PFM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
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the decision making model that gives the family the most flexible framework for a variety
of situations is the ____. - ANSWER five-step model
the dependence or preference on a certain time orientation ____. - ANSWER separates
cultural groups
the US shows a dominant human relations orientation pattern known as - ANSWER
individualistic
by the 20th century, society believed that husbands and wives were partners and
married because they loved each other. this was known as the ____ family. - ANSWER
companionate
breadwinning husband, a housewife, and their children - ANSWER modern family
mates were selected through preferences and children were nurtured - ANSWER
democratic family
families at this time in history are so diverse that comparison with those in the past is
impossible - ANSWER postmodern family
a husband, wife, and children in one household - ANSWER traditional or nuclear family
according to Lamanna and Reidmann, the three core concepts that help to define the
family include - ANSWER economic unit that provides for its members
two or more people who consider their identity to significantly attached to the group
committed to maintaining the group over time
key findings for national marriage project indicate - ANSWER americans are less likely
to marry
cohabitation has increased
presence of children in families has declined
ellen richards influenced family resource management by the study of - ANSWER
sanitation, nutrition, and health
an example of the third level as one moves up maslow's hierarchy of needs would be -
ANSWER love
, maslow's hierarchy of needs - ANSWER bottom to top
1. physiological: breathing, food, water, sleep, homeostasis
2. safety: security of body, employment, resources, morality, family, health, and property
3. love/belonging: friendship, family, sexual intimacy
4. esteem: confidence, achievement, respect of/by others
5. self actualization: morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice,
acceptance of facts
a tool used to collect demographic info to determine the needs of certain populations is
known as a(n) - ANSWER needs assessment
jeannette always goes the speed limit because she knows that the laws have been set
in place for her own goods and the good of society. what stage of moral reasoning is
this? - ANSWER post-conventional
sequence of moral reasoning - ANSWER pre-conventional - obedience and punishment
conventional: law and order; things are always right or always wrong, no in between
post-conventional: social contract; you must do right for the good of society
forming a value judgment that is rationalized by discrediting info that goes against their
behavior is known as - ANSWER selective interpretation
jake decided the time was right to buy his first home and started to look around at the
housing market. several of his friends had recently bought small houses in a new
subdivision near the edge of town. although it would be nice to have a new house, he
felt that they were too small and looked for a larger, older home that he could restore.
jake is probably motivated by - ANSWER self-expression
the future of building communities may be affected by the tendency of people to -
ANSWER prefer isolation and make fewer connections to the outside world
what changing demographics have led to changes that require different housing choices
- ANSWER growth in minority and immigrant populations
urban renewal
younger generations will rent longer
the future of the elderly looks brighter because - ANSWER economic security
health advances and longetivity
increased social power
the economic well-being of the elderly has improved because of - ANSWER social
security
in an effort to make the divorce process less emotional and less expensive, divorcing
partners settle outside the court in - ANSWER mediation
ANSWERS|| 2025 LATEST
UPDATE|| VERIFIED A+
the decision making model that gives the family the most flexible framework for a variety
of situations is the ____. - ANSWER five-step model
the dependence or preference on a certain time orientation ____. - ANSWER separates
cultural groups
the US shows a dominant human relations orientation pattern known as - ANSWER
individualistic
by the 20th century, society believed that husbands and wives were partners and
married because they loved each other. this was known as the ____ family. - ANSWER
companionate
breadwinning husband, a housewife, and their children - ANSWER modern family
mates were selected through preferences and children were nurtured - ANSWER
democratic family
families at this time in history are so diverse that comparison with those in the past is
impossible - ANSWER postmodern family
a husband, wife, and children in one household - ANSWER traditional or nuclear family
according to Lamanna and Reidmann, the three core concepts that help to define the
family include - ANSWER economic unit that provides for its members
two or more people who consider their identity to significantly attached to the group
committed to maintaining the group over time
key findings for national marriage project indicate - ANSWER americans are less likely
to marry
cohabitation has increased
presence of children in families has declined
ellen richards influenced family resource management by the study of - ANSWER
sanitation, nutrition, and health
an example of the third level as one moves up maslow's hierarchy of needs would be -
ANSWER love
, maslow's hierarchy of needs - ANSWER bottom to top
1. physiological: breathing, food, water, sleep, homeostasis
2. safety: security of body, employment, resources, morality, family, health, and property
3. love/belonging: friendship, family, sexual intimacy
4. esteem: confidence, achievement, respect of/by others
5. self actualization: morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice,
acceptance of facts
a tool used to collect demographic info to determine the needs of certain populations is
known as a(n) - ANSWER needs assessment
jeannette always goes the speed limit because she knows that the laws have been set
in place for her own goods and the good of society. what stage of moral reasoning is
this? - ANSWER post-conventional
sequence of moral reasoning - ANSWER pre-conventional - obedience and punishment
conventional: law and order; things are always right or always wrong, no in between
post-conventional: social contract; you must do right for the good of society
forming a value judgment that is rationalized by discrediting info that goes against their
behavior is known as - ANSWER selective interpretation
jake decided the time was right to buy his first home and started to look around at the
housing market. several of his friends had recently bought small houses in a new
subdivision near the edge of town. although it would be nice to have a new house, he
felt that they were too small and looked for a larger, older home that he could restore.
jake is probably motivated by - ANSWER self-expression
the future of building communities may be affected by the tendency of people to -
ANSWER prefer isolation and make fewer connections to the outside world
what changing demographics have led to changes that require different housing choices
- ANSWER growth in minority and immigrant populations
urban renewal
younger generations will rent longer
the future of the elderly looks brighter because - ANSWER economic security
health advances and longetivity
increased social power
the economic well-being of the elderly has improved because of - ANSWER social
security
in an effort to make the divorce process less emotional and less expensive, divorcing
partners settle outside the court in - ANSWER mediation
