Ch. 3 Families Today

Many extended families form due to cultural traditions.

Families are rarely affected by societal changes.

Like nuclear families, stepfamilies include two adult partners and the partner’s children.

Nuclear families do not have any disadvantages.

Family with members from two or more cultural groups.

Family that forms when a single parent marries another person.

Single parent families are always caused by the death of a spouse or divorce.

The family life cycle only includes stages that involve parenting.

Body language is as important as verbal communication between people.

Families with adopted children are extended families.

Paying an agency or a doctor or lawyer to handle an adoption makes the adoption an illegal market adoption.

In the eyes of the state, marriage is defined as________.

During which stage of the family life cycle do a couple’s children begin leaving home?

For effective money management, couples should_________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true for families headed by grandparents?

Adoption issues for children are most likely to arise when children are__________.

State considers marriage as a social and emotional commitment between partners.

Often, the greatest challenge for the single-parent family is__________.

Culture is defined as one’s family origins.

The most important consideration before a marriage is___________.