CHD4537 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
Graded A+
nuclear family - Correct answer-composed of a couple and their children
extended family - Correct answer-composed of several generations of living close
together
family characteristics - Correct answer-- nuclear family
- extended family
- traditional foundation for a family is committed relationship between two adults
- because of other social changes taking place in society, family definitions and
structures are also changing in response to personal needs of individuals
Family Functions - Correct answer-Reproduction of new members of society,
legitimizing sexual relations of adults, having reciprocal economic relations
between the group and larger society, socializing children to become future adults
-Other: meeting emotional needs of members, teaching effective interpersonal
skills, providing a personal identity
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,Marriage - Correct answer--There are fewer married people today in the U.S.
-Cohabitation has increased
-Age of first marriage has increased for both women and men
-There are a large number of young unmarried adults in the U.S.
2 - Correct answer-average number of births per family in 2000 was about
________ children, accounting for the smaller family size today than in the past
2000 consensus births - Correct answer-3.14 persons
birth rate - Correct answer-_______________ in 2010 was a record low due to
economic recession
hispanic - Correct answer-__________ women have the highest fertility
unmarried - Correct answer-even though the general trend is decreasing, there are
increasing births among young __________ women
1, 2, 7 - Correct answer-_____ in every ______ marriages is likely to end in
divorce within _______ years
3 - Correct answer-average length between divorce and remarriage is about ______
years
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,whites - Correct answer-____________ are more likely to remarry than african
americans
men - Correct answer-__________ are more likely to remarry than women
family income - Correct answer--Both adults are employed full time in the majority
of families in the U.S. today
-Family income influences the quality of parenting children
-Employment of both adults have a number of ripple effects in the family
-While the medium income has risen over the years since WWII, buying power of
the dollar has shrunk
-People work longer for less buying power than in the past
women - Correct answer-poverty and homelessness is more commonly observed
among single parent families headed by _____________
increase - Correct answer-there has been significant ______________ in poverty
and homelessness in recent years
true - Correct answer-black and hispanic families are more likely to experience
poverty and homelessness than white families T or F
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, "working poor" - Correct answer-there is an increasing number of the
__________________ (poverty)
common misconception of poverty - Correct answer-poor and homeless people
dont work
factors influencing children's adjustment to divorce - Correct answer-- age
- gender
- quality of parent-child relationship
- quality of parenting
preschoolers and divorce - Correct answer-exhibit behaviors such as regressive in
toilet training, aggression, etc.
school age and divorce - Correct answer-more mature but fear abandonment,
rejection, depressed, worried feelings
adolescents and divorce - Correct answer-have problem behaviors and depression,
but also have a deeper understanding
equal - Correct answer-boys and girls experience ___________ feelings of divorce;
boys just show more measurable behaviors whereas girls do not
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Graded A+
nuclear family - Correct answer-composed of a couple and their children
extended family - Correct answer-composed of several generations of living close
together
family characteristics - Correct answer-- nuclear family
- extended family
- traditional foundation for a family is committed relationship between two adults
- because of other social changes taking place in society, family definitions and
structures are also changing in response to personal needs of individuals
Family Functions - Correct answer-Reproduction of new members of society,
legitimizing sexual relations of adults, having reciprocal economic relations
between the group and larger society, socializing children to become future adults
-Other: meeting emotional needs of members, teaching effective interpersonal
skills, providing a personal identity
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,Marriage - Correct answer--There are fewer married people today in the U.S.
-Cohabitation has increased
-Age of first marriage has increased for both women and men
-There are a large number of young unmarried adults in the U.S.
2 - Correct answer-average number of births per family in 2000 was about
________ children, accounting for the smaller family size today than in the past
2000 consensus births - Correct answer-3.14 persons
birth rate - Correct answer-_______________ in 2010 was a record low due to
economic recession
hispanic - Correct answer-__________ women have the highest fertility
unmarried - Correct answer-even though the general trend is decreasing, there are
increasing births among young __________ women
1, 2, 7 - Correct answer-_____ in every ______ marriages is likely to end in
divorce within _______ years
3 - Correct answer-average length between divorce and remarriage is about ______
years
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,whites - Correct answer-____________ are more likely to remarry than african
americans
men - Correct answer-__________ are more likely to remarry than women
family income - Correct answer--Both adults are employed full time in the majority
of families in the U.S. today
-Family income influences the quality of parenting children
-Employment of both adults have a number of ripple effects in the family
-While the medium income has risen over the years since WWII, buying power of
the dollar has shrunk
-People work longer for less buying power than in the past
women - Correct answer-poverty and homelessness is more commonly observed
among single parent families headed by _____________
increase - Correct answer-there has been significant ______________ in poverty
and homelessness in recent years
true - Correct answer-black and hispanic families are more likely to experience
poverty and homelessness than white families T or F
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, "working poor" - Correct answer-there is an increasing number of the
__________________ (poverty)
common misconception of poverty - Correct answer-poor and homeless people
dont work
factors influencing children's adjustment to divorce - Correct answer-- age
- gender
- quality of parent-child relationship
- quality of parenting
preschoolers and divorce - Correct answer-exhibit behaviors such as regressive in
toilet training, aggression, etc.
school age and divorce - Correct answer-more mature but fear abandonment,
rejection, depressed, worried feelings
adolescents and divorce - Correct answer-have problem behaviors and depression,
but also have a deeper understanding
equal - Correct answer-boys and girls experience ___________ feelings of divorce;
boys just show more measurable behaviors whereas girls do not
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