chapter 10 (family transitions and diversity)

Question 1

transnational families

Answer 1

families in which one or more family members live in another country for an extended period of time.

Question 2

blended family

Answer 2

typically, a family comprising two previously married individuals with children who marry each other and bring their children together in a new family.

Question 3

boomerang kids

Answer 3

a young adult who returns to the parental home after a period of living independently.

Question 4

endogamy

Answer 4

marriage to a member of one’s own tribe or social group.

Question 5

intergenerational trauma

Answer 5

the effect of the abuses experienced by Indigenous individuals in residential schools, the legacy of which persists and has spanned generations, on parent-child relationships.

Question 6

sandwich generation

Answer 6

a general group term for individuals who are simultaneously providing care to children and to parents.

Question 7

co=parenting

Answer 7

child rearing by two or more people together, even if they have never previously been in a romantic relationship; also known as platonic parenting.

Question 8

in vitro fertilization

Answer 8

conception that occurs by bringing together ova and sperm using medical procedures; commonly known as test-tube fertilization.