Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
Single Parent Families
Families headed by one adult
Joint custody
Term used to describe the shared legal right of parents who are not married to provide care and make decisions about their children’s lives
Extended Family
Family in which several generations live together
Stepfamilies
Families formed when a single parent marries another family
Adoption
Process by which a child of one pair of parents legally becomes the child of other parents (or parent)
Adoption Agency
State-funded or private agency licensed by the state to handle adoption
Independent Adoption
Adoption in which a person, such as a lawyer or physician, works out the details between the birth parents and adoptive parents
Illegal Market Adoption
Adoption in which a child is bought or sold. This us against the law in all states.
Closed Adoption
Adoption in which the identity of the birth parents and the adopting family are not revealed
Open Adoption
Adoption that involves some degree of communication between the birth parent(s) and adoptive family
Foster Families
Families in which adults provide temporary homes for children who cannot live with their birth parents
Guardian
Person often chosen by a child’s biological parents to take responsibility for the child in the event of the birth parents death or extended absence
Family Life Cycle
Series of six stages that many families go through over the years
Nurturance
Providing all aspects of care for a child, which includes meeting physical, mental, and social-emotional needs
Guidance
Words and actions parents use to influence their children’s behavior
Discipline
Use of method and techniques to teach children self-control
Power Assertion
Discipline Technique in which parents use or threaten to use some form of punishment
Love Withdrawl
Discipline techniques in which parents threaten children with being unloved or suggest some form of parent/child separation
Induction
Technique in which parents discipline by reasoning and explaining
Authoritarian
Parenting style in which the main objective is to make children completely obedient
Permissive
Parenting style in which parents give children almost no guidelines or rules
Democratic
Parenting style in which parents set some rules, but allow children some freedom; also called authoritative
Cultural Diversity
Having more than one culture represented
Multicultural Families
Families with members from two or more cultural groups
Five characteristics of successful multicultural families
1) Verbal & nonverbal communication differences between cultures
2) differing cultural expectations, roles, beliefs, & values
3) differing traditions including religious beliefs, rituals, and holidays
4) differing views regarding family life
5) expressions of bias or exclusion from others, especially family members
Family Life Cycle Stages
Beginning stage, Childbearing stage, Parenting stage, Launching stage, Mid-Years stage, Aging stage
Nuclear Family
Family consisting of a father, a mother, and their biological child or children who live together
