Question 1

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 A

Question 2

Which of the following is the most basic need of adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A) firm boundaries 
B) acceptance within the peer group 
C) a belief that their parents support them 
D) freedom to explore drugs and alcohol 
A) firm boundaries 
B) acceptance within the peer group 
C) a belief that their parents support them 
D) freedom to explore drugs and alcohol C

Question 3

Which parenting style is most likely to result in children with identity diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A) permissive 
B) neglectful 
C) authoritarian 
D) authoritative 
A) permissive 
B) neglectful 
C) authoritarian 
D) authoritative B

Question 4

Describe the current midlife generation.

Accepted Answer

The current midlife generation, often re

Question 5

Explain why age is often more important for women than for men.

Accepted Answer

Age is often more important for women th

Question 6

Children who return to their parents' home after moving out are called __________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children who return to their parents' home...

Question 7

Indicate the developmental tasks that face young adults.

Accepted Answer

Young adults face several developmental

Question 8

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evaluate their lives in three domains.Briefly describe these.

Accepted Answer

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evalu

Question 9

When Janice became a grandmother at the age of 29,why did she feel it was too early?

Accepted Answer

A) She was using the social time clock. 
B) She was ready for an empty nest. 
C) She was not prepared for the revolving door. 
D) She did not hear the ticking of the biological clock. 
A) She was using the social time clock. 
B) She was ready for an empty nest. 
C) She was not prepared for the revolving door. 
D) She did not hear the ticking of the biological clock.

Question 10

Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."

Accepted Answer

A midlife crisis is a period of emotiona

Question 11

Which term refers to the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home?

Accepted Answer

A) detachment disorder 
B) mid-life crisis 
C) generativity crisis 
D) empty nest syndrome 
A) detachment disorder 
B) mid-life crisis 
C) generativity crisis 
D) empty nest syndrome

Question 12

How do men and women tend to shift roles in midlife?

Accepted Answer

A) toward greater androgyny 
B) toward greater femininity 
C) toward greater masculinity 
D) toward greater synchrony 
A) toward greater androgyny 
B) toward greater femininity 
C) toward greater masculinity 
D) toward greater synchrony

Question 13

When young people repeatedly move in and out of their parents' home,the situation is described as a ___________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When young people repeatedly move in and...

Question 14

Explain why researchers feel the need for a new age category: emerging adulthood.What characteristics define this new age group?

Accepted Answer

Researchers feel the need for a new age

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of the midlife group?

Accepted Answer

A) their diversity 
B) their unusual similarity 
C) their rapid physical decline 
D) their child rearing 
A) their diversity 
B) their unusual similarity 
C) their rapid physical decline 
D) their child rearing

Question 17

What is the term for 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

Which years does emerging adulthood roughly span?

Accepted Answer

A) 17 to 21 
B) 18 to 35 
C) 16 to 20 
D) 18 to 25 
A) 17 to 21 
B) 18 to 35 
C) 16 to 20 
D) 18 to 25

Question 19

Define "empty nest" and explain why it is often more important for women than for men.

Accepted Answer

Empty nest refers to the stage in a pare

Question 20

Discuss the concept of generativity.What are the different ways that generativity may be expressed? How is generativity different for men and women?

Accepted Answer

Generativity is a concept introduced by

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

Which of the following is the most basic need of adolescents?

Which parenting style is most likely to result in children with identity diffusion?

Describe the current midlife generation.

Explain why age is often more important for women than for men.

Children who return to their parents' home after moving out are called __________________.

Indicate the developmental tasks that face young adults.

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evaluate their lives in three domains.Briefly describe these.

When Janice became a grandmother at the age of 29,why did she feel it was too early?

Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."

Which term refers to the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home?

How do men and women tend to shift roles in midlife?

When young people repeatedly move in and out of their parents' home,the situation is described as a ___________________.

Explain why researchers feel the need for a new age category: emerging adulthood.What characteristics define this new age group?

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of the midlife group?

What is the term for the many changes that occur during the middle years of the family life cycle?

Which years does emerging adulthood roughly span?

Define "empty nest" and explain why it is often more important for women than for men.

Discuss the concept of generativity.What are the different ways that generativity may be expressed? How is generativity different for men and women?

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

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

Which of the following is the most basic need of adolescents?

Which parenting style is most likely to result in children with identity diffusion?

Describe the current midlife generation.

Explain why age is often more important for women than for men.

Children who return to their parents' home after moving out are called __________________.

Indicate the developmental tasks that face young adults.

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evaluate their lives in three domains.Briefly describe these.

When Janice became a grandmother at the age of 29,why did she feel it was too early?

Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."

Which term refers to the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home?

How do men and women tend to shift roles in midlife?

When young people repeatedly move in and out of their parents' home,the situation is described as a ___________________.

Explain why researchers feel the need for a new age category: emerging adulthood.What characteristics define this new age group?

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of the midlife group?

What is the term for the many changes that occur during the middle years of the family life cycle?

Which years does emerging adulthood roughly span?

Define "empty nest" and explain why it is often more important for women than for men.

Discuss the concept of generativity.What are the different ways that generativity may be expressed? How is generativity different for men and women?

What Is a Family

History, Culture, and Canadian Families

Getting Together

Wedding Bells or Not

Children-yes 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 and the World of Work

The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come

Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ball-predicting the Future of the Family

Filters