CHD4537 exam 1 Questions and Answers
Graded A+
No _____ that require individuals to attend any formal training before becoming a
parent - Correct answer-laws
Regulations - Correct answer-Adoption
parental rights
physical and emotional well being
Parenthood is a ________ role, meaning - Correct answer-developmental; it
changes over time, usually in response to the changing developmental needs of
children
Why don't parental license exist? - Correct answer-Many would see licensure as an
intrusion on family privacy
Factors that put families at risk - Correct answer-Poor preparation for parenthood,
inadequate social support, lack of adequate skills for coping with the stresses of
parenting, and resource-depleted environment
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,Coparenting - Correct answer-People who team up to collaborate to parent
Can have legal ramifications concerning __________ _____ and _______ -
Correct answer-parental rights and responsibilities
Can include: - Correct answer-biological parents, adopted parents, grandparents,
friends, aunts, uncles, same sex couples
Concepts of parenthood - Correct answer-The traditional manner of family
formation is the most frequently occurring variation
Parenthood was originally only connected to - Correct answer-Sexual reproduction
The value of - Correct answer-reproduction
Parents are responsible for ______, ______, and acting as _____ for their children
until they reach the age of legal maturity - Correct answer-nurturing, teaching,
guardians
Human infants and children have a prolonged period of dependency on adults,
partly because of the - Correct answer-length of time it takes for maturation of the
brain and the complexity of the skills that have to be attained
The brain of the human infant is different from other offspring in that - Correct
answer-it is immature at birth and continues to develop
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, Differences in ______ and _____ account for many of the disparities between
humans and other species - Correct answer-size and function
socialization - Correct answer-learning how to conform to the conventional ways
of behaving in society; responsibility given to parents in older days
These responsibilities, including __________ are now met by ___________ -
Correct answer-reading, writing, and calculation; schools and other agents
Ecological perspective - Correct answer-Examines the interrelationships between
organisms and their environments
Using this approach, the developmental changes in individuals, families, and other
social groups take place within the - Correct answer-context of interactions with
changing environmental systems
Parenthood is a social construct - Correct answer-Parent role is a social institution
based on complex values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors that focus on procreation
and the need to care for the young
Role of parent is _________ understood; people who are not parents may be
_________ - Correct answer-universally; devalued
The relationship between parents and children is a _______ of the larger social
system that we call a family - Correct answer-subsystem
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Graded A+
No _____ that require individuals to attend any formal training before becoming a
parent - Correct answer-laws
Regulations - Correct answer-Adoption
parental rights
physical and emotional well being
Parenthood is a ________ role, meaning - Correct answer-developmental; it
changes over time, usually in response to the changing developmental needs of
children
Why don't parental license exist? - Correct answer-Many would see licensure as an
intrusion on family privacy
Factors that put families at risk - Correct answer-Poor preparation for parenthood,
inadequate social support, lack of adequate skills for coping with the stresses of
parenting, and resource-depleted environment
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,Coparenting - Correct answer-People who team up to collaborate to parent
Can have legal ramifications concerning __________ _____ and _______ -
Correct answer-parental rights and responsibilities
Can include: - Correct answer-biological parents, adopted parents, grandparents,
friends, aunts, uncles, same sex couples
Concepts of parenthood - Correct answer-The traditional manner of family
formation is the most frequently occurring variation
Parenthood was originally only connected to - Correct answer-Sexual reproduction
The value of - Correct answer-reproduction
Parents are responsible for ______, ______, and acting as _____ for their children
until they reach the age of legal maturity - Correct answer-nurturing, teaching,
guardians
Human infants and children have a prolonged period of dependency on adults,
partly because of the - Correct answer-length of time it takes for maturation of the
brain and the complexity of the skills that have to be attained
The brain of the human infant is different from other offspring in that - Correct
answer-it is immature at birth and continues to develop
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, Differences in ______ and _____ account for many of the disparities between
humans and other species - Correct answer-size and function
socialization - Correct answer-learning how to conform to the conventional ways
of behaving in society; responsibility given to parents in older days
These responsibilities, including __________ are now met by ___________ -
Correct answer-reading, writing, and calculation; schools and other agents
Ecological perspective - Correct answer-Examines the interrelationships between
organisms and their environments
Using this approach, the developmental changes in individuals, families, and other
social groups take place within the - Correct answer-context of interactions with
changing environmental systems
Parenthood is a social construct - Correct answer-Parent role is a social institution
based on complex values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors that focus on procreation
and the need to care for the young
Role of parent is _________ understood; people who are not parents may be
_________ - Correct answer-universally; devalued
The relationship between parents and children is a _______ of the larger social
system that we call a family - Correct answer-subsystem
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