FCS 340 Exam 1
Oliva Questions
and answers
FAMILY - answer people who are
-related or sexually expressive
-financially supporting one another
-in an intimate and committed relationship
historically, family has been nuclear.
a group of two or more people, (one of whom is the householder) related
by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together.
1. the adults cooperate finacially for mutual support
2. the people are commited to one another in an intimate interpersonal
relationship
3. the members see their individual identities as importantly attatched to
the group
4. the group has an identity of its own
FAMILY FORMS - answer 1. voluntarily childless family- decide they want
no children.
2. single-parent family- a parent & 1 or more children
3. Nuclear- consists of father, mother and children. This type has been
declining as the family form has become more diverse.
,4.Family of Origin- the family into which you are born in & which you are
raised. The family consits of you, your parents & siblings.
5. Family of Procreation- is the family you establish if you have children of
your own.
6. Extended Family- An, individual possibly a partner, any children the
individual might have and other relatives who live in the household or
nearby.
7. Blended or Reconstituted family- A family formed when a widowed or
divorced person, with or without children, remarries another person who
may or may not have been married before and who may or may not have
children.
8. Binuclear- is an original family divided into two families by divorce. It
consists of two nuclear families, the maternal family & the paternal family.
9. Step Family- A remmarried man and or womanplus children froma
former marriage.
10. Single-Parent- consists of a parent (who may or may not have been
married) and one or more children.
FAMILY FORMS (2) - answer 11. Polygamous family- a single family unit
based on the marriage of one person to two or more mates.
12. Polygynous family- A man married to more than one woman/wife.
13. Polyandrous family- A woman married to more than one man/husband.
14. Matriarchal family- A family in which the mother is head of the
household, with authoriy over other family members.
15. Gay or Lesbian family- Two people of the same sex who are living
together, having sex, and being mutually commited.
16. cohabiting family- Two people of the oppostie sex who are living
together and sharing sexual expression, and who are commited to their
relationship w/o formal legal marriage
From Institution to Companionship - answer 1. instrumental role- the role
of the meeting the needs of society or the physical needs of family
members
2. expressive role- the role of the family in meeting the emotional and
social needs of family members.
,Why the high divorce rate? - answer Sometimes expectations are charged
with so much romantic fantasythat fulfillment is impossible. This is one
reason for the high divorce rate; couples often seperate because personal
needs and expectations are not met.
Median Age of Marriage - answer The median age of marrige has
increased since the 1980's. The reasons for couples delaying marriage
include: econmic prosperity, longer periods of school enrollment, better
attitudes toward remaining single, a longer life expectancy, smaller
families, more career options for women, and increased acceptance of
non-martial cohabitation oppurtunities.
Why the delay in marriage? - answer The delay in marriage is also
associated with the decline in negative attitudes toward remaining single,
a longer life expectancy, more careers options for women, increased
oppurtunities for nonmarital sexual intercourse, and increased acceptance
of nonmartial cohabitation.
Working Mothers - answer The major economic reason for mothers
entering the workforce is finacial need. Other non-economic reasons
include better employment oppurtunities and personal fulfillment,
Fertility Rate - answer The number of children a woman is expected to
have in her lifetime.
Wife's Employment & Household Responsibilities - answer Most working
wives attempt to carry the usual responsibilities of housework and family
care along with working fulltime. Research indicates that the wife's
employment has only minimal effect on the husband's household
involvement.
Single- parent families - answer INcreasin numbers of seperation, divorce
and birth to single women have contributed to a great increase in one-
parent families since the 1970's. The number of one-parent families more
than tripled between 1970 and 2005 ) from 4million to 13.6 million).
Cohabitation - answer Research indicates that living together before
marriage is not a good way to prepare for marriage or to avoid divorce.
, Gay and Lesbian Families - answer About one fourth of same sex couples
are rearing children- eother children born during previous hetersexual
relationship or born by donor insemination, or adopted. The research
shows that the children of gay and lesbian parents develop as normally as
children in other families. One of the biggest fears gays and lesbians face
in openly declaring their sexual orientation is the fear of loosing their
children. Often courts are concerned with when dealing with child custody
issues and parent's homosexualitly is the social and psychological
development of the children.
Civil Union - answer A legally recognized union similar to marriage.
Domestic Partnership - answer A legal personal relationship between two
people who lie together and share a common domestic life but are not
joined by marriage or civil union.
Remarriage Trends - answer The median number of years between
divorce and remarriage is about 3 to 4 years. More than half of all
divorced woman (56%) will remarry again within 5 years.
Family Theories: Family Development Theory - answer Divides the family
experience into phases over the life span and descirbes changes in family
structure and roles during each phase; Symbolic Interaction Theory-
descirbes the family as a unity on interacting personalities, which interact
through symbolic; words, gestures, rules, and roles. Systems thoery-
empasizes the interdependence of family members, what one effect
others; Conflict theory- states that conflict in families is the normal state
of affairs and that family dynamics can be understood by identifying the
sources of conlict and the sources of power. It focuses on conflict
resolution.
Equity thoery- a subcategory of exchange theory holding that people seek
a fair and balanced exchange in which the partners can mutally give and
recieve what is needed.
Gender Identity - answer Our personal, internal sense of maleness or
femaleness, which is expressed in personality and behavior.
Oliva Questions
and answers
FAMILY - answer people who are
-related or sexually expressive
-financially supporting one another
-in an intimate and committed relationship
historically, family has been nuclear.
a group of two or more people, (one of whom is the householder) related
by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together.
1. the adults cooperate finacially for mutual support
2. the people are commited to one another in an intimate interpersonal
relationship
3. the members see their individual identities as importantly attatched to
the group
4. the group has an identity of its own
FAMILY FORMS - answer 1. voluntarily childless family- decide they want
no children.
2. single-parent family- a parent & 1 or more children
3. Nuclear- consists of father, mother and children. This type has been
declining as the family form has become more diverse.
,4.Family of Origin- the family into which you are born in & which you are
raised. The family consits of you, your parents & siblings.
5. Family of Procreation- is the family you establish if you have children of
your own.
6. Extended Family- An, individual possibly a partner, any children the
individual might have and other relatives who live in the household or
nearby.
7. Blended or Reconstituted family- A family formed when a widowed or
divorced person, with or without children, remarries another person who
may or may not have been married before and who may or may not have
children.
8. Binuclear- is an original family divided into two families by divorce. It
consists of two nuclear families, the maternal family & the paternal family.
9. Step Family- A remmarried man and or womanplus children froma
former marriage.
10. Single-Parent- consists of a parent (who may or may not have been
married) and one or more children.
FAMILY FORMS (2) - answer 11. Polygamous family- a single family unit
based on the marriage of one person to two or more mates.
12. Polygynous family- A man married to more than one woman/wife.
13. Polyandrous family- A woman married to more than one man/husband.
14. Matriarchal family- A family in which the mother is head of the
household, with authoriy over other family members.
15. Gay or Lesbian family- Two people of the same sex who are living
together, having sex, and being mutually commited.
16. cohabiting family- Two people of the oppostie sex who are living
together and sharing sexual expression, and who are commited to their
relationship w/o formal legal marriage
From Institution to Companionship - answer 1. instrumental role- the role
of the meeting the needs of society or the physical needs of family
members
2. expressive role- the role of the family in meeting the emotional and
social needs of family members.
,Why the high divorce rate? - answer Sometimes expectations are charged
with so much romantic fantasythat fulfillment is impossible. This is one
reason for the high divorce rate; couples often seperate because personal
needs and expectations are not met.
Median Age of Marriage - answer The median age of marrige has
increased since the 1980's. The reasons for couples delaying marriage
include: econmic prosperity, longer periods of school enrollment, better
attitudes toward remaining single, a longer life expectancy, smaller
families, more career options for women, and increased acceptance of
non-martial cohabitation oppurtunities.
Why the delay in marriage? - answer The delay in marriage is also
associated with the decline in negative attitudes toward remaining single,
a longer life expectancy, more careers options for women, increased
oppurtunities for nonmarital sexual intercourse, and increased acceptance
of nonmartial cohabitation.
Working Mothers - answer The major economic reason for mothers
entering the workforce is finacial need. Other non-economic reasons
include better employment oppurtunities and personal fulfillment,
Fertility Rate - answer The number of children a woman is expected to
have in her lifetime.
Wife's Employment & Household Responsibilities - answer Most working
wives attempt to carry the usual responsibilities of housework and family
care along with working fulltime. Research indicates that the wife's
employment has only minimal effect on the husband's household
involvement.
Single- parent families - answer INcreasin numbers of seperation, divorce
and birth to single women have contributed to a great increase in one-
parent families since the 1970's. The number of one-parent families more
than tripled between 1970 and 2005 ) from 4million to 13.6 million).
Cohabitation - answer Research indicates that living together before
marriage is not a good way to prepare for marriage or to avoid divorce.
, Gay and Lesbian Families - answer About one fourth of same sex couples
are rearing children- eother children born during previous hetersexual
relationship or born by donor insemination, or adopted. The research
shows that the children of gay and lesbian parents develop as normally as
children in other families. One of the biggest fears gays and lesbians face
in openly declaring their sexual orientation is the fear of loosing their
children. Often courts are concerned with when dealing with child custody
issues and parent's homosexualitly is the social and psychological
development of the children.
Civil Union - answer A legally recognized union similar to marriage.
Domestic Partnership - answer A legal personal relationship between two
people who lie together and share a common domestic life but are not
joined by marriage or civil union.
Remarriage Trends - answer The median number of years between
divorce and remarriage is about 3 to 4 years. More than half of all
divorced woman (56%) will remarry again within 5 years.
Family Theories: Family Development Theory - answer Divides the family
experience into phases over the life span and descirbes changes in family
structure and roles during each phase; Symbolic Interaction Theory-
descirbes the family as a unity on interacting personalities, which interact
through symbolic; words, gestures, rules, and roles. Systems thoery-
empasizes the interdependence of family members, what one effect
others; Conflict theory- states that conflict in families is the normal state
of affairs and that family dynamics can be understood by identifying the
sources of conlict and the sources of power. It focuses on conflict
resolution.
Equity thoery- a subcategory of exchange theory holding that people seek
a fair and balanced exchange in which the partners can mutally give and
recieve what is needed.
Gender Identity - answer Our personal, internal sense of maleness or
femaleness, which is expressed in personality and behavior.
