Exam 15: Families

Nick grew up with Daisy in an upper-class family but experienced __________ when his fortunes took a turn for the worse after a terrible automobile accident cost him everything.

__________ includes distinctive acts of violence and nonviolence and acts of omission and commission that place children at risk.

As of the writing of the textbook,about __________ of all children in the United States lived in a one-parent home.

More extended kinship ties,obligations,and interests are more characteristic of the __________ class.

The __________ of 1993 was designed to allow family members to take time to cope with life changes related to illness or childbirth without losing employment.

Children in female-headed single-parent families when compared with children from two-parent families have __________.

When compared to American families,European parents have __________ access to social supports for their families.

Discuss how social and economic forces work to produce different family configurations.What kind of family form does an industrialized economy produce? What kind of family form do you think we'll have as we move to a service-based economy? Ideal

Although economic change,particularly downward mobility,is devastating for American society,families that were strong have been able to weather the changes unharmed.

Over the last forty years the United States has seen the poverty rate of those over age 65 rise steadily.

__________ is/are associated with child abuse.

The biggest change in household type since 1970 is with the rise of __________ households.

Mary and her family owned a house in the suburbs with two cars and sent their kids to private school.After she and her husband both lost their jobs they experienced __________ and now live in a two-bedroom apartment and rely on public transportation to get to and from their part-time work.

The highly idealized middle-class family form involves __________.

__________ contributes to the unique social structure of the family in which violence is a routine part of interactions.

Both divorce and __________ can result in poorer physical and mental health for the child.

Discuss the short-term and long-term consequences of child abuse.What factors put people at risk of committing and experiencing child abuse? Ideal

Many of the arrangements involved in __________ family life are much the same as those that have been used by the poor all along.

Brittany has the right when her child is born to take one full year of leave with two-thirds of her pay,and there is substantial flexibility and support for paying for childcare after that.It is likely that Brittany lives in __________.

The vast majority of __________ families are dual earners.