Chapter 5 Flashcards
The expected behaviors that come with our position in society are known as:
a. conformity
b. gender roles
c. social roles
d. role transitions
c. social roles
The movement of being a high school student to a college student is an example of a:
a. biological clock
b. role transition
c. social clock
d. social role
b. role transition
The idea that women should be nurturing is an example of a gender:
a. expectation
b. role
c. stereotype
d. reality
c. stereotype
What is true about gender stereotypes when examined globally?
a. They are surprisingly consistent
b. Western countries are more egalitarian than Eastern nations
c. Western countries see men with instrumental qualities, while Eastern countries see women
with those qualities
d. Western countries see men with communal qualities, while Eastern countries see women with
those qualities
a. They are surprisingly consistent
In what stage of life are there more social role changes than any other stage?
a. Childhood
b. Young adulthood
c. Middle adulthood
d. Late adulthood
b. Young adulthood
Who are boomerang kids?
a. Kids who become teen parents
b. Kids who divorce and then remarry
c. Kids who leave school and then return
d. Kids who leave home and then return
d. Kids who leave home and then return
How does parenting change during middle adulthood?
a. It happens for the first time
b. It becomes more stressful
c. It becomes nonexistent
d. It becomes less demanding
d. It becomes less demanding
In general, how do roles change as people transition into late adulthood?
a. They simplify
b. They become more complex
c. They become more diverse
d. They dissolve
a. They simplify
What has happened to households for the first time since data collection began in the 1940s?
a. The majority of households do not contain a married couple
b. The majority of households report having experienced a divorce
c. The majority of young adults are living with their parents
d. The majority of households are single people living alone
c. The majority of young adults are living with their parents
A 12 year old who enters college may be very intelligent, but is also off with:
a. gender stereotypes
b. gender roles
c. social timing
d. development
c. social timing
Dr. Fayed is examining how some people’s friendships deepen as they age and their peer groups pass
away. Dr. Fayed is studying:
a. biological clocks
b. role transitions
c. social clocks
d. social roles
b. role transitions
When Juanita reaches 35, her parents and friends pressure her to have a baby, saying it is time for her
to become a mother. This situation is an example of:
a. biological clock
b. role transitions
c. social clock
d. aging transitions
c. social clock
How has our understanding of aging and social roles changed over time?
a. We used to view aging as losing roles, but now we see them as changing roles
b. We used to view aging as developing new roles, but now we see them as sustaining roles
c. We used to view aging as sustaining roles, but now we see them as evolving roles
d. We used to view aging as losing roles, but now we view them as successfully shedding roles
a. We used to view aging as losing roles, but now we see them as changing roles
What is a key similarity between learning-schema theory and social role theory when thinking about
gender roles?
a. Both emphasize the importance of a social clock
b. Both emphasize the importance of distal causes
c. Both emphasize the importance of biological factors
d. Both emphasize the importance of proximal causes
d. Both emphasize the importance of proximal causes
Dr. Martinez proposes that men and women act differently because during prehistoric times, men
hunted and women gathered. He argues that these traits have been passed on through the generations.
Dr. Martinez is supporting ___________ theory.
a. interactionist
b. social role
c. learning-schema
d. evolutionary
d. evolutionary
Which of the following is true about adults’ age at marriage over the past three decades?
a. Women are marrying at a later age, but not men
b. Both men and women are marrying later
c. It has not changed for either gender
d. Men are marrying later, but not women
b. Both men and women are marrying later
Gina and Paul have been married for eight years, both work full-time, and have two children under
the age of 18. What is most likely to be true of Gina and Paul?
a. Gina spends more time per day on activities that contribute to the family than Paul
b. Gina and Paul spend the same time on their jobs
c. Their division of labor has likely remained the same throughout their marriage
d. Gina spends more time on personal care, leisure and sports, or socializing with friends than
Paul
a. Gina spends more time per day on activities that contribute to the family than Paul
According to the National Alliance of Caregiving, who is most likely to be an unpaid caregiver to
their aging parent?
a. Vivian, who is 54 years old, the oldest daughter of a mother who is 81 and has been able to
make changes to her hours at her full-time job
b. Carlo, who is 48 years old, has a 16-year-old son at home and an aging mother-in-law
c. Christine, who is 36 years old, a mother of two and does not work full-time and has a
grandmother who is 88
d. Rachel, who is 58 years old, recently retired and has an aging mother-in-law
a. Vivian, who is 54 years old, the oldest daughter of a mother who is 81 and has been able to
make changes to her hours at her full-time job
Which of the following exemplifies marital happiness and parenthood?
a. Usha and Abu are both unhappy until they have children, then become happy while their
children are home, and then report higher levels of unhappiness again once their children
leave home
b. Karen and Joaquin are moderately happy before they have children, but then they become very
happy and remain so throughout their lives
c. Sandra and Jill are both fairly happy before they have children, but then report more stress and
remain unhappy until they finally divorce after their children leave home
d. Lucy and Bob are both very happy before they have children, but then report more stress until
their children leave home, when they report being happy again
d. Lucy and Bob are both very happy before they have children, but then report more stress until
their children leave home, when they report being happy again
Researchers investigating loneliness among people of different ages found that young adults and older
adults were less lonely when they:
a. have good health
b. live alone versus with others
c. live with others versus alone
d. work at least part-time
b. live alone versus with others
What is a key difference between grandparents 30 years ago and modern grandparents?
a. Today’s grandparents are healthier and wealthier than earlier grandparents
b. Today’s grandparents are less involved with their grandchildren than earlier grandparents
c. Today’s grandparents will have shorter lives than earlier grandparents
d. Today’s grandparents are less likely to raise grandchildren than earlier grandparents
a. Today’s grandparents are healthier and wealthier than earlier grandparents
Which of the following statistics has not increased since the 1960s?
a. The number of men in the workforce
b. The rate of cohabitation
c. The percent of births to unwed parents
d. The percent of the U.S. population over age 65 that has never married
d. The percent of the U.S. population over age 65 that has never married
With regard to gender role shifts, ________ seems to affect household chores, whereas _________
seems to affect childcare/breadwinner aspects.
a. gender ideology; biological parenthood
b. biological parenthood; parental investment
c. economic exchange; gender stereotypes
d. biological parenthood; gender ideology
a. gender ideology; biological parenthood
Who is most likely to report being single and never married?
a. Dennis, an African American man
b. Ruth, a Caucasian woman
c. Tamin, an Asian man
d. Carmen, a Hispanic woman
a. Dennis, an African American man
