Family Life Cycle Quiz

What is a family life cycle?

• A series of seven stages that many families go through

• A type of family structure

• A cultural tradition

• A parenting style

Which type of family is made up of one parent who parents children?

• Nuclear family

• Extended family

• Single Parent

• Blended family

What is a nuclear family?

• A family made of a mother and father and one or more children

• A family including relatives other than parents and children

• A family formed when a single parent marries

• A family with only one parent

What does culture refer to in the context of family?

• The customs and traditions of a specific group of people

• The legal responsibilities of parents

• The stages of family life

• The beliefs about what is important

What is an extended family?

• A family made of a mother and father and one or more children

• A family including relatives other than parents and children

• A family formed when a single parent marries

• A family with only one parent

What is a blended family?

• A family made of a mother and father and one or more children

• A family including relatives other than parents and children

• A family formed when a single parent marries

• A family with only one parent

Who is a stepparent?

• A parent who adopts a child

• A parent gained when one of a child's original parents remarries

• A parent who fosters a child

• A parent who is biologically related to the child

What does parenting involve?

• Providing care, support, and guidance for a child's healthy development

• Adopting children

• Fostering children

• Teaching cultural traditions

Who are adopting parents?

• Persons who accept legal responsibilities for children who were not biologically their own

• Persons who temporarily care for children

• Persons who are biologically related to the child

• Persons who teach cultural traditions

Who are foster parents?

• Adults who temporarily accept responsibility and provide care for children who do not have a safe or secure home

• Persons who adopt children

• Persons who are biologically related to the child

• Persons who teach cultural traditions