Question 1

parenting combines warm emotional support for children with a demand for significant respect for parents and other authority figures, including older extended family members.

Accepted Answer

A)   Authoritative
B)   Authoritarian
C)   Hierarchical
D)   Laissez-faire C

Question 2

What does it mean for a mother to be the primary "psychological parent?"

Accepted Answer

The term "psychological parent" refers to the adult in a child's life who is most consistently involved in their care and emotional well-being. When a mother is considered the primary psychological parent, it means that she is the main figure in the child's life who provides not only physical care but also emotional support, love, and guidance. This role is crucial in the child's psychological development and attachment formation.

Being the primary psychological parent involves several key responsibilities and functions:

1. **Emotional Attachment**: The primary psychological parent is the person to whom the child is most strongly emotionally attached. This is the person the child turns to for comfort, reassurance, and security.

2. **Daily Care**: The mother provides for the child's daily needs, including feeding, bathing, dressing, and managing their schedule.

3. **Nurturing**: She offers warmth, nurturing, and affection, which are essential for the child's emotional and social development.

4. **Socialization**: The mother plays a significant role in teaching the child social norms, values, and behaviors.

5. **Consistency**: She provides a consistent presence in the child's life, which helps the child develop a sense of stability and trust in the world.

6. **Guidance and Discipline**: The primary psychological parent is responsible for setting boundaries, disciplining, and guiding the child through life's challenges.

7. **Role Modeling**: Children often look up to their primary psychological parent as a role model, learning through observation and imitation.

8. **Advocacy**: The mother often acts as an advocate for the child, ensuring their needs are met within the family, educational settings, and the wider community.

9. **Emotional Support**: She is the primary source of emotional support, helping the child to cope with stress, understand their feelings, and develop resilience.

10. **Identity Formation**: The primary psychological parent plays a significant role in the development of the child's sense of self and identity.

It's important to note that while the term "psychological parent" often refers to a biological parent, it doesn't have to. Any caregiver who fulfills these roles consistently can become the psychological parent to a child. In some cases, a father, grandparent, adoptive parent, or another caregiver may be the primary psychological parent. The key factor is the deep emotional bond and the fulfillment of the child's psychological and emotional needs by the caregiver.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT identified in the text as among the features of the social context of child rearing that can make modern parenting difficult?

Accepted Answer

A)   Today's parents rear their children in a pluralistic society, characterized by diverse and conflicting values.
B)   In our society, the parenting role conflicts with the working role, and employers typically place work demands first.
C)   Divergent family forms may cause parents special difficulties just because these forms are different from the idealized norm of the intact, nuclear family.
D)   Most parents today do not have to worry about caring for their own aging parents. D

Question 4

Mothers typically engage in more hands-on parenting and take primary responsibility for children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In , a grandparent acts as the primary parent for grandchildren.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In , a grandparent acts as the...

Question 6

Parenting is one of many opportunities and experiences, or life chances, that is influenced by socioeconomic status (SES)-one's position in society, measured by educational achievement, occupation, and/or income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

About percent of children who are raised in poverty have emotional or behavioral difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A)   5
B)   8
C)   15
D)   21

Question 8

Upper-class, highly-educated parents are more likely to emphasize concerted cultivation, which is

Accepted Answer

A)   unified parenting.
B)   musical learning.
C)   a form of gardening and nutrition.
D)   the overall development of their child's talents and potential.

Question 9

The deportation of parents with children who are American citizens has been termed "multigenerational punishment."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Compare and contrast the childrearing concerns of lower-income and higher-income parents. Include specific responses to the following questions:
a. What concerns are likely to be similar for all parents regardless of social-economic status?
b. Which concerns may be unique to certain parents of a particular social-economic status?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the childrearing concerns of...

Question 11

The text points out that parenting is probably more satisfying for parents and effective for children when both parents use which parenting style?

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian
B)   permissive
C)   authoritative
D)   egalitarian

Question 12

The goal of is to provide planned, time-limited, substitute care for children who cannot be adequately cared for at home.

Accepted Answer

A)   open adoption
B)   closed adoption
C)   foster care
D)   formal kinship care

Question 13

Although about 20-25 percent of mothers are single mothers, only about percent of fathers are single fathers.

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   5
C)   10
D)   12

Question 14

As wards of the court, foster children are financially supported by

Accepted Answer

A)   private enterprise.
B)   the state.
C)   charitable donations.
D)   property taxes.

Question 15

When new parents first bring their babies home from the hospital, they report the transition being difficult especially due to several things. Which of these is NOT one of the things they report being bothered by?

Accepted Answer

A)   relatives and friends visiting for hours on end
B)   the baby's interruption of their sleeping
C)   how difficult it is to go places
D)   hard to express themselves sexually

Question 16

In what ways do Mexican Americans and Asian Americans share similar parenting challenges?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways do Mexican Americans and...

Question 17

Children living in poverty are more often than other children.

Accepted Answer

A)   introverted
B)   rebellious
C)   resourceful and intelligent
D)   disabled or chronically ill

Question 18

According to the text, parents today face questions that would not have been imagined several decades ago. Which of the following is NOT one of the questions discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)   Should baby boys be circumcised?
B)   Should I believe the teacher who says my child needs medication?
C)   How much fast food is too much?
D)   Is my child doing well in school?

Question 19

Children under 18 make up about one-quarter of the homeless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is LEAST likely to spank their children?

Accepted Answer

A)   low-income parents
B)   conservative Protestant parents
C)   immigrant parents
D)   upper-middle-class parents

Exam 9: Raising Children in a Diverse Society

parenting combines warm emotional support for children with a demand for significant respect for parents and other authority figures, including older extended family members.

What does it mean for a mother to be the primary "psychological parent?"

Which of the following is NOT identified in the text as among the features of the social context of child rearing that can make modern parenting difficult?

Mothers typically engage in more hands-on parenting and take primary responsibility for children.

In , a grandparent acts as the primary parent for grandchildren.

Parenting is one of many opportunities and experiences, or life chances, that is influenced by socioeconomic status (SES)-one's position in society, measured by educational achievement, occupation, and/or income.

About percent of children who are raised in poverty have emotional or behavioral difficulties.

Upper-class, highly-educated parents are more likely to emphasize concerted cultivation, which is

The deportation of parents with children who are American citizens has been termed "multigenerational punishment."

The text points out that parenting is probably more satisfying for parents and effective for children when both parents use which parenting style?

The goal of is to provide planned, time-limited, substitute care for children who cannot be adequately cared for at home.

Although about 20-25 percent of mothers are single mothers, only about percent of fathers are single fathers.

As wards of the court, foster children are financially supported by

When new parents first bring their babies home from the hospital, they report the transition being difficult especially due to several things. Which of these is NOT one of the things they report being bothered by?

In what ways do Mexican Americans and Asian Americans share similar parenting challenges?

Children living in poverty are more often than other children.

According to the text, parents today face questions that would not have been imagined several decades ago. Which of the following is NOT one of the questions discussed in the text?

Children under 18 make up about one-quarter of the homeless.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to spank their children?