11 CAFS - Core 3: Families

Which of the following is most correct about defacto families?

• They do not have children

• The adults are not married

• Only one of the parents has legal rights over the children

• They share resources with other families

Which statement is true of foster families?

• Foster families make medical decisions for the child

• Foster families provide short-term or long-term care

• Foster parents have the same legal rights as adoptive parents

• Children are only placed in foster care if there is no living relative to care for them

Which of the following statements is true for adoptive families?

• Adoptive parents are not able to make legal decisions for their child

• Most adoptions are 'known, local' adoptions

• The adoption rates are increasing in Australia

• Societal attitudes have had little influence on the rates of adoptive families

A family that consists of a core family group plus at least on other relative (such as a grandparent) is referred to as?

• a defacto family

• a kinship family

• an extended family

• a nuclear family

A woman who becomes pregnant on behalf of a couple who cannot have a child is referred to as?

• a donor

• a step-parent

• an adoptee

• a surrogate

A group of families living and sharing resources together is what type of family?

• an extended family

• a communal family

• a kinship family

• a foster family

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

• Sole parent families have become the most common family structure in Australia

• The number of defacto families in Australian society is becoming less prevalent

• Extended families are more common in migrant groups

• Foster parents have no legal rights in regard to making decisions for their children