In the United States, who is typically the first in line to care for an older individual?
A spouse
A third party
A son
The involved grandparent would be best characterized as
parentlike.
fun
detached
Though Wilma is Pebbles's mother, due to a chronic illness, Pebbles now has to take almost total care for her aging mother. Pebbles's situation provides a great example of
role reversal
a blended family.
the empty nest.
When asked to describe her parenting style, Mercedes says, "I can sum it up in a single word: indulgent!" This description indicates that Mercedes is best classified as being a(n) _____ parent.
permissive
authoritative
authoritarian
Regarding sibling rivalry relationships,
the more extreme and destructive the rivalry, the less likely the negative impact on development.
if parents get along, brothers and sisters are less likely to get along.
conflict tends to decrease when siblings begin spending more time away from home.
After a divorce,
the rate of depression for the divorced spouses is lower than for couples remaining in a marriage.
the mother is typically named as the primary caregiver of the children.
the man tends to face greater financial problems than the woman.
Achieving autonomy during adolescence involves establishing an identity that matches one's parents.
How is marital satisfaction typically associated with the entry of the first child into a family and the exit of the last child from the family?
The entry is characterized by a slight increase and the launching with a slight decrease in marital satisfaction.
The entry is characterized by a slight decrease and the launching with a slight increase in marital satisfaction.
Both events are characterized by a slight decrease in marital satisfaction.
The traditional nuclear family consists of
one's family "tree."
the siblings in a family.
mother, father, and one or more children.
Due to his level of interaction, Butch might best be considered a substitute parent for his grandson Patrick. This indicates that Butch has a(n) _____ grandparenting style.
involved
companionate
watch dog
The authoritarian parenting approach is characterized by _____ acceptance-responsiveness and _____ demandingness-control.
high; low
low; high
low; low
Which parenting style is most likely to promote psychological autonomy in adolescents?
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Permissive
The idea of an "empty nest" is best associated with the concept of the
launching of the last child from the family home.
feeling of a "new life" experienced following divorce.
death of a life-long spouse.
Research on marital satisfaction has shown that
divorce is less likely in couples who hold an overly romantic view of their marriage at its start.
marriages tend to crumble due to the build up of negative feelings that accumulate over the years.
most divorces are due to a midlife crisis occurring about 14 years into a marriage.
As children are added to the family, marital satisfaction tends to
increase for mothers and fathers, but more steeply for fathers.
decrease for mothers and fathers, but more steeply for fathers.
decrease for mothers and fathers, but more steeply for mothers
Riff is a member of a teenage gang. He's doing drugs and is into petty crime. On the rare days he shows up at school, he invariably ends up in a fight and leaves early. Riff's behavior is most typical of children raised by parents who are
neglectful
permissive.
authoritarian.
An authoritative parenting style involves many rules and few explanations.
Fathers
who are supportive contribute to better cognitive, social, and emotional development in their children
who are unmarried tend to be very involved parents
tend to avoid engaging in playful behavior with their children
Which is true regarding parent-adolescent relationships?
Most adolescents do not respect their parents.
Parent-child conflict increases temporarily as adolescents assert themselves and strive for more independence.
Interactions in childhood have no impact on an adolescent's relationship with his of her parents.
All else being equal, who is likely to feel most satisfied with their marriage?
Janet and Jack, whose children are in high school
Jessica and John, who have two young children
Julie and Jim, who just got married
Marital satisfaction tends to rise dramatically in the years following the honeymoon.
The family systems approach to understanding families suggests that
the larger the family network, the lower the quality of interaction between parent and child.
every relationship within the system has an impact on every other individual in the system.
the mother is the central influence on a child's development.
Grandpa Sylvester loves spending time going to professional wrestling events with his grandson Elmer. He comments that the best part is that he can have fun without worrying about parenting responsibilities. Sylvester is best described as having a _____ style.
remote
A parent with a(n) _____ style would most likely to give a child a severe spanking for disobedience.
The empty nest transition
is usually marked by decreased marital satisfaction.
developed in the 20th century as people began to live longer and have fewer children
is associated with less equitable role divisions in marriage.
Which parental characteristics are most highly associated with effective coping to the addition of a child to a family?
Low socioeconomic level and newly married
Realistic expectation about children and good overall mental health
Low sense of filial responsibility and high levels of marital satisfaction
Recent research has shown that the _____ grandparenting style is the most common in the United States.
_____ grandparenting style is best characterized as "emotionally distant."
Remote
Involved
According to the family lifecycle approach, the initial stage of the family cycle involves a
dating couple.
married couple without children.
married couple that have just had their first child (the childbearing family).
Dolph's parents have very clear rules about what is okay to do and what is not. They are very careful to enforce the rules. However, they are willing to listen to Dolph's side of the story and are careful to explain why the rules are important. They even consider changing rules that don't seem to be working well. Dolph's parents are best described as having which sort of childrearing pattern?
Will and Grace are a romantically involved but unmarried couple living together. They are best categorized as
empty nesters.
cohabitating.
a modified extended family.
Madison lives with her dad, mother, grandmother, aunt, and older brother, Austin. Madison's family is best termed a(n) ___ family household.
nuclear
extended
reconstituted
The concept of a family life cycle
rejects the notion of stages of development.
emphasizes the role of the id and ego in decision-making.
highlights systematic role changes that occur within family relationships from marriage to death.
Gorden's parenting style is summarized with the statement, "It's my way or the highway." This description indicates that Gorden is best classified as being high on the _____ dimension of childrearing.
demandingness-control
control-acceptance
acceptance-responsiveness
The birth of the first child tends to result in an increase in marital satisfaction.
A traditional nuclear family consists of at least three generations.
The neglectful parenting approach is characterized by _____ acceptance-responsiveness and _____ demandingness-control.
high; high
The psychological distress associated with providing assistance for someone with a cognitive or physical impairment is called
caregiver burden.
the spillover effect.
the midlife crisis.
Jayme and Joshua live with their mom and her new husband and their new baby. Jayme and Joshua's family is best termed a(n) ___ family.
single-parent
In general, marital satisfaction tends to
decrease drastically within six months of the wedding.
decrease somewhat over the first year of marriage.
remain stable for most couples until the "seven-year itch."
