Question 1

Nancy Schlossberg identified six basic paths to retirement.Describe these paths and apply each to the case of Gloria,a recent retiree.

Accepted Answer

A good answer would include the following key points:
-Continuers use part-time or volunteer work to remain at least partially active in their pre-retirement work.Gloria might volunteer at a nonprofit organization,helping with their taxes,to keep partially involved in her previous occupation as a bookkeeper.
-Involved spectators take more of a back-seat role in staying connected with their previous fields.Gloria might maintain her subscription to Bookkeeper Times,The Monthly Newsletter for Bookkeepers and Their Books,but only to read dispassionately about developments in her former field.
-Adventurers use retirement as a time to explore entirely new pursuits,perhaps including a new field of work.Gloria might try her hand at pastel painting,something she's never done before.
-Searchers try different activities in search of a suitable way to spend their retirement.Gloria may drift from hobby to hobby,dabbling a bit in each but never committing to any one.
-Easy gliders don't fret about retirement much and take each day as it comes.Gloria's plans to clean the house would go completely out the window when she wakes and sees the beautiful,sunshiny day that awaits her outdoors.
-Retreaters become depressed and withdrawn and stop searching for a meaningful pathway through retirement.Let's hope that Gloria has chosen one of the other pathways,and not entirely given up on life and happiness.We work to live,not the other way around.

Question 2

Which statement correctly explains why friendships are more highly valued than family relationships by older people in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) Older people have little interest in making friends with other older individuals. 
B) Maintaining friendships requires much less time and effort than maintaining family ties. 
C) Friendships offer more flexibility than family relationships and less of a history of obligations and conflicts. 
D) It is increasingly likely as one ages that all of one's friendships will end in death,compounding grief. 
A) Older people have little interest in making friends with other older individuals. 
B) Maintaining friendships requires much less time and effort than maintaining family ties. 
C) Friendships offer more flexibility than family relationships and less of a history of obligations and conflicts. 
D) It is increasingly likely as one ages that all of one's friendships will end in death,compounding grief. C

Question 3

Roles and expectations in a blended family can sometimes be unclear,a situation referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) generational digression 
B) proximal distance 
C) social comparison 
D) role ambiguity 
A) generational digression 
B) proximal distance 
C) social comparison 
D) role ambiguity D

Question 4

Which term describes play that involves simple,repetitive activities typical of 3-year-olds?

Accepted Answer

A) constructive play 
B) simple play 
C) functional play 
D) associative play 
A) constructive play 
B) simple play 
C) functional play 
D) associative play

Question 5

About how many children in the United States have lesbian or gay parents?

Accepted Answer

A) 6,000 
B) 60,000 
C) 600,000 
D) 6 million 
A) 6,000 
B) 60,000 
C) 600,000 
D) 6 million

Question 6

"Remote" grandparents usually __________.

Accepted Answer

A) call and visit frequently with their grandchildren 
B) rarely visit with their grandchildren and show little interest in them 
C) take full responsibility for raising their grandchildren 
D) take care of the grandchildren several times a week while parents work 
A) call and visit frequently with their grandchildren 
B) rarely visit with their grandchildren and show little interest in them 
C) take full responsibility for raising their grandchildren 
D) take care of the grandchildren several times a week while parents work

Question 7

Approximately what percent of people age 65 and older live in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 15 percent 
D) 20 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 15 percent 
D) 20 percent

Question 8

By the time children are 4,they engage in __________ play,manipulating objects to produce or build something.

Accepted Answer

A) functional 
B) modeling 
C) constructive 
D) parallel 
A) functional 
B) modeling 
C) constructive 
D) parallel

Question 9

During the early stages of middle childhood,children whose parents are divorcing __________.

Accepted Answer

A) experience severe psychological distress 
B) often blame themselves for the breakup 
C) typically fail to notice that anything is wrong in the household 
D) understand that not all relationships are compatible 
A) experience severe psychological distress 
B) often blame themselves for the breakup 
C) typically fail to notice that anything is wrong in the household 
D) understand that not all relationships are compatible

Question 10

Caring for one's aging parents can be psychologically tricky because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) aging parents remind their adult children that they will age,too 
B) elderly people frequently complain about trivialities 
C) of the significant degree of role reversal in the relationship 
D) both generations have to expose their personal weaknesses 
A) aging parents remind their adult children that they will age,too 
B) elderly people frequently complain about trivialities 
C) of the significant degree of role reversal in the relationship 
D) both generations have to expose their personal weaknesses

Question 11

In which age group of women has the rate of births increased over previous decades?

Accepted Answer

A) 14 to 18 
B) 30 to 34 
C) 35 to 40 
D) 40 to 50 
A) 14 to 18 
B) 30 to 34 
C) 35 to 40 
D) 40 to 50

Question 12

Which activity is the best example of functional play?

Accepted Answer

A) skipping or jumping 
B) playing checkers 
C) counting items such as cookies to see how many there are 
D) using Lego to build objects 
A) skipping or jumping 
B) playing checkers 
C) counting items such as cookies to see how many there are 
D) using Lego to build objects

Question 13

__________ is the main reason that young adults become boomerang children.

Accepted Answer

A) Inability to earn enough money to make it alone 
B) Fleeing from an unsatisfactory or abusive relationship 
C) A deep feeling of nostalgia for the parental home 
D) Substance addictions that require constant care 
A) Inability to earn enough money to make it alone 
B) Fleeing from an unsatisfactory or abusive relationship 
C) A deep feeling of nostalgia for the parental home 
D) Substance addictions that require constant care

Question 14

The rigid rankings of group members that typify friend networks among boys are known as the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) stratification ladder 
B) social gradient 
C) dominance hierarchy 
D) status curve 
A) stratification ladder 
B) social gradient 
C) dominance hierarchy 
D) status curve

Question 15

Which statement is correct regarding children of divorced parents?

Accepted Answer

A) Four times as many children of divorced parents enter psychological counseling as children from intact families. 
B) Eighteen months to 2 years after the divorce,most children begin to return to their predivorce state of psychological adjustment. 
C) Children who have experienced parental divorce are less likely to get divorced as adults. 
D) Thirty percent of divorced parents later reunite in the same household for the sake of the children. 
A) Four times as many children of divorced parents enter psychological counseling as children from intact families. 
B) Eighteen months to 2 years after the divorce,most children begin to return to their predivorce state of psychological adjustment. 
C) Children who have experienced parental divorce are less likely to get divorced as adults. 
D) Thirty percent of divorced parents later reunite in the same household for the sake of the children.

Question 16

Martin and Lewis are both 3 years old,and the main benefit they get out of being friends with each other is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the enjoyment of carrying out shared activities 
B) trust,support,and pursuing shared interests 
C) the give-and-take of competing with each other in games 
D) the intellectual stimulation of conversation and learning activities 
A) the enjoyment of carrying out shared activities 
B) trust,support,and pursuing shared interests 
C) the give-and-take of competing with each other in games 
D) the intellectual stimulation of conversation and learning activities

Question 17

By the end of adolescence,power and influence between parent and child have become __________.

Accepted Answer

A) highly critical 
B) less conventional 
C) more balanced 
D) mutually strained 
A) highly critical 
B) less conventional 
C) more balanced 
D) mutually strained

Question 18

Which group is more apt to be involved with their grandchildren,compared to the others?

Accepted Answer

A) African American grandparents 
B) Caucasian American grandparents 
C) Native American grandparents 
D) Asian American grandparents 
A) African American grandparents 
B) Caucasian American grandparents 
C) Native American grandparents 
D) Asian American grandparents

Question 19

"Involved" grandparents usually __________.

Accepted Answer

A) actively engage in grandparenting and influence their grandchildren's lives 
B) act as supporters and buddies to their grandchildren 
C) complain about their grandchildren's childish behavior 
D) rarely visit their grandchildren 
A) actively engage in grandparenting and influence their grandchildren's lives 
B) act as supporters and buddies to their grandchildren 
C) complain about their grandchildren's childish behavior 
D) rarely visit their grandchildren

Question 20

What function do friendships serve during the middle childhood years?

Accepted Answer

A) Friendships provide a child with similar others who reinforce the child's racial identity. 
B) Friendships provide physical support that helps the child develop fine motor skills. 
C) Friendships provide a training ground for communicating and interacting with others. 
D) Friendships provide a greater sense of security than relationships with parents. 
A) Friendships provide a child with similar others who reinforce the child's racial identity. 
B) Friendships provide physical support that helps the child develop fine motor skills. 
C) Friendships provide a training ground for communicating and interacting with others. 
D) Friendships provide a greater sense of security than relationships with parents.

Nancy Schlossberg identified six basic paths to retirement.Describe these paths and apply each to the case of Gloria,a recent retiree.

Which statement correctly explains why friendships are more highly valued than family relationships by older people in late adulthood?

Roles and expectations in a blended family can sometimes be unclear,a situation referred to as __________.

Which term describes play that involves simple,repetitive activities typical of 3-year-olds?

About how many children in the United States have lesbian or gay parents?

"Remote" grandparents usually __________.

Approximately what percent of people age 65 and older live in poverty?

By the time children are 4,they engage in __________ play,manipulating objects to produce or build something.

During the early stages of middle childhood,children whose parents are divorcing __________.

Caring for one's aging parents can be psychologically tricky because __________.

In which age group of women has the rate of births increased over previous decades?

Which activity is the best example of functional play?

__________ is the main reason that young adults become boomerang children.

The rigid rankings of group members that typify friend networks among boys are known as the __________.

Which statement is correct regarding children of divorced parents?

Martin and Lewis are both 3 years old,and the main benefit they get out of being friends with each other is __________.

By the end of adolescence,power and influence between parent and child have become __________.

Which group is more apt to be involved with their grandchildren,compared to the others?

"Involved" grandparents usually __________.

What function do friendships serve during the middle childhood years?

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Exam 13: Friends and Family

Nancy Schlossberg identified six basic paths to retirement.Describe these paths and apply each to the case of Gloria,a recent retiree.

Which statement correctly explains why friendships are more highly valued than family relationships by older people in late adulthood?

Roles and expectations in a blended family can sometimes be unclear,a situation referred to as __________.

Which term describes play that involves simple,repetitive activities typical of 3-year-olds?

About how many children in the United States have lesbian or gay parents?

"Remote" grandparents usually __________.

Approximately what percent of people age 65 and older live in poverty?

By the time children are 4,they engage in __________ play,manipulating objects to produce or build something.

During the early stages of middle childhood,children whose parents are divorcing __________.

Caring for one's aging parents can be psychologically tricky because __________.

In which age group of women has the rate of births increased over previous decades?

Which activity is the best example of functional play?

__________ is the main reason that young adults become boomerang children.

The rigid rankings of group members that typify friend networks among boys are known as the __________.

Which statement is correct regarding children of divorced parents?

Martin and Lewis are both 3 years old,and the main benefit they get out of being friends with each other is __________.

By the end of adolescence,power and influence between parent and child have become __________.

Which group is more apt to be involved with their grandchildren,compared to the others?

"Involved" grandparents usually __________.

What function do friendships serve during the middle childhood years?

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

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

Death and Dying

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