Question 1

Folklore has it that women are likely to experience serious upheaval and difficulty following the departure of their last child from home. What evidence is there for or against this expectation?

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Question 2

Describe briefly the series of role changes that is likely to occur for a woman, and for a man, following a divorce.

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Question 3

Describe one or more types of study you would have to do in order to find out what proportion of middle-aged adults will take on the role of caring for an aging parent at some time in their adult lives.

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Question 4

In comparison to women with children, childless women are _______.

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Research has shown that childless women tend to be more career-focused and have higher levels of work commitment compared to women with children. This may be because they do not have the competing demands of family responsibilities. However, there is no clear evidence to suggest that childless women are generally happier or less happy in old age.

Question 5

Describe briefly what happens to gender roles in couples after the birth of a child. What is David Gutmann's explanation for this phenomenon?

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Question 6

We have discussed several reasons why the social clock in the U.S. no longer operates via a "family life cycle." Describe a few of these reasons and discuss the overall ramifications of this change.

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Question 7

List at least seven characteristics that are part of the common cross-cultural male gender role stereotype and seven that are part of the female stereotype. Indicate briefly some of the consequences of these role stereotypes for adult development.

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Question 8

Describe the major age changes in social roles over the adult years in your own culture at this point in history.

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Question 9

Heckhausen's theory of social timing suggests that the stronger the _____ between a person's social role sequence and developmental norms, the less stress he or she will have in life.

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Heckhausen's theory of social timing suggests that the stronger the correlation between a person's social role sequence and developmental norms, the less stress he or she will have in life.

Question 10

In young adulthood, there are three major new roles acquired by the majority of people. Describe these three roles and the problems and joys that accompany them.

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Question 11

Researchers have consistently found that married adults are happier and less likely to show emotional disturbance than are unmarried adults. Describe two possible explanations for this pattern, and indicate which of the two you consider to be the better explanation and why.

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the major family and gender roles of young adults and retired adults. How can you best characterize the differences?

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Question 13

Describe why there are such large cultural effects on older (65 years of age and older) women living alone. Include relevant research to support your claim.

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Question 14

What do we know about the adult lives of never-married adults? What kind of research would we need to do to add to our fund of information?

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Question 15

Evaluate the evidence for (and against) the concept of a gender role crossover in midlife. What additional type(s) of research would we need to confirm or reject this hypothesis?

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Question 16

Aqulano (1996) has found that 44 percent of young adults aged 19-24 had returned home after living away. Based on what you have learned in this class, provide several arguments for why this would be and the larger effect it has on the changing life cycle.

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Question 17

Which of the following groups is most likely to remarry after a divorce?

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Men in their 20s or 30s are more likely to remarry after a divorce compared to older men and women, as younger men often have more opportunities and societal encouragement to remarry.

Question 18

Research on the economic effects of divorce suggests that a one-family income needs to be stretched to support two families, a fact that____________.

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Research shows that the economic impact of divorce leads to a drop in the standard of living for all family members, as one family income needs to be stretched to support two households. This drop in standard of living tends to remain low unless the woman remarries. This suggests that divorce has a long-lasting economic impact on families, which can be challenging to recover from. The other answer choices are not supported by research.

Question 19

List and describe three sources of gender stereotyping.

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Question 20

More adults in the past few years have chosen to marry later, to have their children later, and/or to have fewer children. Cumulatively, what will be the effects of such changes on the life patterns of adults? What are the possible advantages? What are the possible disadvantages?

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Quiz 5: Social Roles