Deck 2: The Changing Family

Question 1

Family roles are

A) present only in families that are functioning relatively normally.
B) clear cut and socially prescribed.
C) expected both by society and the individuals within the family.
D) determined by family counselors.

Answer 1

expected both by society and the individuals within the family.

Question 2

Genograms are

A) diagrams of how a family interacts with the rest of its environment.
B) schematic diagrams of family relationships.
C) maps of generational social deviance.
D) charts depicting family support systems.

Answer 2

schematic diagrams of family relationships.

Question 3

A family in which two parents strive to raise mutual children with both parents in the workforce is called a

A) dual-action reconstituted family.
B) workforce-dependent family.
C) two-parent-dual-wage-earner family.
D) multi-career-wage-dependent family.

Answer 3

two-parent-dual-wage-earner family.

Question 4

Native American families place a good deal of value on

A) sharing.
B) independence.
C) the future.
D) expressing emotion.

Question 5

African-American families often communicate using

A) formal discourse.
B) name-calling.
C) an intermediary.
D) analogies.

Question 6

An individual who practices Taoism is MOST LIKELY

A) Asian.
B) Native American.
C) Middle Eastern.
D) African-American.

Question 7

A mother and her baby sleep in the same bed together. They are most likely

A) African-American.
B) Eurasian.
C) Middle Eastern.
D) Korean.

Question 8

Foster care is an example of

A) a supportive service.
B) a familial function.
C) a substitute service.
D) a social function.

Question 9

A man with a daughter marries a woman with a son. This is an example of

A) a functional family.
B) a blended family.
C) a controlled family.
D) a single-earner family.

Question 10

An example of a culture that values assertiveness is

A) Asian.
B) Native American.
C) European.
D) Aboriginal.

Question 11

Why is it unlikely that an Asian father would sexually abuse his daughter?

Question 12

What is a major difference between educated Middle Easterners from large urban areas and those from more rural settings?

Question 13

How does serving in the military impact family life?

Question 14

A step-father and a step-child are experiencing conflict. What might be at the root of this tension?

Question 15

How would members of a Native American community communicate with one another regarding an important decision?

Question 16

Predict the impact of economic stressors on the family in the next decade.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the communication patterns, values and spiritual beliefs of the families of three different cultural groups. How do these differences influence the way in which these families function?

Question 18

Some cultures are said to value individualism and some collectivism. What is meant by this statement? First, predict what a parent in a family that values individualism might hold as priorities for his or her high-school aged child. Next, predict what a parent in a family that values collectivism might hold as priorities for his or her high- school aged child.

Question 19

Think of your own family or a family that you know. What can you tell about the family? Given these facts, can you speculate on the communication patterns and some of the family rules? What might they be?

Question 20

Describe what is meant by the "emotional climate" of a family. Next, hypothesize how the outcomes of a family dysfunction, such as an alcoholic parent, would affect this climate. Be as specific as you can in your hypothesis.