Social And Personality Development 6th Edition By David R. Shaffer – Test Bank

Multiple Choice Questions

11-1, p. 370
The process by which children acquire the beliefs, values, and behaviors deemed significant and appropriate by older members of their society is
a. self-actualization
b. identification
*c. socialization
d. sublimation

11-2, p. 370-371
The socialization of each successive generation of children serves society by
a. regulating children’s behavior and controlling undesirable impulses
b. promoting the personal growth and adaptive potential of individuals
c. perpetuating the established social order
*d. all of these

11-3, p. 371
Compared with “old” research, the “new look” at families and familial influences
a. assumes that children often influence the child-rearing practices of their parents
b. views the family as a dynamic social system rather than a collection of individuals who each enact a particular role
c. stresses that a family’s ecological niche can affect family interaction patterns and hence, the development of a family’s children
d. assumes that children often influence the child-rearing practices of their parents and views the family as a dynamic social system rather than a collection of individuals who each enact a particular role
*e. all of these

11-4, p. 372
A nuclear family consists of
a. the siblings in a family
b. grandparents, parents, and offspring
c. one’s family “tree”
*d. mother, father, and one or more children

11-5, p. 372
A family consisting of a mother, a father, and one or more children is a(n) _____ family.
a. normal
b. extended
*c. nuclear
d. blended
e. self-fulfilled

11-6, p. 372
When the relationship or behaviors between two family members are influenced
by a third family member, we are observing a(n)
a. direct effect
*b. indirect effect
c. tertiary effect
d. macroeffect

11-7, p. 372 WWW
Which of the following observations best illustrates an indirect effect within a family social system?
a. A young boy establishes a secure attachment with his mother
*b. Mothers are less inclined to play with their children when fathers are present
c. Parents today are having fewer children
d. In today’s families, an ever-increasing percentage of mothers choose to work outside of the home

11-8, p.372
The fact that children fare best when parents coparent illustrates _____ in a family system.
*a. an indirect effect
b. direct effect
c. secondary effect
d. a tertiary effect

11-9, p. 372
The “systems” approach to understanding families suggests that
a. the larger the family network, the lower the quality of parent-child interactions
b. in all cultures, extended family systems are healthier contexts for development than nuclear family systems
c. the mother is the central influence on a child’s development
*d. every relationship within the system has an impact on every other individual within the system
11-10, p. 372
When members of a nuclear family live with other kin in the same household, we are referring to a(n) _____ family system.
a. nontraditional dynamic
b. blended
*c. extended
d. reconstituted