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In most industrialized countries, _______ families are the norm, whereas family structures in less developed countries tend to be _______. |
| | A) | uclear; extended |
| | B) | traditional; kinship |
| | C) | extended; traditional |
| | D) | extended; kinship |
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Satisfaction with how their children have turned out characterizes _____ middle-aged parents and _____ state that they become upset by them on occasion. |
| | A) | a majority of; most |
| | B) | few; a majority |
| | C) | few; few |
| | D) | a majority; few |
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Bill, age 27, graduated from college and his parents came to the ceremony and dinner afterwards. He found himself frustrated with his father, whose hot-headed nature spurred an argument with the waitress over something trivial. Bill further had to restrain himself from correcting his father's poor table manners. He spent most of the dinner talking with his mother, who, unlike his father, does not attack Bill's values and career choice. Michael exemplifies which of the relationship patterns identified in Frank, Avery, and Laman's (1988) study? |
| | A) | Individuated |
| | B) | Competent-connected |
| | C) | Pseudo-autonomous |
| | D) | Conflicted |
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The frequency of contact in sibling relationships: |
| | A) | increases through young adulthood and decreases from middle age on. |
| | B) | decreases through young adulthood and then increases from middle age on. |
| | C) | declines continuously over the lifespan. |
| | D) | increases continuously over the lifespan. |
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Late life siblings: |
| | A) | see each other more than they did in middle age. |
| | B) | report better relationships than they had in middle age. |
| | C) | are in frequent phone contact, but play a small role in each other's support networks. |
| | D) | None of the above |
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According to Cherlin and Furstenber's (1986) study, the most common grandparenting style is: |
| | A) | companionate. |
| | B) | companionate. |
| | C) | remote. |
| | D) | nurturant. |
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Grandparents whose style is involved are more likely to be: |
| | A) | younger. |
| | B) | Hispanic. |
| | C) | older. |
| | D) | black. |
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The proportion of children living in their grandparents' households in the United States is highest among: |
| | A) | white families. |
| | B) | black families. |
| | C) | Hispanic families. |
| | D) | Asian families. |
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Which of the following situations seems to be the most difficult for parents who have children who return home? |
| | A) | Children who are financially dependent |
| | B) | Children who demand complete independence |
| | C) | Children with children of their own |
| | D) | Divorced children in the home of a divorced parent |
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The most important factor in keeping older adults out of institutions is: |
| | A) | marital status. |
| | B) | age. |
| | C) | gender. |
| | D) | social activities. |
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_______% of older adults prefer to stay in their own homes indefinitely. |
| | A) | 40 |
| | B) | 68 |
| | C) | 95 |
| | D) | 100 |
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What percentage of adults age 85 and older live in nursing homes? |
| | A) | 1 |
| | B) | 6 |
| | C) | 24 |
| | D) | 53 |
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The extent to which caregivers of elderly adults experience burnout is affected by the caregiver's: |
| | A) | age. |
| | B) | employment status. |
| | C) | available resources. |
| | D) | All of the above |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education