CHD 4537 Final Exam Questions and
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Family characteristics - Correct answer-Nuclear family: composed of a couple and
their children.
Extended family: composed of several generations living close together.
Traditional foundation for a family is a committed relationship between two adults.
Because of other social changes taking place in society, family definitions and
structures are also changing in response to personal needs of individuals.
Family functions - Correct answer-Functions: Reproduction of new members of
society, legitimizing sexual relations of adults, having reciprocal economic
relations between the group and larger society, socializing children to become
future adults.
Other functions: meeting emotional needs of members, teaching effective
interpersonal skills, providing a personal identity.
Family features - Correct answer-Marriage
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,Births
Divorce and remarriage
Family income
Poverty and homelessness
Marriage (family function) - Correct answer-There are fewer married people today
in the U.S.
Cohabitation has increased.
Age of first marriage has increased for both men and women.
There are a large number of young unmarried adults in the U.S.
Births (family functions) - Correct answer-Average number of births per family in
2000 was about 2 children, accounting for the smaller family size today than in the
past.
2000 census average: U.S. family size was 3.14 persons.
Birth rate in 2010 was recorded low due to recession.
Even though the general trend is decreasing, there are increasing births amount
young unmarried women, and Hispanic women having the highest fertility rates.
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, Divorce and remarriage (family functions) - Correct answer-1 in every 2 marriages
is likely to end in divorce within 7 years (account for the large number of single
parent families in the U.S.).
Remarriage: Average length between divorce and remarriage is about 3 years,
whites are more likely to remarry than African Americans, Men are more likely to
remarry than women, and remarriage creates step families
Family Income (family functions) - Correct answer-Both adults are employees full
time in the majority of families in the U.S. today.
Family income influences the quality of parenting children.
Employment of both adults have a number of ripple effects in the family.
While the medium income has risen over the years since WWII, buying power of
the dollar has shrunk.
People work longer for less buying power than in the past.
Poverty and homelessness (family functions) - Correct answer-More commonly
observed among single parent families headed by women.
There have been significant increases in poverty and homelessness in recent years.
Black and hispanic families are more likely to experience this than white families.
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Answers Graded A+
Family characteristics - Correct answer-Nuclear family: composed of a couple and
their children.
Extended family: composed of several generations living close together.
Traditional foundation for a family is a committed relationship between two adults.
Because of other social changes taking place in society, family definitions and
structures are also changing in response to personal needs of individuals.
Family functions - Correct answer-Functions: Reproduction of new members of
society, legitimizing sexual relations of adults, having reciprocal economic
relations between the group and larger society, socializing children to become
future adults.
Other functions: meeting emotional needs of members, teaching effective
interpersonal skills, providing a personal identity.
Family features - Correct answer-Marriage
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,Births
Divorce and remarriage
Family income
Poverty and homelessness
Marriage (family function) - Correct answer-There are fewer married people today
in the U.S.
Cohabitation has increased.
Age of first marriage has increased for both men and women.
There are a large number of young unmarried adults in the U.S.
Births (family functions) - Correct answer-Average number of births per family in
2000 was about 2 children, accounting for the smaller family size today than in the
past.
2000 census average: U.S. family size was 3.14 persons.
Birth rate in 2010 was recorded low due to recession.
Even though the general trend is decreasing, there are increasing births amount
young unmarried women, and Hispanic women having the highest fertility rates.
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, Divorce and remarriage (family functions) - Correct answer-1 in every 2 marriages
is likely to end in divorce within 7 years (account for the large number of single
parent families in the U.S.).
Remarriage: Average length between divorce and remarriage is about 3 years,
whites are more likely to remarry than African Americans, Men are more likely to
remarry than women, and remarriage creates step families
Family Income (family functions) - Correct answer-Both adults are employees full
time in the majority of families in the U.S. today.
Family income influences the quality of parenting children.
Employment of both adults have a number of ripple effects in the family.
While the medium income has risen over the years since WWII, buying power of
the dollar has shrunk.
People work longer for less buying power than in the past.
Poverty and homelessness (family functions) - Correct answer-More commonly
observed among single parent families headed by women.
There have been significant increases in poverty and homelessness in recent years.
Black and hispanic families are more likely to experience this than white families.
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