Question 1

Which of the following is has been identified as the most common disadvantage of adolescent motherhood?

Accepted Answer

A)   Problematic relationships with their children.
B)   Little support from their own mothers
C)   Lower self-esteem
D)   Interrupted educational experiences. D

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of parents who are gay or lesbian?

Accepted Answer

A)   Families headed by gay or lesbian parents differ considerably from those headed by heterosexual couples.
B)   Gay men find it more difficult than lesbian women to become parents through insemination or surrogacy.
C)   Societal prejudice related to sexual orientation does not distinguish between gay or lesbian parents and heterosexual parents.
D)   A pathway to parenting for gay or lesbian parents through assisted reproductive technology ART)  is declining. B

Question 3

What is the most common disadvantage of adolescent mothers? For both adolescent mothers and fathers, what is the most beneficial type of support?

Accepted Answer

The most common disadvantage of adolescent mothers is interrupted education? For both adolescent mothers and fathers, the most beneficial type of support is family support?

Question 4

Children whose parents divorce fare better

Accepted Answer

A)   when they are in the custodial care of their father with limited contact with their mother.
B)   when they have close supportive relationships with both of their parents.
C)   when they are in the custodial care of their mother with limited contact with their father.
D)   when they make a geographical move that limits the involvement of the noncustodial parent.

Question 5

Which of the following describes surrogate parents?

Accepted Answer

A)   Persons who have stepped into the parental role to ensure that children have caring homes.
B)   Neighborhood parents who watch out for their friends' children on their way to and from school.
C)   Caregivers who provide care in orphanages.
D)   Extended family relatives who provide child care for working mothers.

Question 6

Under what circumstances do grandparents become primary caregivers of their grandchildren.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which statement best describes divorced custodial parental control:

Accepted Answer

A)   There are no significant differences in parental patterns in comparing divorced and never-divorced parents.
B)   Divorced custodial parents tend to exercise more parental control of their children than parents from never-divorced families.
C)   Divorced custodial parents tend to exercise less parental control of their children than parents from never-divorced families.
D)   Divorced custodial parents experiencing low levels of stress are likely to use more parental control.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of children of post-divorce families?

Accepted Answer

A)   The relocation of either parent has a direct and immediate impact on the physical contact between children and their non-resident parent.
B)   Most divorced parents have joint custody of their children.
C)   Alterations in children's lives due to parental divorce require minimal adjustment.
D)   Children have better developmental outcomes in families where single parents use an authoritarian parenting pattern.

Question 9

Which family members typically compose the stepfamily? What is the most effective behavior of stepfathers to enhance their relationships with the stepchildren? What is the least effective behavior of stepfathers for building relationships with stepchildren?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Adoptions of older children are more likely to have their placements disrupted due to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Unexpected financial needs of the adopting parents making it difficult to pay the expenses of adoption.
B)   Unexpected health needs of the child making it necessary for the State to reclaim the child.
C)   Biological parents asking for their child back.
D)   Traumas experienced earlier in life complicating the adopted child's adjustment.

Question 11

The process of emotional adjustment to divorce typically takes place

Accepted Answer

A)   Within 6 weeks following the divorce.
B)   With 6 months following the divorce.
C)   During the final weeks of the legal process as the reality begins to set in.
D)   For 1 to 2 years during the period leading up to and immediately following parental separation and divorce.

Question 12

The rise in foster care placement coincides with an increase of reported cases of _____________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   Parental abuse and neglect of children
B)   Parental physical or mental illness
C)   Parental substance abuse
D)   Parental imprisonment

Question 13

Research on stepfamilies suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)   Stepchildren tend to reject stepfathers who engage in discipline and control early in the relationship.
B)   Stepchildren do not do well emotionally and do poorly in school.
C)   Custodial mothers report higher levels of marital satisfaction when stepfathers become the household disciplinarian.
D)   Stepparents who teach their stepchildren new hobbies, that reflect the stepparents' interests, are better received by the children.

Question 14

Most stepfamily households consist of:

Accepted Answer

A)   The father, his children from a previous marriage, and a stepmother.
B)   The father, his children from a previous marriage, and a stepmother and her children from previous marriage.
C)   The mother, her children from a previous marriage, and a stepfather.
D)   The mother, her children from a previous marriage, and the children's grandparents.

Question 15

Overall, children whose parents divorce are:

Accepted Answer

A)   At greater risk for academic failure if their parents do not remarry quickly.
B)   At no greater risk for behavior problems unless there are multiple parental relationship disruptions.
C)   Are at greater risk for developmental difficulties if they are girls.
D)   Are at an increased risk for behavior problems if their mother remains single.

Question 16

Research has demonstrated that the sexual orientation of gay/lesbian parents:

Accepted Answer

A)   Affects their ability to parent
B)   Affects the outcomes of their children.
C)   Affects neither their ability to parent nor outcomes among their children.
D)   Does not affect the level of support they receive from their own parents

Question 17

Adopted multiracial adults with White parents experience highly- racialized worlds. Which of the following theme IS NOT common to these adults' growing up experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)   the absence of racial resemblance
B)   navigating discordant parent-child racial experiences
C)   managing societal perceptions of transracial adoptions
D)   less satisfactory adjustment than other children

Question 18

Grandparents raising their grandchildren are

Accepted Answer

A)   An increasing phenomenon that takes place only within the African American culture.
B)   Usually made-up of grandfathers providing financial support to their grandchildren.
C)   Beneficial for grandchildren and support resiliency by providing a dependable adult in children's lives.
D)   A decreasing phenomenon since most family courts oppose placing children in the homes of their grandparents.

Question 19

Research has demonstrated that lesbian mothers:

Accepted Answer

A)   Are less likely to adopt male friends as male role models for their children
B)   Have fewer men participating in the lives of their children in comparison to single heterosexual mothers.
C)   Have less cooperative relations with their ex-spouses than single heterosexual mothers
D)   Are likely to adopt male friends as male role models for their children.

Question 20

Two factors associated with effective foster parenting are:

Accepted Answer

A)   Socioeconomic resources and a permissive parenting style.
B)   Religiosity and an autocratic parenting style.
C)   Emotional stability and a genuine like for children.
D)   Marital status and sexual orientation.

Exam 3: Parents and Children in Varied Family Contexts