couple. This relationship may or may not
include children, who may not be biologically related to one or the other adult. Many lesbian
and gay couples are raising children from previous heterosexual relationships or children they
have adopted or have has themselves using reproductive technology
Step family/ blended family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a family formed when a widowed
or divorced parent remarries, or when a single, never before married, parent gets married. The
marriage of a single parent creates a new family that includes a child or children. both adults
may bring children into the new family, which can complicate the relationships
, Foster family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- one or more children who have been placed by the
State with one or two adults. Many foster parents raise children as if they were raising their
own children. There are families where a relative is raising a child (uncle, aunt, or
grandparents). Typically not circumstance but may be called a foster family.
Affiliated kin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a set of people, either same sex or different sex,
who choose to share the same househole and who define themselves as a family. Some of
may become as close to friends or roommates as you are to your own biological family. You
may decide to identify them to be a surrogate or chosen family. A cohabitating couple is a
"chosen family", whether or not they have children
Boomerang family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- adult children returning home to live with
their parent/parents because the young adult can't find a job, lost a job or maybe divorced, or
is moving home to help take care of a family member
Traditional family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- married parents with their child or children.
This is what a lot of people think is the "ideal" family, even though this is not the most
prevalant kind of family in the U.S.
Non-traditional family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- any family type that isn't a traditional
family (which is most families)
Patriarchal family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a family in which the oldest male is head of
the family and exercises authority and decision-making power over the rest of the family
Patriarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- property and wealth flows through the males in this
family, typically from the oldest male to his oldest son, etc.
Matriarchal family - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a family in which the oldest women is the
head of the family and exercises authority and decision-making power over the rest of the
family
Native American Families - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Approx. 2 million Native Americans
were here when settlers arrived; distinct tribes, social life centered around and depended on
the extended family
