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Course Introduction
Family Studies explores the dynamics, structures, and functions of families in diverse cultural, social, and historical contexts. This course examines the roles and interactions of family members, patterns of communication, life cycle changes, and the impact of socioeconomic factors on family life. Students will analyze topics such as parenting, relationships, family diversity, conflict resolution, and the influence of public policy on families. By integrating theoretical perspectives and real-world examples, the course prepares students to understand and address the challenges and changes facing families today.
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Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood 5th Edition by Jeffrey J. Arnett
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Erikson felt that emerging adulthood is characterized by the age of identity explorations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) advantage of questionnaires with a closed question format is that they
A) are easier for the participants to understand.
B) facilitate data collection and analysis with large samples.
C) are found to have a high degree of validity.
D) allow for participants' unique responses.
Answer: B
Q3) scholars who study adolescents and emerging adults select a sample of the population to study, the most important consideration is that the sample
A) is representative of the population they are interested in.
B) is small enough to study in a reasonable time frame.
C) also contains people they are not interested in studying.
D) none of the above.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) the most part, early maturation tends to be more positive for girls than for boys.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is the best description of Cory's sex?
A) Cory is male.
B) Cory is female.
C) There is insufficient information to make a judgment.
D) Cory is gender-confused.
Answer: A
Q3) is possible to have students in your class who have finished pubertal development, and others who have not yet started.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Menarche is the first menstruation and the first ovulation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Cognitive Foundations
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Q1) best way to test the potential for formal operational reasoning in most cultures is to A) administer an IQ test and score the results.
B) tailor the problem to the children's daily lives.
C) give students the Piagetian pendulum problem to solve.
D) provide a universal task or problem for each child to solve.
Answer: B
Q2) During the 18th and 19th centuries, girls were most likely to A) receive basic education.
B) attend higher education.
C) not attend school at all.
D) be home schooled.
Answer: A
Q3) primary purpose of metacognition is to monitor and reason about A) feeling.
B) problem solving.
C) others.
D) thinking.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Cultural Beliefs
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Q1) Australian Aborigine Law does NOT include an explanation of A) how the world began.
B) the male circumcision ritual.
C) where to hunt and how to prepare food.
D) moral precepts of how social relations are conducted.
Q2) is probably being influenced by
A) the Law.
B) globalization.
C) moral development.
D) social desirability.
Q3) According to the text, Eastern cultures such as Japanese and Chinese cultures place a high emphasis on individualistic values.
A)True
B)False
Q4) is likely to create A) disequilibrium for Simon.
B) parent-adolescent agreement.
C) parent-adolescent conflict.
D) none of these.
Q5) Describe each and provide illustrative examples not outlined in your text.
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) traditional cultures, socialization becomes broader for girls and narrower for boys in adolescence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Gender differences may be exaggerated because
A) our gender schemas alert us to information that confirms our expectations.
B) research is often conducted on people with narrow cultural views.
C) globalization is influencing traditional cultures and marginalized populations.
D) most people do not understand sociological categories in terms of their own expectations.
Q3) Piaget's gender schema theory portrays gender as one of the fundamental ways that people
A) organize information about the world.
B) interact with one another.
C) stereotype and categorize people.
D) create norms and behaviors.
Q4) Define gender schema theory and discuss the possible effects of these schemes on how adolescents interpret behaviors of others.
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Chapter 6: The Self
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Q1) and describe influences upon self-esteem in adolescence.
Q2) Adolescents do NOT report more extremes of emotions than children or adults.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Harter's (1999) research supports Gilligan's claim that girls' "voice" declines as they enter adolescence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Celeste is likely to have a
A) greater than average chance of psychological difficulties.
B) lower than average chance of experiencing adjustment problems.
C) greater than average chance of school success.
D) lower than average chance of relationship difficulties.
Q5) Mobashar's situation best exemplifies
A) hybrid identity.
B) marginalization.
C) immigrant identity.
D) identity confusion.
Q6) Discuss and relate these to the cultural values of individualism in America.
Q7) Include reference to gender differences.
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Chapter 7: Family Relationships
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Q1) According to research, what relationship is marked by the highest level of conflict?
An adolescent's relationship with A) parents.
B) friends.
C) teachers.
D) siblings.
Q2) examples from India, Brazil and/or Kenya.
Q3) change that has influenced family life over the past two centuries is
A) lower birth rate.
B) longer life expectancy.
C) movement to urban centers.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q4) Where would you most likely live?
A) Uptown apartment
B) Coastal cottage
C) Family farm
D) Southern retreat
Q5) Adolescents' changing cognitive development may affect family equilibrium.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Friends and Peers
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Q1) Derek told his mother, "Tell him I'm not here, I don't want to talk to him." This conflict is most likely
A) a regular part of adolescent social life.
B) a symptom of poor parenting.
C) indicative of a behavior disorder.
D) unusual in male friendships.
Q2) Friendships are particularly important during adolescence because it is a time of life when young people
A) extend their relationships outside the immediate family.
B) are more likely to experience social isolation.
C) are more at risk for being unpopular with peers.
D) spend more and more time with their parents.
Q3) likely, Danyon may believe that he is
A) too unique to be labeled as any one thing.
B) not as good at sports as his friends.
C) being ostracized from the group.
D) none of the above.
Q4) tend to have more intimate friendships than girls.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Love and Sexuality
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Q1) Which ethnic group represented in the United States is least likely to engage in early sexual intercourse?
A) European Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) African Americans
D) Latino Americans
Q2) During the 1990s, the effects of AIDS, a decline in sexual activity, and an increase in condom use all contributed to a(n)
A) increase in STDs.
B) decline in adoptions.
C) increase in marriage rates.
D) decline in birth rates.
Q3) Which statement best characterizes the research conducted on adolescent masturbation?
A) Ninety percent of boys have masturbated before the age of 13.
B) Girls' reports of masturbation may be influenced by social desirability.
C) Social desirability has impacted on boys' reported frequency of masturbation.
D) None of these answers are correct.
Q4) Provide examples to illustrate your points.
Q5) Define sexual harassment in terms of mild to severe, providing examples.
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Chapter 10: School
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Q1) According to research, which statement best summarizes the current climate in American high schools? Adolescents are
A) physically absent but psychologically present.
B) physically absent and psychologically absent.
C) physically present and psychologically present.
D) physically present but psychologically absent.
Q2) model of European university education has recently changed to match the ___________ system.
A) American
B) global
C) Japanese
D) open learning
Q3) is socioeconomic status (SES) related to adolescents' school performance?
A) Performance and SES are positively correlated.
B) Performance and SES are inversely related.
C) There is no relationship between performance and SES
D) None of these answers are correct.
Q4) Discuss how these characteristics might present problems in terms of schooling.
Q5) Discuss the positive and negative effects of school size.
Q6) Explain and discuss the factors relating to college dropout.
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Chapter 11: Work
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Q1) Vocational Interest Inventory used for matching a person with a prospective occupation was based on Holland's theory of personality? The
A) Jarvis-Selinger Inventory
B) Novak-Lauscher Inventory
C) Strong-Campbell Inventory
D) Woodcock-Johnson Inventory
Q2) According to the text, technologically-driven changes in work are likely to
A) allow an increasing proportion of work to be done at home.
B) allow less flexibility in the workplace for both men and women.
C) increase women's second shift because of longer hours at their job.
D) allow men to be the primary caretaker of young children.
Q3) According to research, which cultural group has the lowest educational attainment?
A) African Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Latino Americans
D) White Americans
Q4) Discuss the effects of globalization on traditional cultures.
Q5) examples of the deviance to illustrate your point.
Q6) Using examples, explain why this description may be accurate.
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Chapter 12: Media
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Q1) most heavily promoted brands of cigarettes are those most often chosen by adolescent smokers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Social networking websites like Facebook and MySpace were originally developed by A) adolescents.
B) college students.
C) Microsoft employees.
D) none of these answers are correct.
Q3) recent study of adolescents aged 11-15 found that adolescents' preference for violent video games was related to A) aggression and bullying.
B) academic performance.
C) anxiety and depression.
D) authoritarian parenting.
Q4) date, research on adolescents' use of the Internet has tended to focus on positive rather than negative uses.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Problems and Resilience
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Q1) Approximately 90% of eating disorders occur among females.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Provide three examples of each type of problem.
Q3) According to research, which group of people commits the great majority of crimes?
A) Males, ages 12-24
B) Females, ages 18-25
C) Males, ages 25-35
D) Males and females, ages 25-35
Q4) development of anorexia in young females is related to
A) a general susceptibility to internalizing disorders.
B) substance use such as cigarette smoking and binge drinking.
C) the same factors involved in the development of bulimia.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q5) Externalizing problems are more common among females than among males.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Briefly outline gender differences in adolescent suicide rates.
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