Adolescence Chapter 7: Work & Leisure

The average working high school student earns _____ per month in wages.

$200

American high school students spend fewer than _____ hours per week on homework, while Japanese high school students average closer to _____.

10; 20 hours per week

What percentage of high school juniors and seniors have worked during the school year?

25%

Justin is a typical American working adolescent. He is probably busy with school and work for approximately _____ hours a week.

50

Which of the following is not a reason researchers have found to explain the connection between working and smoking, drug use, and drinking?

Adolescents who work long hours have sufficient discretionary income to purchase cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs.

An adolescent who works in a government-sponsored apprenticeship and spends more time outside of school doing homework is most likely from:

Europe

Which adolescent is least likely to have had responsibility for household chores as a child?

Gianna, who is Italian

Which adolescent is least likely to spend leisure time reading?

Jeannette, who lives in the United States

Which adolescent is most likely to spend free time with friends?

Jenny, who lives in the United States

Which adolescent is most likely to be a latchkey youth?

Joshua, whose family is white, affluent, and lives in the suburbs

Which of the following adolescents will be most likely to get a part-time job during high school?

Mary Jo, a white suburban girl

Which of the following students is more likely to engage in more cross-racial friendships?

Melanie, who works part-time

Pam uses marijuana every weekend. It is most likely that:

Pam works long hours

How are nonworking students affected when large numbers of students in their school work?

They do not get as good an education because many teachers lower classroom expectations

Which of the following is true of most adolescents' jobs?

They encourage adolescents to behave independently

Which of the following statements is not supported by research with regard to adolescent employment?

Working builds character, teaches adolescents about the "real world," and helps them prepare for adult responsibilities.

_____ adolescents are more likely to watch TV, and _____ adolescents are more likely to listen to music.

Younger; older

Virginia is the most popular girl in school. She is probably:

a cheerleader

A U-shaped or inverted-U pattern of results, as seen in studies that have examined how adolescents' moods change over time when with their families, is called what?

a curvilinear pattern

The positive effects of service learning are most likely to occur in all of the following circumstances, except when:

adolescents are closely supervised

Research assessing adolescent work experiences found:

adolescents are unlikely to see their coworkers outside of work

Overall, teenagers are least likely to comment that their jobs:

are dreary

The most popular type of extracurricular activities are:

athletics

Ryan did a survey at his middle school of the most common after-school jobs for the eighth grade class. What are his results likely to say?

baby-sitting and lawn work

Adolescents who work more than 20 hours weekly are more likely than their peers to:

be absent from school

All of the following led to an increase in discretionary time for contemporary adolescents, except:

compulsory schooling

Between grades 5 and 9, adolescents' moods while with their families follow a(n) _____ pattern.

curvilinear

From 1900 to 1940, the employment of American teenagers in the formal labor force:

declined

Kent has been involved in minor delinquent behavior. In order to curb this type of behavior, Kent's parents should:

enroll Kent in an after-school activity

Stan's parents both work long hours. They are concerned that he doesn't have enough interaction with adults. If they want him to be exposed to more adult interaction, which of the following activities should they not encourage him to do?

get a job at the local music store

The textbook suggests all of the following for parents who leave their children in self-care, except:

have friends come over for study sessions

Research suggests that the best way to combat the unemployment problem of adolescents who are not attending school is through:

helping adolescents stay in school

Jamie works at McDonald's. She had a bad day at work. Who is she least likely to talk to about her bad day?

her adult supervisor at work

All of the following are effects of premature affluence, except:

increased interest in buying drugs and alcohol

Expanding opportunities for adolescents to get involved in community service would be associated with all but which of the following outcomes?

increasing the likelihood that they drop out of school

According to your text, what is one serious caution regarding participation in athletics for adolescents?

injury

Ruben works over 20 hours a week during the school year and Marianne does not work at all. Ruben, compared to Marianne, is more likely to:

know how to manage his money better

Abner works long hours on weekends and after school. Research suggests that Abner is:

likely to engage in petty theft

According to Reed Larson, adolescents are more likely to ________ than to ________.

listen to music; watch television

Joel used to watch a lot more TV as a young adolescent. Now, he watches less because he spends more time:

listening to music

According to research by Wayne Osgood and colleagues, the combination of several factors is the recipe for delinquency and other problem behaviors among adolescents. This view is called the routine activity theory, and all but which of the following are thought to be major contributing factors to this combination?

lower then average intelligence

In the United States today, working during high school is most common among _____ adolescents.

middle-class and poor

Which of the following groups of teenagers has the greatest difficulty obtaining employment?

minority youth

Which of the following has not been found to be a characteristic of adolescents who work more than 20 hours per week?

more involvement in extracurricular activities

Aside from athletics, which types of extracurricular activity are next most popular among adolescents?

music-related and academic-related

Parker, a senior in high school, is looking for a job. What type of job is he least likely to take?

nurses' aide

Today's teenagers spend the most hours:

on leisure activities

Lisa earns approximately $300 a month from her part-time job. She is most likely to spend the money on:

personal luxuries

The primary socialization factor of leisure activities for adolescent girls is:

physical attractiveness

Ivan, a teenager, is most likely to expend high levels of concentration and interest when he is:

playing sports

Adolescents are least likely to seek out ________ Web sites on the Internet.

pornography

Drawing on research that shows that certain extracurricular activities benefit adolescents, and research showing the potential dangers of leaving adolescents unsupervised after school, some experts have argued that well-designed programs will not only deter problem behavior but also encourage youth to develop strengths. This emphasis on developing positive attributes is known as what?

positive youth development

Having more income than one can manage during early adolescence has been called:

premature affluence

Adolescents spend the least amount of time on _____ activities and the most amount of time on _____ activities.

productive; leisure

Overall, the greatest number of working high school students are employed in:

restaurants and retail establishments

The three dominant theories concerning the media's impact on adolescent development today include all but which of the following?

the routine activity theory

Research looking at the effects of the media on adolescents has found that the strongest link to adolescent problem behaviors is with:

violence

When are adolescents usually in the "worst" mood?

when they are alone

Lourdes' parents are disappointed with her grades. She is involved in many work and leisure activities. Which activity is most likely contributing to her poor school performance?

working part-time at a restauran