Flashcards on Introduction to Family Structures and Dynamics
Introduction to Family Structures and Dynamics for Students
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19 cards
Card 1
Question: What typically constitutes a nuclear family?
Answer: A mother, father, and their children living together in one home.
Card 2
Question: What is a family called when three generations live together?
Answer: An extended family, typically consisting of grandparents, parents, and grandchildren living under one roof.
Card 3
Question: Who are often in frequent contact within an extended family?
Answer: Close relatives such as cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
Card 4
Question: What do we call a parent who raises a child or children alone?
Answer: A single parent.
Card 5
Question: What is a stepfamily?
Answer: A new family formed after a divorce or death, where there are new spouses and children from previous relationships (stepparents and stepchildren).
Card 6
Question: According to the text, when do most young people get married?
Answer: In their late twenties or early thirties.
Card 7
Question: Why is it difficult for young couples to settle down and start a family?
Answer: They want to study, develop their careers, and need to earn enough money to become independent.
Card 8
Question: How do young couples often arrange their housing?
Answer: Most take out bank loans to buy an apartment (flat).
Card 9
Question: How are economic responsibilities currently divided in many Slovak families?
Answer: Typically, both parents (father and mother) earn money for the family.
Card 10
Question: How have the roles of fathers changed compared to the past?
Answer: Young fathers often take more care of children and do more household chores than their own fathers did.