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According to the family lifecycle approach, the initial stage of the family cycle involves a


A) preschool boy and girl being socialized into the role of a father or mother.
B) dating couple.
C) married couple without children.
D) married couple that have just had their first child (the childbearing family) .

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which statement concerning parenting styles and culture is true?


A) Parents in collectivist cultures stress the importance of childhood autonomy.
B) Native-American parents feel that it is the place of a parent to force children to do what they feel is right.
C) African-American children view coercive parenting as a sign of care and not hostility.
D) The more a child views spanking as a normal cultural behavior, the more emotional upsetting it is for them to get a spanking.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A traditional _____ family consists entirely of two parents and their biological children.

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Julie wants special permission to stay out on a date past her normal curfew. Her parents, who are authoritarian parents, are most likely to respond


A) "Why should we let you do this?"
B) "No!"
C) "I guess you'll have to make that choice and suffer the consequences."
D) "It doesn't matter to us what you do."

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Whose care is most likely to lead to caregiver burden if they are taken in by an adult child?


A) 80-year-old Vick, who has cancer but can get around pretty well
B) 80-year-old Nick, whose dementia makes her disruptive and who engages in socially inappropriate behavior
C) 80-year-old Dick, who has no legs
D) 80-year-old Mick, who is wealthier than the daughter who will be taking her in

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The most common grandparenting style is the "involved" style.

A) True
B) False

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What are the issues associated with the middle generation squeeze? How can the associated problem of caregiver burden be reduced?

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According to the transactional model, parents alone impact children's behavior.

A) True
B) False

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Dolph's parents have very clear rules about what is okay to do and what is not. They are very careful to enforce the rules. However, they are willing to listen to Dolph's side of the story and are careful to explain why the rules are important. They even consider changing rules that don't seem to be working well. Dolph's parents are best described as having which sort of childrearing pattern?


A) Neglectful
B) Authoritative
C) Authoritarian
D) Permissive

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The psychological distress associated with providing assistance for someone with a cognitive or physical impairment is called


A) the midlife crisis.
B) caregiver burden.
C) the modified extended family.
D) the spillover effect.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which situation would make parenthood especially difficult for a first-time parent?


A) Having an irritable baby
B) Having a supportive spouse
C) Having grown up in a warm and accepting family
D) Having good general coping skills

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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_____ abuse is the most common form of family violence worldwide.


A) Spouse (or partner)
B) Sibling
C) Child
D) Elderly

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The concept of a family life cycle


A) rejects the notion of stages of development.
B) emphasizes the role of the id and ego in decision-making.
C) suggests that the nuclear family is the ideal family system.
D) highlights systematic role changes that occur within family relationships from marriage to death.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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According to the transactional model of family influence, children's antisocial behaviors are due


A) to a combination of the child's genetic predisposition and parent-child interactions.
B) solely to genetic predisposition in the child.
C) to parent-child social interactions.
D) to cultural factors beyond the scope of the child or parent.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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In the United States, who is typically the first in line to care for an older individual?


A) A spouse
B) A son
C) A daughter-in-law
D) A third party

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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According to the _____ model, a child's behavior is determined by both the actions of a parent and the child's characteristics (including genetically-based responses).

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As a permissive parent, Mr. Twister is most likely to tell his temper tantrum-throwing son,


A) "One more word, and you are going to get a whipping."
B) "We need to talk about these outbursts."
C) "That's right, you go ahead and let out any of those bad feelings and don't worry if you break something in the process."
D) "While I know you are upset and maybe you are right, we do have rules of conduct and outbursts like this will not be tolerated."

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The amount of influence of decisions that lie with the parent versus the child is referred to as the _____ dimension of childrearing.


A) acceptance-responsiveness
B) responsiveness-demandingness
C) demandingness-control
D) control-acceptance

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Hostile, antisocial youngsters who abuse drugs tend to have parents who have parenting styles that are


A) high in acceptance and high in control.
B) high in acceptance and low in control.
C) low in acceptance and low in control.
D) low in acceptance and high in control.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Sibling rivalry is typically characterized by


A) resentment and jealousy.
B) love and limits.
C) forgiving and empathy.
D) violence and psychosis.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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