Deck 11: Childrearing

Question 1

The results of Chapter 11 reveal that parents from the lower class are more likely than those from the middle or upper class to emphasize the value of

A)thinking for one's self.
B)obedience.
C)education.
D)all of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to the GSS,

A)those who have four or more siblings are less likely to go to college.
B)those who have no siblings are the most likely to go to college.
C)those who have four or more siblings are more likely to graduate from high school.
D)both a and b above
E)family size does not influence the likelihood of going to college.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to Kohn, higher-status parents tend to emphasize the value of

A)conformity.
B)religion.
C)being self-directed.
D)interdependence.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Use the results of Chapter 11 to describe the social and economic characteristics of those who typically approve or disapprove of spanking as a form of discipline.Apply your description to yourself and your views about spanking - do you fit the model?

Question 5

Parents from the lower and working classes are

A)less likely to approve of spanking children.
B)more likely to approve of spanking children.
C)no more or less likely to approve of spanking children.
D)more likely to approve of spanking but less likely to actually do it.

Question 6

In most pre-industrial societies, parents are _____________ hostile and aggressive towards their children.

A)rarely
B)sometimes
C)often

Question 7

Which type of parents are most likely to emphasize the importance of obedience with their children?

A)those who have higher incomes.
B)those who have higher levels of education.
C)those who have lower incomes.
D)those who attend church less often
E)both a and b above

Question 8

Based on the results of Chapter 11, discuss some of the ways that children are influenced by their parents through modeling or the values that their parents teach.

Question 9

Overall, the results of Chapter 11 tend to __________ the central idea behind Kohn's theory.

A)contradict
B)support
C)neither contradict nor support

Question 10

Which of the following would be the most likely to approve of spanking as a form of discipline for children?

A)a religious liberal who attends church every week
B)a religious liberal who rarely attends church
C)a religious fundamentalist who attends church every week
D)a religious fundamentalist who rarely attends church

Question 11

With regard to the relationship between sex and the approval of spanking as a form of discipline for children,

A)men are more likely than women to approve of spanking.
B)women are more likely than men to approve of spanking.
C)men and women are equally likely to approve of spanking.

Question 12

According to the GSS, when it comes to religious socialization,

A)children tend to have the same religious affiliation as their parents when they get older.
B)children tend to have the same church attendance practices as their parents when they get older.
C)parents influence both the religious affiliation and church attendance practices of their children.
D)parents influence religious affiliation but not the church attendance practices of their children.

Question 13

Most of the respondents in the GSS believe that

A)spanking is sometimes necessary to discipline a child.
B)spanking is not necessary to discipline a child.
C)spanking should be characterized as child abuse.
D)none of the above

Question 14

Pre-industrial societies in which parents are warm towards their children

A)tend to place less importance on boys, but not girls, being competitive.
B)tend to place less importance on girls, but not boys, being competitive.
C)tend to place less importance on boys and girls being competitive.
D)place the same importance on competitiveness as other societies.

Question 15

According to the results in Chapter 11,

A)men whose mothers went to college are more likely to go to college themselves.
B)men whose mothers went to college or no more or less likely to go to college themselves.
C)women whose fathers went to college are more likely to go to college themselves.
D)women whose fathers went to college or no more or less likely to go to college themselves.
E)both a and c above