Family Circle Study Guide

Question 1

What are all the stages in the family cycle? (in order)

Answer 1

1. Beginning Marriage
2. Childbearing family
3. Families with preschoolers
4. Families with school aged children
5. Families with teenagers
6. Middle age marriage
7. Later life marriage

Question 2

What age is the oldest child during stage 3?

Answer 2

2 and a half-6

Question 3

What is another name for stage 6? (middle age marriages)

Answer 3

Launching center

Question 4

What is another name for stage 7? (Later life marriage)

Answer 4

Empty nest

Question 5

What general age range is best to get married at?

Answer 5

20-25

Question 6

What kind of demands do preschool children put on their parents

Answer 6

Using more energy and attention, having less privacy.

Question 7

TRUE OR FALSE: Parents may have problems coping with their teenagers’ independence

Answer 7

True

Question 8

During what stage do some children come home due to financial hardships, also called the boomerang generation?

Answer 8

Stage 6 (middle age marriages)

Question 9

The stage of the family is determined by the ___ __ ___ ______ _____

Answer 9

Age of the oldest child

Question 10

An interaction between two or more people

Answer 10

Relationship

Question 11

Two parents and their kids

Answer 11

Nuclear family

Question 12

Two separate families merged into one

Answer 12

Blended family

Question 13

One parent and one or more of their children

Answer 13

Single parent family

Question 14

Two or more adults that are related through blood or marriage, usually along with children

Answer 14

Extended family

Question 15

Two adults who cannot have or do not want children

Answer 15

Childless family

Question 16

One or more grandparents is raising a grand child or grandchildren

Answer 16

Grandparent family

Question 17

List the 10 functions of a family

Answer 17

Socialization, procreation, economics, education, protection, adaptation, recreation, religious belief, love and support, and providing basic needs.

Question 18

Which function teaches children how to tell right from wrong

Answer 18

Socialization

Question 19

What function teaches children to budget between wants and needs

Answer 19

Economics

Question 20

What function provides children with learning experiences like museums, science centers, and libraries

Answer 20

education

Question 21

What function keeps children away from harm?

Answer 21

Protection

Question 22

What function requires the parents to be flexible with new situations

Answer 22

Adaptation

Question 23

What function introduces children to a spiritual foundation

Answer 23

Religious beliefs

Question 24

What function provides the family with entertainment opportunities

Answer 24

Recreation

Question 25

What function encourages the family unit to love one another unconditionally

Answer 25

Love and support

Question 26

List the 4 basic needs of people

Answer 26

Food, water, shelter, clothing

Question 27

Families should always come _____

Answer 27

First

Question 28

TRUE OR FALSE: Outside distractions like a phone, television, or busy career do not weaken the family

Answer 28

FALSE

Question 29

We use the excuse “I don’t have time” every day. How can we fix this problem?

Answer 29

Schedule out each day and follow it. MAKE TIME.

Question 30

What should your goal be when having a conversation?

Answer 30

To understand

Question 31

TRUE OR FALSE: Children should be included in making family decisions

Answer 31

TRUE

Question 32

TRUE OR FALSE: The longer you are in an argument, the easier it is to get out

Answer 32

FALSE

Question 33

TRUE OR FALSE: You should tell your family you love them, even in difficult times

Answer 33

TRUE