Activity 2. Concept Reinforcement

Directions: Select the word(s) from the pool of choices inside the box which corresponds to the correct descriptions of the given examples of family structure.


Choices:

Nuclear family

Extended family

Step families

Single parent family

Adoptive family

Bi-racial or multiracial family

Trans-racial adoptive family

Blended family

Condition separated families

Foster family

Gay or Lesbian family

Immigrant family

Migrant family


Questions:

1. Rizal family is composed of Lola Inda, Lolo Pedro, Daddy James, Mommy Anny, and baby Harold. What type of family do they belong to?

2. Gabby has a biological child, as well as Linda too. They lived together with their children even though they were not married to each other. But they are married previously. What type of family are they?

3. Ashley has lived with Tom and Lisa since she was five months old. She does know her birth mother and sees her on holidays. Ashley lives in a(n)____ family.

4. The Jones married when they were still in college and they now have children. Recently, they brought Erik's mother to live with them because she is no longer able to care for herself. This is an example of a(n)____ family.

5.One or both parents have been married before bringing their children from a previous marriage into the family. They may have children together.

6. Two or three generations of relatives living together in one household.

7. Parents go through the courts (legal system) to make children legally their own.

8. Child or children are temporarily placed with another family until family "issues" are settled.

9. Judy and Jack Forbes have been married for 20 years and have children—Allen, Brad, and Melissa.

10. Fifteen-year-old Cathy ran away from home often so the family service agency sent Cathy to temporarily live with another family till her problems were resolved.