HDFS 2000 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS + ANSWERS
T/F: The cost of raising children is the same, regardless of one's social class. - Answer -False
T/F: Gay and lesbian parenting alters a child's gender identification. - Answer -False
T/F: Adoption laws vary widely from state to state. - Answer -True
Contemporary child-rearing strategies share which of the following tenets?
Dominance
Lack of consequences
Open communication
Physical punishment - Answer -Open communication
Parents can best foster high self-esteem in their children by doing which of the following?
Telling them they are proud of them at least once a day
Encouraging conformity
Accepting their children as they are
Allowing their children unrestrained freedom - Answer -Accepting their children as they are
The term "child-free" is used to describe:
Homes where children have grown and left
A couple where partners have chosen to not have children
Homes without children because of infertility
Families that allow their children a lot of freedom - Answer -A couple where partners have chosen
to not have children
Obedience is most important in which style of parenting?
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Permissive
Uninvolved - Answer -Authoritarian
The rate of infant mortality in the United States is:
substantially higher than in most of the developed world.
lower than in most of the developed world.
the lowest in the world.
highest in the world. - Answer -substantially higher than in most of the developed world
T/F: One of the most noticeable areas of impact when fathers stay home is more involvement with
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T/F: The cost of raising children is the same, regardless of one's social class. - Answer -False
T/F: Gay and lesbian parenting alters a child's gender identification. - Answer -False
T/F: Adoption laws vary widely from state to state. - Answer -True
Contemporary child-rearing strategies share which of the following tenets?
Dominance
Lack of consequences
Open communication
Physical punishment - Answer -Open communication
Parents can best foster high self-esteem in their children by doing which of the following?
Telling them they are proud of them at least once a day
Encouraging conformity
Accepting their children as they are
Allowing their children unrestrained freedom - Answer -Accepting their children as they are
The term "child-free" is used to describe:
Homes where children have grown and left
A couple where partners have chosen to not have children
Homes without children because of infertility
Families that allow their children a lot of freedom - Answer -A couple where partners have chosen
to not have children
Obedience is most important in which style of parenting?
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Permissive
Uninvolved - Answer -Authoritarian
The rate of infant mortality in the United States is:
substantially higher than in most of the developed world.
lower than in most of the developed world.
the lowest in the world.
highest in the world. - Answer -substantially higher than in most of the developed world
T/F: One of the most noticeable areas of impact when fathers stay home is more involvement with
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