Family

Question 1

The conceptualization of the family as a whole consisting of inter related parts, each of which affects and is affected by every other part, and each of which contributes to the functioning of the whole.

Answer 1

family systems theory

Question 2

The sequence of changes in family composition, roles, and relationships that occurs from the time people marry until they die.

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family life cycle

Question 3

A family unit consisting of husband–father, wife–mother, and at least one child.

Answer 3

nuclear family

Question 4

The extent and manner in which the two parents coordinate their parenting and function as a team in relation to their children.

Answer 4

coparenting

Question 5

A family unit composed of parents and children living with other kin such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, or a combination of these.

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extended family household

Question 6

The concept that the development of the individual is intertwined with the development of other family members.

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linked lives

Question 7

A new family that forms after the remarriage of a single parent, sometimes involving the blending of two families into a new one.

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reconstituted family

Question 8

The instance in which the relationship between two individuals in a family is modified by the behavior or attitudes of a third family member.

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indirect effect

Question 9

A dimension of parenting capturing the extent to which parents are supportive, sensitive to their children’s needs, and willing to provide affection and praise when their children meet their expectations.

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acceptance–responsiveness

Question 10

A dimension of parenting reflecting the extent to which parents as opposed to children exert control over decisions and set and enforce rules.

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demandingness–control; also called permissiveness-restrictiveness

Question 11

A restrictive style of parenting combining high demandingness–control and low acceptance–responsiveness in which adults impose many rules, expect strict obedience, and often rely on power tactics rather than explanations to elicit compliance.

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authoritarian parenting

Question 12

A flexible style of parenting combining high demandingness–control and high acceptance–responsiveness in which adults lay down clear rules but also grant a fair amount of autonomy to their children and explain the rationale for their restrictions.

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authoritative parenting

Question 13

A lax style of parenting combining low demandingness–control and high acceptance–responsiveness in which adults love their children but make few demands on them and rarely attempt to control their behavior.

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permissive parenting

Question 14

A parenting style low in demandingness–control and low in acceptance–responsiveness; uninvolved parenting.

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neglectful parenting

Question 15

A model of family influence in which parents (particularly mothers) are believed to influence their children rather than vice versa.

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parent effects model

Question 16

A model of family influence in which children are believed to influence their parents rather than vice versa.

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child effects model

Question 17

A model of family influence in which parent and child are believed to influence each other reciprocally.

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transactional model

Question 18

A spirit of competition, jealousy, or resentment that may arise between two or more brothers or sisters.

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sibling rivalry

Question 19

The capacity to make decisions independently, serve as one’s own source of emotional strength, and otherwise manage life tasks without being overdependent on other people; an important developmental task of adolescence.

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autonomy

Question 20

The term used to describe the family after the last child departs the household.

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empty nest

Question 21

The phenomenon in which middle-aged adults sometimes experience heavy responsibilities for both the younger and the older generations in the family.

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middle generation squeeze

Question 22

The psychological distress associated with providing care for someone with physical, cognitive, or both types of impairment.

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caregiver burden

Question 23

When two single adults live together as an unmarried couple.

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cohabitation

Question 24

Events at work affect home life, and events at home carry over into the work place.

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spillover effects

Question 25

A broad term for inadequate care or harmful treatment of a child; encompasses both child abuse and child neglect.

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child maltreatment

Question 26

Mistreating or harming a child physically, emotionally, or sexually, as distinguished from another form of child maltreatment, neglect of the child’s basic needs.

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child abuse

Question 27

The passing down from generation to generation of parenting styles, abusive or otherwise.

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intergenerational transmission of parenting