Adopting a Family Relationship Framework
Answer the  questions below by using chapter 1 of your textbook.

1. A typical family system is characterized by  ___.  

˜’ an  evolved set of rules for itself and its members

˜  the lack of values

˜  decreased communication

˜  none of these apply

2. Which statement about families is true? 

˜  Families never add new members

˜  Families can be influenced by the community in which they live in

˜  Family members all get along all the time

˜  none of these apply

3. Which statement is true about American  families? 

˜ All American families are wealthy.

˜ American families can be made up of  members of many ethnicities and live in a wide variety of areas.

˜  Every American family is White, has two children, and lives in the suburbs.

˜  None of these apply

4. Rituals can best be described as  ___. 

˜  beliefs that gods do not exist

˜ symbolic actions related to beliefs that  help families adapt to change and bring meaning to 

their  lives

˜  beliefs in supernatural evil forces

˜  none of these apply

5. Which of the following helps to increase a  family’s resilience (a familys ability to recover quickly from difficult  problems or how they cope with situations)?  

˜’ family  members have clear and consistent communication and problem-solving processes

˜  ignoring the needs of vulnerable family members

˜  having a negative belief system

˜  none of these apply

6. While children grow up, their gender roles  are influenced by ___. Gender roles are a set of society norms that  determines what types of behaviors are acceptable, appropriate or desirable  for a person based on their actual or perceived sex. 

 

     Parents and society 

˜  pregnancy only

˜  puberty only

˜  none of these apply

7. A ___ is a natural social system that  occurs in a wide variety of forms and represents different cultural heritages.   

˜  family

˜  monarchy

˜  hierarchy

˜  none of these apply

8. African American family members are often made  up of____ 

˜ mothers, fathers, children, and a wide  network of kin, close friends, and community members

˜  nephews and nieces only

˜  neighbors only

˜  none of these apply

9. People in families are intimately ___.  

˜  ignored 

˜ connected
˜ forgotten
˜ none of these apply

10. The people most vulnerable to living in ___  are nonwhite minorities, single mothers, children under 18 and the elderly.  
 

˜ wealth
˜ poverty
˜ mansions
˜ none of these apply