Provide the traditional definition of family as well as at least three other descriptors used in the current literature to describe families.
What will be an ideal response?
Tradition definition is “any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.” Descriptors used in current literature include a two-person couple with no children, non-married couple, cohabitating couple, single-parent families, grandparent-headed families, gay and lesbian families, binuclear families, stepfamilies, latchkey families, and serial relationships.
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The Brief Therapy of the Mental Research Institute posited that problems are:
a. expressions of past injustices done to individuals b. failed solution attempts c. premised upon faulty family structure d. present because family members have not been able to maintain neutrality
Charismatic leaders are able to inspire their followers and make them feel secure
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The primary goal of groups with children is: a. allowing them to complain about teachers
b. giving them a place to build things. c. teaching them to take turns. d. providing them chances to make choices and complete them.
What does it mean when an Arab or Muslim American “passes?”
A. They are viewed positively by the mainstream. B. They are mistaken for the minority group and are given less privilege. C. They are mistaken for the dominant group and are given more privilege. D. They are considered “Americanized” because they have assimilated into U.S. culture.