FAML 430 Exam 2 | Questions and
Answers | Fall 2025/2026 Update |
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Among Euro-American facilities, children are often raised to believe_____. ANSWER
-they are free to set their own goals in life
How do parenting styles differ (on average) by SES or social economic class?.
ANSWER -High-emphasize happiness, creativity, ambition, independence, curiosity,
self-control
-more democratic
-talk more, reason with them, use complex language
Low-emphasize obedience, respect, neatness, cleanliness, staying out of trouble
-more controlling, authoritarian, arbitrary discipline, physical punishment
-short directives and varying tones of voice
What are common characteristics of parenting practices in cultures holding a
collectivistic and or individualistic orientation?. ANSWER -collectivistic-amused by
people, children guided by adult wisdom, obey and imitate, sense of obligation to
parents, use of shame and guilt
individualistic-amused by things, agents of action, children socialized to solve
problems, preventive discipline
, How does social class contribute to parenting styles and how we interpret the
behavior of children?. ANSWER --amount of parental stress
What did Rousseau believe about the innate nature of children?. ANSWER -children
are innately good and need freedom to grow so adults don't corrupt them
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and what does it mean for
employees?. ANSWER -allows qualified employees to take up to 12 weeks per year of
unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons
How does family size impact parenting styles or approaches?. ANSWER -more
children=more interactions=less individual parent-child interactions
large family-more authoritarian, more physical punishment, less likely to explain
rules, emphasis on family as a whole
Does birth order make a difference in parenting practices? If so, how?. ANSWER -
firstborns-more attention, affection, verbal stimulation, disciplined ore restrictively,
coerced more, mature behavior expected, more pressure for achievement, help solving
problems
What do parents of competent children do to foster the competence?. ANSWER -
secure parent-child relationship, encouragement of cognition and self-regulation, safe
environment, flexible, interesting things to manipulate, always "on call", available to
share in discoveries, answer questions, patient, tolerant of messes, set limits on
behavior, disciplined according to age
What are characteristics of abusive families?. ANSWER -domestic violence, parents
abused as children, emotional problems, financial problems, lack knowledge of child
development, alcoholism, emotionally immature, lack behavior management
Answers | Fall 2025/2026 Update |
100% | Correct -BYU.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Among Euro-American facilities, children are often raised to believe_____. ANSWER
-they are free to set their own goals in life
How do parenting styles differ (on average) by SES or social economic class?.
ANSWER -High-emphasize happiness, creativity, ambition, independence, curiosity,
self-control
-more democratic
-talk more, reason with them, use complex language
Low-emphasize obedience, respect, neatness, cleanliness, staying out of trouble
-more controlling, authoritarian, arbitrary discipline, physical punishment
-short directives and varying tones of voice
What are common characteristics of parenting practices in cultures holding a
collectivistic and or individualistic orientation?. ANSWER -collectivistic-amused by
people, children guided by adult wisdom, obey and imitate, sense of obligation to
parents, use of shame and guilt
individualistic-amused by things, agents of action, children socialized to solve
problems, preventive discipline
, How does social class contribute to parenting styles and how we interpret the
behavior of children?. ANSWER --amount of parental stress
What did Rousseau believe about the innate nature of children?. ANSWER -children
are innately good and need freedom to grow so adults don't corrupt them
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and what does it mean for
employees?. ANSWER -allows qualified employees to take up to 12 weeks per year of
unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons
How does family size impact parenting styles or approaches?. ANSWER -more
children=more interactions=less individual parent-child interactions
large family-more authoritarian, more physical punishment, less likely to explain
rules, emphasis on family as a whole
Does birth order make a difference in parenting practices? If so, how?. ANSWER -
firstborns-more attention, affection, verbal stimulation, disciplined ore restrictively,
coerced more, mature behavior expected, more pressure for achievement, help solving
problems
What do parents of competent children do to foster the competence?. ANSWER -
secure parent-child relationship, encouragement of cognition and self-regulation, safe
environment, flexible, interesting things to manipulate, always "on call", available to
share in discoveries, answer questions, patient, tolerant of messes, set limits on
behavior, disciplined according to age
What are characteristics of abusive families?. ANSWER -domestic violence, parents
abused as children, emotional problems, financial problems, lack knowledge of child
development, alcoholism, emotionally immature, lack behavior management
