Deck 4: How Families Support Society and How Societies Support Families: A Global View

Question 1

Impoverished nations, such as Vietnam, place little to no value in marriage and family.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Is it possible to focus too much on individuals? What are the consequences of too much individualism?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Name two ways traditional U.S. families differ in structure from Asian, African, or European families.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

What does Smith's (1993) Standard North American Family (SNAF) look like?

Question 5

Bogenschneider names several ways the governments from other countries have supported families that have also benefited society. Name two of these examples.

Question 6

What are the four main ways families contribute to society, according to Bogenschneider?

Question 7

How do secure attachment relationships benefit society as a whole?

Question 8

How do the paid family leave policies in Sweden affect teen pregnancy rates?

Question 9

What is the overall determination of the cost-benefit analyses conducted on family polices and family services?

Question 10

Which companies benefit from Japan's "Silver Plan"?

Question 11

What are the four key contributions that families make to society?

Question 12

What kinds of arguments are most effective when communicating the public value of families to policymakers?

Question 13

The United State's tax credits per child provide more money to families than do Sweden's family allowances.

Question 14

Smith's (1993) Standard North American Family (SNAF) is considered outdated and is no longer viewed as ideal for most American families.

Question 15

The socialization provided by family life is one of the most significant contributions to the development of human capital.

Question 16

The ultimate conclusion of the European study of the European Union's 1992 Recommendation on Childcare was that Europe's investment in childcare was economically motivated rather than focused on the well-being of children.

Question 17

For members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the association provides a standard for childcare and early education benefits.

Question 18

Partly because of the decentralization of childcare, the U.S. is ranked as one of the nations with the highest quality of childcare.

Question 19

The quality of romantic relationships can be predicted by the quality of early childhood relationships with caregivers.

Question 20

The United States is one of the few countries that provides twelve or more weeks of paid maternity and family leave to public and private sector employees.

Question 21

Research on youth substance use found that programs focusing on youths as individuals were less effective than those that focused on families, parenting, and in-home support.

Question 22

Poverty in the U.K. is at an all-time high, despite the British Prime Minister's attempt to "Make Work Pay," raise family income, and expand early education and childcare.

Question 23

What is the function of a European Bourgeois marriage?