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Bronfenbrenner terms the setting in which the individual lives,such as family,peers,school,and work a(n)


A) exosystem.
B) chronosystem.
C) macrosystem.
D) microsystem.

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Barton and Alonna just moved in together.They will MOST likely


A) split up within 5 years.
B) marry within a year.
C) live together for several years but eventually marry.
D) have a child within 5 years but not necessarily marry.

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Which of the following has been linked to families with a working mother?


A) The family rarely has financial concerns.
B) Children experience more quality time with parents,although quantity time is limited.
C) Children have better peer relations.
D) Children have more egalitarian views of gender.

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What has research shown about grandparent-child relationships?


A) Grandparent roles and how grandparents see their roles are remarkably consistent across cultures.
B) Grandmothers consistently have more contact with grandchildren than grandfathers.
C) Grandfathers tend to have higher expectations about their role in grandchildren's lives.
D) The number of grandchildren that live in the same home with a grandparent is steadily declining.

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As shown by Cooper and others (1982) ,one benefit of everyday adolescent-parent conflict is that it


A) teaches adolescents that their parents are not perfect.
B) helps adolescents become more autonomous.
C) convinces adolescents that their parents are wiser than they had supposed.
D) teaches adolescents how to be more effective in the way they argue.

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Subtle changes in a culture can have a significant influence on the family.What is one effect of increased urbanization and mobility in our society?


A) Older parents and grandparents have lost some of the socializing role in the family.
B) Young parents depend more than ever on insight and help from their own parents in raising a family.
C) There has been an increase in heavy drinking,demoralized attitudes,and health disabilities.
D) Child rearing has become inconsistent and lackadaisical.

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Much of the child-parent conflict in early adolescence is likely to center around


A) poor academic performance.
B) the teen's choice of friends.
C) the everyday events of family life.
D) drugs and alcohol use.

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In which of the following countries is chastity the MOST important factor in determining a marriage partner?


A) China
B) Japan
C) Sweden
D) the United States

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Which of the following statements is true regarding marriage in the United States?


A) Domesticity is a highly valued trait in a future spouse.
B) A 1981 law sets the minimum age for marriage at 22 for males and 20 for females without parental consent.
C) The majority of adults will marry at some time in their lifetime.
D) Chastity is the most important consideration in a prospective spouse.

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Sometimes Michelle's mom takes work calls while they are eating dinner.This influence on Michelle comes from her


A) mesosystem.
B) exosystem.
C) macrosystem.
D) chronosystem.

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After months of singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" with her mother,baby Nicole is beginning to do some of the song's actions by herself.Her mother encourages the independent action by letter Nicole control the songs actions for brief moments.This is an example of


A) mutual synchrony.
B) scaffolding.
C) reciprocal socialization.
D) mutual gaze.

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In which social context does reciprocal socialization take place?


A) exosystem
B) microsystem
C) macrosystem
D) chronosystem

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Who will cope better with their parents' divorce?


A) Children whose parents divorce later
B) Children with easy temperaments rather than those with difficult temperaments
C) Boys rather than girls
D) Children of families where custody is awarded to one parent

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Courtney is often left to entertain and manage herself.When she approaches her mother,she is brushed aside and made to feel a nuisance.This is an example of which of Baumrind's parenting styles?


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

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Chad's father spends three days a week away from home on business trips and is usually tired and grouchy on the day he returns home.This causes stress in Chad's


A) microsystem.
B) macrosystem.
C) chronosystem.
D) exosystem.

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Of the following,who is MOST likely to abuse a child?


A) a child care provider
B) a teacher
C) a grandparent
D) a parent

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The restrictive,punitive parenting style in which parents exhort the child to follow directions and be respectful is termed by Baumrind as


A) authoritative.
B) neglectful.
C) authoritarian.
D) indulgent.

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Neil works in a high-stress office with frequent conflicts among co-workers.His boss is a micro-manager and gives employees little autonomy.How do these conditions MOST likely impact Neil's parenting skills?


A) no impact
B) more attentive to his children
C) more irritable and inattentive to his children
D) more indulgent to his children

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Wade's divorced mother is the custodial parent and she married a man with three children of his own.They all live together in a new house.What type of family does Wade live in?


A) complex stepfamily
B) simple stepfamily
C) stepmother family
D) stepfather family

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Jeff and Amber demand respect and immediate obedience from their children.They use spanking as a primary form of punishment.Which of Baumrind's parenting styles do Jeff and Amber employ?


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

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