Exam 14: Cultural Diversity in US Parents

Interracial marriages are most prominent among ______, and least prominent among ______.

The belief in the "evil eye" is a religiously inspired conviction that when someone enviously admires an infant with a direct and extended look or gives lavish praise and compliments, that infant becomes cursed. This belief demonstrates the role of ______ in development.

According to Regalado et al. (2004), which of the following group reports the highest rate of yelling at and spanking their children?

Hindu mothers are just as likely to breastfeed as Muslim and Christian mothers in order for their child to reap the most health benefits.

Amelia is in elementary school, and despite her parents being from Russia, she is fluent in English. She often times only speaks to her parents in English, and finds herself helping them communicate with waiters at restaurants or clerks in a store. As such, Amelia is acting as a ______.

In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court eliminate all "anti-miscegenation" laws, which prohibited multiracial marriage?

Gloria, the child to two refugees fleeing a conflict-ridden country, is as acting out in class and generally in a poor mood the majority of the time. Which of the following may be attributable to Gloria's problematic behavior?

A Chinese American boy in middle school is asked by his peers, "Teach us how to say 'Hello' in Chinese!", despite him not knowing how to speak any language other than English. The assumption that he spoke Chinese is an example of what type of microaggression?

José was born in the United States. His father was born in Mexico and his mother was born in the United States. José's grandparents were all born in Mexico. José is a ______.

Jose was born in Mexico but moved to the United States as an infant with his parents and older sister. He can be labeled a second-generation immigrant.

The Latino culture values the family highly and encourages their youth to maintain connectedness to others. Valuing the importance of family is referred to as ______.

The percentage of Asian American youth who obtain a college degree far exceeds the percentage for all Americans. This valued accomplishment can best be attributed to ______.

While familism can protect against depression and moderate the effect of parental conflict, the Latino value of machismo has been linked to ______.

Which of the following is NOT a type of microaggression on the Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions Scale (Nadal, 2011)?

After the arrival of slaves from Africa in the 17th century, their numbers grew rapidly. By the start of the 18th century, slaves made up nearly ______ of the population of South Carolina.

What is NOT a mechanism or process that was listed in Table 14.3 that relates religion to parenting and children's development?

As of 2016, what percentage of African American children were being reared in poverty, the highest among minority groups?

Sebastian was one of the many Americans polled in 2014 to assess society's acceptance of interracial marriages. He responded indifferently, saying it "didn't make much of a difference." Sebastian would fall into which of the following categories of people polled?

A Chinese immigrant family is having major family problems. The parents are not very warm and the children feel unsupported. This is likely due to a high "parent-child acculturation gap."

Compare and contrast the child-rearing attitudes and behaviors of African American, Asian American, European American, and Latinx parents.