Ch 4 - exam 2 - dep3305

Which statement concerning parent-adolescent conflict is false?

- Ethnic minority adolescents are more likely than white adolescents to experience conflict with their parents.

Which of the following statements about parents of adolescents is NOT true?

- Mothers' mental health declines when they enter the "empty nest stage"

Which child would be expected to have the most conflict with his parents?

- Robert, a 13 year-old

Studies of immigrant families suggest that the least amount of conflict exists in households in which:

- adolescents and their parents communicate in their native language

Which of the following scenarios would Amy, an older adolescent, be most likely to accept her parents' rules ?

- all 3 below -whether its permissible to cheat on a school test. -whether its permissible to drink and drive -whether she would let her parents -whether she should let her parents know what time she'll be home after going out

Changes requiring considerable adjustment for families with adolescents typically include all of the following below, except: -financial demands resulting from parents being part of the "sandwich generation." -differing expectations about family obligations -adolescents' increasing assertiveness and influence in the family

- being the central setting for their adolescent's narrow social world.

Luis and Carla Hernandez are getting a divorce. It is likely that the family will go through a period of _________ before it can adjust to this challenge.

- disequilibrium

Many immigrant families place an especially high value on ____, an orientation in which the needs of one's family take precedence over the needs of the individual.

- familism

Research has indicated that one source of conflict between teenagers and parents is that they define is that they define issues very differently. This finding:

- has been replicated across many cultural and ethnic groups.

According to the textbook, one recent study of Mexican-American families found ____ rates of parent-adolescent cohesion during mid-adolescence among _____ families.

- higher; more highly acculturated.

After midlife, parents are more likely to think about the future in terms of:

- how much time they have to left live for themselves

Over the period of adolescence, individuals' perspectives change. Research indicates that one manifestation of this change in perspective is a(an) _____ in adolescents' willingness to lie to their parents

- increase

Professor Ngo is studying family transitions. According to family systems theory, he is most likely to see dramatic changes in family relationships during all of the following events, except when:

- lack of change creates a sturdy, yet boring family pattern.

Although conflict between adolescents and parents over mundane matters (e.g curfews, clothing) is generally _____ frequent in ethnic minority than in White families, the topics of disagreement are _____ across ethnic groups.

- less; similar

One reason that the adolescent years may constitute a difficult period of adjustment is that parents:

- may also be experiencing identity crises of their own.

One reason for imbalance or disequilibrium in the family during the adolescent years is that parents:

- may be experiencing their own type of "identity crisis"

Concerns of adolescents and their parents are often complementary. All of the following issues (e.g the future, sex appeal, adult roles) concern both adolescents and their parents, except:

- money

Research on the nature of parent-adolescent relationships reveals that:

- most adolescents appear to maintain positive supportive, and mutually respective relationships with parents.

Jim and Stacey are the parents of two preteen girls. Throughout the girls' childhood, the family has enjoyed fairly harmonious relationships. The likelihood that they will experience serious problems as the girls go through adolescence is:

- not likely

Adults tend to be ______ when their children are adolescents than the past generation.

- older

Mark is a teenager who generally respects his parents. On which of the following issues, however, is Mark most likely to side with his friends and against his parents?

- on how to wear his hair

When it comes to matters like religion, adolescents are more likely to be influenced by _____ over ______.

- parents; friends

Peers usually have more influence than parents on matters of:

- patterns of leisure activity

The popular notion of a "generation gap" has only been supported in differences between parents and children with regard to:

- personal taste

According to Smetana, adolescents often judge keeping one's room clean and style of dress as _____, whereas parents tend to judge these issues as _____.

- personal; conventional

Which of the following research findings best describes the phenomenon known as generational dissonance?

- recent studies of Mexican-American families have found that stress and conflict are higher in Latino families in which adolescents are relatively more acculturated than parents.

As Alex enters adolescence, he and his parents are experiencing severe relationship problems. These difficulties suggest that:

- their problematic relationship has existed since Alex's childhood.

Bobby's parents expect him to tell them everything. However, now that he's 13 years old, he feels entitled to keep secrets from them. What has this discrepancy been referred to as?

- violation of expectation

When it comes to basic, core values (e.g. religion, work, education) diversity _________ is much more striking than are differences ___________.

- within the adolescent population; between the generations.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 major factors that influence the transformation in family relationships that takes place during early adolescence? -puberty, changes in the balance of power, gender of the adolescent, violations of expectations

-gender of the adolescent

The identity crisis of adolescence may interact with the ____ in increasing family conflict.

-midlife crisis of adults