Exam 13: Friends and Family

Which reason correctly explains the decline in the fertility rate?

__________ adolescents are liked by some of their peers and disliked by others.

Which of the following is a factor in successfully surviving the stress that develops in marriage after the birth of a child?

Brandy is an overweight 15-year-old girl who is neither liked nor disliked by others at her school.Rather,Brandy gets no attention from her classmates at all,and she feels as though she might as well be invisible.Brandy would be considered a(n)__________ adolescent.

Constructive play produces a benefit of __________ for the player.

An institution that provides elderly residents with various levels of care over the remainder of their lives,from separate apartments to full-time medical care,is called __________.

Children and adolescents who are uniformly disliked are considered to be __________ adolescents.

Because of the adolescent's development of __________,the balance of power in the relationship between parents and the adolescent becomes more __________ toward the end of adolescence.

Allison is well liked by the other members of her swim team,but not well liked by other adolescent girls in her homeroom class.Allison would be considered a __________ adolescent.

In the third stage of friendship,which begins toward the end of middle childhood (ages 11 to 15),friendship is based on __________.

The term helicopter parents refers to parents who __________.

Adults who are actively engaged in taking care of their grandchildren are called __________ grandparents.

A child who sees his father as a powerful figure who maintains discipline,and who is taught that it is his responsibility to care for his parents throughout his lifetime,is likely to be __________.

Which factor contributes to the sandwich generation?

A controversial adolescent is conceptualized as one who is __________.

A divide between parents and adolescents in their attitudes,values,aspirations,and worldviews is known as __________.

Why are African American grandparents more likely to be involved with their grandchildren?

Which term refers to rankings that represent the relative social power of those in a group?

What is the most likely reason for the dramatic decrease in the number of children in the average American family over the past several generations?

Tony has been in a nursing home for one year.He has become apathetic,indifferent,and does not care about himself.Which term describes Tony's mental state?