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Chapter 10: Communication and Life’s Journey

Multiple Choice

1. Generations are typically ______ years apart from each other, with the oldest generation dealing with ______.

a. 35 to 50; midlife crisis

b. 20 to 30; end of life issues

c. 30 to 40; retirement

d. 25 to 45; developmental issues

Learning Objective: 10.1: Illustrate the influences and growth of intergenerational family systems.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Family Lifespan Tracks

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Historically, what was the family’s goal in arranging marriages for the young adult members?

a. to manage assets and achieve or maintain power in the community

b. to ensure that the two young people love each other

c. to enhance fertility of the two soon to be betrothed people

d. to promote longevity of the marriage and the two individuals in the marriage

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which of the following events is most likely to affect a family’s developmental time?

a. a divorce of parents with children

b. the grandparents’ retirement

c. the death of a grandchild

d. older adolescents living with middle aged parents

Learning Objective: 10.1: Illustrate the influences and growth of intergenerational family systems.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Intergenerational Families in Developmental Time

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. What is current way of seeking long term partners that may have similar qualities to arranged marriages?

a. going out on a variety of blind dates

b. subscribing to an online dating site that serves a specific group

c. socializing regularly with friends

d. speed dating

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. A study in 2018 showed that people applying to a major dating site were more likely to have diverse preferences regarding race, ethnicity, and cultural background if they were seeking ______.

a. sexual encounters

b. a steady dating partner

c. a long term committed relationship, such as marriage

d. friends and acquaintances to socialize with

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. By the time that the oldest generation in a family are great grandparents, the third-generation family members are ______.

a. grandparents

b. young adolescents

c. retired

d. having their own children

Learning Objective: 10.1: Illustrate the influences and growth of intergenerational family systems.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Family Lifespan Tracks

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. What is the percentage of adults in the U.S. who are married?

a. 20%

b. 75%

c. 50%

d. 35%

Learning Objective: 10.3: Summarize the shifts between parents and children that occur throughout a family’s lifespan.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Transitions and Turning Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Research has shown that attractive individuals prefer dating partners or mates who are ______.

a. as attractive as them

b. less attractive as them

c. far more attractive than them

d. unacceptable to their friends and family members

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. According to the Pew Research Center, what are the top reasons for marriage in the U.S.?

a. having children and financial success

b. love and lifelong commitment

c. companionship and legal benefits

d. recognition in a ceremony and religious beliefs

Learning Objective: 10.3: Summarize the shifts between parents and children that occur throughout a family’s lifespan.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Transitions and Turning Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Melanie invests time and resources selecting special gifts and excursions for her partner, Dan. Dan graciously accepts, and on rare occasions will bring her flowers. If we apply social exchange theory to this relationship, what will likely be the outcome?

a. Melanie will grow even more attracted to Dan.

b. Dan will end the relationship.

c. Melanie will begin to feel resentful and end the relationship.

d. They will get married and Melanie will continue to lavish Dan with gifts.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. According to the text, similarities in ______ are more important in selecting a long-term committed partner than the adage of “opposites attract.”

a. food selections

b. core values and beliefs

c. car choice

d. recreational activities

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. ______ describes six dynamic stages of parent-child relationships that change in a bi-directional manner.

a. Clara Gerhardt

b. Erik Erikson

c. Sigmund Freud

d. Ellen Galinsky

Learning Objective: 10.4: Express the two lead factors that characterize coparenting activities.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lifespan-Related Theories

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. What is/are example(s) of unfair fighting between Melody and her husband Don?

a. Both include some humor when they have a disagreement.

b. Winning an argument with Melody is most important to Don.

c. After dinner, Melody decides to discuss her hurt feelings due to Don’s infidelity.

d. They argue only about those issues that are most important to the viability of their relationship.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Which aspect of family life constitutes an emotional link between generations?

a. leaving home

b. parenting

c. recreational activities

d. adolescent rebellion

Learning Objective: 10.4: Express the two lead factors that characterize coparenting activities.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Lifespan-Related Theories

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. What is the central premise of relational dialectics theory?

a. Relationships remain stable and negotiated settlements are the norm.

b. For a relationship to continue, it needs to be straightforward with consensus.

c. Relationships change and evolve, and communications among individuals experience some tensions.

d. Individuals who engage in dialogue usually have similar points of view and rarely hold contradictory views.

Learning Objective: 10.5: Analyze relational dialectics theory and identify four assumptions of this theory.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Spotlight on Theories: Relational Dialectics Theory

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. According to Erikson’s theory, great grandparents would typically be negotiating the stage of ______, while their adolescent great grandson is in the ______ stage.

a. integrity vs. despair; identity vs. role confusion

b. generativity vs. self-absorption; trust vs. mistrust

c. generativity vs. stagnation; autonomy vs. shame and doubt

d. involvement vs. resignation; initiative vs. guilt

Learning Objective: 10.4: Express the two lead factors that characterize coparenting activities.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Lifespan-Related Theories

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. The four core concepts of relational dialectics theory fit well with which other theory?

a. Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stage theory

b. family systems theory

c. reciprocal interaction theory

d. partner or mate selection theory

Learning Objective: 10.5: Analyze relational dialectics theory and identify four assumptions of this theory.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Spotlight on Theories: Relational Dialectics Theory

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. The strength of the relational dialectics theory is that the focus is on ______.

a. only one individual who is communicating

b. only the topic of communication

c. the product of the negotiation

d. the system of groups of people who create meaning

Learning Objective: 10.5: Analyze relational dialectics theory and identify four assumptions of this theory.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Spotlight on Theories: Relational Dialectics Theory

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. What aspects relational dialectics theory are similar to family systems theory?

a. linear relationships

b. ongoing progression of a shared dialogue that regains balance or homeostasis

c. communication follows one path to solution.

d. life involves relationships that are valued for remaining static or unchanging.

Learning Objective: 10.5: Analyze relational dialectics theory and identify four assumptions of this theory.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Spotlight on Theories: Relational Dialectics Theory

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Which one of these is the best example of a co-parenting arrangement?

a. Tyler and Samantha are divorced, and Tyler has custody of their two children while Samantha is in prison.

b. Dan and Sara are single parents and good friends who often have dinner together with their respective children.

c. Marisa and Gwen are married and together are raising Gwen’s children from her first marriage.

d. Although Natasha receives child support from her ex-husband, he has not seen their three children in four years.

Learning Objective: 10.4: Express the two lead factors that characterize coparenting activities.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Stages of Parenthood

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Developmental changes usually occur as single issues with little interactions between the generations.

Learning Objective: 10.1: Illustrate the influences and growth of intergenerational family systems.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Families: Constant yet Ever Changing

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Because children are most important in the life cycles of many people, rituals celebrating or acknowledging life stages have had universal appeal throughout the ages.

Learning Objective: 10.3: Summarize the shifts between parents and children that occur throughout a family’s lifespan.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Transitions and Turning Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Addiction can create instability in a household, which may in turn affect a child’s ability to trust others.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Describe the process and importance of partner selection.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Dynamics of Partner Selection

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Co-parenting involves a responsible, emotional investment in raising a child by at least two people, although only one adult has a legal or executive role in the child’s life.

Learning Objective: 10.4: Express the two lead factors that characterize coparenting activities.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Lifespan-Related Theories

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer

1. Explain how the “parenting role never ends” and share an example from your own observations or experience.

Learning Objective: 10.4: Express the two lead factors that characterize coparenting activities.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Lifespan-Related Theories

Difficulty Level: Medium