Exam 14: The Family

Research data indicate that the quality of family relationships is associated with delinquency. Identify the four dimensions that constitute the quality of family relationships and, for each, discuss its effect on delinquency.

Does research suggest that the authoritarian style of parenting is more or less common among today's parents? Explain your position.

How might you explain delinquency in homes where parents do their best to socialize their children to engage in conventional behavior?

According to Agnew and Brezina, juveniles' attachment to deviant parents:

Some family researchers believe that permissive parenting styles are more detrimental in today's society than in the past. What arguments do they provide for this position?

Which of the following family factors is not related to delinquency?

As discussed in the textbook, researchers have wondered whether the "true cause" of delinquency has more to do with the genes that delinquent children share with their parents than with the actual effects of poor parenting. Does the current research in this area support this position? Explain.

According to the textbook, broken homes generally have a stronger effect on which type of offense?

Delinquency is most common among the children of parents who employ:

According to the textbook, children in broken homes are more likely to suffer from a range of problems, most notably:

Describe three things that parents can do to teach their children to engage in conventional behavior.

Identify and describe the steps parents should take to teach their children not to engage in delinquency.

Explain why many parents employ poor parenting practices. Are there practical or plausible ways to increase good parenting techniques within families?

According to Agnew and Brezina, does placing juveniles in child-care facilities increase the likelihood of delinquency?

Recent data on teenage fathers suggest:

Jane and John are working parents with two young adolescent children. They are concerned that because they both work, their children are more likely to engage in delinquency. Given the research on the effects of mother's employment outside of the home on delinquency, would you suggest to Jane or John that one of them quit her or his job in order to stay home with their children? Explain your answer.

Juveniles from large families are:

Research on the family and delinquency indicates that _________ better predicts delinquency than does __________.

Part of the association between poor parenting and child problem behavior is due to: