Families Today ch. 3 New Child Development

Question 1

Paying an agency, doctor or a lawyer to handle an adoption makes it an illegal market adoption

Accepted Answer

false

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

parenting relationship is usually short-term like fostering

Question 3

Parent who heads the household and has legal responsibility for caregiving _____.

Accepted Answer

custodial parent

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

older and adoption is closed

Question 5

Family consisting of a father, mother, and biological child/children that live together is ___.

Accepted Answer

nuclear family

Question 6

Which of the following statements most accurately describes children in foster care?

Accepted Answer

each situation involving foster children is unique

Question 7

Like nuclear families, stepfamilies include two adult partners and the partners' children

Accepted Answer

true

Question 8

Adoption in which a child is bought and sold is _________.

Accepted Answer

illegal adoption

Question 9

The most important consideration before a marriage is _____.

Accepted Answer

readiness to love & commit to a partner for the rest of life

Question 10

Adoption where a lawyer or doctor works out the details between all the parents

Accepted Answer

independent adoption

Question 11

Term describing the representation of more than one culture.

Accepted Answer

cultural diversity

Question 12

Shared legal right of parents who aren't married to care for & make decisions about childs life

Accepted Answer

joint custody

Question 13

Many extended families form due to cultural tradition.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 14

Families with adopted children are always extended families.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 15

Which of the following is not a major advantage of extended families?

Accepted Answer

decisions are made for the good of each family member

Question 16

Families are rarely affected by societal changes.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 17

For effective money management, couples should _____.

Accepted Answer

agree on the overall picture of spending and saving money

Question 18

States consider marriage as a social and emotional commitment between partners.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 19

Process by which a child of one pair of parents legally becomes the child of other parents.

Accepted Answer

adoption

Question 20

Which of the following is true in group-oriented cultures?

Accepted Answer

Family members tend to conform to those in authority

Question 21

How do media and technology impact family life?

Accepted Answer

tech improves family life causing global awareness

Question 22

Often, the greatest challenge for the single-parent family is ____.

Accepted Answer

financial concerns

Question 23

In most cases, children are placed in foster homes, the courts have severed the parents rights

Accepted Answer

false

Question 24

In the eyes of the state, marriage is defined as ________

Accepted Answer

a legal contract between partners

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

launching

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