Exercise 1 Go to the Human Rights Campaign Fund Website (http://www.hrc.org/familynet/chapter.asp?article=699). Read about family-rights issues facing gays and lesbians and then answer the following questions: - How are the concerns of lesbian and gay people similar to those of people in heterosexual relationships?
- How are they different?
- How do you think the structural limitations on same-sex relationships affect their dynamics in positive and negative ways?
Exercise 2 Visit the Kids Health Website (http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/blended_families.html). After reviewing the material on this site, answer the following questions: - What constitutes a "blended family"?
- What special issues face teens in blended families?
- What strategies exist for building successful blended families?
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