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
Psychosocial hhTask hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Focuses hhon hhwhat hhis hhit hhthat hhfamilies hhdo hhthat hhmake hhthem hha
family hhex: hhchildJrearing, hhprovide hhemotional hhsupport
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Strength: hhless hhartificial
hh Weakness: hhboundaries
areJfuzzy
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Transactional hhProcess hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Family hhis hhcreated hhthrough hhinteraction hhand hhthrough
hh communicationJ h h Strength: hhNo hhone hhis hhleft hhout
Weakness: hhboundaries hhareJvery hhfuzzy, hhrelationships hhcan hhchange hhinstantaneously
Turner hhand hhWest's hhDefinition hhof hhFamily hh(Transactional) hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-A hhfamily hhishha hhself-
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)
What hhare hhthe hhimplications hhof hhhow hhwe hhdefine hhFamily? hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Can hhdetermine hhthings hhsuch hhas hhmarriage hhrights, hhadoption, hhchild hhsupport, hhcustody, hhvisitation hhrights,
hhbenefits, hhem hhergency hhnotice, hhetc
Myths hhand hhtruth hhabout hhFamilies hh-hhcorrect hhanswer-1.Diversity hhin hhfamilies hhis hhnewhhin
hh America hhTruth: hhdiverse hhfamilies hhhave hhbeen hhcommon hhthroughoutJhistory
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
hh hh hh hh hh hh hh
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
Psychosocial hhTask hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Focuses hhon hhwhat hhis hhit hhthat hhfamilies hhdo hhthat hhmake hhthem hha
family hhex: hhchildJrearing, hhprovide hhemotional hhsupport
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Strength: hhless hhartificial
hh Weakness: hhboundaries
areJfuzzy
hh
Transactional hhProcess hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Family hhis hhcreated hhthrough hhinteraction hhand hhthrough
hh communicationJ h h Strength: hhNo hhone hhis hhleft hhout
Weakness: hhboundaries hhareJvery hhfuzzy, hhrelationships hhcan hhchange hhinstantaneously
Turner hhand hhWest's hhDefinition hhof hhFamily hh(Transactional) hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-A hhfamily hhishha hhself-
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)
What hhare hhthe hhimplications hhof hhhow hhwe hhdefine hhFamily? hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Can hhdetermine hhthings hhsuch hhas hhmarriage hhrights, hhadoption, hhchild hhsupport, hhcustody, hhvisitation hhrights,
hhbenefits, hhem hhergency hhnotice, hhetc
Myths hhand hhtruth hhabout hhFamilies hh-hhcorrect hhanswer-1.Diversity hhin hhfamilies hhis hhnewhhin
hh America hhTruth: hhdiverse hhfamilies hhhave hhbeen hhcommon hhthroughoutJhistory
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
