Ch 2 Families and Parents

Each are reasons people choose to adopt except...

Family systems refer to thinking about families as...

Culture has little influence over families and their parenting practices.

A family's structure tells how it...

The main function of the family is to take care of its members.

With few exceptions, all people have extended families.

married couple/children one or both of them bring from previous relationship to the new family

The increase in single-parent families has resulted in more....

a family who provides temporary, substitute care for children who need it

The nuclear family is becoming more common today.

the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Unless a couple has children, they are not a family.

During the launching stage, parents...

A family of origin includes...

a family includes all of the relatives in a family, (grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins)

The word family can be described in different ways.

Family functions do not include...

Which is not a goal of parenting? Parents want their children to...

a way of living

The roles of ___ are connected and thus impact each other.

Parenting goals and methods should change as the child develops.

Related/unrelated adults who legally raise children, but who never legally adopt them

The media and technology can influence how parents go about their childrearing roles.

a family's position within society based on social and economic factors

a family who includes a husband, wife, and children they have together