Question 1

What were the "cultural contradictions" Sharon Hays concluded were at the core of modern motherhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with the logic of the marketplace that demanded workers undivided attention. 
B)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with the idea of reliance. 
C)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with gender equality and feminism. 
D)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with new brain research. 
E)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with the biological needs of new mothers. 
A)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with the logic of the marketplace that demanded workers undivided attention. 
B)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with the idea of reliance. 
C)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with gender equality and feminism. 
D)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with new brain research. 
E)  The fact that the logic of intensive parenting clashed with the biological needs of new mothers.

Question 2

Mothers who work full-time outside the home have a significantly more equitable division of childcare and household responsibilities than stay-at-home mothers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Intensive parenting expectations set the standard for parenting in Canada and the West for most of the 1990s, but this is no longer the dominant expectation of parenting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How does gender continue to impact parenting expectations and practices?

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Question 5

How is neoliberalism connected to intensive parenting?

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Question 6

When was the theory of maternal deprivation developed?

Accepted Answer

A)  1920s 
B)  1930s 
C)  1950s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1980s 
A)  1920s 
B)  1930s 
C)  1950s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1980s

Question 7

Children in lower-income households where intensive parenting is less feasible have much lower outcomes of success in all areas of their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research in recent decades points to a slow but steady improvement in fathers' involvement in housework and childcare in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Following World War II, the prevalence of modern technology in the household allowed parenting, and mothering in particular, to become much less time-consuming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What impact does the transition to parenthood have on gender inequalities in heterosexual relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inequalities tend to increase. 
B)  Inequalities tend to remain the same as prior to parenthood. 
C)  Inequalities tend to decrease. 
D)  Outcomes depend on access to parental leave. 
E)  Outcomes depend on if the mother works outside the home. 
A)  Inequalities tend to increase. 
B)  Inequalities tend to remain the same as prior to parenthood. 
C)  Inequalities tend to decrease. 
D)  Outcomes depend on access to parental leave. 
E)  Outcomes depend on if the mother works outside the home.

Question 11

The 1980s saw the beginnings of the global spread of ____________ politics aimed at dismantling the welfare state.

Accepted Answer

A)  Neo-liberal 
B)  Risk-Concerned 
C)  Feminist 
D)  Human Rights 
E)  Child-centred 
A)  Neo-liberal 
B)  Risk-Concerned 
C)  Feminist 
D)  Human Rights 
E)  Child-centred

Question 12

In the 1960s, new advances in neuroscience led to child-rearing experts claiming that parents could literally affect the way that their children's brains were wired.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is risk culture and how is it connected to contemporary parenting expectations?

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Question 14

Brain development advice related to child-rearing was built on the assumptions of attachment theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is concerted cultivation and how does it connect to intensive parenting?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

In the 1980s, as a result of neo-liberal ideologies, parenting became much less child-centred than in previous decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Parenting in Canadian society can be described as ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting gender equality and resilience. 
B)  highly focused on emotional regulation and well-being. 
C)  extremely diverse with a wide range of socially acceptable practices and ideologies. 
D)  highly child-centred and intensive. 
E)  highly flexible yet intensive. 
A)  promoting gender equality and resilience. 
B)  highly focused on emotional regulation and well-being. 
C)  extremely diverse with a wide range of socially acceptable practices and ideologies. 
D)  highly child-centred and intensive. 
E)  highly flexible yet intensive.

Question 18

Studies of intensive parenting have found that less privileged mothers tend to lack the time, financial resources, and ________ to engage in highly intensive parenting.

Accepted Answer

A)  social capital 
B)  confidence 
C)  skills 
D)  social relationships 
E)  educational resources 
A)  social capital 
B)  confidence 
C)  skills 
D)  social relationships 
E)  educational resources

Question 19

While mothers are typically more responsible for childcare in Canadian families, they also report feeling equally responsible for performing intensive parenting as fathers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The term "intensive mothering" was coined by Sharon Hays in which year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1957 
B)  1976 
C)  1996 
D)  2006 
E)  2016 
A)  1957 
B)  1976 
C)  1996 
D)  2006 
E)  2016

What were the "cultural contradictions" Sharon Hays concluded were at the core of modern motherhood?

Mothers who work full-time outside the home have a significantly more equitable division of childcare and household responsibilities than stay-at-home mothers.

Intensive parenting expectations set the standard for parenting in Canada and the West for most of the 1990s, but this is no longer the dominant expectation of parenting.

How does gender continue to impact parenting expectations and practices?

How is neoliberalism connected to intensive parenting?

When was the theory of maternal deprivation developed?

Children in lower-income households where intensive parenting is less feasible have much lower outcomes of success in all areas of their lives.

Research in recent decades points to a slow but steady improvement in fathers' involvement in housework and childcare in Canada.

Following World War II, the prevalence of modern technology in the household allowed parenting, and mothering in particular, to become much less time-consuming.

What impact does the transition to parenthood have on gender inequalities in heterosexual relationships?

The 1980s saw the beginnings of the global spread of ____________ politics aimed at dismantling the welfare state.

In the 1960s, new advances in neuroscience led to child-rearing experts claiming that parents could literally affect the way that their children's brains were wired.

What is risk culture and how is it connected to contemporary parenting expectations?

Brain development advice related to child-rearing was built on the assumptions of attachment theory.

What is concerted cultivation and how does it connect to intensive parenting?

In the 1980s, as a result of neo-liberal ideologies, parenting became much less child-centred than in previous decades.

Parenting in Canadian society can be described as ______________

Studies of intensive parenting have found that less privileged mothers tend to lack the time, financial resources, and ________ to engage in highly intensive parenting.

While mothers are typically more responsible for childcare in Canadian families, they also report feeling equally responsible for performing intensive parenting as fathers.

The term "intensive mothering" was coined by Sharon Hays in which year?

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Exam 5: Parenting Young Children: Decisions and Realities

What were the "cultural contradictions" Sharon Hays concluded were at the core of modern motherhood?

Mothers who work full-time outside the home have a significantly more equitable division of childcare and household responsibilities than stay-at-home mothers.

Intensive parenting expectations set the standard for parenting in Canada and the West for most of the 1990s, but this is no longer the dominant expectation of parenting.

How does gender continue to impact parenting expectations and practices?

How is neoliberalism connected to intensive parenting?

When was the theory of maternal deprivation developed?

Children in lower-income households where intensive parenting is less feasible have much lower outcomes of success in all areas of their lives.

Research in recent decades points to a slow but steady improvement in fathers' involvement in housework and childcare in Canada.

Following World War II, the prevalence of modern technology in the household allowed parenting, and mothering in particular, to become much less time-consuming.

What impact does the transition to parenthood have on gender inequalities in heterosexual relationships?

The 1980s saw the beginnings of the global spread of ____________ politics aimed at dismantling the welfare state.

In the 1960s, new advances in neuroscience led to child-rearing experts claiming that parents could literally affect the way that their children's brains were wired.

What is risk culture and how is it connected to contemporary parenting expectations?

Brain development advice related to child-rearing was built on the assumptions of attachment theory.

What is concerted cultivation and how does it connect to intensive parenting?

In the 1980s, as a result of neo-liberal ideologies, parenting became much less child-centred than in previous decades.

Parenting in Canadian society can be described as ______________

Studies of intensive parenting have found that less privileged mothers tend to lack the time, financial resources, and ________ to engage in highly intensive parenting.

While mothers are typically more responsible for childcare in Canadian families, they also report feeling equally responsible for performing intensive parenting as fathers.

The term "intensive mothering" was coined by Sharon Hays in which year?

Introduction to Diversity in Canadas Families: Variation in Forms, Definitions, and Theories

Canadas Families: Historical and Contemporary Variations

Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

Intimacy, Commitment, and Family Formation

Separation and Divorce

Families in Middle and Later Life: Patterns and Dynamics of Living Longer, Aging Together

Marriage and Death Rituals

Families, Paid and Unpaid Work: Connecting Households, Workplaces, State Polices, and Communities

Family Poverty in Canada: Correlates, Coping Strategies, and Consequences

The Settlement of Refugee Families in Canada: Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Trajectories and Location in Canadian Society

Indigenous Families

Lack of Support: Canadian Families and Disability

Violence in Families

Investing in Families and Children: Family Policies in Canada

The Past of the Future and the Future of the Family

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