Unit 3.1

Front

What is 'glass-ceiling'?

Back

Invisible barrier to the promotion of women.

Front

Who is the 'breadwinner'?

Back

Person who earns the money for a family.

Front

With whom do most children live when they do not live with their parents?

Back

With their grandparents.

Front

Children most often live with what type of family in the United States?

Back

Extended family.

Front

What is 'job-sharing'?

Back

Two people who each work part time at one job.

Front

Define 'immediate family'.

Back

A family unit consisting of parents and their children.

Front

What is a 'blended family'?

Back

A family formed by merging two previously separated units, often involving stepparents.

Front

What does 'extended family' include?

Back

Relatives beyond the immediate family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Front

What is the significance of the term 'nuclear family'?

Back

A family group consisting of two parents and their children.

Front

Explain the concept of 'single-parent family'.

Back

A family where one parent raises one or more children.