Deck 10: Middle Age and Older Parenting and Grandparenting

Question 1

Age generally has _____________ on intergenerational relationships.

A) a negative influence
B) no influence
C) a positive influence
D) an unpredictable influence

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following describes kinkeepers of an extended family?

A) They are typically older men.
B) They are typically middle-aged women.
C) They are as typically middle-aged men
D) They are typically older women

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true regarding the influence of the geographical distance between older parents and their adult children:

A) It remains the same as parents grow older.
B) It becomes significantly greater as parents get older.
C) It is lessened as older parents grow older.
D) It detrimentally affects close ties between older parents and their adult children.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Many grandparents particularly grandmothers) perceive the role of grandparent as _____________ the role of parent.

A) The same as
B) Quite similar to
C) Easier and more gratifying than
D) More difficult and less gratifying than

Question 5

The transition during middle-adulthood to becoming grandparents is viewed as:

A) A positive normative event.
B) A positive nonnormative event.
C) Challenging with middle age adults having difficulty adapting to the role.
D) A burden since this puts a strain on their financial resources.

Question 6

Studies have shown that the later-life divorce of parents is associated with:

A) Improved relationship quality between older parents and their adult children.
B) Greater strain in the older parent and adult child relationship.
C) An increase in contact between older parents and their adult children.
D) No difference in relationship quality between older parents and their adult children.

Question 7

Factors that influence the degree to which retired parents interact with their adult children include the geographical distance between parents and children and the:

A) Presence or absence of grandchildren.
B) Gender of the children.
C) Education level of the retired person.
D) Socio-economic status of the retired person.

Question 8

The tendency toward more positive parent-child relationships as a function of age has been explained as follows:

A) As children become more mature, their orientations become less similar to those of their parents.
B) Adult children's identification with their parents increases as part of the process of developing filial maturity.
C) Differences between parents and children become more pronounced as years go by.
D) Both parents and children tend to develop less tolerance for the differences between them

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a normative social status transition of young adults?

A) Continuing to live with their parents
B) Getting divorced.
C) Losing a job
D) Getting married

Question 10

According to Erikson, the quality of the relationships that elderly individuals have with their children and grandchildren contributes to the continued development of the older person's sense of:

A) Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt.
B) Industry versus Inferiority.
C) Integrity versus Despair.
D) Generativity versus Stagnation.

Question 11

Which of the following accurately reflects the effects of parental widowhood on the care of parents?

A) Sons provide more care for the surviving parent than do daughters.
B) Grandchildren provide more care for the surviving parent than do children.
C) Daughters and daughters-in-law provide more care for the surviving parent in comparison to sons or sons-in-law.
D) Widows with higher levels of education receive more care from children than widows with lower levels of education.

Question 12

Which of the following describes the interaction patterns of older adults and their adult children?

A) Mothers and daughters are likely to experience greater intimacy in comparison to fathers and sons.
B) Mothers and daughters are likely to experience less intimacy in comparison to fathers and sons.
C) Mothers and sons experience greater intimacy than do mothers and daughters.
D) Fathers and daughters experience less intimacy than do fathers and sons.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true regarding middle-aged parents who have adult children with mental or physical impairments, substance abuse, or stress-related problems?

A) They are unwilling to provide extended support to these children.
B) They experience more depression than do parents whose adult children do not have these kinds of problems.
C) They experience no more depression than do parents whose adult children do not have these kinds of problems.
D) They provide whatever resources they have at their disposal knowing that when they are in need of care these children will reciprocate.

Question 14

The term "filial maturity" refers to which of the following?

A) The Latino term for family.
B) The Chinese term for family.
C) The development of an adult child's ability to be depended on by parents.
D) The cultural role that younger generations fulfill in the family.

Question 15

Middle-aged parents and their adult children typically become closer when adult children experience normative transitions such as:

A) Losing their jobs
B) Marrying and having children
C) Remaining financially dependent on their parents
D) Moving back home during middle adulthood to live with their parents.

Question 16

Social Status transitions of young adults and their parents are made up of which of the following?

A) Successful transitions through each of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
B) Normative and nonnormative life transitions
C) Positive transitions through each stage of parenting
D) Transitions from lower to higher socioeconomic levels.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the situation in families in a collectivist culture when an aging parents requires more extensive care,

A) The adult children typically place parents in assisted living.
B) The adult children make decisions for the aging parent and take over the financial resources.
C) It is anticipated that aging parents will live independently from their children.
D) It is anticipated that older persons will live with their middle-aged children.

Question 18

When considering the gender of both older parents and their middle-aged children, there are less affectionate ties between _____________ than any other combination.

A) father and son
B) father and daughter
C) mother and son
D) mother and daughter

Question 19

An important gender role that contributes to family relationship quality across generations is:

A) The family kinkeeper, who is typically a middle-aged woman.
B) The middle-aged unmarried daughter who cares for the aging parents.
C) The oldest son of the family who maintains the social networks between siblings and parents.
D) The aging grandfather who acts as the family historian.

Question 20

A key factor in determining if an aging parent lives with his or her children is the:

A) Financial ability of the hosting family to provide space and care for the grandparent.
B) Financial ability of the aging parent to help pay for living expenses of the hosting family.
C) Cultural beliefs with individualistic cultures expecting to care for their aging parents.
D) Cultural beliefs with traditional or collectivist cultures expecting to care for their aging parents.

Question 21

Within the United States, which of the following middle-aged parents are least likely to have their parents living with them?

A) African American
B) Latino American
C) European American
D) Asian American

Question 22

Research evidence suggests that the United States is experiencing a "matrilineal tilt," with respect to gender, family structures, and financial transfers to adult children. This conclusion was based on the finding that:

A) Remarriage reduces fathers' transfers to their biological children.
B) Remarriage decreases mothers' transfers to their biological children.
C) Remarriage increases fathers' transfers to their biological children
D) Remarriage has no effect on mothers' or fathers' transfers to their biological children.

Question 23

Identify three contributions that grandparents make to their families.

Question 24

Name three factors that have led to the growth of grandparent-maintained households in the United States.

Question 25

Which of the following is a term used to describe individuals who become grandparents earlier due to their adolescent children having babies or later due to their children's delay of childbearing until their 30s or 40s?

A) New generation grandparents
B) Off-time grandparents
C) Skipped-generation parents
D) Past Primary grandparents

Question 26

Focusing on the socialization of children, describe two ways in which the role of grandparent in Western cultures is different from the role of grandparent in traditional cultures?

Question 27

Name four ways in which leisure and recreation between generations contributes to family members' well-being.

Question 28

Identify three ways in which adult caregivers of their aging parents find meaning in their caregiver roles?

Question 29

List three kinds of legacy that parents leave for their children and grandchildren after their death.

Question 30

Which of the following describes grandparents' residency and family influence in various countries?

A) In Taiwan, children who with long-term coresidence with their grandparents have lower academic performance than those who do not co reside with their grandparents.
B) In Taiwan, children with recent transition into co residence with grandparents have higher academic achievement than those who have never lived with grandparents.
C) Coresidence with grandparents is more likely in Europe or North America than in Asia.
D) The majority of the elderly in Asia co-reside with their adult children.

Question 31

The death of an aging parent frequently changes the communication patterns in families. Which of the following describes these changes?

A) Adult siblings typically become closer.
B) Siblings will initially rally together but then become less close as old childhood power struggles begin to resurface.
C) The family works together to maintain contact.
D) The grandchildren step forward to keep family members in contact with each other.

Question 32

What are four factors that influence the quality of the relationships of older parents and their adult children?