Because Basic Patterns of Family Interactions Get Interrupted in Stepfamilies

question 20

Multiple Choice

Because basic patterns of family interactions get interrupted in stepfamilies, it is important to ______.

• A) hide changes in the family system from children
• B) focus on the children and enroll them in extracurricular activities
• C) treat each family member in the same
• D) negotiate new expectations, roles, rules, and traditions

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Definitions:

Social Class

A division of a society based on social and economic status, influencing individuals' lives, behaviors, and opportunities.

Conflict Theory

A sociological perspective that emphasizes the role of power and coercion in producing social order, often focusing on the conflicts between different social classes or groups.

Power Relations

The dynamics of control, influence, and authority among individuals, groups, or institutions in any given context.

Industrialization

Describes the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one.