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Family is defined through legalities.

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Contemporary families can include single-parent families and blended families among others.

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When intimate partners share a similar socioeconomic status, it is called ______.

Intimate partners are the perpetrators of family violence.

Family life can be altered in areas of concentrated incarceration.

In order to get through college, Lauren not only took out student loans but lived on her credit cards many months. She has amassed a large amount of debt that she is having a hard time paying off while still maintaining her current expenses. Her parents suggest that she come live with them just until she can get her debt under control. This is an example of a/an ______.

In evaluating the state of families, we adopt a private view of the family.

How does intimate partner violence differ from domestic violence?

Which type of violence takes place among those currently or formerly in a romantic relationship?

How is the word violence categorized in intimate partner violence?

The marriage decline has been observed as a pattern in the industrialized world.

Kim has two children still at home, ages 12 and 15. Her oldest is away in college. She has also recently assumed guardianship and care of her 75-year-old father. While she is doing her best to care for everyone and still maintain her own career, she finds it overwhelming sometimes. Kim is part of the ______.

Blake and Chloe have been married for 3 years; they have a 1-year-old daughter. Both are successful engineers at different companies. When Chloe leaves work, she picks up her daughter from daycare. After that, she still has dinner to prepare, laundry to do, and the baby to care for. Since the baby was born Blake helps more around the house with the daily chores, but the majority still falls to Chloe. Explain how this example illustrates the gendered division of work as it relates to family and parenthood.

Tamara is writing a paper in her history class about the American family. In the paper, she discusses how families care for older people and raise children. Her research also tackles the important question of how the family has changed over time. Tamara has decided to look at the family from a ______.

Lucy just graduated from college. She is in the process of securing a full time job in her field. She and her partner decided to delay marriage and children until they are both financially secure and have established themselves in their respective careers. Lucy is illustrating one of the root causes of the ______.

A researcher interested in studying violence where an individual attempts to control through escalating coercion and violence over time would focus on ______.

Poor parental communication skills heighten the risk of child maltreatment.

At 23 years, Miguel has substantial student loan debt. He has found a job in his field and has begun to make payments on this debt. He would like to pay this off as soon as possible, so he has decided to move back in with his parents until the debt is paid off. Miguel is an example of a ______.

Moesha is a new mother. She has been reading many books and articles on parenting. She has decided that she wants to be a very child centered parent providing many enriching activities for her child. She also makes a promise to her child that she will try to be emotionally accessible to him always. Moesha is trying to live up to the standards of ______.

Polygynous families are the dominant ideal family.