Exam 10: Raising Children

Choose one parenting context discussed in your text: (1)teen parents; (2)single parents; (3)lesbian and gay parents; or (4)grandparents raising grandchildren, and pretend that you are giving a speech about the topic at the annual meetings of the National Council on Family Relations. Be sure to describe the frequency of the parenting context, and the unique issues that surround it.

We come to see ourselves as others perceive and respond to us, a process described as:

Jean Piaget focused on how people think and understand, and make meaning of their experiences. He identified four (4)stages. Which is NOT one of them?

There are many consequences associated with teenage parenthood. List five specific consequences discussed in the text.

Nils lives in a country that has a family allowance to accomplish an important objective: horizontal equity. This means:

Juanita, a Hispanic mother, feels strongly that she must teach her children about their cultural heritage, about the prejudice and discrimination they are likely to encounter, and provide her children with the coping skills necessary to deal with these issues and maintain a strong and healthy self-image. This is referred to as:

Chenya has parents whose parenting style places very few demands or controls on her. This is called a/an ________.

Agents of socialization:

Write a detailed essay about family (or child)allowances. Be sure to include what they are, how they operate, their objectives, and how they vary. Compare and contrast what the U.S. offers in their place.

Define socialization and list the five (5)leading agents of socialization. Now choose either (1)social class, (2)race and ethnicity, or (3)gender, and discuss important socialization issues.

There are three universal parenting goals, according to Levin. Which is NOT one of them?

The greatest growth among children living with their grandparents has occurred in those families in which the actual parents are absent.

In a comparison of 22 countries, child poverty in single-parent families is highest in what country/countries?

What might be first viewed as a "single-parent household" may actually be a cohabiting household.

Rosalia is an undocumented worker, an Honduran mother of five. She lives in the U.S. with her husband and three of their children in order to work, while her other two children remain in Honduras. This is an example of a/an ________ family.

Which of the following is a recent worldwide trend with respect to childrearing?

A transnational family is a family with its members divided and living within multiple nations.

"Mothering" and "fathering" are both identities and ________.

The feature box,"We Have Love Bouncing Off the Walls at Our House," reveals some of the satisfaction, personal growth, and love that a new mom experiences, but these are not without some personal and professional costs.

Define transnational families. Using the case in the feature box as an example, how would (1)world systems theory and (2)feminist theory explain the growing phenomenon of transnational families?