Deck 14: The Evolution of Families in the 21st Century

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a chronosystem influence on a family?

A) The parents grew up before the advent of cell phones and prefer to communicate with their children by voice rather than texting.
B) The father is forced to take early retirement by his long-term employer and must begin the search for a second career.
C) The mother is inspired by a group of women friends to go back to school and finish her master's degree.
D) The teenagers fight with the parents continually about curfews.

Answer 1

The parents grew up before the advent of cell phones and prefer to communicate with their children by voice rather than texting.

Question 2

An example of an exosystem influence would be a ______.

A) change in the political climate
B) job layoff
C) fight between two parents
D) wife joining a consciousness raising group

Answer 2

job layoff

Question 3

Which statement about SNAFs is INCORRECT?

A) From roughly 1945 through the 1970s, SNAFs represented the majority of American families.
B) The SNAF ideal arose out of the specific ideology of the 1950s.
C) A SNAF is composed of a working, white, heterosexual, middle-class father, his stay-at-home legal wife, and their small number of biological children.
D) All SNAFs have different family processes, which may make some of them very unhealthy environments.

Answer 3

From roughly 1945 through the 1970s, SNAFs represented the majority of American families.

Question 4

People who view difference as a vital strength in our society that should not be downplayed or ignored are referred to as ______.

A) multicultural globalists
B) desegregative globalists
C) integrative pluralists
D) assimilative pluralists

Question 5

The term ______ refers to a fear of those who are different or foreign.

A) xenophobia
B) intolerance
C) prejudice
D) ethnocentricity

Question 6

Globalization refers to the ______.

A) spread of American culture, in the form of music, movies, and TV, around the globe
B) the development of an integrated global economic system
C) increase in rights for LGBT people around the globe
D) global advancement of education and rights for women

Question 7

The focus of the masculinist movement is to ______.

A) give men equal rights to child custody
B) increase the availability of high-quality childcare
C) allow men freedom to express their feelings
D) encourage equal pay for equal work

Question 8

The pressure and strain immigrants experience as they try to adapt to a new environment is called ______.

A) assimilation stress
B) integration stress
C) immigrant stress
D) acculturation stress

Question 9

What percentage of children in the United States today are children of immigrants?

A) 5%
B) 25%
C) 45%
D) 65%

Question 10

The purpose of the DREAM Act is to ______.

A) allow undocumented students who have lived in the United States for several years to apply for permanent resident status
B) allow undocumented students who have lived in the United States for several years to apply for permanent resident status if they graduate from high school and serve in the military
C) allow undocumented students who have lived in the United States for several years to apply for permanent resident status if they graduate from high school and enter college
D) allow undocumented students who have lived in the United States for several years to apply for permanent resident status if they graduate from high school and enter college or military service

Question 11

Multiculturalism can be acute or chronic, leading people to feel depressed, isolated, and confused about which identity they want to take on.

Question 12

Acculturation stress and lack of community connectedness may increase as people migrate around the world to new locations to find work.

Question 13

Research suggests that over 60% of children living in violent urban neighborhoods in the United States have PTSD symptoms.

Question 14

For the first time in U.S. history, non-European immigrants are now the majority of new entrants into the country.

Question 15

When immigrants are sexual minorities, they are able to overcome more challenges easier than non-sexual minorities.

Question 16

LGBT persons can apply for political asylum if they can convince authorities that they face threats of bodily harm or death upon their return to their home country, but having their application approved is never a certainty.

Question 17

Today, the International Lesbian and Gay Association still has members in fewer than nine countries and is severely limited in scope.

Question 18

Some argue that one key to preventing terrorism and fundamentalism is educating girls and women to play active roles in their societies.

Question 19

LGBT scholars encourage people to stop studying LGBT families in comparison to heterosexuals, but as a viable subject of scholarship in its own right.

Question 20

______ is a relatively recent men's movement that attempts to release men from the constraints of traditional gender role expectations.

Question 21

This term refers to small loans designed to help impoverished people emerge from poverty by becoming self-sufficient.

Question 22

______ is a social movement wherein people from LGBT communities around the world are using their political and economic power to fight for their civil rights.

Question 23

The development of an increasingly integrated worldwide economy is called ______.

Question 24

______ refers to a situation where an ethnic minority group increases in number to surpass the numbers of people in the original majority group.

Question 25

Many immigrants are forced to travel alone and form ______, families with members in more than one country.

Question 26

______ appreciate the diversity that other groups bring to the table but tend to emphasize the humanity that we all have in common.

Question 27

People who believe that all cultures, beliefs, and languages have merit and should be cherished together in one diverse society that appreciates the differences we all bring.

Question 28

People who believe immigrants should adopt their new culture uniformly, assimilating into the culture, practices, beliefs, and language, while leaving their own systems behind.

Question 29

Research suggests that over 30% of children living in violent urban neighborhoods in the United States have ______ symptoms.

Question 30

A set of goals the United Nations has set forth, which they hope to accomplish by the year 2030; these goals include the eradication of extreme poverty, protecting the planet from destruction, and improving education and equality for all.

Question 31

Each of us exists within ______, which consist of people who have direct and steady interactions with us.

Question 32

Each of us exists within ______, which are comprised of interactions between microsystems.

Question 33

______, which are indirect influences filtered through our microsystems, also impact family life.

Question 34

Each of us lives an ______ life, carrying with us our sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, history, "race," social class, age, religion, language, ability and disability status, and biochemical makeup.

Question 35

Congress has considered a bill, called the ______, which would allow undocumented students who have lived in the United States for several years to apply for permanent resident status if they graduate from high school and enter college or military service.

Question 36

______ usually refers to many cultures living together in one society.

Question 37

Similar to the oppression of women around the world, people from ______ communities are often seen as inferior or not deserving of civil rights.

Question 38

______ has spread around the world and has led to one massive interconnected marketplace.

Question 39

While most immigrants adjust to their new countries well, they also often experience a sense of ______.

Question 40

Analyze your family in terms of the bioecological model and include microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem influences.

Question 41

What does it mean to say that diversity is normative to U.S. culture and history?

Question 42

Explain what is meant by the phrase "the deconstruction of race as we know it." What does this imply about the U.S. population?

Question 43

What are some of the arguments in favor of multiculturalism? How does it benefit society? Do you agree with these arguments?

Question 44

Explain how interventions such as education and microfinancing can improve the lives of families in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Question 45

How does exposure to violence affect children's development?

Question 46

Do you think it is the responsibility of western developed nations to improve the lives of people living in underdeveloped nations? Why or why not?

Question 47

What are the arguments for and against allowing children of undocumented immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to attend colleges and universities?

Question 48

Do you agree that a strengths-based approach, which includes generous social welfare programs on the European model, is needed to support U.S. families? Why or why not? Support your answer with reasoning.

Question 49

Do you believe a strengths-based approach to immigration could better reduce acculturation stress? Why or why not? Support your answer with reasoning.