Identify the type of family in which you were raised by applying the makeup of your family to
the definitions in your textbook.
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The text describes several types of families. It is possible that these family types can be
combined or mixed. For example, an extended, blended family. The student needs to describe the
characteristics of his or her family and identify the family type that it most closely resembles.
* A natural, or traditional, family consists of a father and mother and their biological children.
* A blended family is comprised of two adults and their children. The children may be the
biological products of one or neither of the parents.
* A single-parent family consists of a single parent and at least one child.
* The family of origin is the family in which a person was raised.
* Voluntary (fictive) kin are individuals we consider family regardless of their legal or blood
connection.
* An extended family consists of parents, children, and other relatives all living together.
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What will be an ideal response?
Persuasion, as it is practiced in public relations today, is only a few hundred years old
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Groups are dynamic systems, and
a. basically the same b. make up their own rules as they go along. c. make rules at the start that never change. d. are in constant change.
Elliot is having trouble listening effectively in his political science class. Usually he listens well in class, but the professor in this case has been presenting information so quickly while simultaneously flipping through an abundance of PowerPoint slides, that Elliot doesn't know where to focus his energies. This is an example of Elliot experiencing
A) message overload. B) preoccupation. C) message complexity. D) prejudgment. E) lack of mindfulness.