Unit 1 the Roles of Family

What is one objective of studying families?

• To reduce divorce rates

• To understand family forms and their functions

• To encourage childless couples

• To discourage mobility

Which of the following is an example of a nuclear family?

• Parents and their children only

• Parents, children, and grandparents

• A couple with no children

• Parents and foster children

What is a blended family?

• Parents with adopted children

• A couple with no children

• A family with stepchildren from previous marriages

• Family living with extended relatives

Single-parent families are commonly formed through:

• Marriage

• Divorce, death, or single motherhood

• Adoption

• Foster care

Adoptive families include:

• Children who are legally made permanent members of the family

• Only biological children

• Temporary foster children

• Stepchildren from previous marriages

What is a foster family?

• Family that adopts children legally

• Family caring for children temporarily

• Couple with no children

• Family with stepchildren

What is one trend impacting family life today?

• Increased birth rate

• Higher marriage rate

• Increase in dual-career families

• Decrease in mobility

Families where both parents work are known as:

• Single-parent families

• Dual-career families

• Childless families

• Nuclear families

A decrease in the average family size is often due to:

• Higher divorce rates

• Financial and career considerations

• Decrease in life expectancy

• Increase in mobility

Which family form includes parents, children, and close relatives?

• Nuclear family

• Extended family

• Blended family

• Single-parent family