Question 1

What do suburban,middle-class white adolescents do all day?

Accepted Answer

A) They spend about half their time in leisure activities. 
B) A substantial majority of them are involved in religious activities. 
C) They spend about half their time on "maintenance," such as eating,grooming,or chores. 
D) Three-quarters of each day are devoted to school and academic pursuits. 
A) They spend about half their time in leisure activities. 
B) A substantial majority of them are involved in religious activities. 
C) They spend about half their time on "maintenance," such as eating,grooming,or chores. 
D) Three-quarters of each day are devoted to school and academic pursuits. A

Question 2

Which aspect of disliking others is behavioral in nature?

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) renouncement 
C) discrimination 
D) stereotyping 
A) prejudice 
B) renouncement 
C) discrimination 
D) stereotyping C

Question 3

What are some benefits and disadvantages to adolescents' increased use of media and technology,such as the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A good answer would include the following key points:
-Surveys indicate that adolescents spend a considerable amount of time daily interacting with screens;6.5 hours on average,although that figure is more like 8.5 hours when simultaneous sources,such as cell phones and computers,are taken into account.
-A disadvantage of this trend is that adolescents may impede their face-to-face social competence,interacting instead through social media.Other evidence,however,suggests that social media use may enhance certain social skills.
-Although online video games may seem isolating,interacting with other players can be socially beneficial,and even violent video games may foster the development of cognitive and perceptual skills.

Question 4

Approximately how many hours per week does a middle-aged person in the United States watch television?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 20 
D) 25 
A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 20 
D) 25

Question 5

In general,people who have adequate resources to choose early retirement __________.

Accepted Answer

A) show a moderately fast decline in physical health 
B) watch more television and experience more boredom than their peers 
C) show a moderately fast decline in mental health 
D) take up a variety of new activities that keep them busy 
A) show a moderately fast decline in physical health 
B) watch more television and experience more boredom than their peers 
C) show a moderately fast decline in mental health 
D) take up a variety of new activities that keep them busy

Question 6

Approximately what percent of white high school graduates enter college?

Accepted Answer

A) 42 percent 
B) 57 percent 
C) 71 percent 
D) 82 percent 
A) 42 percent 
B) 57 percent 
C) 71 percent 
D) 82 percent

Question 7

Differences in gender distribution and attrition rates across college course subject areas reflect which of the following causes?

Accepted Answer

A) gender stereotypes 
B) perceived self-inadequacies 
C) first-year adjustment reaction 
D) genetic limitations 
A) gender stereotypes 
B) perceived self-inadequacies 
C) first-year adjustment reaction 
D) genetic limitations

Question 8

Statistically,who is at greatest risk for dropping out of school?

Accepted Answer

A) Ming,an Asian girl in high school 
B) Darnell,an African American boy in middle school 
C) Miguel,a Hispanic boy in high school 
D) Denisse,a Caucasian girl in middle school 
A) Ming,an Asian girl in high school 
B) Darnell,an African American boy in middle school 
C) Miguel,a Hispanic boy in high school 
D) Denisse,a Caucasian girl in middle school

Question 9

Which group of students tends to have the highest rate of computer use?

Accepted Answer

A) Hispanic 
B) Asian American 
C) white 
D) African American 
A) Hispanic 
B) Asian American 
C) white 
D) African American

Question 10

Compared with those in other developed countries,U.S.government-supported public assistance programs for families in poverty are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) more generous 
B) growing more rapidly 
C) less generous 
D) at about the same level 
A) more generous 
B) growing more rapidly 
C) less generous 
D) at about the same level

Question 11

Television that shows women with large breasts,small waists,and slender legs are represented as an ideal is likely to have negative consequences on which area?

Accepted Answer

A) body image 
B) religious faith 
C) weight control 
D) school alertness 
A) body image 
B) religious faith 
C) weight control 
D) school alertness

Question 12

Describe the factors that contribute to high-quality child care.

Accepted Answer

A good answer would include the followin

Question 13

What characterizes an unexamined ethnic identity?

Accepted Answer

A) rejection of the cultural practices of the ethnic majority 
B) acceptance of the norms and attitudes of the dominant culture 
C) belligerence directed toward people who have solidified an ethnic identity 
D) a consolidation of one's ethnic identity,practices,and values 
A) rejection of the cultural practices of the ethnic majority 
B) acceptance of the norms and attitudes of the dominant culture 
C) belligerence directed toward people who have solidified an ethnic identity 
D) a consolidation of one's ethnic identity,practices,and values

Question 14

How high is the cost of childhood poverty in the United States estimated to be each year?

Accepted Answer

A) between $36 billion and $177 billion 
B) between $250 million and $2 billion 
C) between $450 billion and $750 billion 
D) between $600 billion and $1.2 trillion 
A) between $36 billion and $177 billion 
B) between $250 million and $2 billion 
C) between $450 billion and $750 billion 
D) between $600 billion and $1.2 trillion

Question 15

Which term describes the process in which people identify with the ethnic minority culture to which they belong while rejecting the majority culture?

Accepted Answer

A) separation 
B) marginalization 
C) assimilation 
D) integration 
A) separation 
B) marginalization 
C) assimilation 
D) integration

Question 16

What is the second stage of ethnic identity development called?

Accepted Answer

A) examine ethnic identity 
B) unexamined ethnic identity 
C) achieved ethnic identity 
D) ethnic identity search 
A) examine ethnic identity 
B) unexamined ethnic identity 
C) achieved ethnic identity 
D) ethnic identity search

Question 17

Some people may adopt the values and beliefs of the majority culture while rejecting the values and beliefs of their native culture.Which term best describes this position?

Accepted Answer

A) culture 
B) marginalization 
C) assimilation 
D) separation 
A) culture 
B) marginalization 
C) assimilation 
D) separation

Question 18

Long-term participation in child care at an early age is particularly helpful for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) children from impoverished home environments 
B) intellectually gifted children 
C) children with serious behavior problems 
D) children in two-parent families 
A) children from impoverished home environments 
B) intellectually gifted children 
C) children with serious behavior problems 
D) children in two-parent families

Question 19

Members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because they __________.

Accepted Answer

A) perceive that school success is relatively unimportant to future workplace success because discrimination will hamper advancement 
B) are at a genetic disadvantage compared to members of other groups 
C) lack the social,interpersonal,and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education 
D) have a greater number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment 
A) perceive that school success is relatively unimportant to future workplace success because discrimination will hamper advancement 
B) are at a genetic disadvantage compared to members of other groups 
C) lack the social,interpersonal,and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education 
D) have a greater number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment

Question 20

According to measures of the average pace of life,__________ has a quicker pace of life than the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil 
B) Italy 
C) Kenya 
D) Mexico 
A) Brazil 
B) Italy 
C) Kenya 
D) Mexico

What do suburban,middle-class white adolescents do all day?

Which aspect of disliking others is behavioral in nature?

What are some benefits and disadvantages to adolescents' increased use of media and technology,such as the Internet?

Approximately how many hours per week does a middle-aged person in the United States watch television?

In general,people who have adequate resources to choose early retirement __________.

Approximately what percent of white high school graduates enter college?

Differences in gender distribution and attrition rates across college course subject areas reflect which of the following causes?

Statistically,who is at greatest risk for dropping out of school?

Which group of students tends to have the highest rate of computer use?

Compared with those in other developed countries,U.S.government-supported public assistance programs for families in poverty are __________.

Television that shows women with large breasts,small waists,and slender legs are represented as an ideal is likely to have negative consequences on which area?

Describe the factors that contribute to high-quality child care.

What characterizes an unexamined ethnic identity?

How high is the cost of childhood poverty in the United States estimated to be each year?

Which term describes the process in which people identify with the ethnic minority culture to which they belong while rejecting the majority culture?

What is the second stage of ethnic identity development called?

Some people may adopt the values and beliefs of the majority culture while rejecting the values and beliefs of their native culture.Which term best describes this position?

Long-term participation in child care at an early age is particularly helpful for __________.

Members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because they __________.

According to measures of the average pace of life,__________ has a quicker pace of life than the United States.

An Orientation to Lifespan Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Physical Growth and Aging Across the Life Span

Health and Wellness

Cognitive Growth: Piaget and Vygotsky

Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches

Language Development

Intelligence

Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development and Aggression

Gender and Sexuality

Friends and Family

Death and Dying

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Exam 14: Schooling, Culture, and Society: Living in a Multicultural World

What do suburban,middle-class white adolescents do all day?

Which aspect of disliking others is behavioral in nature?

What are some benefits and disadvantages to adolescents' increased use of media and technology,such as the Internet?

Approximately how many hours per week does a middle-aged person in the United States watch television?

In general,people who have adequate resources to choose early retirement __________.

Approximately what percent of white high school graduates enter college?

Differences in gender distribution and attrition rates across college course subject areas reflect which of the following causes?

Statistically,who is at greatest risk for dropping out of school?

Which group of students tends to have the highest rate of computer use?

Compared with those in other developed countries,U.S.government-supported public assistance programs for families in poverty are __________.

Television that shows women with large breasts,small waists,and slender legs are represented as an ideal is likely to have negative consequences on which area?

Describe the factors that contribute to high-quality child care.

What characterizes an unexamined ethnic identity?

How high is the cost of childhood poverty in the United States estimated to be each year?

Which term describes the process in which people identify with the ethnic minority culture to which they belong while rejecting the majority culture?

What is the second stage of ethnic identity development called?

Some people may adopt the values and beliefs of the majority culture while rejecting the values and beliefs of their native culture.Which term best describes this position?

Long-term participation in child care at an early age is particularly helpful for __________.

Members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because they __________.

According to measures of the average pace of life,__________ has a quicker pace of life than the United States.

An Orientation to Lifespan Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Physical Growth and Aging Across the Life Span

Health and Wellness

Cognitive Growth: Piaget and Vygotsky

Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches

Language Development

Intelligence

Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development and Aggression

Gender and Sexuality

Friends and Family

Death and Dying

Filters