Question 1

What do the sleeping arrangements of most American parents and their babies reveal, compared to other cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans are more likely to suffer from insomnia. 
B) Americans value the separateness of children and parents to a larger degree. 
C) People in other countries are more fearful about their children's health. 
D) Americans have more disposable income to spend on their children. 
E) Americans use more of the world's energy resources.

Question 2

About one in _________ lesbian couples and one in __________ gay couples are raising children.

Accepted Answer

A) 10; 20 
B) 10; 50 
C) 5; 20 
D) 5; 10 
E) 3; 5

Question 3

Some family allowances supplement the incomes of poor and modest income families with children as a means of reducing or preventing poverty. This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal equity 
B) equality principle 
C) strengthening labor force attachment 
D) vertical equity 
E) tax equity

Question 4

About ________ American women under age 20 become pregnant each year.

Accepted Answer

A) 400,000 
B) 650,000 
C) 900,000 
D) 1)2 million 
E) 2)3 million

Question 5

Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead identified four (4)stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor intelligence, open operational thought, concrete operational thought, and formal operational thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A/an ________ parenting style puts few controls or demands on one's children, which may result in children who are aggressive and impulsive.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative 
B) permissive 
C) transitional 
D) cognitive 
E) authoritarian

Question 7

Lesbian and gay families face many of the same parenting issues as heterosexual parents; however, several specific features significantly affect the dynamics of gays and lesbians raising children. Explain the four (4)features described in the text, and discuss the research findings for each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Among children of all ages, mothers are far more involved than fathers in physical child care, even when both work full-time outside the home, while fathers spend a greater proportion of their time in play.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Clifford is one of the 7 million children who live with their grandparents. What is the fastest growing type?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Clifford is one of the 7 million...

Question 10

The negative biological, social, and economic consequences of early parenting in the U.S. are well documented:

Accepted Answer

A) Teen mothers are considerably poorer until their child/children reach school age. 
B) Teen mothers are 8 times as likely to die in childbirth as are older mothers. 
C) Teen mothers are twice as likely as other mothers to have babies of low birth weight. 
D) Children born to teen mothers have lower math skills, but reading skills seem to be comparable to children born to older parents. 
E) It has been estimated that teen childbearing cost taxpayers about $2 billion a year for health care, child welfare, and in lost revenues.

Question 11

The declines in teen pregnancy have occurred among which racial and ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Hispanics; Whites; Asian/Pacific Islanders only 
B) American Indians; Hispanics; Whites only 
C) Blacks; Whites; Hispanics; American Indians; Asian/Pacific Islanders 
D) Asian/Pacific Islanders, Whites only 
E) Blacks only

Question 12

The higher the level of parental income, the more likely are children to be involved in gifted classes, clubs, and special lessons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How does father involvement affect their children's well-being?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Serge is thinking about what it would be like to be a father. Now that you are an expert on the topic, what would you tell him?

Accepted Answer

A) The only role that fathers have played through most of history was breadwinner. 
B) The Industrial Revolution in the 19th century transformed men's roles into that of the "good provider," which emphasized breadwinning and deemphasized the nurturing and caregiving tasks. 
C) The "good provider" role continued until the 1930s but was changed significantly by the Depression. 
D) Fathers' involvement with their children seems to be increasing and now comprises over 20 minutes on weekdays and over 2 hours on weekend days. 
E) Divorced or nonresidential fathers tend to have more frequent contact with their daughters than their sons.

Question 15

The lifelong process through which we acquire the cultural values and skills needed to function as human beings and participate in society is called:

Accepted Answer

A) social roles 
B) formal operational thought 
C) socialization 
D) symbolic interaction 
E) social participation

Question 16

Teaching minority children about prejudice and discrimination, and teaching the coping skills necessary to develop and maintain a strong and healthy self-image, is called ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

List four (4)distinctive features of same-sex parents.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Compare and contrast "mothering" and "fathering" both as an identity and an activity.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

One of the recent trends around the world, according to Bert Adams, is that there is a decline in the value parents place on obedience to parental authority, and more emphasis placed on children's independence and personal responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Children who seem the most competent and contented, who have the fewest behavioral problems, and who seem to have the most academic successes are likely to have been raised by parents with a/an ________ parenting style.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative 
B) permissive 
C) cognitive 
D) authoritarian 
E) transitional

Exam 10: Raising Children

What do the sleeping arrangements of most American parents and their babies reveal, compared to other cultures?

About one in _ lesbian couples and one in __ gay couples are raising children.

Some family allowances supplement the incomes of poor and modest income families with children as a means of reducing or preventing poverty. This is referred to as:

About ________ American women under age 20 become pregnant each year.

Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead identified four (4)stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor intelligence, open operational thought, concrete operational thought, and formal operational thought.

A/an ________ parenting style puts few controls or demands on one's children, which may result in children who are aggressive and impulsive.

Lesbian and gay families face many of the same parenting issues as heterosexual parents; however, several specific features significantly affect the dynamics of gays and lesbians raising children. Explain the four (4)features described in the text, and discuss the research findings for each.

Among children of all ages, mothers are far more involved than fathers in physical child care, even when both work full-time outside the home, while fathers spend a greater proportion of their time in play.

Clifford is one of the 7 million children who live with their grandparents. What is the fastest growing type?

The negative biological, social, and economic consequences of early parenting in the U.S. are well documented:

The declines in teen pregnancy have occurred among which racial and ethnic groups?

The higher the level of parental income, the more likely are children to be involved in gifted classes, clubs, and special lessons.

How does father involvement affect their children's well-being?

Serge is thinking about what it would be like to be a father. Now that you are an expert on the topic, what would you tell him?

The lifelong process through which we acquire the cultural values and skills needed to function as human beings and participate in society is called:

Teaching minority children about prejudice and discrimination, and teaching the coping skills necessary to develop and maintain a strong and healthy self-image, is called ________.

List four (4)distinctive features of same-sex parents.

Compare and contrast "mothering" and "fathering" both as an identity and an activity.

One of the recent trends around the world, according to Bert Adams, is that there is a decline in the value parents place on obedience to parental authority, and more emphasis placed on children's independence and personal responsibility.

Children who seem the most competent and contented, who have the fewest behavioral problems, and who seem to have the most academic successes are likely to have been raised by parents with a/an ________ parenting style.