Adopting a Family Relationship Framework
Answer the questions below by using chapter 1 of your textbook.
1. A typical family system is characterized by ___.
☒ an evolved set of rules for itself and its members
☐ the lack of values
☐ decreased communication
☐ none of these apply
2. Which statement about families is true?
☐ Families never add new members
☐ Families can be influenced by the community in which they live in
☐ Family members all get along all the time
☐ none of these apply
3. Which statement is true about American families?
☐ All American families are wealthy.
☐ American families can be made up of members of many ethnicities and live in a wide variety of areas.
☐ Every American family is White, has two children, and lives in the suburbs.
☐ None of these apply
4. Rituals can best be described as ___.
☐ beliefs that gods do not exist
☐ symbolic actions related to beliefs that help families adapt to change and bring meaning to
their lives
☐ beliefs in supernatural evil forces
☐ none of these apply
5. Which of the following helps to increase a family's resilience (a family’s ability to recover quickly from difficult problems or how they cope with situations)?
☒ family members have clear and consistent communication and problem-solving processes
☐ ignoring the needs of vulnerable family members
☐ having a negative belief system
☐ none of these apply
6. While children grow up, their gender roles are influenced by ___. Gender roles are a set of society norms that determines what types of behaviors are acceptable, appropriate or desirable for a person based on their actual or perceived sex.
Parents and society
☐ pregnancy only
☐ puberty only
☐ none of these apply
7. A ___ is a natural social system that occurs in a wide variety of forms and represents different cultural heritages.
☐ family
☐ monarchy
☐ hierarchy
☐ none of these apply
8. African American family members are often made up of____
☐ mothers, fathers, children, and a wide network of kin, close friends, and community members
☐ nephews and nieces only
☐ neighbors only
☐ none of these apply
9. People in families are intimately ___.
☐ ignored
☐ connected
☐ forgotten
☐ none of these apply
10. The people most vulnerable to living in ___ are nonwhite minorities, single mothers, children under 18 and the elderly.
☐ wealth
☐ poverty
☐ mansions
☐ none of these apply