WorksheetsCE 340 Chapter 4
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which statement about how families are depicted on television is true?
Television shows are slow to respond to changes in society, such as family demographics.
Since the 1950s, only nuclear families are typically shown on television.
The content of television shows has little influence on social beliefs about diverse types of families.
The families shown on television reflect the diversity of today’s families.
Research shows that American children who grow up in nuclear families are more likely to ______.
attain higher levels of education
stay married longer when they are adults
raise larger families as adults
have mental health or substance abuse issues
Which term refers to repeated changes in a child’s family structure and is often measured as a count of the entrances and exits by a biological parent’s romantic partners, or spouses, into or out of a child’s household?
fragile families
diverse families
family instability
family blending
Which one of these statements about extended families is accurate?
The number of multi generational families has slowly declined over the past 100 years.
Extended families create a strong support network for parents and often share family traditions with the children.
Conflicts about parenting styles rarely occur among extended family members.
Multi generational families include at least four generations who live together in the same house.
Which statement about single-parent families is FALSE?
Approximately 10% of U.S. children live with a single-parent who does not have a cohabitating partner.
The highest percentage of single-parent families live in the South.
Increasing numbers of single parents have never been married.
Almost half of all children living in poverty live with their single mothers.
Co-parenting occurs in ______ families.
foster
adoptive
same-sex
divorced
A court order often dictates issues related to visitation and custody in ______ families.
kinship and multi generational
single-parent and nuclear
divorced and blended
extended and same-sex
How does being in a blended family tend to impact children?
Children find their parents’ divorce to be more stressful than remarriage.
The gradual creation of new families allows for deliberate development of rules and boundaries.
Younger children felt more of a loss of control than older children over decisions being made about them.
Young adolescents struggle the most to adjust to a new step family.
Miss Gaw is unsure how to address Jessica’s male parents at the upcoming open house. What approach should she take?
ask their preference
call both parents the same term, such as dad
avoid calling them any title or label
consult the guidance counselor
Sue is taking care of her grandchildren while her daughter is unable to. What is the biggest barrier she is likely to experience at the school?
unfamiliarity with the technology used to communicate with families
staff will not acknowledge the importance of her role in the children’s lives
lack of proof of legal guardianship
sense of discomfort at school events
Which type of family is one of the fastest growing demographic groups in the United States and is created through cohabitation, marriage, or transracial adoption?
kinship
multiracial
extended
single-parent
Which statement about adoptive families is accurate?
Most children who have been adopted have emotional insecurities because they were not wanted by their biological families.
Children adopted by single parents are better off than children in foster care, but always at a disadvantage over children in nuclear families.
Many children who are adopted fantasize about their birth families and make up stories about the reasons for their adoption.
International adoptions have increased in recent years.
Which outcome has the highest percentage of occurrences when children exit the foster care system?
reunite with parent(s)
get adopted
emancipate or age out of the system
live with guardian(s) or relative(s)
Although responsiveness to family diversity is important, responsive teachers should focus less on the structure of the family and more on ______.
involving families in supporting their children’s goals
getting to know individual families and how they function
finding effective ways to communicate with families
helping children feel proud of their families
