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Creating Strong, Healthy Families (Ch. 1 Family Living)
Directions: Read chapter 1, then follow the instruction below.
A. Define the following: (use the definitions from the chapter)
1. relationship:
2. family:
3. bond:
4. socialization:
B. List three facts about household composition that you learned from reading the chart on page 4:
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C. Use pages 6-18 to list and define (in your own words) the six characteristics of a strong family.
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D. Now write (on back) one way a family could achieve each of the six characteristics you listed
above.
E. Write (on back) a paragraph describing your dream for a future family. What characteristics
would your “ideal” family include?
F. Choose one statement from this chapter that struck you as interesting or important to know or
surprising. Write the statement on the back of this paper and explain why you chose it.
Family Unit 7