Question 1

All of the following practices are associated with broader parenting EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a mother and father providing total parenting. 
B)  establishing business-supplied day-care centers. 
C)  setting up volunteer community nursery schools. 
D)  trading care of children with other families. 
A)  a mother and father providing total parenting. 
B)  establishing business-supplied day-care centers. 
C)  setting up volunteer community nursery schools. 
D)  trading care of children with other families.

Question 2

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, toilet training occurs during the:

Accepted Answer

A)  muscular-anal stage. 
B)  oral-sensory stage. 
C)  locomotor-genital stage. 
D)  latency stage. 
A)  muscular-anal stage. 
B)  oral-sensory stage. 
C)  locomotor-genital stage. 
D)  latency stage.

Question 3

All of the following are logistic problems faced by single-parent homes headed by women EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  finding affordable child care. 
B)  finding adequate housing. 
C)  finishing a college degree. 
D)  excess time for housework. 
A)  finding affordable child care. 
B)  finding adequate housing. 
C)  finishing a college degree. 
D)  excess time for housework.

Question 4

According to the authors, what seems to be an integral part of parenting?

Accepted Answer

A)  perfection 
B)  complete understanding of children 
C)  disappointing sex 
D)  some failure 
A)  perfection 
B)  complete understanding of children 
C)  disappointing sex 
D)  some failure

Question 5

Compare the costs and benefits of parenthood.

Accepted Answer

The costs are physical demands, strains

Question 6

Why do some researchers feel that the government should make preschool mandatory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early stimulation is the most important factor in brain development. 
B)  School is essential in identity formation. 
C)  The government standards for entrance to kindergarten demand it. 
D)  Children learn to understand the bureaucratic nature of school. 
A)  Early stimulation is the most important factor in brain development. 
B)  School is essential in identity formation. 
C)  The government standards for entrance to kindergarten demand it. 
D)  Children learn to understand the bureaucratic nature of school.

Question 7

Mild occasional spanking can be an effective method to stop a child from misbehaving but it must be accompanied by:

Accepted Answer

A)  corporal punishment. 
B)  communication. 
C)  a time out. 
D)  humiliation. 
A)  corporal punishment. 
B)  communication. 
C)  a time out. 
D)  humiliation.

Question 8

The rise in divorce, remarriage and stepfamilies, and unwed pregnancies has had no effect on men becoming successful fathers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Single-parent families headed by women account for about ________ of poor families in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  40% 
B)  50% 
C)  60% 
D)  70% 
A)  40% 
B)  50% 
C)  60% 
D)  70%

Question 10

Fathers who participate in childbirth tend to hold and rock their infants more.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The second step in a rational approach to parental discipline is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ask the child if he/she is sorry for his/her actions. 
B)  identify the changes that are necessary. 
C)  find out if the child acted alone. 
D)  punish the child for violating the rules. 
A)  ask the child if he/she is sorry for his/her actions. 
B)  identify the changes that are necessary. 
C)  find out if the child acted alone. 
D)  punish the child for violating the rules.

Question 12

Half of all adoptions from a foreign country are from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America. 
B)  Africa. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Asia. 
A)  Latin America. 
B)  Africa. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Asia.

Question 13

Children aged 8 to 18 tend to spend the most time with which type of media?

Accepted Answer

A)  television 
B)  video games 
C)  Internet 
D)  telephone 
A)  television 
B)  video games 
C)  Internet 
D)  telephone

Question 14

In the young adulthood stage, the individual is torn between:

Accepted Answer

A)  industry vs. inferiority. 
B)  identity vs. role diffusion. 
C)  intimacy vs. isolation. 
D)  generativity vs. self-absorption. 
A)  industry vs. inferiority. 
B)  identity vs. role diffusion. 
C)  intimacy vs. isolation. 
D)  generativity vs. self-absorption.

Question 15

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the ____ stage is characterized by sexual quietness.

Accepted Answer

A)  latency 
B)  locomotor-genital 
C)  young adulthood 
D)  muscular-anal 
A)  latency 
B)  locomotor-genital 
C)  young adulthood 
D)  muscular-anal

Question 16

Most parents try to control their children by using:

Accepted Answer

A)  egalitarian methods. 
B)  a reward system. 
C)  negative techniques. 
D)  logic and persuasion. 
A)  egalitarian methods. 
B)  a reward system. 
C)  negative techniques. 
D)  logic and persuasion.

Question 17

Physical contact seems to be the most important dimension of mothering and fathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most child experts agree that mild spanking with parental emotional support, not anger, is acceptable as a form of discipline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The past four decades have witnessed and increasing involvement of fathers in their children's lives. What benefits do children receive from involved fathers?

Accepted Answer

The benefits of involved fathers are evi

Question 20

When a parent's first reaction is to say "no" to a child, they are creating:

Accepted Answer

A)  dominance. 
B)  rationality. 
C)  confrontation. 
D)  reinforcement. 
A)  dominance. 
B)  rationality. 
C)  confrontation. 
D)  reinforcement.

All of the following practices are associated with broader parenting EXCEPT:

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, toilet training occurs during the:

All of the following are logistic problems faced by single-parent homes headed by women EXCEPT:

According to the authors, what seems to be an integral part of parenting?

Compare the costs and benefits of parenthood.

Why do some researchers feel that the government should make preschool mandatory?

Mild occasional spanking can be an effective method to stop a child from misbehaving but it must be accompanied by:

The rise in divorce, remarriage and stepfamilies, and unwed pregnancies has had no effect on men becoming successful fathers.

Single-parent families headed by women account for about ________ of poor families in the United States.

Fathers who participate in childbirth tend to hold and rock their infants more.

The second step in a rational approach to parental discipline is to:

Half of all adoptions from a foreign country are from:

Children aged 8 to 18 tend to spend the most time with which type of media?

In the young adulthood stage, the individual is torn between:

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the ____ stage is characterized by sexual quietness.

Most parents try to control their children by using:

Physical contact seems to be the most important dimension of mothering and fathering.

Most child experts agree that mild spanking with parental emotional support, not anger, is acceptable as a form of discipline.

The past four decades have witnessed and increasing involvement of fathers in their children's lives. What benefits do children receive from involved fathers?

When a parent's first reaction is to say "no" to a child, they are creating:

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Exam 10: The Challenge of Parenthood

All of the following practices are associated with broader parenting EXCEPT:

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, toilet training occurs during the:

All of the following are logistic problems faced by single-parent homes headed by women EXCEPT:

According to the authors, what seems to be an integral part of parenting?

Compare the costs and benefits of parenthood.

Why do some researchers feel that the government should make preschool mandatory?

Mild occasional spanking can be an effective method to stop a child from misbehaving but it must be accompanied by:

The rise in divorce, remarriage and stepfamilies, and unwed pregnancies has had no effect on men becoming successful fathers.

Single-parent families headed by women account for about ________ of poor families in the United States.

Fathers who participate in childbirth tend to hold and rock their infants more.

The second step in a rational approach to parental discipline is to:

Half of all adoptions from a foreign country are from:

Children aged 8 to 18 tend to spend the most time with which type of media?

In the young adulthood stage, the individual is torn between:

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the ____ stage is characterized by sexual quietness.

Most parents try to control their children by using:

Physical contact seems to be the most important dimension of mothering and fathering.

Most child experts agree that mild spanking with parental emotional support, not anger, is acceptable as a form of discipline.

The past four decades have witnessed and increasing involvement of fathers in their children's lives. What benefits do children receive from involved fathers?

When a parent's first reaction is to say "no" to a child, they are creating:

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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