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SOCI 2200 Final Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
cross sectional study
Ans: a bunch of people interviewed once
longitudinal study
Ans: smaller groups but followed up with the people over longer periods of time
positives to daycare
Ans: socialization, academic skills, structure, exposure to activities
negatives to daycare
Ans: less traditional views of gender roles, many viruses, too many hours of care=
less compliant to parents
benefits of preschool for kids for different classes
Ans: benefits of sending poverty stricken kids to preschool is huge in the long run-
not as much of a difference for middle/ upper class
daycare and child parent relationships
Ans: even though people think you spend less time with your child when you place
them in daycare, actually now that people are having fewer children they are
attending more extracurriculars, sacrificing their own hobbies/ couples time and are
still able to spend lots of time with their child
benefits to having kids
Ans: tax deduction, family name carries on, pleases grandparents, fulfills duty of
married couple, companionship, free entertainment
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negatives to having children
Ans: sleep deprivation, less couple time, social life= restricted, anxiety increases,
conflicts over discipline arise
concentrated cultivation parenting style
Ans: for middle and upper class; treat kids more as equal when talked to, more
supervised activities, hectic schedules, children have more entitlement/ confidence
natural growth parenting style
Ans: for lower class; kids are intimidated by adults, children should be seen but
not heard, more free play time, spend more time with extended family, more
relaxed schedules, more distance/ respect/ fear of authority
differences of goals of parenting styles by class
Ans: middle class: want kids to be creative, take initiative, think independently;
lower class wants kids to respect authority, be obedient, and conform to the rules
differences between classes in obtaining compliance in children
Ans: both classes use coaxing, commands, requests and reasoning; lower class
uses more direct language and external threats; upper class use more direct
language (passiveness, requests), and use more internal threats (emotions, character,
guilt)
miniature adults cultural notion of children
Ans: when childhood was short- they were working, some social life/ activities,
due to short childhood and high mortality rates
monster cultural notion of children
Ans: religious notion, children were born evil- you must beat the devil out of them
SOCI 2200 Final Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
cross sectional study
Ans: a bunch of people interviewed once
longitudinal study
Ans: smaller groups but followed up with the people over longer periods of time
positives to daycare
Ans: socialization, academic skills, structure, exposure to activities
negatives to daycare
Ans: less traditional views of gender roles, many viruses, too many hours of care=
less compliant to parents
benefits of preschool for kids for different classes
Ans: benefits of sending poverty stricken kids to preschool is huge in the long run-
not as much of a difference for middle/ upper class
daycare and child parent relationships
Ans: even though people think you spend less time with your child when you place
them in daycare, actually now that people are having fewer children they are
attending more extracurriculars, sacrificing their own hobbies/ couples time and are
still able to spend lots of time with their child
benefits to having kids
Ans: tax deduction, family name carries on, pleases grandparents, fulfills duty of
married couple, companionship, free entertainment
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negatives to having children
Ans: sleep deprivation, less couple time, social life= restricted, anxiety increases,
conflicts over discipline arise
concentrated cultivation parenting style
Ans: for middle and upper class; treat kids more as equal when talked to, more
supervised activities, hectic schedules, children have more entitlement/ confidence
natural growth parenting style
Ans: for lower class; kids are intimidated by adults, children should be seen but
not heard, more free play time, spend more time with extended family, more
relaxed schedules, more distance/ respect/ fear of authority
differences of goals of parenting styles by class
Ans: middle class: want kids to be creative, take initiative, think independently;
lower class wants kids to respect authority, be obedient, and conform to the rules
differences between classes in obtaining compliance in children
Ans: both classes use coaxing, commands, requests and reasoning; lower class
uses more direct language and external threats; upper class use more direct
language (passiveness, requests), and use more internal threats (emotions, character,
guilt)
miniature adults cultural notion of children
Ans: when childhood was short- they were working, some social life/ activities,
due to short childhood and high mortality rates
monster cultural notion of children
Ans: religious notion, children were born evil- you must beat the devil out of them
