The Middle Years of the Family and the + Exam Prep Ch.7

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1.  According to the text, which statement best describes the current midlife generation?

2.  Which of the following is a characteristic of the midlife years?

3.  James Marcia suggests that identity develops on which of the following two dimensions?

4.  According to the text, why do most midlife children return home?

5. According to the text, what is middle adulthood characterized as?

6.  According to Erik Erikson, what is the chief developmental task of midlife?

7.  What did Erik Erikson believe to be the key issue in middle age?

8.  According to the text, which group experiences the highest unemployment rates?

9.  Why can having adult children living at home or returning home be stressful for parents?

10.  What does the “revolving door” refer to?

11.  According to the text, what is meant by “the midlife years are transitional”?

12.  What is one advantage that many middle-aged Canadians have in dealing with life-stage challenges?

13. Why is emerging adulthood considered a social phenomenon?

14.  Which term refers to the many changes that occur during the middle years of the family life cycle?

15. According to the text, why do Indigenous youth struggle to participate in the labour force?

16.  How do men and women tend to shift roles in midlife?

17.  Which statement best describes younger people’s transition to independent living in the past few decades?

18.  Which of the following has been seen as the most important form of generativity?

19.  Which term describes the focus on one’s legacy, such as having children and passing on something of value to younger generations?

20.  What ages does emerging adulthood roughly span?

21.  Joy is 33. Her 16-year-old daughter has just had a baby. How is Joy likely to find grandmotherhood?

22.  Which term refers to children who return to their parents’ home after moving out?

23.  What does the term “midlife crisis” refer to?

24.  As men’s and women’s social roles become more similar, what is likely to happen?

25.  In the past, which of the following marked a transition into adulthood for women?

26.  Which term refers to a life event that can produce a change in the family system?

27.  According to the text, what is the most important resource for meeting the challenges of midlife transitions?

28.  Which term refers to the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home?

29.  Sonja is in the stage of emerging adulthood. According to the text, what is she most likely focused on?

30.  Around what age do many Canadians become grandparents?

31.  According to the text, what is NOT a feature of adulthood?

32. According to Erik Erikson, what is the major task for young people moving into adulthood?

33.  When parents and adult children live together, the situation is ambiguous. Many parents feel the need to maintain control over their own homes, while many adult children may have which of the following feelings?

34.  What does the term “sandwich generation” refer to?

35.  Which term refers to the socially approved schedule for events to occur at certain times of life?

36.  Compared to young people of the same age in the past, what do emerging adults today have more of?

37.  Hugo and Anna are midlife parents. Their adult daughter Adele is married with her own child. According to the text, what readjustment of the family system will occur?

38.  Which of the following is NOT a reason for greater interest in sex at midlife?

39.  What is a benefit to an adult child living at home with his or her parents?

40.  According to the text, what is risky adolescent behaviour a result of?

41. Jon is entering third year university and has decided to change his major from chemistry to fine arts. According to James Marcia, what is Jon experiencing?

42.  Josh has bought new and more fashionable clothes, started working out at the gym, bought a new sports car, separated from his wife, and found a glamorous young girlfriend. According to the text, what is this scenario an example of?

43.  Which parenting style is most likely to result in children with identity diffusion?

44.  What period of life is often considered “sturm und drang”?

45.  What are helicopter parents?

46.  What general statement can we make about the middle years of life?

47.  Which of the following is the most basic need of adolescents?

48.  By the end of adolescence, teens are more concerned with which of the following than with conforming to peers?

49.  According to the text, what is the major theme of the middle years?

50.  When Janice became a grandmother at the age of 29, why did she feel it was too early?

51.  Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence. What is it called?

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.

52.  Researchers are now suggesting that there is a stage after adolescence they call __________________________.

53.  The ____________________ refers to the depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home.

54.  Erik Erikson states that the key issue in middle age is _______________________.

55.  A(n) ____________________ is a life event that can produce change in the family system.

56.  Children who return to their parents’ home after moving out are called __________________.

57.  According to James Marcia, when an adolescent explores his or her identity and makes no commitment, he or she is in __________________.

58.  Emerging adulthood consists of the ________________.

59.  When young people repeatedly move in and out of their parents’ home, the situation is described as a ___________________.

60.  Middle-aged adults who experience the stress of continuing dependency of their children and increasing disability of their parents are called the ____________________.

61.  The ____________________ is the socially approved schedule for certain life events.

62.  Explain what is meant by “midlife crisis.”

63.  Describe the current midlife generation.

64.  Midlife adults tend to reflect and evaluate their lives in three domains. Briefly describe these.

65.  Explain why age is often more important for women than for men.

66.  What changes may occur in the marital relationship at midlife?

67.  In what ways do men and women evaluate their work at midlife?

68.  Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called “the sandwich generation.”

69.  Indicate the developmental tasks that face young adults.

70.  Define “empty nest” and explain why it is often more important for women than for men.

71.  Name three problems that may result from the revolving door.

72.  Describe the developmental stage called emerging adulthood.

73.  Describe four major changes that occur in adolescence and young adulthood and discuss their impact on relationships between middle-aged parents and their children.

74.  Discuss changes that may occur in the marital relationship at midlife.

75.  Explain how James Marcia’s description of four identity types is related to the four different parenting styles.

76.  Explain why more young adults are living with their parents now than formerly and describe the stresses this trend creates in parent–child relationships.

77.  Explain why researchers feel the need for a new age category: emerging adulthood. What characteristics define this new age group?

78.  Describe the factors influencing marital happiness at midlife.

79.  Compare men’s and women’s transitions at midlife.

80.  Discuss the concept of generativity. What are the different ways that generativity may be expressed? How is generativity different for men and women?