According to the text, parents today face questions that would not have been imagined several decades ago. Which of the following is NOT one of the questions discussed in the text?
a. Should baby boys be circumcised?
c. How much fast food is too much?
b. Should I believe the teacher who says my child needs medication?
d. Is my child doing well in school?
Ques. 2A recent study among immigrants found that relationships based not on blood or marriage but rather on religious rituals or close friendship ties can serve as a functional alternative to the nuclear family. According to the text, what are these relationships called?
a. non-fiction fellows b. fake family
c. comrades in arms d. fictive kin
Ques. 3Many parents display _______ in living arrangements and family structures or forms.
a. a marked fluidity
b. strong stability
c. inconsistent reality
d. emotionally detachment
Ques. 4The view that the family is an enduring social institution because of the important tasks it performs for society economic security, emotional support, socialization of childrenis the __________ perspective.
a. structure-functional b. feminist
c. interactionist d. family systems
Ques. 5Married couples comprise fewer than _____ of families with a joint child under age 18.
a. one- half b. two-thirds
c. one-quarter d. one-third
Ques. 6What marks the end of the family life cycle, according to the text?
a. divorce
b. the death of the last person with the family surname
c. the death of a spouse
d. the children leaving home
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