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ambiguity

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lack of clarity

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abuse

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a situation in which a person takes advantage of a less powerful persn

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binuclear family

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an arrangement where both father and mother act as parents to their child fillowing divorce, while they maintain seperate homes

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boomerang kids

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children who return to their parents home after moving out

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chronic illness

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prolonged illness

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chronological age

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the number of years a person has lived

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clawback

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the practice of defining benefits as income and taxing them and of requiring repayment when income reaches a certain level

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codependence

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the tendacy for nonalcoholic members of an alcoholic family to display a veriety of psychological symptoms in response to the alcohol abuse. these arise from lack of self-worth and include lack of clear personal boundaries and assumption of responsibility for the alcoholic behaviour

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codependent

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the spouse of an individual wh abuses alcohol or other substances

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co-parent

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a divorced personnwho shares the responsibility for his or her child

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crisis

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an imbalance in demands places on an individual or family and their ability to meet the demand

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custodial parent

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an individual who has custody of his or her child

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custody

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the legal rights and responsiblity to care for a child in one’s own home

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dependacy ratio

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a way of comparing dependents, such as children or retired seniors, to providers who are in the workforce

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discreditable

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damaging to one’s reputation

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disequilibrium

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a lack of balance in the family system

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divorce

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the legal dissolution of marriage

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dysfunctional

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decreased ability of amily to solve problems

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empty nest syndrome

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the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home

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enabler

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a persn whose behaviour allows another to act in a certain way; often used in reference to nonalcoholic members of an alocoholic famililies

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functional

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increased ability of the family to solve problems

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gatekeepers

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individuals recognized as having special expertise in identifying problems

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generativity

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a govus of one’s legacy

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incidence

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percentage of cases in the population

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infanticide

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the murder of a baby

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indigenous

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aboriginal

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joint custody

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the legal rights and responsibility of both parents to make decisions and care for their child

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matrilineal

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counting descent through one’s mother

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means test

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a method of screening applicants to ensure that only those who need financial assistance receive it

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midlife crisis

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extreme strain as a person re-evakuates his or her life in middle age

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noncustodial parent

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the parent who does not have custody of the child

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nonresidential parent

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the parent who does live in the home with the child

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normative family changes

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changes taht are expected as part of the family cycle

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patrilineal

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counting descent through one’s father

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parentified child

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a child who takes on an unusually high degree of a parent’s role

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perinatal

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around the time of birth

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permeable boundaries

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family boundaries that allow members to move through them

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perpetrator

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a person who is guilty of a crim, for exampke, abuse

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physical age

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the attitudes and beliefs one has about one’s age

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physical aging

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changes that occur in the body as a result of the lenght of time a person has lived

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reconstituted family

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a remarriage family

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residental parent

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the parent with whom the child lives

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resilience

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the ability to do well in the face of adversity

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revolving door

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children’s repeated moving in and out of their parents home

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sandiwch generation

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middle-aged adults who experience the stress of continuing dependency of their children and increasing disability of their parents

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second-stage housing

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longer term housing for abused women

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sleeper effect

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a problem that emerges only long after an event such as divorce

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snag points

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areas of difficulty that interfere with constructive efforts to cope with probems

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social age

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cultural norms

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stressor

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a life event that can produce change in the family system

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vested interests

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group of people who have a stake in keeping society as it is

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violence

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an act intended to physically hurt another person

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social safety net

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basic social security programs needed to support family life

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transitional state

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a state of temporary resulting from changes in relationships, routines, assumptions, and roles

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workfare

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policy of requiring able-bodied welfare recipients to train for a job or to work

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