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FAML 430 Unit 4 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
What characteristics are important when defining community? - Ans:✔✔-Group of people in same
geographical area, under common laws, sharing fellowship, friendly association, common interests,
shared space norms values customs beliefs rules obligations.
What are components of a family friendly community? - Ans:✔✔-Education, recreation, community
safety, citizen involvement, physical environment, employment opportunities, cost of living,
neighborhood quality
Most communities are structured to carry out what reporting functions? - Ans:✔✔-
Abuse/maltreatment?
How does population density impact children and families? - Ans:✔✔-Negatives of high density-
excessive social contact, reduced behavioral freedom, scarcity of resources, violated personal space, less
privacy, contributes to learned helplessness, more violence and higher crime rates
Population turnover indirectly affects children because it influences interactions with newcomers and
degree of community involvement
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How does a family preservation paradigm differ from a traditional model of family support? - Ans:✔✔-
Purpose of family preservation is to keep family safe, avoid unnecessary placement of children in
substitute care..., improve family functioning, mixture of counseling, education, referrals, advocacy...
What federal programs are designed to alleviate the conditions of poverty? - Ans:✔✔-Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families, Unemployment compensation, Social Security survivor or disability
benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Veteran's benefits, Child nutrition services
What federal programs are designed to address the general health of children and families? - Ans:✔✔-
Medicaid, Maternal and child health services, Centers for Disease Control, Child nutrition programs
What are the characteristics of abuse and who must report according to law? - Ans:✔✔-Injury, sexual
molestation, death, abuse, physical neglect must be reported by physician, teacher, caregiver, counselor,
anyone having responsibility over child/care
What are the differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous communities? - Ans:✔✔-Homo:
people of similar backgrounds
Hetero: people of differing backgrounds
What are the characteristics of gesellshaft and gemeinschaft communities? - Ans:✔✔-Gemeinschaft
communities are mutually dependent and caring, communal, cooperative, close, informal interpersonal
relationships
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