Deck 6: Friends, Family, and Community

Question 1

Studies of equity and morale have found

A) under-benefited women had very low morale.
B) the over-benefited women had the highest morale.
C) the equitably benefited women had the highest morale.
D) morale was highest among independent women, those not involved in an equitable relationship.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Having more sisters in a family

A) decreases the likelihood of their being primary care givers.
B) increases the likelihood of mothers, but not fathers, having assistance from their children.
C) increases the level of care to the parents.
D) increases the likelihood of fathers, but not mothers, having assistance from their children.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Bonds between tend to be second only to mother-child ties in intensity and complexity.

A) siblings
B) husband and wife
C) father and child
D) grandparents and grandchildren

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to your text, a companion is defined as

A) a lover.
B) a best friend.
C) someone who regularly shares in activities with you.
D) a close family member.

Question 5

Studies of grandparents whose children have divorced show

A) about half were friendly with their child's former spouse.
B) they were more likely to be friendly with a male, rather than female, ex-spouse.
C) grandchildren preferred to decrease the time they spent together with the grandparents.
D) were unlikely to lose contact with their grandchildren, even if the custodial parent was male.

Question 6

In a study by Dorothy Apple it was learned that the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren tended to be ___________and _____ in households where grandparents retained little control.

A) formal; stiff
B) friendly; informal
C) secretive; carefree
D) passive; emotionless

Question 7

Legal visitation rights between grandparents and grandchildren

A) traditionally have been granted by the court except in extraordinary cases.
B) are generally allowed if the parents put the child up for adoption.
C) are generally permitted if provisions for visiting the grandparents were made prior to the divorce.
D) are unlikely to be granted even if the parent has been proven unfit.

Question 8

According to your text, a confidant is described as

A) someone who keeps messages.
B) someone to confide in and share personal problems.
C) someone whom you relate to at work.
D) someone who is secretive.

Question 9

Studies of friendships among the elderly have found

A) Less than half of the elderly had a close friend.
B) Men were more often named as close friends than women.
C) The average length of acquaintance with a close friend was five years.
D) Most elderly friends keep in touch weekly.

Question 10

A review of previous research on sibling contact reveals

A) siblings generally maintain contact with each other.
B) that contact decreases in old age.
C) the majority of elder siblings view their relationships with their siblings negatively.
D) the loss of a sibling through death is less consequential for an elderly person than had it occurred earlier in life.

Question 11

The generation family is becoming common in the current population.

A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5

Question 12

Which of the following illustrates a change in the American family today?

A) Kin relationships are shorter than they were in the past.
B) Marriages are less likely to last 50 years or more.
C) The post-parental stage of life lasts longer.
D) Parents are less likely to see their grandchildren grow up.

Question 13

Kin relationships in white-collar families differ from those of blue-collar families in which of the following ways?

A) White-collar families tend to have closer family ties.
B) Family members maintain ties by living near each other.
C) Visits from kin often constitute the major, if not the only, form of social activity for blue-collar families.
D) White-collar families are more likely to geographically scattered.

Question 14

Grandparents who have taken responsibility for raising their grandchildren are likely to experience all of the following EXCEPT

A) stress from having little contact with the child's parent.
B) deterioration of physical health.
C) depression.
D) frustration about the imposition of child-rearing responsibilities late in life

Question 15

The authors of your text predict that

A) bonds between siblings will decrease in intensity.
B) the responsibilities family members feel for each other will decrease in the years ahead.
C) the family support system will become smaller.
D) siblings will become peripheral or marginal to the support networks of older people.

Question 16

Reasons grandparents become parents to grandchildren, according to the text include all of the following EXCEPT

A) parents' drug abuse or mental health problems.
B) parents' divorce.
C) grandparents request to be the parent of the children.
D) parents' death.

Question 17

Urban elders, in contrast to rural elders,

A) interact more with their children.
B) have substantially smaller incomes.
C) are more restricted in terms of mobility.
D) experience poorer physical health.

Question 18

Research suggest that, compared to grandparents in other societies, American grandparents

A) retain considerable authority over their grandchildren.
B) have more stiff and formal relationships with their grandchildren.
C) take direct responsibility for the behavior of their grandchildren.
D) play a background, supportive role, especially in times of crisis.

Question 19

The elderly are most likely to join a

A) church.
B) lodge or fraternal organization.
C) senior center.
D) book or garden club.

Question 20

In elderly women's friendship networks,

A) the essential elements of friendship-understanding, affection, trust, and acceptance-endure over time.
B) companions are confidants.
C) women's interactions with friends stay about the same over time.
D) the instrumental domain of friendships in later life dominates.

Question 21

A study of elderly people coping with cancer found hope and more positive mood states were associated with

A) high extrinsic religiosity.
B) low spirituality.
C) high intrinsic religiosity.
D) low extrinsic religiosity.

Question 22

For some grandparents, stepgrandchildren are treated as biological grandchildren.

Question 23

The femaleness principle refers to the

A) more central roles of women in the network of unmarried people.
B) caregiving role of daughters to aging parents.
C) greater longevity of women than men.
D) married older people maintain closest relationships with their female children.

Question 24

Women are more likely to be keepers of the networks of older people for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

A) longevity differences between men and women.
B) the caregiving role of daughters to aging parents.
C) women are more engaged than men in network support across the life span.
D) elders tend to be both geographically closer to the women in their networks.

Question 25

People age 65 or older are

A) most likely of any age group to belong to church-affiliated organizations.
B) less likely than middle-age people to attend churches or synagogues.
C) more extrinsically than intrinsically religious.
D) less concerned with spirituality than middle-age people.

Question 26

Most senior centers operate under

A) the local government.
B) churches and unions.
C) private owners.
D) upper-class patrons.

Question 27

A person's confidant in life is typically a close friend, not a family member.

Question 28

Older Americans are still likely to live in the communities in which they raised their children.

Question 29

The typical time for becoming a grandparent is old age.

Question 30

Women are more likely than men to look forward to the role of grandparent.

Question 31

Religiosity refers to

A) religion as the fundamental motive for living.
B) interaction with organized religion.
C) the psychological sense of purpose and well-being due to spiritual transcendence from self.
D) the use of religion for purposes such as socialization.

Question 32

The baby boomers will be the first cohort in history that has less offspring than siblings.

Question 33

Which ethnic group was found to traditionally use the church as a powerful source of social support?

A) Asian Americans
B) African Americans
C) Hispanics
D) Anglo-Saxon

Question 34

Studies of convoys found

A) those of the elderly average about five members.
B) men usually dominate.
C) some people drop out and others join the convoy after it has begun.
D) members of convoys stay virtually the same throughout life.

Question 35

A person's relationship with siblings is likely to be the longest relationship in an individual's life.

Question 36

Later life tends to become isolated and stagnant for most elders.

Question 37

Spiritual well being refers to

A) attending religious services.
B) praying regularly.
C) having a psychological sense of purpose and meaning.
D) being mentally healthy.

Question 38

A "convoy" is

A) a social-work and health-care support system offered by a community.
B) a network of supportive family and friends. c one's set of neighborhood acquaintances.
C) the total sum of intimate friends over the life span.

Question 39

Marriages are likely to last 40 to 70 years.

Question 40

Which statement is correct about senior centers?

A) They are rare.
B) There will soon be one in every community.
C) They are used by people of every age.
D) The existing number will decline.

Question 41

Describe the friendships, voluntary organizations, and other aspects of the social networks of the elderly and how they tend to change with age.

Question 42

Explain how grandparent-grandchild relationships can benefit the grandchild and the grandparent.

Question 43

What factors reduce social bonds of the elderly and what can be done to increase these bonds?

Question 44

How do siblings relationships of today's elderly differ from those of the past? Why are sibling relationships often important to the elderly?

Question 45

A companion is someone to confide in and share personal problems with.

Question 46

Explain the differences in social organizations and senior centers.

Question 47

Why are women the keepers of elders' social networks?

Question 48

Religion is the fundamental motive for living of the intrinsically religious.