Chapter 7 Vocabulary

4. your brother and sisters.
8. domestic violence or any form of abuse directed at a spouse.
9. the failure to provide for a child's basic needs.
10. pattern of repeating violent or abusive behaviors from one generation to the next .
12. temporary placement of children in the homes of adults who are not related to them.
13. decision by two married people to live apart from each other.
14. positive feedback that helps others feel appreciated and supported.
15. a legal end to a marriage contract.
17. two parents and one or more children living in the same place.

1. a family that includes additional relatives beyond parents and children.
2. a facility that offers advice and support to people dealing with personal emergencies.
3. physical, mental,emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by another.
5. consists of a married couple and their children from previous marriages
6. domestic abuse directed at a child.
7. acts of violence involving family members.
11. abuse or neglected of older family members.
16. legal right to make decisions affecting children and responsibility for their care.