Exam 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

When women are employed full-time,they still spend more hours than their husbands in family work,including housework and child-care.At what point in the family lifespan does the greatest gap occur between women's total hours in family work and paid employment and men's hours in family work and paid employment?

Women who continue to try to fulfill several roles perfectly report maximum strain and stress.

Describe and discuss the social phenomenon known as cohabitation,citing the prevalence,purposes,and outcomes of cohabitation in Canada.What shifts have occurred from the 1960s to present? How homogeneous is this demographic group? Compare the relationship breakdown rates and risk factors of cohabitating couples with those of heterosexual and gay and lesbian couples.

Women have more close friends than men.

If a woman described her friendships,she would most likely speak of

Cross-sex friendships are more common among adults than they are among 10-year-olds.

Research studies suggest that the parts of the brain that underlie rational decision-making,impulse control,and self-regulation do not fully mature until approximately the mid-twenties.

Of the following couples,which would most likely report the lowest level of marital satisfaction?

Identify and explain the potential conflicts between work and family roles,and how they differ for men and women.Summarize healthy strategies for coping with these conflicts.

In Super's exploratory stage of career development,at age 15 to 24,the young person searches to find a fit between their interests,their personality,and the range of available jobs.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences marital satisfaction after the birth of a child?

Which of the following statements about adult friendships appear to be true?

Summarize the factors that influence an individual's choice of occupation or career.Which of the factors do you believe are the most powerful or important? Why?

How do attachment,love,and conflict management affect the quality of intimate relationships?

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the relationship between cohabitation and subsequent marriage?

Your friend Karen is seven months pregnant and has recently been diagnosed with depression.Your friend is at risk for

Research indicates that,due to changing sex-role expectations,more men are assuming the role of kin-keeper (keeping connections and arranging family gatherings)than ever before.

According to research,__________ is/are the most common symptom likely to be experienced by recently separated or divorced adults.

The best predictor of postpartum depression is having a premature delivery.

Richard Sternberg's theory identifies love as having three key components.What are the three components?