Exam 1

Question 1

What are the types of subsystems

Answer 1

couple subsystem
coparenting subsystem
parent-child subsystem
stepparent-stepchild subsystem
sibling subsystem

Question 2

According to Bogenschneider, what is a family policy advocate

Answer 2

someone who campaigns for an underrepresented group or a particular policy alternative that may potentially enhance family well-being

Question 3

According to Bogenschneider what is a family policy educator

Answer 3

does not lobby for a single policy option, but attempts to inform policy discourse by clarifying the potential consequences of several policy alternatives

Question 4

According to Letiecq & Anderson, what is a family scholar advocacy

Answer 4

activities that bridge family science and policy advocacy and involve advocating for the use of family research findings in formulating policies and practices that affect historically marginalized and disenfranchised families

Question 5

Scholar-advocacy efforts are often

Answer 5

community based
centered on marginalized communities
provide opportunities to bring together academic researchers, their students and the public

Question 6

There is not a clear definition of public policy

Answer 6

true

Question 7

What levels can public policy occur

Answer 7

national
state
local
organizational

Question 8

What is family policy

Answer 8

policy that aims to protect, promote and strengthen families by addressing one or more of the five explicit functions families perform:

Question 9

What are the five explicit functions families perform

Answer 9

family formation
partnership support
economic support
childrearing 
caregiving

Question 10

What are the two types of family policy

Answer 10

explicit and implicit

Question 11

What are explicit family policies

Answer 11

designed to achieve specific goals regarding the family

Question 12

What are implicit family policies

Answer 12

not specifically or primarily intended to affect families, but which have indirect consequences on them