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Describe how the family impact lens helps us to understand one of the following issues: Early childhood education Parent education Welfare reform Juvenile crime

What is one of the ways Bogenscnieder suggests we can dismantle stereotypes about policymakers?

Researchers often avoid complex and ambiguous information because they need to quickly take a position and translate information into easily explained ‘sound bites.’

Family functioning is influenced by an array of contextual factors including culture, family structure, geographic locale, life stage, race or ethnicity, religion, and SES. This statement BEST represents which Family Impact Principle?

Only 1/4 of current spending on children comes from state and local sources, the majority is from federal sources. 

A person who uses a family policy alternatives education approach would likely shy away from using the term__________________ and instead use this term____________________, because certain social conditions benefit some and disadvantage others.

To promote family well-being, policy and practice should support the functions of families rather than unnecessarily replacing the role of families. This statement BEST represents which Family Impact Principle?

_________________ is a conceptual framework for moving beyond antithetical viewpoints by recognizing the validity and utility of each viewpoint to foster compromise.

According to Bogenschneider, advocacy with a little “a” refers to when groups aim to lobby for a specific single policy option to benefit groups.

Policy and practice should acknowledge that family ties, whether positive or negative are powerful and persistent. This statement BEST represents which Family Impact Principle?