Question 1

Studies of the parenting of multiracial children in the United States and New Zealand found that

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A) a parent from a racial minority group played the largest role in guiding the child's development of his or her ethnic identity. 
B) moms played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group. 
C) dads played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group. 
D) parents of these children tend to see their children through "ethnic blinders" and do not typically attempt to instill their children with a sense of ethnic identity. 
A) a parent from a racial minority group played the largest role in guiding the child's development of his or her ethnic identity. 
B) moms played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group. 
C) dads played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group. 
D) parents of these children tend to see their children through "ethnic blinders" and do not typically attempt to instill their children with a sense of ethnic identity.

Question 2

A relationship in which one individual becomes violent or aggressive toward the other is classified as a(n)____ relationship.

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A) abusive 
B) consummate 
C) reciprocal 
D) homogenous 
A) abusive 
B) consummate 
C) reciprocal 
D) homogenous

Question 3

The causes of aggressive behavior become more ____ as the level of aggressive behavior increases.

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A) complex 
B) simple 
C) obvious ​ 
D) external 
A) complex 
B) simple 
C) obvious ​ 
D) external

Question 4

Liz and Richard are 35-year-olds who have lived together for a long time. After the birth of their first child, they decided to get married. Given this description, Liz and Richard's cohabitation pattern suggests that they live in which country?

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A) United States 
B) Jamaica 
C) Sweden 
D) China 
A) United States 
B) Jamaica 
C) Sweden 
D) China

Question 5

Parents of multiracial children tend to ____ than parents of single-race children.

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A) worry less about their children being rejected by others due to their race ​ 
B) use authoritarian parenting methods 
C) experience less marital stress 
D) provide more economic resources to their children 
A) worry less about their children being rejected by others due to their race ​ 
B) use authoritarian parenting methods 
C) experience less marital stress 
D) provide more economic resources to their children

Question 6

The opposite of familism is

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A) homogamy. 
B) individuality. 
C) nuclear. 
D) adoption. 
A) homogamy. 
B) individuality. 
C) nuclear. 
D) adoption.

Question 7

In the United States, cohabitation has

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A) increased threefold in the past 30 years. 
B) decreased threefold in the past 30 years. 
C) increased tenfold in the past 30 years. ​ 
D) decreased tenfold in the past 30 years. 
A) increased threefold in the past 30 years. 
B) decreased threefold in the past 30 years. 
C) increased tenfold in the past 30 years. ​ 
D) decreased tenfold in the past 30 years.

Question 8

According to Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet , the two sides of love are

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A) passion and intimacy. 
B) fear and  friendship. 
C) ecstasy and pain. 
D) sex and caring. 
A) passion and intimacy. 
B) fear and  friendship. 
C) ecstasy and pain. 
D) sex and caring.

Question 9

Ken and Barbie are sexually active singles who are discussing the idea of moving in together. They are definitely contemplating

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A) forming an extended family. 
B) homogamy. 
C) cohabitation. 
D) assortative mating. 
A) forming an extended family. 
B) homogamy. 
C) cohabitation. 
D) assortative mating.

Question 10

Gay and lesbian couples tend to differ from heterosexual couples in the degree to which partners

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A) split household responsibilities. 
B) share power in the relationship. 
C) communicate effectively. 
D) share the same demographic characteristics. 
A) split household responsibilities. 
B) share power in the relationship. 
C) communicate effectively. 
D) share the same demographic characteristics.

Question 11

Culture can play a significant role in mate selection. Discuss this issue in terms of the success of arranged marriages and the types of dimensions that are viewed as "important" by various cultures.

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Arranged marriages are a major way that

Question 12

Siegfried and Roy have been friends for many years. In the past few months, however, they seem to have less in common, and Roy has been thinking more about hanging out with a potential new friend. Siegfried and Roy appear to be in the ____ stage of friendship development.

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A) buildup 
B) continuation 
C) acquaintanceship 
D) deterioration 
A) buildup 
B) continuation 
C) acquaintanceship 
D) deterioration

Question 13

Describe familism. How might it be related to parental values, cultural differences, and extended families?

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Familism is the idea that the family's w

Question 14

Due to the nature of their task, foster parents must

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A) induce immediate attachments in infants with which they have had minimal contact. 
B) be willing to allow for ambiguity in the attachment relationship between themselves and their foster child. 
C) act as if every child that enters their home will eventually be their own. 
D) discourage any court-ordered visits from noncustodial parents. 
A) induce immediate attachments in infants with which they have had minimal contact. 
B) be willing to allow for ambiguity in the attachment relationship between themselves and their foster child. 
C) act as if every child that enters their home will eventually be their own. 
D) discourage any court-ordered visits from noncustodial parents.

Question 15

Alan and Darla are married and have decided not to have any children. They should expect to

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A) be less wealthy than couples with children. 
B) have less freedom than couples with children. 
C) be viewed negatively, especially by women. 
D) have more marital dissatisfaction than couples with children. 
A) be less wealthy than couples with children. 
B) have less freedom than couples with children. 
C) be viewed negatively, especially by women. 
D) have more marital dissatisfaction than couples with children.

Question 16

Which statement concerning singlehood, marriage, and sex differences in the United States is true?

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A) Males feel more societal pressure to marry. 
B) Males marry at a later age. 
C) Females seldom have unresolved feelings about remaining single. 
D) Females tend to "marry down" to males with lower social and educational status. 
A) Males feel more societal pressure to marry. 
B) Males marry at a later age. 
C) Females seldom have unresolved feelings about remaining single. 
D) Females tend to "marry down" to males with lower social and educational status.

Question 17

The primary difference between limited and premarital cohabitation involves

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A) intention to marry. 
B) the duration of the cohabitation. 
C) the degree of sexual involvement. 
D) tax benefits. 
A) intention to marry. 
B) the duration of the cohabitation. 
C) the degree of sexual involvement. 
D) tax benefits.

Question 18

What is the most common form of family in Western societies?

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A) Empty-nest family 
B) Extended family 
C) Step-family 
D) Nuclear family 
A) Empty-nest family 
B) Extended family 
C) Step-family 
D) Nuclear family

Question 19

Lola is thinking about having a child and asks you for advice. Use research presented in your text to describe positive and negative aspects of having children and positive and negative aspects of being childless.

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The positive aspects of having children

Question 20

In the United States, the median age of marriage has been declining for the past few decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Studies of the parenting of multiracial children in the United States and New Zealand found that

A relationship in which one individual becomes violent or aggressive toward the other is classified as a(n)____ relationship.

The causes of aggressive behavior become more ____ as the level of aggressive behavior increases.

Liz and Richard are 35-year-olds who have lived together for a long time. After the birth of their first child, they decided to get married. Given this description, Liz and Richard's cohabitation pattern suggests that they live in which country?

Parents of multiracial children tend to ____ than parents of single-race children.

The opposite of familism is

In the United States, cohabitation has

According to Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet , the two sides of love are

Ken and Barbie are sexually active singles who are discussing the idea of moving in together. They are definitely contemplating

Gay and lesbian couples tend to differ from heterosexual couples in the degree to which partners

Culture can play a significant role in mate selection. Discuss this issue in terms of the success of arranged marriages and the types of dimensions that are viewed as "important" by various cultures.

Siegfried and Roy have been friends for many years. In the past few months, however, they seem to have less in common, and Roy has been thinking more about hanging out with a potential new friend. Siegfried and Roy appear to be in the ____ stage of friendship development.

Describe familism. How might it be related to parental values, cultural differences, and extended families?

Due to the nature of their task, foster parents must

Alan and Darla are married and have decided not to have any children. They should expect to

Which statement concerning singlehood, marriage, and sex differences in the United States is true?

The primary difference between limited and premarital cohabitation involves

What is the most common form of family in Western societies?

Lola is thinking about having a child and asks you for advice. Use research presented in your text to describe positive and negative aspects of having children and positive and negative aspects of being childless.

In the United States, the median age of marriage has been declining for the past few decades.

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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Exam 11: Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Studies of the parenting of multiracial children in the United States and New Zealand found that

A relationship in which one individual becomes violent or aggressive toward the other is classified as a(n)____ relationship.

The causes of aggressive behavior become more ____ as the level of aggressive behavior increases.

Liz and Richard are 35-year-olds who have lived together for a long time. After the birth of their first child, they decided to get married. Given this description, Liz and Richard's cohabitation pattern suggests that they live in which country?

Parents of multiracial children tend to ____ than parents of single-race children.

The opposite of familism is

In the United States, cohabitation has

According to Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet , the two sides of love are

Ken and Barbie are sexually active singles who are discussing the idea of moving in together. They are definitely contemplating

Gay and lesbian couples tend to differ from heterosexual couples in the degree to which partners

Culture can play a significant role in mate selection. Discuss this issue in terms of the success of arranged marriages and the types of dimensions that are viewed as "important" by various cultures.

Siegfried and Roy have been friends for many years. In the past few months, however, they seem to have less in common, and Roy has been thinking more about hanging out with a potential new friend. Siegfried and Roy appear to be in the ____ stage of friendship development.

Describe familism. How might it be related to parental values, cultural differences, and extended families?

Due to the nature of their task, foster parents must

Alan and Darla are married and have decided not to have any children. They should expect to

Which statement concerning singlehood, marriage, and sex differences in the United States is true?

The primary difference between limited and premarital cohabitation involves

What is the most common form of family in Western societies?

Lola is thinking about having a child and asks you for advice. Use research presented in your text to describe positive and negative aspects of having children and positive and negative aspects of being childless.

In the United States, the median age of marriage has been declining for the past few decades.

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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