Question 1

What is one advantage that many middle-aged Canadians have in dealing with life-stage challenges?

Accepted Answer

A) They are well supported by a long-term peer group. 
B) They have adult children who are largely self-sufficient. 
C) They have high levels of practical knowledge. 
D) They have learned to let go of the things they cannot change. 
A) They are well supported by a long-term peer group. 
B) They have adult children who are largely self-sufficient. 
C) They have high levels of practical knowledge. 
D) They have learned to let go of the things they cannot change. C

Question 2

According to the text,which statement best describes the current midlife generation?

Accepted Answer

A) It is one of the longest stages in life. 
B) It is smaller than in previous decades. 
C) It spends more time in child rearing than in previous decades. 
D) It is very homogenous. 
A) It is one of the longest stages in life. 
B) It is smaller than in previous decades. 
C) It spends more time in child rearing than in previous decades. 
D) It is very homogenous. A

Question 3

When parents and adult children live together,the situation is ambiguous.Many parents feel the need to maintain control over their own homes,while many adult children may have which of the following feelings?

Accepted Answer

A) They want their parents to make decisions for them. 
B) They wish to control their own lives. 
C) They expect to make most household decisions. 
D) They want to control their parents' lives. 
A) They want their parents to make decisions for them. 
B) They wish to control their own lives. 
C) They expect to make most household decisions. 
D) They want to control their parents' lives. B

Question 4

Around what age do many Canadians become grandparents?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 
B) 50 
C) 60 
D) 70 
A) 40 
B) 50 
C) 60 
D) 70

Question 5

Joy is 33.Her 16-year-old daughter has just had a baby.How is Joy likely to find grandmotherhood?

Accepted Answer

A) stressful,because she does not enjoy the baby at all 
B) stressful,because it is off time and she is too young 
C) a pleasure,because she has looked forward to being a grandmother 
D) a pleasure,because she and her daughter had planned the child 
A) stressful,because she does not enjoy the baby at all 
B) stressful,because it is off time and she is too young 
C) a pleasure,because she has looked forward to being a grandmother 
D) a pleasure,because she and her daughter had planned the child

Question 6

What period of life is often considered "sturm und drang"?

Accepted Answer

A) middle years 
B) adolescence 
C) emerging adulthood 
D) during the 1800s 
A) middle years 
B) adolescence 
C) emerging adulthood 
D) during the 1800s

Question 7

Which term refers to the socially approved schedule for events to occur at certain times of life?

Accepted Answer

A) social time clock 
B) social straitjacket 
C) ticking biological clock 
D) social script 
A) social time clock 
B) social straitjacket 
C) ticking biological clock 
D) social script

Question 8

What does the "revolving door" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) the rat race many middle-aged people are trapped in 
B) the fact that elderly parents move in with their children 
C) the return home of a child who earlier moved out 
D) the need to provide daycare for grandchildren 
A) the rat race many middle-aged people are trapped in 
B) the fact that elderly parents move in with their children 
C) the return home of a child who earlier moved out 
D) the need to provide daycare for grandchildren

Question 9

Which term refers to children who return to their parents' home after moving out?

Accepted Answer

A) failed birds 
B) students 
C) sandwich generation 
D) boomerang kids 
A) failed birds 
B) students 
C) sandwich generation 
D) boomerang kids

Question 10

According to Erik Erikson,what is the chief developmental task of midlife?

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy 
B) life review 
C) generativity 
D) creativity 
A) intimacy 
B) life review 
C) generativity 
D) creativity

Question 11

The ____________________ is the socially approved schedule for certain life events.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ is the socially approved schedule...

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a reason for greater interest in sex at midlife?

Accepted Answer

A) After menopause,there is no need to fear pregnancy. 
B) Now that children are gone,there are fewer interruptions. 
C) Sex has become a habit that is hard to give up. 
D) Men's slowed response time allows a more relaxed approach. 
A) After menopause,there is no need to fear pregnancy. 
B) Now that children are gone,there are fewer interruptions. 
C) Sex has become a habit that is hard to give up. 
D) Men's slowed response time allows a more relaxed approach.

Question 13

Which term refers to a life event that can produce a change in the family system?

Accepted Answer

A) transformation 
B) midlife crisis 
C) transition 
D) stressor 
A) transformation 
B) midlife crisis 
C) transition 
D) stressor

Question 14

According to the text,why do most midlife children return home?

Accepted Answer

A) loneliness 
B) employment loss 
C) death of a spouse 
D) to assist aging parents 
A) loneliness 
B) employment loss 
C) death of a spouse 
D) to assist aging parents

Question 15

James Marcia suggests that identity develops on which of the following two dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A) expansion and moratorium 
B) trust and mistrust 
C) exploration and commitment 
D) foreclosure and role confusion 
A) expansion and moratorium 
B) trust and mistrust 
C) exploration and commitment 
D) foreclosure and role confusion

Question 16

A(n)____________________ is a life event that can produce change in the family system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________ is a life event that can...

Question 17

Which term refers to the many changes that occur during the middle years of the family life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) crisis prone 
B) morphogenetic 
C) provisional 
D) transitional 
A) crisis prone 
B) morphogenetic 
C) provisional 
D) transitional

Question 18

Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence they call __________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Researchers are now suggesting that there is...

Question 19

By the end of adolescence,teens are more concerned with which of the following than with conforming to peers?

Accepted Answer

A) romantic relationships 
B) making choices about higher education 
C) deciding career goals 
D) maintaining relationships with parents 
A) romantic relationships 
B) making choices about higher education 
C) deciding career goals 
D) maintaining relationships with parents

Question 20

Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence.What is it called?

Accepted Answer

A) young adulthood 
B) late adolescence 
C) emerging adulthood 
D) pseudo-adolescence
Enter the appropriate word(s)to complete the statement. 
A) young adulthood 
B) late adolescence 
C) emerging adulthood 
D) pseudo-adolescence
Enter the appropriate word(s)to complete the statement.

What is one advantage that many middle-aged Canadians have in dealing with life-stage challenges?

According to the text,which statement best describes the current midlife generation?

When parents and adult children live together,the situation is ambiguous.Many parents feel the need to maintain control over their own homes,while many adult children may have which of the following feelings?

Around what age do many Canadians become grandparents?

Joy is 33.Her 16-year-old daughter has just had a baby.How is Joy likely to find grandmotherhood?

What period of life is often considered "sturm und drang"?

Which term refers to the socially approved schedule for events to occur at certain times of life?

What does the "revolving door" refer to?

Which term refers to children who return to their parents' home after moving out?

According to Erik Erikson,what is the chief developmental task of midlife?

The ____________________ is the socially approved schedule for certain life events.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for greater interest in sex at midlife?

Which term refers to a life event that can produce a change in the family system?

According to the text,why do most midlife children return home?

James Marcia suggests that identity develops on which of the following two dimensions?

A(n)____________________ is a life event that can produce change in the family system.

Which term refers to the many changes that occur during the middle years of the family life cycle?

Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence they call __________________________.

By the end of adolescence,teens are more concerned with which of the following than with conforming to peers?

Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence.What is it called?

What Is a Family

History, Culture, and Canadian Families

Getting Together

Wedding Bells or Not

Childrenyes or No

Bringing up Baby

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family, Work, and Caregiving

The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come

Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

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Exam 7: The Middle Years of the Family and the Not-So-Empty Nest

What is one advantage that many middle-aged Canadians have in dealing with life-stage challenges?

According to the text,which statement best describes the current midlife generation?

When parents and adult children live together,the situation is ambiguous.Many parents feel the need to maintain control over their own homes,while many adult children may have which of the following feelings?

Around what age do many Canadians become grandparents?

Joy is 33.Her 16-year-old daughter has just had a baby.How is Joy likely to find grandmotherhood?

What period of life is often considered "sturm und drang"?

Which term refers to the socially approved schedule for events to occur at certain times of life?

What does the "revolving door" refer to?

Which term refers to children who return to their parents' home after moving out?

According to Erik Erikson,what is the chief developmental task of midlife?

The ____________________ is the socially approved schedule for certain life events.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for greater interest in sex at midlife?

Which term refers to a life event that can produce a change in the family system?

According to the text,why do most midlife children return home?

James Marcia suggests that identity develops on which of the following two dimensions?

A(n)____________________ is a life event that can produce change in the family system.

Which term refers to the many changes that occur during the middle years of the family life cycle?

Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence they call __________________________.

By the end of adolescence,teens are more concerned with which of the following than with conforming to peers?

Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence.What is it called?

What Is a Family

History, Culture, and Canadian Families

Getting Together

Wedding Bells or Not

Childrenyes or No

Bringing up Baby

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family, Work, and Caregiving

The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come

Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

Filters