Exam 11: Children, Families, and Generations

Identify and discuss the five idealistic reasons for having children presented at the beginning of the chapter, and include the realities behind these idealized visions.

What number of children born to teenage mothers never live with their biological fathers?

Discuss family-oriented workplace policies in the U.S.

Define and discuss latchkey children, including current statistics and risk factors.

In 2010, only 60% of 3- and 4-year-olds went to daycare, well below the European rate.

What percentage of daughters of teenage unwed mothers also became teenage mothers?

A good way to instill a sense of responsibility in children is to

Today, people who are 65 and older receive a social security benefit of approximately ________ per month.

The criterion used for identifying low infant birth weight is approximately ________ pounds.

In black families, being a grandfather offers a more important role for these men than it does for grandfathers in white families.

What percentage of children in 2009 in the U.S. had no health insurance?

According to the 2010 census, 2.3 million grandparents were raising their grandchildren.

The majority of Americans retire and take their social security benefits at age 62.

Slapping, pinching, and paddling are examples of ________ ________.

Some research suggests that over half of childcare facilities for young children in the U.S. have a rating of "poor" or "fair."

What are the reasons for the high rate of poverty and problems for America's children?

The ________ style of childrearing has rules and regulations but is also warm and supportive.

The child poverty rate for African American children under age 5 in the U.S. today is

Asian-born parents are less strict and demanding of their children as compared to Asian parents born in the U.S.

According to David Guttman, parenting is a ________ ________.