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1
According to Baumrind, which of the following parenting styles is associated with energetic-friendly children who generally exhibit positive development?
A)authoritative
B)authoritarian
C)permissive
D)uninvolved
2
According to the ecological family system perspective, the ability of the family to adapt to changes both inside and outside the system is referred to as
A)interdependency.
B)morphogenesis.
C)homeostasis.
D)equifinality.
3
Under which family conflict resolution conditions did teachers rate children as tending to externalize problems?
A)when fathers are depressed and withdrawn
B)when mothers are more critical and intrusive in their interactions with children
C)when there is hostile interaction between parents
D)when both parents ignore the conflict
4
The birth of the first child
A)is associated with an increase in family cohesion.
B)is associated with an increase in marital satisfaction by mothers.
C)often destroys good marriages if the child is unplanned.
D)is associated with a shift toward a more traditional division of family roles.
5
According to Baumrind, permissive parenting is correlated with which type of child behavior?
A)impulsive-aggressive
B)conflicted-irritable
C)energetic-friendly
D)moody/low self-esteem
6
According to the textbook, supporters of the status quo tend to be:
A)the youngest children.
B)only children.
C)middle children with three or more siblings.
D)firstborn sons.
7
Since the early 1970s, the percentage of U.S. children living in poverty has
A)dropped dramatically.
B)remained approximately the same.
C)dropped more in the United States than in Canada or Europe.
D)risen by more than 60 percent.
8
Research suggests that children perform best in school when achievement is supported both by the children's parents and
A)extended family members.
B)peers.
C)siblings.
D)teachers.
9
Which of the following characterizes the changing American family?
A)increase in the proportion of traditional nuclear families
B)decrease in the average household size
C)decrease in out-of-wedlock births
D)fewer single-parent households
10
Which parenting style is typical of stepfathers generally?
A)uninvolved
B)authoritative
C)authoritarian
D)permissive
11
The Terman study found that those who had experienced parental divorce in childhood were adversely affected in which one of the following areas?
A)job stability
B)rates of alcoholism
C)criminality
D)longevity
12
Following a divorce, the best predictor of children's adjustment is the
A)type of joint legal custody.
B)type of joint physical custody.
C)degree of parental conflict.
D)geographic distance between the ex-spouses.
13
Which of the following is TRUE regarding parenting after the age of thirty?
A)Older fathers may be generally more involved in the parent role.
B)Older fathers engage in more strenuous play with their children.
C)Older mothers spend less social time with their babies.
D)Older fathers are less involved in the parental role.
14
Which of the following is TRUE regarding teenage pregnancy and parenthood?
A)Birth rates for teens have risen sharply in recent years.
B)Approximately two-thirds of teenage mothers are married.
C)Adolescent children of teen mothers have higher rates of incarceration.
D)Teenage mothers show nurturing skills similar to other mothers.
15
Two factors commonly seen in abuse of children are a distressed marriage and
A)the abuse of one of the marital partners by his or her own parents.
B)poverty.
C)substandard housing.
D)severe mental illness.





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