Exam 1: Making Family Choices in a Changing Society

In a family, one of the things that must be negotiated is personal privacy.

The text points out that the best way to make choices is by default.

Conscious decisions are made by carefully weighing options.

__________ involves all the procedures, regulations, attitudes, and goals of programs and agencies, workplaces, educational institutions, and government that affect families.

Children learn social roles by imitating the behaviors of parents, siblings, and family members through a type of play called ___________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps involved with making knowledgeable choices?

In the 1950s, the nonmarital pregnancy rate was __________ in comparison with today.

The most common household type today is that of married couples without children.

What is family identity? Using your own family, or one with which you are familiar, provide several examples of this phenomenon.

Using the text's discussion as a guide, address the question, "Is the family declining or is the family changing ?

The child population of the U.S. is ________ racially and ethnically diverse than the adult population.

Individualistic values are also referred to as __________ values.

Compared to the recent past, children are __________ likely to live with a grandparent today.

Children are __________ likely than the general population or the elderly to be living in poverty.

_______ are the opportunities one has for education and work, whether one can afford to marry, the schools that children attend, and a family's health care and they depend on family economic resources.