Deck 10: Raising Children

Question 1

Which is an example of a universal parenting goal?

A)Teaching a child to behave in a restaurant
B)Teaching a child to ride a bike for pleasure
C)Taking a child to the physician or healer
D)Taking a child on a trip to learn about his heritage

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Pope is researching the process of how children perceive themselves.He is specifically looking at how the perception of others affects people's perception of themselves.This concept is closest to

A)operational interaction.
B)symbolic interaction.
C)role taking.
D)looking-glass self.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Jose and Rosa have their young children go get water and tend the garden and farm animals every day instead of going to school.Meanwhile Clara and Julian send their children to school and give them a weekly allowance.These parents are primarily demonstrating the universal parenting goal of

A)teaching independence and responsibility.
B)teaching respect and obedience to elders.
C)developing behavioral capacities for prestige and morality.
D)developing behavioral capacities for economic maintenance.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Putting babies to sleep in a crib rather than sleeping with parents illustrates the American emphasis on

A)collectiveness.
B)independence.
C)family values.
D)respecting elders.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about mothering is TRUE?

A)The expectations associated with mothering are socially constructed.
B)Motherhood is a powerful identity but less powerful than marital status or occupation.
C)Mothers in the past were more involved with their children than fathers,but this is no longer the case.
D)Mothers who work outside the home for pay spend much less time with their child as mothers who do not work outside the home.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about socialization and social class is TRUE?

A)Lower-income parents tend to show more warmth and affection toward their children and talk to them more than do parents from higher-income families.
B)Higher-income parents tend to value traits in their children such as obedience and conformity,while lower-income parents tend to choose traits such as curiosity and good judgment.
C)Lower-income parents tend to be more controlling and authoritarian in their discipline and are more apt to use physical punishments,whereas higher-income parents tend to be more democratic and are more receptive to their children's opinions.
D)There are very few significant social class differences in the ways that parents socialize their children.

Question 7

Since 1991,the adolescent pregnancy rate has

A)decreased slightly.
B)increased significantly.
C)increased slightly.
D)decreased significantly.

Question 8

Pretending to be a dog is an example of ________ thought.

A)preoperational
B)sensorimotor
C)concrete operational
D)formal operational

Question 9

Which statement about single parenting is TRUE?

A)Nearly one-half of households with children are maintained by single parents.
B)Many single parent households may actually be cohabiting households
C)The research had found that single parenthood contributes to poverty rather than the reverse.
D)Black and Asian children are most likely to live with single parents.

Question 10

Darius is the father of a three-year-old and a five-year-old.How will his role as father be different from his grandfather who raised children in the 1960s and 1970s?

A)He will spend more time at work and less time with his children compared to his grandfather.
B)His role will be more of the breadwinner and disciplinarian than his grandfather was.
C)He will be more involved with his children and with housework than his grandfather.
D)He will feel more of the economic burden for the family than his grandfather did.

Question 11

Parents who have high expectations and are warm and receptive are known as ________ and their children are likely ________

A)authoritative; fearful and withdrawn.
B)authoritarian; well-behaved and successful.
C)authoritarian; impulsive and trustful.
D)authoritative; well-behaved and successful.

Question 12

A classroom that hints that boys are better at math than girls is an example of

A)superego.
B)hidden curriculum.
C)preoperational thought.
D)mass media.

Question 13

Rosalie is a Honduran mother who lives and works in the United States with three of her children while the other two remain in Honduras.This is an example of what type of family?

A)Competent
B)Transnational
C)Cultural
D)Bi-domicile

Question 14

Masako is teaching her son about his birthplace of Japan to instill in him a sense of pride and identity.This process is called

A)authoritarian parenting.
B)racial/ethnic socialization.
C)hidden curriculum.
D)teachable moment.

Question 15

When seven-year-old Killian finds out his friend Tristan has two dads and no mom he asks,"If you don't have a mom,who makes your lunch and washes clothes for you?" This attitude is most likely to be a result of which environment?

A)Working teen parent living with grandmother
B)Grandparent guardians with both working outside the home.
C)Full-time working father and stay-at-home mother
D)Part-time working mother and full-time working father

Question 16

Making and enforcing rules strictly with little warmth generally leads to

A)well-behaved,empathetic children.
B)successful,happy children.
C)withdrawn,fearful children.
D)aggressive and impulsive children.

Question 17

What is the term used for the lifelong process through which we acquire the cultural values and skills needed to function as human beings and participate in society?

A)Socialization
B)Role taking
C)Super ego
D)The looking-glass self

Question 18

In the seventeenth century,parenting

A)concentrated on the parents' needs.
B)was very child centered.
C)was emotion focused.
D)focused on the emotional needs of children.

Question 19

Teri and Owen have a six-year-old son named Noah.Noah does not have a bedtime and makes his own decisions.Teri and Owen are very affectionate and are tolerant of his behavior.When his parents ask him to do something,Noah may or may not do it.Teri and Owen's parenting style is

A)permissive.
B)authoritarian.
C)authoritative.
D)neglectful.

Question 20

A transnational parent

A)works in a country that is different than he was born.
B)lives in a different country than she was born.
C)works in a country without proper documentation.
D)lives in a different country in order to provide income for the family.

Question 21

What is the name of the benefit given to families with children by the government to help offset some of the costs associated with raising children?

A)Family Equity
C)Family Inclusion
C)Family Redistribution
D)Family Allowance

Question 22

Tyana and Yuri have three children,live in the United States,and earn $45,000 a year.They are eligible for a tax credit to help reduce their tax burden,but are unaware that it exists.They should be told about

A)EITC.
B)TANF.
C)SNAP.
D)FATC.

Question 23

Fifty-eight-year-old Ruby,a widow,just took in her three granddaughters aged three,five,and eight because her daughter and the children's father have been arrested and are expected to go to prison.If typical,what can be expected?

A)The grandmother will have a greater awareness of child development and excellent parenting skills.
B)The family will be comfortable financially rather than having difficulty.
C)Trauma will be minimized compared to the children going to nonrelatives.
D)The children will be self-conscious because only 1 in 100 lives with a grandparent.

Question 24

Valerie and Flora are a lesbian couple with two children.Their neighbors,Alex and Elena are a heterosexual,married couple with two children.If typical,what differences would be likely?

A)Elena will sacrifice more to promote the children's cognitive skills.
B)Alex and Elena will have a stronger close network of friends for support.
C)Valerie and Flora will be more knowledgeable about child development than Elena.
D)Alex and Elena made a more deliberate decision to have and raise children.

Question 25

Supplementing the incomes of poor families to reduce poverty is an example of

A)vertical equity.
B)horizontal equity.
C)labor force equity.
D)social equity.