The Family
Types of Families
The Family Life Cycle
Relationships
Families Face Change
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What is the main function of the family?
Provide basic needs of family members.
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Three ways family members can be related.
Blood (birth), marriage, or adoption
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The first stage in the family life cycle.
Beginning Stage
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True or False: Family relationships stay exactly the same for life.
False
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Misusing drugs, alcohol, or some other chemical to a potentially harmful level.
Substance Abuse
200
A group of people who share common cultural and/or racial characteristics.
Ethnic Group
200
A family formed when a single parent marries.
Step Family
200
The last stage of the family life cycle
Aging Stage
200
Everyone working together toward a common goal.
Cooperation
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True or False: Changes in family structure (such as divorce) do not require family members to make any adjustments.
False
300
A group of people who are related to each other
Family
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In this type of family, relatives other than the parents (or stepparents) and children live together in one home.
Extended Family
300
This stage begins when the oldest child starts school.
Developing Stage.
300
Siblings often first compete for this:
parental attention
300
When you first learn that a change is about to happen, you should do this.
Prepare, or get ready.
400
Brothers and Sisters
Siblings
400
The type of family formed when a couple marries.
Nuclear Family
400
This stage happens after a couple has children but before any of them start school.
Expanding Stage.
400
True or False: Relationships with grandparents are important.
True
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Physical abuse of a family member
Domestic Violence
500
Children temporarily placed in homes by the court system
Foster Children
500
Type of family with only one parent and children.
One parent family or single parent family
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This stage begins when the oldest child goes to college or moves out of the house.
Launching Stage
500
In order to gain greater freedom, teens need to show this.
Trustworthiness.
500
The term for a family that can solve it's own problems.
Functional
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