Deck 14: Supporting Families Through Community Resources and Networks

Question 1

Why do families need more support now than ever before?

A) Parents expecting the educator to take care of problems
B) Educational demands on the child
C) Both parents working full time
D) Children are watching too much television

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Sara's family was featured in the chapter. What community resources did Sara use to support herself and her two sons?

Answer 2

A homeless shelter, on-campus subsidized child care, WIC, a support group for parents of premature infants, TANF, a social worker, a food co-op, counseling, a special education program in the county office of education, health care, and a community dinner for the homeless provided by a women's service group.

Question 3

Michael's family was featured in the chapter. Michael is the three-year-old son of a lesbian couple. What challenges did they face with community agencies and social networks?

Answer 3

They have been rejected by some, and not recognized as a legitimate family by others. They feel isolated because they cannot be open about their family to everyone, due to the judgment and discriminatory actions of others.

Question 4

Roberto needed community resources for his family but felt resistant to seeking them because

A) He did not care
B) He did not know about them
C) He was too busy
D) He was suspicious of government agencies

Question 5

What kind of support do healthy families and individuals need, even those who want to be self-sufficient?

A) A broad base of support
B) Minimum support
C) People who are self-sufficient do not need support
D) Codependent support

Question 6

Why can isolation have a negative effect on families?

A) Feeling of usefulness
B) Feeling of hopelessness
C) Feeling of satisfaction at work
D) Feeling of belonging to a group

Question 7

Some families do not seek help or support from the larger community. Which of the following is not one of the reasons?

A) They prefer to see themselves as self-sufficient
B) They have no idea what is available
C) Their kinship networks will not allow it
D) They think that needing help is a sign of weakness

Question 8

All of the following is true about families who find themselves isolated from other people, except

A) They have the best possible situation for rearing children
B) Isolation limits role models for children
C) Isolation can lead to child abuse
D) Isolation can lead to a sense of hopelessness

Question 9

What challenges do community resource agencies face?

A) Offering too many services
B) Being centrally located
C) Having too few people in need of their services
D) Funding cuts

Question 10

Which of the following is a false statement about the forms social networks may take?

A) In some families, individual members have their own social networks
B) Some families are attached to a number of people beyond their own relatives in formal and informal ways
C) Other families have special friends who are considered "aunts and uncles" to the younger generation
D) The main form of social networks is the nuclear family, all other forms are secondary

Question 11

Which of the following is not an ongoing trend that illustrates the need for formal and informal support for families?

A) The increasing numbers of mothers of infants and young children in the workforce
B) The growing challenge for low-income families to attain economic self- sufficiency
C) The feminization of poverty
D) The growing challenge facing community college parents

Question 12

All of the following are ways for an early childhood educator to find community resources, except

A) Involving the community in their child care center
B) Attending in-service training provided by the community agencies
C) Watching for announcements in the news media regarding funding that is available
D) Hoping someone will share information about a resource before families need it

Question 13

Which of the following is a description of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)?

A) A federally funded nutrition program designed to help ensure that children get the nourishment they need through the prenatal period and into the first year of life
B) A federally funded program that offers educational classes
C) A federally funded program that focuses on early childhood education curriculum
D) A federally funded program that focuses on community involvement with families

Question 14

All of the following are trends mentioned in the chapter that illustrate the need for formal and informal support for families, except

A) The increasing numbers of mothers of infants and young children in the workforce
B) The growing challenge for low-income families to attain economic self-sufficiency
C) The feminization of poverty and teenage parenting
D) The rapid growth of technology

Question 15

What best characterizes stroke pie?

A) It is a favorite American dessert
B) It is a way of assessing how broad an individual's base of support is
C) It should feature a single individual as the sole support of another
D) It has to do only with financial support, not emotional support

Question 16

Sometimes families find community agencies inappropriate to their needs. Which of the following is not one of the reasons?

A) Cultural insensitivity by the service providers
B) Lack of respect by the service providers
C) The agency using a deficit model resulting in looking down on families
D) The agency does not have goals

Question 17

Which words below can be used to describe schools, libraries, museums, and parks?

A) Support networks
B) Poverty protection
C) Community resource
D) Assistance centers

Question 18

Which of the words below describe a support system and comes in many forms, including extended family, compadres, kinship groups, friends, neighbors, and association with a religious institution?

A) Community resource
B) Social network
C) Food bank
D) WIC