Deck 8: Growing up

Question 1

Describe the major myths and misconceptions about the history of American childhood. How do they influence the way we think about childhood today?

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

Until an influential article was published in ____, child abuse was not identified as a major social problem requiring the intervention of the government.

A) 1927
B) 1948
C) 1955
D) 1962

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Child labor was eventually outlawed in the _____.

A) 1920s
B) 1930s
C) 1940s
D) 1950s

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Social resources available to families can also be referred to as:

A) social capital
B) social currency
C) social mobility
D) social airbrushing

Question 5

Describe how concern of the abuse of children has waxed and waned over the
course of American history.

Question 6

Which of the following is a myth about the history of American childhood?

A) Childhood is carefree.
B) The home is a haven of stability for children.
C) The United States is a child-friendly society.
D) all of the above

Question 7

The proportion of children in the population of the United States went from one half in the mid-19^th century to ________ in 1900.

A) one-third
B) two-thirds
C) one-quarter
D) three-quarters

Question 8

The rise of the middle class contributed to an emphasis on nurturing and the prolonged schooling of children.

Question 9

Two hundred years ago, the word infancy referred to

A) the months after birth.
B) birth to the toddler years.
C) birth to the age of 5 or 6.
D) birth to young adolescence.

Question 10

According to the text, social classes are

A) tightly bound categories.
B) fuzzy sets created by experience.
C) easily identified by clear markers.
D) None of the above

Question 11

For researchers, social class has now been largely eclipsed by an emphasis on gender, race, and ethnicity.

Question 12

Human development involves ongoing interaction between

A) individual level biological potentials.
B) social processes.
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b

Question 13

Which of the following has been an obstacle to studying how social stratification shapes the course of human development?

A) disciplinary constraints
B) lack of data
C) introduction of technology
D) Both a and b

Question 14

America, by the standards of the rest of the world, is a class conscientious society.

Question 15

High school was not a universal experience for American children until the 1930s.

Question 16

On the surface, postmodern childhood is similar in appearance to premodern childhood.

Question 17

the beginning of the 20^th century, a third of all American children spent at least part of their childhood in a single- parent household.

Question 18

People today understand that childhood is a much more positive experience today than it was in the past.

Question 19

What are the two contrasting visions of childhood that have emerged in recent years? What are the implications of each?

Question 20

Social class, once the most powerful analytic category in research, has now been largely eclipsed by an emphasis on which of the following?

A) gender
B) race
C) ethnicity
D) All of the above

Question 21

It is rare for Americans in their twenties today to live their parents.

Question 22

Which of the following racial/ethnic group is the most likely to hold a bachelor's degree or higher?

A) Asians
B) Hispanics
C) Whites
D) African Americans

Question 23

Urie Bronfenbrenner was one of the pioneers in psychology in examining class differences in development.

Question 24

Between 1949 and 1970, the income of earners in the lower and middle brackets grew ____ percent or more.

A) 110
B) 50
C) 25
D) 10

Question 25

What are the consequences of the "college for all" message to young adults?

Question 26

Human development involves an ongoing interaction between individual level biological potentials and social process shaped by environment.

Question 27

Definitions of adulthood are consistent across social classes.

Question 28

Discuss the impact of social class and social capital on educational attainment and experiences in early adulthood.

Question 29

In the 1950s and 1960s, family roles and adult responsibilities were seen as synonymous.

Question 30

Compare and contrast the path to adulthood in the 1950s and 1960s to the experience of -young men and women today.

Question 31

How do children's early life experiences influence their later prospects for social mobility?

Question 32

In 2007, the share of men and women living with their parents in their early twenties was ____ percent.

A) 10 to 15
B) 22 to 25
C) 80 to 82
D) 43-50

Question 33

Discuss some of the difficulties in researching social class.

Question 34

What proportion of young adults between the ages of 25-34 has a bachelor's degree?

A) half
B) one-third
C) one-quarter
D) two-thirds

Question 35

More young people today feel they must pursue a college degree than in the past.

Question 36

Which of the following represent today's markers of adulthood?

A) completing education
B) being employed full-time
C) establishing an independent household
D) All of the above

Question 37

The "college for all" message has led to very high college graduation rates.

Question 38

Social class position not only structures variations in opportunities for advancement but also greatly influences the probability of untoward events and circumstances.