85. Which of the following is rated similarly as a parental concern regardless of family income level?
a.
child getting kidnapped
b.
child being bullied
c.
child getting shot
d.
child having legal trouble
86. Which model of family influence best reflects the systems perspective?
a.
interactional
b.
parent effects
c.
transactional
d.
child effects
87. Ten mothers are going home today with their second baby. How many of their toddler first-borns will feel that the new
baby is a threat?
a.
b.
c.
d.
88. Which pair of siblings is likely to be past the peak period of sibling rivalry?
a.
Adam, who is 8, and Glenn who is 6
b.
Beatriz, who is 13, and Alma, who is 15
c.
Akbar, who is 4, and Khalid, who is 5
d.
Donte, who is 9, and Traylor, who is 11
89. Which of the following terms best reflects the role of an older sibling in relation to younger siblings?
a.
minimal
b.
influential
c.
adversarial
d.
noncommittal
90. Ever since she started middle school, Jordan has been contradicting everything her parents say, slamming her door,
and being difficult. Her parents are at their wit’s end. How should they address the situation?
a.
Engage in full-scale battles until her disrespectful demeanor is broken.
b.
Apply a more authoritarian parenting style to confirm who holds the power.
c.
Ride it out, because conflict from adolescents is normal and beneficial.
d.
Give her what she requests to keep the bad attitude from escalating.
91. Who is most likely to practice supportive coparenting with their children?
a.
Trent and Yoshi, a gay married couple
b.
Dan and Paula, a remarried straight couple
c.
Stella and Marco, a married straight couple
d.
Bette and LaToya, a lesbian married couple
92. Two men who marry and raise kids will likely provide a solid example of ________.
a.
family stress
b.
partnership
c.
role reversal
d.
indirect effects
93. Which of the following couples likely ranks lowest in marital satisfaction?
a.
Binh and Thuy, who have decided not to have children
b.
Arlene and Ted, whose last child moved out a year ago
c.
Khalid and Sasha, whose daughter just turned one
d.
Tina and Jorge, who have two kids in elementary school
94. Which of the following categories has witnessed the largest increase in percentage over the past 50 years in the United
States?
a.
adults who never married
b.
adults who are widowed
c.
adults who are married
d.
adults who are divorced/separated
95. Who will have the most difficulty adjusting to their parents’ divorce?
a.
Min, who splits his time at his mom’s and dad’s houses
b.
Reza, whose favorite aunt takes her on weekend outings
c.
Ellie, whose mother gets large support checks from her ex.
d.
Sam, whose father moved to start a job in another state
96. Which of the following teenagers will likely be the least well-adjusted?
a.
Robin, a girl living with her divorced mom
b.
Celia, a girl in a blended family with stepbrothers
c.
Dewayne, a boy raised by his birth parents
d.
Parker, a boy with stepsisters in a reconstituted family
97. In the classic 1970s TV sitcom “The Brady Bunch,” Mike had three sons and remarried Carol, who had three
daughters. What is the formal developmental term for the main characters of this show?
a.
kinkeeper family
b.
transactional family
c.
reconstituted family
d.
spillover family
98. Children who attended schools where corporal punishment was practiced, and then inflict physical abuse on their own
children as adults, demonstrate the role of ________ in child abuse.
a.
role reversal
b.
spillover effects
c.
intergenerational transmission
d.
environmental influence
99. A group of 100 parents who were abused as children have gathered at a conference to discuss challenges of raising a
family. About how many of the group have abused their own children?
a.
18
b.
27
c.
41
d.
66
100. Which of the following people is most likely to abuse their child?
a.
Yuri, an unemployed father raising a son
b.
Kathy, a single mother who is out of work
c.
Ling, a married blue collar mother of two
d.
Rogerio, a middle class divorced father
101. When it comes to childcare, men and women are more similar than different.
a.
True
b.
False
102. An authoritative parenting style involves many rules and few explanations.
a.
True
b.
False
103. The launching of the last child tends to result in an increase in marital satisfaction.
a.
True
b.
False
104. The most common grandparenting style is the “involved” style.
a.
True
b.
False
105. Couples who marry after engaging in cohabitation prior to marriage tend to be less likely to divorce.
a.
True
b.
False
106. Good parenting by the noncustodial parent can positively influence a child’s adjustment to divorce.
a.
True
b.
False
107. Most children who are maltreated are victims of neglect, not physical or sexual abuse.
a.
True
b.
False
108. In family systems theory, the mother-child relationship takes precedence over all others.
a.
True
b.
False
109. Parents whose young children frequently bicker and battle are likely employing a faulty parenting style.
a.
True
b.
False
110. A key theme of achieving autonomy for adolescents is separation.
a.
True
b.
False
111. With the large gap in income inequality that has occurred in American families since the Great Recession of 2008,
what impacts would you expect to see on children and teens now and in the future?
Answer not provided
112. What is the best approach for parents to deal with their adolescent’s push for autonomy? Explain the overall goal of
the parents and give some examples to support your ideas.
113. What is your opinion on the “helicopter” style of parenting that is common today? Does it help or hinder adolescent
development? Why do you think parents do this? Do they only have their child’s best interests in mind?
114. How does marital satisfaction change over the course of a marriage? What factors influence marital satisfaction?
115. What parenting style was employed in your family when you were growing up? If you had two active parents, did
they both use the same style, or different styles? How were you affected by this parenting?
116. What are the issues associated with the middle generation squeeze? How can the associated problem of caregiver
burden be reduced?
117. You are assigned to create a program at an inner city community organization to lower the incidence of child abuse
in families. List three strategies you will employ in your program, and provide rationales for your ideas.
118. Describe the three major grandparenting styles and provide advantages and disadvantages for each, using examples.
119. How do you think changes in American society have impacted the family in the context of systems theory? Give at
least three examples to support your thinking.
120. What are potential advantages and disadvantages for children and parents who experience divorce? Give examples to
support your ideas.