SHORT ANSWER 1.Explain the process of differentiation and the impact it has on the family. 2.Examine the affect that increased life expectancy has had on the family. 3.Explain how affluence has...

SHORT ANSWER

1.Explain the process of differentiation and the impact it has on the family.

2.Examine the affect that increased life expectancy has had on the family.

3.Explain how affluence has made it possible to consider alternate lifestyles and marital forms.

4.What do the authors mean by the phrases "change within continuity" and "uniqueness within commonality?"

5.Why is the family called the "shock absorber" of society?