Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting

The genotype is a person's ______ and the phenotype is a person's ______.

When Jillian was 3 years old, her twin brothers were born. She went from being the center of her parent's attention to a child in need of a lap in which to sit. Bronfenbrenner would categorize this as a(n) ______ change.

Ruth loves candy and her mother often uses it as a consequence for Ruth's behavior. When her mother takes away Ruth's candy because she has acted badly, her mother is providing a ______.

Not all individuals have the same chances for survival in a particular environment. Those better adapted to their environments will likely leave behind more offspring than those who are less well suited. This statement best describes ______.

Yvonne is a corporate regional manager at her company and also a caring mother of two teen-aged children. Psychologists and sociologists who are interested in the social expectations around Yvonne's responsibilities to her children and her employer study ______.