HDFS 334 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers

US Census Bureau Definition of Family - ANSWER-Two or more people living together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption -excludes lots of groups -hetero/homosexual is excluded from this definition The Journal of Marriage and Family Definition of Family - ANSWER-A relationship by blood, marriage, or affection , in which members may cooperate economically, may care for children, and may consider their identity to be intimately connected to the larger group. Family of Orientation - ANSWER-The family you are born into. Family of Procreation - ANSWER-The family you make through marriage, parenthood, and partnering. Fictive Kin - ANSWER-Non-relatives whose bond is strong and intimate. Marriage - ANSWER-An insitutional arrangement between persons to publicly recognize social and intimate bonds -Socially legitimate sexual union -Some idea of permanence -Public announcement -Regulation of sexual behavior -Reproducing and socializing children -Property and inheritance -Economic cooperation -Social placement, status, roles -Care, warmth, protection and intimacy Micro-level - ANSWER-Focus on individual and his/her specific interactions in specific settings. -Personal choices -Behaviors -Feelings -Values -*Related to individual person themselves!* Macro-level - ANSWER-Focus on the interconnectedness of marriage, families, and intimate relationships with the rest of society. -Culture -History