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Chapter 15: Considerations for Engaging Parents, Family, and Community
Test Bank
1. In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, what system constitutes the interactions or connections between
and among the various settings at this and other levels, as well as the interactions between and
among the various elements or settings belonging to the three systems?
2. In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, what system consists of the child’s immediate environment?
3. In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, what system consists of events that have the potential to influence
the child’s development but only indirectly?
4. In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, what system represents the culture and the subcultures in which
the child lives and includes the ideals, values, and traditions that are often a part of a particular
region’s identity?
5. In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, what system recognizes the timing of these adjustments and the
relative age and station of the child during these periods, including the impact of these changes
on the developing child?
6. ___________ believed that language or the communication between children and more
capable others is the primary medium that helps children master culturally meaningful tasks and
responsibilities.
7. In __________ , when something happens to one family member, the event or episode is
viewed as impacting everyone else in the family.
8. The feelings that family members have toward each other, the kinds of activities in which they
engage, and the amount of time members spend with each other is called
9. In the ________ family systems model, there is interconnectedness between family members
or degree of cohesion (togetherness) among members.
10. When children live with a grandparent or other biological family members as well as with
one or both parents, they belong to a(n)
11. If the stepfamily includes children born from two or more previous families or relationships,
this structure is referred to as a(n)
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12. What type of family structure is more common in today’s world than ever before?
13. The complex legal and genetic relationships that bind people together is called
14. ___________ is linked to increased cognitive involvement in children, more mature social
behavior, flexibility at viewing gender roles, and enhanced mental health in adulthood.
15. Researchers have found a link between __________ and development.
16. Most divorces in families occur whenstudents are in their_________ years.
17. More than two thirds of school dropouts, delinquents, abused or murdered children, and
juvenile murderers are from homes
18. One of the most effective ways to connect with families is through the incorporation of
19. It is impossible to have a holistic approach toward engaging families without support from
20. At what stage of parenthood do parents begin to ponder the kind of authority figure they will
be in the life of the child?
21. In family systems theory, when something happens to one family member, the event or
episode is not viewed as impacting everyone else in the family.
22. Parents whose style of caregiving is authoritative maintain effective communication with
their young children and offer them explanations with setting limits.
23. Gay and lesbian parenting is not innately harmful to the developing child.
24. The male’s involvement in child care has decreased tremendously over the course of the past
30 years.
25. At any given time, one quarter of American children reside in a single-parent household.
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26. Male participation in the PTA is one of the most effective ways that fathers can become
engaged in children’s educational processes.
27. Parental involvement in the educational experience of children is not only crucial but
instrumental in serving both the child and the school system.
28. Home visiting is not an effective way to connect with families.
29. Parents of low socioeconomic status do not get involved in their child’s education.
30. Extreme poverty is only seen in remote countries, not in the United States.
31. Explore the forces that have changed or shaped American families.
32. Explain some of the ways children are diverse.
33. Describe the circumplex family systems model.
34. Clarify why communication is the basis of familial relationships.
35. List the six phases of the family life cycle model.
36. Evaluate the relationship between low socioeconomic status and young children’s
development.
37. Investigate the factors that affect children’s ability to cope after divorce.
38. State the most effective way a father can become engaged in his child’s education and why.
39. Express six of the eight characteristics of competent families.
40. Discuss the concept of parent involvement.
