CD5: Child, Family and
Community
Chapter 3: Viewing Family
Diversity
Tonight’s Agenda
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20 Questions
Photographers and Storytellers task
BREAK
Photo Gallery and Storytellers activity
Community discussion
Learning update
20 Questions and Answers
1. Family structure is
almost always
permanent over time
A) True
B) False
20 Questions and Answers
1. Family structure is
almost always
permanent over time
A) True
B) False
2. A single-parent
family can have
several structural
variations
A) True
B) False
2. A single-parent
family can have
several structural
variations
A) True
B) False
3. Values in working
class families
usually differ from
the values
presented in school.
A) True
B) False
3. Values in working
class families
usually differ from
the values
presented in school.
A) True
B) False
A) The single-parent family is
4. Which
statement is becoming a common family
grouping in the US today.
NOT true?
B) The nuclear family is becoming
more predominant.
C) Some children live in
institutions that serve as family
substitutes
D) The number of extended
families is increasing.
A) The single-parent family is
4. Which
statement is becoming a common family
grouping in the US today.
NOT true?
B) The nuclear family is
becoming more
predominant.
C) Some children live in
institutions that serve as
family substitutes
D) The number of extended
families is increasing.
5. Which of the
following factors
affect the structure,
functioning and
status of families?
A) Cultural and racial
factors
B) Linguistic factors
C) Socioeconomic
status
D) All of the above
5. Which of the
following factors
affect the structure,
functioning and
status of families?
A) Cultural and racial
factors
B) Linguistic factors
C) Socioeconomic
status
D) All of the above
6. The term
underclass is used
to describe families
who are
A) unskilled working
people.
B) affluent and
hardworking people.
C) people locked in a
cycle of poverty.
D) minorities and/or
non-English
language speakers.
6. The term
underclass is used
to describe families
who are
A) unskilled working
people.
B) affluent and
hardworking people.
C) people locked in a
cycle of poverty.
D) minorities and/or
non-English
language speakers.
7. Religious practices
vary among major
faith groups. The
greatest differences
are found in
A) faith specific
holidays.
B) family interaction
styles.
C) holiday food
choices.
D) moral codes.
7. Religious practices
vary among major
faith groups. The
greatest differences
are found in
A) faith specific
holidays.
B) family interaction
styles.
C) holiday food
choices.
D) moral codes.
8. People of more
than one race
are more
common in the
US today. This
means that
A) Interracial
marriages are more
frequent today.
B) The Census allows
people to indicate 2
or more races for
themselves.
C) Assimilation of
minorities is
expanding.
D) All of the above
8. People of more
than one race
are more
common in the
US today. This
means that
A) Interracial
marriages are more
frequent today.
B) The Census allows
people to indicate 2
or more races for
themselves.
C) Assimilation of
minorities is
expanding.
D) All of the above
9. Which of the
following is
NOT true?
A) Families with special needs
require more effort and planning
time by school and community
personnel.
B) Upper income families have the
same chance of having a special
needs child as other families
C) Poverty and lack of adequate
health care contribute to the
number and extent of disabilities
D) None of the above
9. Which of the
following is
NOT true?
A) Families with special needs
require more effort and planning
time by school and community
personnel.
B) Upper income families have the
same chance of having a
special needs child as other
families
C) Poverty and lack of adequate
health care contribute to the
number and extent of disabilities
D) None of the above
10. Which of the
following is
considered a
viable family?
A) A widowed father with
2 children living with
him.
B) Two lesbians living
together and raising an
adopted child.
C) An unmarried couple
living together with 2
biological children.
D) All of the above.
10. Which of the
following is
considered a
viable family?
A) A widowed father with
2 children living with
him.
B) Two lesbians living
together and raising an
adopted child.
C) An unmarried couple
living together with 2
biological children.
D) All of the above.
Picture & Story Group Task
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Find 4 other people who brought the same
item (photo or story) and form your chairs into
a discussion group.
Get a copy of the 7 Family Questions page
for each member in your group.
Discuss the questions as a group.
Write your answers on your answer sheet you might have something different to say on
your answer sheet. This is OK!
BREAK - 10 minutes
Photographers & Storytellers
If you brought photos: If you brought a story:
 Organize your story
 Organize them into
onto note cards.
groups showing
 Decide the order you
family diversity
will tell your stories
 Be ready to tell the
 Be ready to answer
class about the
questions about the
diversity in your
diversity in your
collection of photos
stories.
Presentations
Photographers
will describe their photos,
alternating with
Storytellers telling their stories
Community Discussion
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How would you describe the diversity in
this class?
What unique family perspectives do
each of us bring?
What can you do to learn more about
the cultures and family structures of
your classmates?
Learning Update
On a scale of 0-5 rate yourself on each of the
following:
1. I read and took notes on Chapter 3 before
class
2. I selected and brought photos or a family
story, and thought about what I would say to
the class
3. I participated in the 7 questions discussion
4. I presented information to the class during
the photo gallery or the storytelling activity.