Deck 10: Social Networks and Psychosocial Relations

Question 1

According to recent demographic data, the majority of single adults are between what ages?

A) 27-43
B) 55-62
C) 18-27
D) 35-64

Answer 1

35-64

Question 2

What are the four attachment classifications discussed by Bowlby and his successors?

A) Secure, disengaged, absent, insecure
B) Secure, ambivalent, avoidant, disorganized
C) Safe, absent, dysfunctional, insecure
D) Detached, secure, pathological, warm.

Answer 2

Secure, ambivalent, avoidant, disorganized

Question 3

What are examples of noncognitive skills that children need for success in early schooling?

A) Empathy, working memory, interpersonal attunement
B) Emotional, social, verbal
C) Emotional, social, behavioral
D) None of the above

Answer 3

Emotional, social, behavioral

Question 4

The primary socializing agent of growing importance in adolescence is:

A) Peers
B) Family
C) School
D) Religious institutions

Question 5

Bonding and bridging social capital can be defined as:

A) Bonding capital is vertical in nature with relationships formed outside the network.
B) Bridging capital is vertical in nature with relationships formed outside the network.
C) Bonding capital is horizontal in nature with relationships formed inside the community.
D) Both B and C

Question 6

What kind of relationships become increasingly important to emerging adults?

A) Friends
B) Political
C) Civic
D) Romantic partner

Question 7

What are Bourdieu's four kinds of capital?

A) Cultural, financial, educational, consumerist
B) Symbolic, economic, vocational, technological
C) Technological, creative, symbolic, relational
D) Economic, cultural, social, symbolic

Question 8

Increased education and socioeconomic status is associated with what social network characteristics?

A) Frequency of contact and structural location in the network
B) Size and closeness of members
C) Diversity and size
D) Diversity and density

Question 9

What is a current demographic trend in young adulthood?

A) Global community service
B) International adoption
C) Asking grandparents for money for graduate school
D) Returning to reside in their parents' home

Question 10

Nicholas Christakis's social network studies suggest what rule for how far the influence of our social network extends in its impact on health behavior?

A) Rule of first cousins
B) Three-degree rule
C) Four-degree rule
D) Two-degree rule

Question 11

The research shows that assessment of both kinds of support is important and that both influence well-being. What are these two kinds of support?

A) Actual received and perceived
B) Anticipated and expected
C) Actual received and that which was needed
D) Expected support and free advice

Question 12

Longitudinal studies show that relationships in middle adulthood are significantly related to well-being. What kind of relationships are most related to well-being in the life course stage?

A) Doctors and social workers
B) Social worker and other service providers
C) Family and friends
D) Family and doctors

Question 13

As functional limitations increase with age, what type of social support becomes increasingly necessary?

A) Instrumental
B) Emotional
C) Financial
D) Vocational

Question 14

The costs and benefits of social relationships must always be assessed:

A) Using an eco-map
B) Using an econometric model
C) Within the context they occur
D) At the first social work visit

Question 15

What is one characteristic of responsive infant-caregiver attachment?

A) Resonance
B) Parental investment
C) Understanding
D) Attunement

Question 16

Longitudinal studies show secure attachment in early childhood is a strong predictor of academic success in later school years.

Question 17

School is the primary socializing agent in early childhood.

Question 18

Research shows that adolescents with chronic health conditions may face more challenge in developing strong social support networks.

Question 19

Only bonding social capital is necessary for labor market attachment.

Question 20

Parental support in emerging adulthood is a significant predictor of a young person's success in education and employment.

Question 21

Give a definition of social capital conversion, and give an illustration of how social workers can intervene to maximize social exchange conversion opportunities for vulnerable populations.

Question 22

Give definitions of bonding and bridging social capital. Illustrate the differences in these types of social network relationships in a case example. How might community organizers help foster better opportunities for developing both kinds of social capital in families from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Question 23

Describe the tenets behind identity economics. How might examining the gains and losses associated with capital development lead to identity construction? Give an example.

Question 24

Groups of researchers are currently focused on the use of assistive technology in helping older adults, particularly those living in low-income or rural areas, to age in place and ease family members' care burden. How do you think technology could assist in this process? What kinds of skills should social workers have in understanding and facilitating these developments?