Problem 1: What do you think of this statement? The traditional two-parent, nuclear family is the BEST family type for fulfilling the functions of the family.
Problem 2: Briefly describe the history of two of the following ethnic family groups: Native American, African American, European American, Latino American, Asian American, and Arab American. Chronicle your own family's ethnic history. (note: discuss family types, marriage forms, etc. i.e., monogamy, polygamy, exogamy, endogamy, homogamy, patrilineal, matrilineal, bilineal, patrilocal, matrilocal, neolocal, patriarchy, matriarchy, egalitarianism, kinship systems, consanguine relatives, conjugal relatives, etc.)
Problem 3: Compare and contrast two of the theories described in Chp. 2 and relate how your selected theories can be used not only to understand the family but to help families.