CYAF 382 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!
family systems theory - ANSWERa family is an interconnected system of individuals
and relationships, and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
bonding - ANSWERprocess of drawing close together and operating as a cohesive
unit
buffering - ANSWERallowing for space, privacy, and healthy distance between family
members
enmeshed - ANSWERbeing overconnected without enough buffering
disengaged - ANSWERbuffering without much connection -- few or no bonds, family
is withdrawn or distant from one another
parentification - ANSWERchild as parent
emotional parentification - ANSWERchild is used as emotional support system for
parent
sibling parentification - ANSWERolder child used to care for younger siblings
perverse triangle - ANSWERalliances within a family against other family members
detouring coalition - ANSWERone person is used as a scapegoat for unrelated
problems
familial cultural capital - ANSWERcultural knowledge from family, carrying a sense of
community, history, memory, and identity
social cultural capital - ANSWERengagement and membership in social networks
(peers, social contacts), use of social networks to navigate institutions that were not
designed for them
Can come from engagement and networking thru family and community resources
navigational cultural captial - ANSWERability to maneuver thru social institutions that
may be unsupportive or hostile
Ex: a woman professor being extra nice to get things done
Resistance - ANSWERability to advance despite historical and structural barriers
Derived from historical legacies
Ex: Title IX
