Multiple Choice Quiz

Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1		What are parents supposed to do for children?
			A)	take them to Disney World
			B)	provide economic security, but not emotional support
			C)	provide emotional support only
			D)	provide emotional support and exercise parental control
2		The leading cause of death for black teenage males is
			A)	automobile accidents.
			B)	illnesses such as measles and flu.
			C)	firearm homicide.
			D)	drugs.
3		Behavior that has the characteristics of both genders is called
			A)	androgynous behavior.
			B)	autonomous behavior.
			C)	stereotypical behavior.
			D)	cross-sex behavior.
4		The court rulings in the Gonzalez and Troxel cases showed that the law
			A)	always rules in favor of the best interests of the child.
			B)	supports the rights of parents to direct their child's upbringing.
			C)	gives grandparents legal rights to see their grandchildren.
			D)	will not assist parents in asserting their rights to their children.
5		A parent who spanks a child for disobedience is operating in the ___ style of parenting.
			A)	authoritative
			B)	permissive
			C)	authoritarian
			D)	sociological
6		The most common type of childcare arrangement for children under the age of 5 is:
			A)	family daycare homes.
			B)	parent shift work.
			C)	care by other relative.
			D)	organized daycare centers.
7		Long-term studies of children raised in lesbian families have suggested that
			A)	children in lesbian families have more problems with psychosexual development compared to those raised in heterosexual families.
			B)	children raised in lesbian families have more problems with gender identity than those raised in heterosexual families.
			C)	growing up in a lesbian family may lead to an expanded notion of sexual possibilities, but does not result in a higher proportion of confirmed homosexuals than those children raised in heterosexual families.
			D)	growing up in a lesbian family results in more behavior problems and problems with sexual orientation compared with children raised in heterosexual families.
8		Kohn's study of social class and childrearing suggests that:
			A)	occupational conditions and values have no impact on parental styles of childrearing.
			B)	there are no differences in the childrearing patterns of the working class or the middle-class because both sets of parents want the best for their children.
			C)	working-class parents are more likely to focus on obedience to authority and conformity as important characteristics for children than middle-class parents.
			D)	middle-class parents are more likely to focus on obedience to authority and conformity as important characteristics for children than working-class parents.
9		Children who experienced "persistent poverty" according to the PSID study were
			A)	more likely to be white than those who experienced temporary poverty.
			B)	more likely to be living in single-parent families.
			C)	more likely to be Hispanic than African American.
			D)	larger for all ethnicities than their percentage of children who had never experienced poverty.
10		Which is true of the situation of U.S. children as compared to those in other developed nations?
			A)	U.S. children are the beneficiaries of many more social welfare programs such as health and childcare benefits.
			B)	Children in the United States are less likely to be exposed to divorce and suicide.
			C)	The United States is less likely to rely on "means-tested benefits" so all citizens are guaranteed a basic standard of living.
			D)	Higher levels of child poverty are recorded in the United States because there are fewer guaranteed government benefits to all citizens.