Single-Parent Families Varieties of Families in the United States
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A) The separation is seen as the first step toward personal independence.
B) They don't like to sleep together.
C) They want to have privacy.
D) Both a. and c.
1. Why do American parents put newborn in a separate room when the child is a few weeks old?
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A) The couple must have approval from their parents.
B) Parents do not arrange their children's marriages.
C) People find their love interests on their own at work or school.
D) The couple doesn't need permission from the parents to get married.
Which of the following is not true about marriages in the U.S.?
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A) Extended family members are not necessarily consulted when it comes to making major decisions.
B) Extended family members assume the care of the children in the family.
C) Extended family members have intensive contact with relatives, and establish communal living.
In the following sentences, which usually extended family members behavior in United States takes place?
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A) Women's movement.
B) The men have been changing their perspectives.
C) The financial necessity.
D) Both A and C.
The prescribed roles of the man as the "breadwinner" and the woman as the housewife have changed dramatically. The major reasons and influences have been:
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A) Men
B) Grandparents
C) Government
D) Women
The mainstream single parent families in United States are headed by:
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A) To learn to deliver newspaper.
B) To rebel against their parents.
C) To learn the "value of a dollar" as well as learn responsibility.
2. Why do American parents encourage their children to work at an early age?
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A) Asking the parents to make major decisions in their life for them.
B) Follow the same path or career.
C) Dependent on the parents' support and influence.
D) Relying on themselves without needing anyone's help.
American parents will feel that they did a good job at raising their children, if the children are...
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A) Family member
B) The bank
C) Neighbor
D) Friend
In case of economic need which of the following resources would a nuclear family look to for help?
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A) Asking the parents to make major decisions in their life for them.
B) Follow the same path or career.
C) Dependent on the parents' support and influence.
D) Relying on themselves without needing anyone's help.
American parents will feel that they did a good job at raising their children, if the children are...
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A) Divorced couples eventually re marrying other people.
B) Divorced couples eventually staying alone.
C) Divorced couples believe marriage is less popular.
What is the main concept of “Step families” or “Blended families”?
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A) The poor financial support "They don't have relatives to live with."
B) Regular symptoms of the age "The personality."
C) The government doesn't support them financially - The relatives don't love them.
D) *Indifference to the aged *Glorification of youth.
Some older people feel alienated and alone sometimes. The most common reasons for this are:
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A) Husbands tend to make more money than the wives.
B) If both members of a couple can't find employment in the nearby area, they would need to have a divorce.
C) Women need to stay home and take care of the kids, while the men would always go to work.
D) None of the above is correct.
Which of the following statements is not false about working couples?
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A) Both parents have been divorced, each with their own children.
B) Three generations (grandparent, parent, grandchildren) live in the same house.
C) A nuclear family
Which of the below describes a “blended family”?
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A) Gender, region, and ethnicity.
B) Region, ethnicity, and religious heterogeneity.
C) Ethnicity, and religious heterogeneity.
Which of these factors affect how people react to nontraditional families?
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A) They wouldn't have access to health activities.
B) A separation of the generations.
C) They can get more health issues.
D) High cost.
What is the disadvantage when older people go to retirement community?