Exam 17: Culture and Diversity

What might be expected in current conditions about many single-parent mothers in poverty?

According to research,children in poor families experienced ___________ risks than their middle-income counterparts.

Ethnicity is based on all of the following,except

An unjustified negative attitude toward an individual because of this individual's membership in a group is called

Edgar has an unjustified negative attitude toward Thomas because of his Roman Catholic beliefs.This illustrates

To determine whether Piaget's stages are universal,Brad and Greg conduct a research project in which 20 children in the United States and 20 children in Ireland complete several conservation tasks.They are conducting a ___________ study.

In the United States,previous findings on the effects of ethnic minority status are being challenged because

As a recently divorced mother,Alice is struggling to make ends meet.Although she is succeeding,it has been quite a battle.From her perspective,two things that would really improve her life would be a higher-paying job and consistent child-support payments from her ex-spouse.Alice is echoing the premise of

In the textbook's discussion of individualistic and collectivist cultures,it was found that members of an individualistic culture have higher rates of what four things?

The research project called New Hope was formed to increase employment and reduce family poverty.What outcomes would be found later for the participants?

Among the nations described as individualistic is

Research shows that children raised in poverty experience widespread environmental inequities such as

The main way adolescents communicate with their friends is _______.

Max says to his coworker,"Lois is a woman,so there's no way she will be as good a welder as I am." This is an example of

Alejandro and his family have immigrated to the United States.Since Alejandro is fluent in the English language,he now serves as the cultural _______ for this family.

Culture is made of ______________ about life that guide people's behavior.

Relatively high rates of minority _____________________ are contributing to the growth in the proportion of ethnic minorities in the U.S.population.

When creative children were studied,what was the outcome of television viewing and creativity?

Define the term prejudice and provide one example.

The comparison of a culture with one or more other cultures,that provides information about the degree to which children's development is similar,or universal,across cultures,or the degree to which it is culture-specific,defines __________ studies.