HDFS2300 Test 3 (Quiz Qs)with verified
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A researcher conducts a study where she observes parents and children interacting. She finds that when
parents acknowledge their children's feelings in conversations, children are more open about their own
opinions than when parents don't acknowledge children's feelings. Her sample was comprised of 80%
European-, 10% African-, 7 % Latino- and 3% Asian-American families. Her conclusions were derived
from the entire 100% of families and cultural status was not examined. What research approach does
this most resemble, as mentioned in the lectures? - correct answer ✔✔Cultural equivalent
The cultural variant approach tends to emphasize the role that contextual influences play in influencing
the ways that families of different subcultures function. Why is this an important contribution? - correct
answer ✔✔Because if we ignore contextual factors that influence families from different subcultures, we
cannot adequately help families of those subcultures to succeed.
A researcher finds that children from cultural group X have lower rates of academic achievement than
children from European-American families. He explains that children from group x tend to have lower
levels of academic achievement because their parents don't value education as much as parents from
European-American families. What is a problem with this explanation, according to the lectures? -
correct answer ✔✔It ignores contextual influences that might be influencing the findings.
Two groups of people formed the early post-emancipation African-American middle class. What were
these groups? - correct answer ✔✔People who came as indentured servants, and slaves (and their
descendants) who were freed by their "owners."
A fair bit of research regarding family relationships tends to examine middle-class samples. Often, the
samples contain percentages such as the following: 75% European-American, 10% African-American, 8 %
Latino-American, 5 % Asian-American, and 2% other. Differences between cultural groups are not
examined; instead, generalizations about families in general are made from the research. What is a
problem with this approach? - correct answer ✔✔IDK not mainstream
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A researcher conducts a study where she observes parents and children interacting. She finds that when
parents acknowledge their children's feelings in conversations, children are more open about their own
opinions than when parents don't acknowledge children's feelings. Her sample was comprised of 80%
European-, 10% African-, 7 % Latino- and 3% Asian-American families. Her conclusions were derived
from the entire 100% of families and cultural status was not examined. What research approach does
this most resemble, as mentioned in the lectures? - correct answer ✔✔Cultural equivalent
The cultural variant approach tends to emphasize the role that contextual influences play in influencing
the ways that families of different subcultures function. Why is this an important contribution? - correct
answer ✔✔Because if we ignore contextual factors that influence families from different subcultures, we
cannot adequately help families of those subcultures to succeed.
A researcher finds that children from cultural group X have lower rates of academic achievement than
children from European-American families. He explains that children from group x tend to have lower
levels of academic achievement because their parents don't value education as much as parents from
European-American families. What is a problem with this explanation, according to the lectures? -
correct answer ✔✔It ignores contextual influences that might be influencing the findings.
Two groups of people formed the early post-emancipation African-American middle class. What were
these groups? - correct answer ✔✔People who came as indentured servants, and slaves (and their
descendants) who were freed by their "owners."
A fair bit of research regarding family relationships tends to examine middle-class samples. Often, the
samples contain percentages such as the following: 75% European-American, 10% African-American, 8 %
Latino-American, 5 % Asian-American, and 2% other. Differences between cultural groups are not
examined; instead, generalizations about families in general are made from the research. What is a
problem with this approach? - correct answer ✔✔IDK not mainstream
