The special importance of the peer group is the fact that it
a. has a greater effect than parents on children's long-term goals.
b. lets children escape the direct supervision of parents.
c. gives children experience in an impersonal setting.
d. halts the socialization process for a brief period.
b
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A) before birth B) at birth C) in the toddler years D) in the adolescent years
The type of custody in which both divorced parents are involved in child rearing and ongoing decision making concerning the child is termed
(a) shared decision making. (b) cooperative child custody. (c) joint custody. (d) two-way custody.
Lamont argues that heavily gendered heterosexual courtship practices heavily burden women and privilege men and constrain both sexes. What is one example of this from the text? What do you think about the gendered nature of heterosexual dating?
What will be an ideal response?
Hypothesis: Children in families that eat dinner together at least four times per week experience fewer behavioral problems in school. In this hypothesis, what is the dependent variable?
a.) the number of times per week that a family eats together b.) how much time children spend with their families c.) how often children misbehave in school d.) the nutritional value of the food children eat with their families