FAM 357 Final Exam Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
Which of the following statements is NOT true based on the
discussion about high school dropout in class?
Dropout rates are highest among females
According to research, when it comes to emotions, boys usually
less self-regulation than girls
Which of the following statements regarding development of a
sexual identity is NOT true?
Western societies place few constraints on adolescents' sexual
behavior
Research shows that by age 20, what percentage of U.S. youth
have engaged in sexual intercourse?
77
Which of the following statements about birth order in siblings
is NOT true?
Younger siblings report feeling resentful that parents give
preferential treatment to older siblings
Girls commonly cite all of the following reasons for being
sexually active EXCEPT
pressure from female friends
Which of the following is true?
, the school is the 2nd most important socializing agent of
children according to Hirschi
About what percentage of parent-adolescent dyads experience
serious conflict?
10-15
Zoe tells her parents that she learned in her women's studies
class that many of the gender differences that she sees are due to
inequities in power, money, and other resources between men
and women. She says she is going to be taking part in a "walk
for equity" to protest lower wages being paid to women in her
community. Zoe's position is very much like that of which
theorist?
Alice Eagly
Which of the following is not true about school transitions?
they can have a negative effect because the student is exposed to
a smaller, more homogenous peer group
According to research, when Kahlid, age 14, begins to question
his parents' authority and resist their standards, his parents may
all of these choices are correct
The greatest gains in achievement occur when the class size is
approximately ____ students
20
A study done comparing data collected from college students
between 1900 and 1980 revealed that
Solutions
Which of the following statements is NOT true based on the
discussion about high school dropout in class?
Dropout rates are highest among females
According to research, when it comes to emotions, boys usually
less self-regulation than girls
Which of the following statements regarding development of a
sexual identity is NOT true?
Western societies place few constraints on adolescents' sexual
behavior
Research shows that by age 20, what percentage of U.S. youth
have engaged in sexual intercourse?
77
Which of the following statements about birth order in siblings
is NOT true?
Younger siblings report feeling resentful that parents give
preferential treatment to older siblings
Girls commonly cite all of the following reasons for being
sexually active EXCEPT
pressure from female friends
Which of the following is true?
, the school is the 2nd most important socializing agent of
children according to Hirschi
About what percentage of parent-adolescent dyads experience
serious conflict?
10-15
Zoe tells her parents that she learned in her women's studies
class that many of the gender differences that she sees are due to
inequities in power, money, and other resources between men
and women. She says she is going to be taking part in a "walk
for equity" to protest lower wages being paid to women in her
community. Zoe's position is very much like that of which
theorist?
Alice Eagly
Which of the following is not true about school transitions?
they can have a negative effect because the student is exposed to
a smaller, more homogenous peer group
According to research, when Kahlid, age 14, begins to question
his parents' authority and resist their standards, his parents may
all of these choices are correct
The greatest gains in achievement occur when the class size is
approximately ____ students
20
A study done comparing data collected from college students
between 1900 and 1980 revealed that
