Research shows that married people often have better health, longer life expectancy, and greater financial stability, but marriage is not always easy and does not guarantee happiness. Imagine you are creating a workshop to teach a group of young single emerging adults about healthy relationships and marriage. Based on what you learned in the lesson and readings, write a script of what you would say at this workshop explaining the benefits of marriage in a realistic and balanced way. In your script, avoid giving people unrealistic expectations but base what you share based on what you learned from the research we covered in the course.

When one partner attempts to undermine the other, or trap their partner in a contradiction while they are fighting, it is called:

In the Williams family, the parents make all the decisions about what activities the children are involved in. In the Smith family, the children have a say in what activities they like to do. The approach each family takes is an example of differing __________.

According to Gottman, which of the “four horsemen” is the most devastating communication style?

In the article “The Origin of the Family”, Katherine Gough argues that there are four “universals” regarding family life. Which of the following, according to Gough, is NOT one of these universals?

Adam is a first grade student whose parents are getting divorced. Adam is very upset about the divorce and has been distracted at school. His grades are starting to suffer and he is starting to pick fights with other kids on the playground. Adam’s teacher is concerned about his behavior, so she calls a parent-teacher conference. Because divorce is such a common occurrence, Adam’s school has a program in place to help kids of divorce. At the parent-teacher conference, Adam’s parents agree that the program would be good for Adam. Adam attends the program once a week after school, and after a few months, his grades have improved and he has stopped getting in fights.Adam’s school has a program designed specifically to help kids of divorce. The school is prepared to help because divorce is such a commonplace occurrence compared to fifty years ago. The preparedness of the school is an example of an influence of which component of the Ecological Model?

According to Family Systems Theory, ________________________ are characterized by over involvement of individuals in each other’s lives.

Adam is a first grade student whose parents are getting divorced. Adam is very upset about the divorce and has been distracted at school. His grades are starting to suffer and he is starting to pick fights with other kids on the playground. Adam’s teacher is concerned about his behavior, so she calls a parent-teacher conference. Because divorce is such a common occurrence, Adam’s school has a program in place to help kids of divorce. At the parent-teacher conference, Adam’s parents agree that the program would be good for Adam. Adam attends the program once a week after school, and after a few months, his grades have improved and he has stopped getting in fights.Adam is struggling in school because he is upset about his parents’ divorce. His parents’ divorce is an example of an influence of which component of the Ecological Model?

Which of the following pairs of people qualify as “family” according to the Census definition of “family?”

The Andrews family is a very wealthy family. The father is the CEO of an insurance company. They live in Connecticut during the school year and the children attend boarding school. In the summer, they rent a beach house in the Hamptons. The Andrews would be categorized as: