HDFS 2300 Exam 4 questions with
complete solutions 2025/2026
What is the proportion of the population in the USA that is of Hispanic background? - correct
answer ✔✔They are the largest non-dominant cultural group within the USA
Is there a relationship between measures of parenting styles and academic achievement for
Latino groups? - correct answer ✔✔No
Demographic Familism - correct answer ✔✔Has to do with birth rates. If you are high in this,
there are lot's of children being born per year. Many Latino groups are high in this
Structural Familism - correct answer ✔✔Has to do with who lives in the house. If high on this,
you tend to live with extended family.
Behavioral Familism - correct answer ✔✔Has to do with who you interact with. Do you interact
with a lot of other family members and extended family?
Do you have to be structural familism to be high on behaviorism? - correct answer ✔✔No
Normative Familism - correct answer ✔✔-Has to do with values and supporting each other
-Do you think that it is important for family members to provide support for each other, and do
you do that?
-Related to high levels of academic achievement
Is authoritative parenting a good predictor of academic success? - correct answer ✔✔No
, Is there a difference between mainstream parents and Latino families in how they view
education? - correct answer ✔✔No, they all view education as important, and they want their
children to be highly educated
Do Latino Families value academic success as much as the average American family? - correct
answer ✔✔Yes, they do; the difficulty is that they have many other pressing economic concerns
that take priority over getting an education
Which type of familism is a possible culturally specific predictor of academic success? - correct
answer ✔✔Normative Familism
How is familism different from collectivism? - correct answer ✔✔familism is specific to the
family, while collectivism is with people you know, and not just the family
Why are Latino parents considered to be strict and permissive? (3) - correct answer ✔✔-Age
-Contradiction only from mainstream
-Domain may be important: Inside the house vs. Outside
Respecto - correct answer ✔✔-Polite to elders, good listener to others, doesn't challenge
people who are older based on point of view, respect of family rules
Educacion - correct answer ✔✔-This has to do with education in the sense that we think of it as
academic.
-It has to do with social skills and social knowledge
What are some other important values?
L,R,C,R,F - correct answer ✔✔-Language
-Religion
-Conservative
complete solutions 2025/2026
What is the proportion of the population in the USA that is of Hispanic background? - correct
answer ✔✔They are the largest non-dominant cultural group within the USA
Is there a relationship between measures of parenting styles and academic achievement for
Latino groups? - correct answer ✔✔No
Demographic Familism - correct answer ✔✔Has to do with birth rates. If you are high in this,
there are lot's of children being born per year. Many Latino groups are high in this
Structural Familism - correct answer ✔✔Has to do with who lives in the house. If high on this,
you tend to live with extended family.
Behavioral Familism - correct answer ✔✔Has to do with who you interact with. Do you interact
with a lot of other family members and extended family?
Do you have to be structural familism to be high on behaviorism? - correct answer ✔✔No
Normative Familism - correct answer ✔✔-Has to do with values and supporting each other
-Do you think that it is important for family members to provide support for each other, and do
you do that?
-Related to high levels of academic achievement
Is authoritative parenting a good predictor of academic success? - correct answer ✔✔No
, Is there a difference between mainstream parents and Latino families in how they view
education? - correct answer ✔✔No, they all view education as important, and they want their
children to be highly educated
Do Latino Families value academic success as much as the average American family? - correct
answer ✔✔Yes, they do; the difficulty is that they have many other pressing economic concerns
that take priority over getting an education
Which type of familism is a possible culturally specific predictor of academic success? - correct
answer ✔✔Normative Familism
How is familism different from collectivism? - correct answer ✔✔familism is specific to the
family, while collectivism is with people you know, and not just the family
Why are Latino parents considered to be strict and permissive? (3) - correct answer ✔✔-Age
-Contradiction only from mainstream
-Domain may be important: Inside the house vs. Outside
Respecto - correct answer ✔✔-Polite to elders, good listener to others, doesn't challenge
people who are older based on point of view, respect of family rules
Educacion - correct answer ✔✔-This has to do with education in the sense that we think of it as
academic.
-It has to do with social skills and social knowledge
What are some other important values?
L,R,C,R,F - correct answer ✔✔-Language
-Religion
-Conservative
