Test Definitions and Terms

Question 1

What is Demography?

Answer 1

The study of human populations

Question 2

When was the “Silent Generation” Born? and what were they known for

Answer 2

1928-1945

Known as “the lucky few” they are out of touch with technology, hoarders, hard workers, and good with their hands.

Question 3

When were the “Baby Boomers” Born? and what were they known for?

Answer 3

1946-1964
They were the hippie generation, increased birth rates after WW2, they are stereotypically racist, family-driven, resistant to change, and come from large families.

Question 4

When was Gen X born and what were they known for?

Answer 4

1965-1980

and they were rebellious, sometimes called “baby bust” generation, they were more accepting, and fast to accept trends.

Question 5

when were Millenials born and what were they known for?

Answer 5

1981-1996

opinionated, progressive, materialistic, start of social media, tough economically.

Question 6

What was Gen Z born and what were they known for?

Answer 6

1996-2012

also opinionated, snowflake generation, youtube generation, less tolerant, dependent on technology

Question 7

when was Gen alpha born?

Answer 7

2015-mid 2020s

Question 8

Define Fertility

Answer 8

actual reproduction. A woman is fertile if she has had a child or is having a child.

Question 9

define Fecundity

Answer 9

denotes the ability to reproduce; once a woman reaches menarche she is fecund.

Question 10

Define menarche

Answer 10

The onset of menstruation

Question 11

Define Adolescence

Answer 11

refers to the transitional period between 12-21

Question 12

What was G Stanley Halls’s theory of adolescence?

Answer 12

“norm and Stress” He believed teens often show contradictory behaviour, and culture plays a role in development. He also believed working through these changes leads to character and maturity.

Question 13

what was David Elkind’s theory of adolescence?

Answer 13

He believed in “egocentrism”, meaning a heightened self-awareness that makes someone think they are being watched and scrutinized all the time. He also believed teens think they are invincible leading to risky behaviour.

Question 14

What was Allison Davis’s theory of adolescence?

Answer 14

she believed in “socialized anxiety”, meaning a number of factors that cause stress and anxiety. she believed socialized anxiety is the tension and discomfort individuals feel can motivate and influence their behaviour.

Question 15

What was Erik Erikson’s theory of adolescence?

Answer 15

He believed there were “8 Stages of Life” and at each stage, there is a task or challenge that is the theme of that stage. for teens the challenge is “identity formation vs identity confusion”. during each stage you are presented with challenges but if you don’t finish them you still move into the next stage, this can cause problems.

Question 16

What are the 8 Stages of adolesence? and what are the challenges that come with them?

Answer 16

1; Infant - developing trust
2; toddler - atonomy
3; preschooler - initiative vs guilt
4; grade-schooler - industry vs inferiority
5; teenager - identity formation vs identity confusion
6; young adult - intimacy vs isolation
7; middle-aged adult - generosity vs stagnation
8; older adult- integrity vs destiny

Question 17

what is Jane lovinger’s theory of adolescence?

Answer 17

“10 stages of self”. full ego development is having an autonomous self, being self-reliant, and accepting of others.

Question 18

what are the 3 stages of adolesence?

Answer 18

1: Conformist stage, life is simple, stereotypical, ways to sort experiences
2: Self-aware stage, young adults begin to understand and accept differences.
3: Conscientious stage: able to appreciate others individuality in give and take relationships.

Question 19

What is the family Life Cycle theory of adolescence?

Answer 19

Children and parents must eventually separate, young adults look for a partner and get a career, eventually you start your own family. each stage has unique tasks
A young adults tasks are 
1: forming an identity
2: sorting out having a career
3: intimate relationship

Question 20

in what year did the population become 1 Billion?

Answer 20

1800

Question 21

why did the population grow faster after this?

Answer 21

industrial revolution

Question 22

in what region has the most recent population growth been happening?

Answer 22

Asian countries

Question 23

the average fertility rate in 1972?

Answer 23

7 children per woman

Question 24

the average fertility rate in 2012?

Answer 24

2.2 children per woman

Question 25

what percentage of the world is literate?

Answer 25

80%

Question 26

What does IUI stand for? and what is it?

Answer 26

Intrauterine insemination and a woman is given fertility drugs to produce more than one egg per cycle, and the man’s strongest sperm is selected and injected into the uterus.

Question 27

What does IVF stand for? and what is it?

Answer 27

Invitro Fertilization and the man’s sperm and women’s egg are combined in a laboratory dish.

Question 28

What does GIFT stand for? and what is it?

Answer 28

Gamete intrafallopian transfer, and it’s like an IVF but both the eggs and sperm are injected into one or both fallopian tubes.

Question 29

What does AID stand for? and what is it?

Answer 29

Artificial insemination by donor and a male sperm donor donate sperm, which is then tested for count and motility and than injected in both the women uterus.

Question 30

What is Surrogacy?

Answer 30

a substitute mother lends her uterus to another couple to have babies.

Question 31

What was Barbara Coloroso’s parenting model?

Answer 31

She believed in not hitting your kids, and that there were 3 types of families.
1; Brickwall- inflexible and controlling
2; Jellyfish- anything goes
3; Backbone- flexible but with limits
RSVP model for consequences
Reasonable 
Simple
Valuable
Practical

Question 32

What was Rudolph Dreikurs parenting model?

Answer 32

He believed there were 4 types of misbehaviour, attention-seeking, power-seeking, revenge-seeking, and displaying inadequacy, and that there were proper responses to each. He recommends catching kids doing good things and reinforcing food behaviour. Don’t beat your kids.

Question 33

What was Diane Baumrind’s parenting model?

Answer 33

She believed there was 3 parenting styles.

1: authoritarian- uses force/ physical punishment
2: permissive- lets children make decisions, less control no punishments
3: Authoritative- encourages, sets boundaries, mature behaviour is expected.

Question 34

Define Technology

Answer 34

The creation of tools or objects that both extend our natural abilities and alter our social environment.

Question 35

Define Technological determinism

Answer 35

” we shape our tools, and our tools shape us”

the theory that a society’s technology determines its cultural values, social structure, and history