Quiz on Family Structures, Parenting Style & Family Legacies

Two families brought together due to divorce, separation or remarriage

• Extended Family

• Step/Blended Family

• Single-Parent Family

• Adoptive Family

What does good parenting require?

• Providing a positive role model

• Encouraging delinquent behavior

• Lacking adequate supervision

• Demanding too much from children

A nuclear family consists of a mother, father, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living together in one household.

• True

• False

Which of the following best describes a foster family?

• Two families brought together due to divorce, separation, or remarriage

• A family wherein the father or mother who is singly responsible for raising a child

• A family where the parents are members of different racial groups

• A type of family wherein one member of the family is a temporary member of a household either that member is related by blood or not.

Family is defined as _____________.

• A group of people with common likes and dislikes

• A group of people related to one another by blood, marriage or adoption

• Two people loving one another

• People living together in one community

The family can never be your first avenue to learn skills.

• True

• False

This parenting style sets high expectations and the disciplinary rules are clear and the reasons behind them are explained.

• Authoritarian Parenting

• Authoritative Parenting

• Permissive Parenting

• Uninvolved Parenting

It is a parenting style that is often thought of as disciplinarians, parents use a strict discipline style with little negotiation possible and punishment is common.

• Uninvolved Parenting

• Permissive Parenting

• Authoritarian Parenting

• Authoritative Parenting

It is a parenting style which gives children a lot of freedom and no particular discipline style is utilized and communication is limited.

• Authoritative Parenting

• Uninvolved Parenting

• Authoritarian Parenting

• Permissive Parenting

It is a parenting style where parents mostly let their children do what they want and offer limited guidance or direction and they are more like friends than parents.

• Authoritative Parenting

• Permissive Parenting

• Uninvolved Parenting

• Authoritarian Parenting