Exam 12: Discovering Problems in the Family

The family takes on all of its societal responsibilities within itself.

A researcher interested in the marriage rates in the African American community would also focus on ______.

Relationships built on necessity and obligations are precarious at best.

How would you categorize a family member who is at risk for committing elder abuse?

Intimate partner violence is the more specific term for physical abuse between partners.

Two or more people related by birth, adoption, or marriage is the official definition of a family provided by ______.

Boomerang children are adult children who move back in with their parents for economic reasons.

What is the relationship between mass incarceration and family life?

Miguel and Olive recently moved Miguel's elderly mother into their house. Their household is now multigenerational as it also includes their two sons. The U.S. Census considers them to be one family due to the ______.

People who comprise a family and their relationships to one another is the family structure.

How is poverty related to families?

Carter and Julia have been married for over 10 years. During most of that time, Carter abused Julia emotionally and psychologically. She went to the emergency numerous times for broken bones and concussions. Julia is most likely a victim of ______.

How is debt related to the boomerang generation?

How is housing instability related to children's health?

Poverty, as a social problem, does not have an effect on individual families.

How are mothers with disabilities viewed in society?

Poverty has an effect on how parents discipline their children.

How does the term domestic violence differ from intimate partner violence?

What evidence can you give for the marriage decline?

Howard and Louise recently adopted their two foster children. One of the children, Polly, says "Now we are a real family" to her parents. Polly is using the ______ definition of family.