Families and Their Functions Past and Present.docx

Families and Their Functions- Past and Present True/False Questions Circle T if the statement is true; circle F if the statement is false. T F 1. The majority of families fit the stereotype of the “all-American family.” T F 2. Only present-day families are struggling with problems resulting from political, economic, and societal forces. T F 3. The church had a tremendous influence on governmental matters, family life in general, and child-rearing practices in Europe during the Middle Ages. T F 4. Locke, an English philosopher, was the first one to introduce the idea that children’s minds are like “clean slates” on which parents and teachers could write what students were to learn. T F 5. In 1912, the American government created the Children’s Bureau to address concerns about undernourished, neglected, and abused children.

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6. Parents of the past used their family values and functions to __________ and _____________. Earn money and spend time with family Protect their children and prepare them for society Protect their children from disease and educate them Protect their children from starvation and educate them 7. With what conditions did pre-historical families deal? a. Hunger, the elements, and disease b. Clans, tribes, and other cultures c. Starvation, lack of water, drought d. None of the above To protect their members against enemy tribes and to ensure that everyone had enough to eat, pre-historical families: Joined with other tribes to form clans Made weapons and farmed Were geographically isolated from others Joined with other clans to form tribes 9. Greek and Roman period families were concerned simply with surviving during the Middle Ages (400-1400). Only ___________ were educated. Noble boys Noble girls Peasant boys Peasant girls 10. Which group believed that children were naturally evil and introduced the phrased, “beat the devil out of the child?” European Medieval families Age of Reason families Greek and Roman families Pre-historical families 11. Martin Luther (1482-1546), the “father of Reformation,” proposed which revolutionary child practice? Beating the devil out of the child. Education for boys and girls by their parents was good. Education should be reserved for nobles. Racial equality in schools was good. 12. Which German educator became known as the “father of Kindergarten”? Rousseau Pestalozzi Froebel Locke 13. The _________ emphasized ____________________________. Industrial Revolution; human dignity The Age of Darkness; Reformation The Age of Reason; The Age of Darkness The Age of Reason; human dignity 14. Which period is associated with child exploitation? Industrial Revolution Age of Reason Period of Enlightenment Colonial time in North America 15. During which period did approximately one-third of all marriages last only 10 years? Industrial Revolution Age of Reason Period of Enlightenment Colonial time in North America Essay Questions Give complete responses to each statement. 16. Why have attitudes towards children altered through time? 17. How and why did the Industrial Revolution change how children were treated?