Question

1. which family type includes a mother and adopted son? a. blended family b. extended family c. nuclear family d. single - parent family ii. completion. in the space at the left, write the word or words that will best complete each statement. 11. foster parents assume _? _ legal custody of a child. 12. when carlos and maria’s youngest daughter gets her own apartment, the couple has begun the _? _ stage of the family life cycle. 13. a pledge of loyalty shared by family members is called _? _. 14. the legal process that gives parents a permanent right to raise someone else’s child is _? _. 15. brock and mary have three children, ages ten, eight, and two, so their family is in the _? _ stage of the family life cycle. 16. the term _? _ family may include an aunt who lives in another household. 17. reacting to a new baby with a feeling of frustration is a kind of _? _ adjustment. 18. a woman who marries a man with a daughter becomes the girl’s _? _. 19. a treatable condition called _? _ may occur in the mother after giving birth as a result of physical changes of pregnancy and birth. 20. pregnancy is more risky when the mother is under _? _ or over thirty - five.

Explanation:

1. A single - parent family consists of one parent raising a child. Here, a mother with an adopted son fits this type.
2. Foster parents have temporary legal custody of a child.
3. When children leave home, the couple enters the empty - nest stage of the family life cycle.
4. Family loyalty is often referred to as family cohesion or family solidarity.
5. Adoption is the legal process that gives parents a permanent right to raise someone else's child.
6. With young children at home, the family is in the child - rearing stage.
7. An extended family can include relatives living in other households like an aunt.
8. Reacting to a new baby with frustration is an emotional adjustment.
9. A woman who marries a man with a daughter becomes a step - mother.
10. Post - partum depression is a treatable condition that can occur after childbirth due to physical changes.
11. Pregnancy is more risky when the mother is under 17 or over 35.

Answer:

1. D. single - parent family
2. temporary
3. empty - nest
4. family cohesion (or family solidarity)
5. adoption
6. child - rearing
7. extended
8. emotional
9. step - mother
10. post - partum depression
11. 17