Test Bank For Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood A Cultural Approach 5th Edition

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      Chapter 4: Cultural Beliefs

Multiple Choice

4.1.01. Which statement best characterizes the term symbolic inheritance?

a.  The processes which people acquire the behaviors and beliefs of the culture they live in.

b.  Developing a set of beliefs that serve as a basis for political attitudes.

c.  A set of ideas and understandings about persons, society, nature, and divinity.

d.  Gaining property and personal belongings after the death of a loved one.

Difficulty: 2Question ID: 4.1.01Page Reference: 95

Topic: What are Cultural Beliefs?

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: c. A set of ideas and understandings about persons, society, nature and divinity.

4.1.02. In the Jewish tradition, the Bar/Bat Mitzvah

a.  signifies that an adolescent is allowed to drink alcohol.

b.  signifies adult participation in religious life.

c.  communicates the moral teachings of Kohlberg.

d.  takes place at age 21.

Difficulty: 1Question ID: 4.1.02Page Reference: 97

Topic: The Bar and Bat Mitzvah

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. signifies adult participation in religious life.

4.1.03. Cultural belief systems include the roles that are appropriate for particular persons. What role is NOT a legitimate cultural role?

a.  Cognitive

b.  Age-related

c.  Social status

d.  Gender

Difficulty: 2Question ID: 4.1.03Page Reference: 96

Topic: What are Cultural Beliefs?

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: a. Cognitive

4.1.04. The three outcomes central to the process of socialization are

a.  preconventional, conventional, and post-conventional reasoning.

b.  custom complex, ontogenetics, and cultural beliefs.

c.  self-regulation, role preparation, and sources of meaning.

d.  interdependent self, independent self, and group identity.

Difficulty: 1Question ID: 4.1.04Page Reference: 96-98

Topic: Cultural Beliefs and Socialization

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. self-regulation, role preparation, and sources of meaning.

4.1.05. Bill is wrestling with his desires. He is tempted to steal a bicycle he saw in an unlocked garage, but he has not yet decided whether to do it. Bill’s mental dilemma shows us that he is beginning to exert

a.  role preparation.

b.  self-regulation.

c.  metacognition.

d.  symbolic inheritance.

Difficulty: 3Question ID: 4.1.05Page Reference: 96

Topic: Cultural Beliefs and Socialization

Skill: Applied

Answer: b. self-regulation.

4.1.06. Providing consolation, guidance, and hope to people confronting existential questions defines the concept of

a.  self-regulation.

b.  role preparation.

c.  moral development.

d.  sources of meaning.

Difficulty: 2Question ID: 4.1.06Page Reference: 96-98

Topic: Cultural Beliefs and Socialization

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: d. sources of meaning.

4.1.07. According to the text, one important reason why adolescents need to learn self-regulation is to regulate

a.  individualism.

b.  sexual impulses.

c.  political beliefs.

d.  moral development.

Difficulty: 1Question ID: 4.1.07Page Reference: 98

Topic: Cultural Beliefs and Socialization

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. sexual impulses.

4.1.08. The contrast between individualism and collectivism is best captured in a discussion about

a.  poetic-conventional faith.

b.  intelligence.

c.  socialization beliefs.

d.  autonomous morality.

Difficulty: 2Question ID: 4.1.08Page Reference: 98-99

Topic: Cultural Values: Individualism and Collectivism

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: c. socialization beliefs.

4.1.09. Collectivistic cultures promote the development of an interdependent self. If you were researching this phenomenon, you would most likely travel to

a.  Canada.

b.  Germany.

c.  Korea.

d.  Australia.

Difficulty: 2Question ID: 4.1.09Page Reference: 98

Topic: Cultural Values: Individualism and Collectivism

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: c. Korea.

4.1.10. Tish is a 15-year-old girl who believes that everyone should be his or her “own person,” make his or her own decisions, and have the freedom to choose a course in life. Of the following, where would Tish most likely live?

a.  Japan

b.  China

c.  Iran

d.  Italy

Difficulty: 3Question ID: 4.1.10Page Reference: 98-99

Topic: Cultural Values: Individualism and Collectivism

Skill: Applied

Answer: d. Italy

4.1.11. Which country would be considered non-Western?

a.  Iran

b.  New Zealand

c.  Canada

d.  Norway

Difficulty: 2Question ID: 4.1.11Page Reference: 98-99

Topic: Cultural Values: Individualism and Collectivism

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: a. Iran

4.1.12. If you were writing a research paper about collectivistic and individualistic beliefs, one caution you would have to keep in mind would be

a.  these categories describe overall tendencies for beliefs, but individual differences exist.

b.  that diversity can be suppressed for the purposes of clearer explanation.

c.  to target only those cultures which typify the pure types.

d.  none of the above.

Difficulty: 1Question ID: 4.1.12Page Reference: 99

Topic: Cultural Values: Individualism and Collectivism

Skill: Factual

Answer: a. these categories describe overall tendencies for beliefs, but individual differences exist.

4.1.13. Desi is always striving to be better than his co-workers. He is considered to be very competitive at work, but at home Desi strives to maintain harmony with family members to promote cooperation. After reading Chapter 4, you would conclude

a.  we know for certain that Desi lives in Canada.

b.  Desi is very young and doesn’t know how to act.

c.  Desi is a very unique individual who is unlike most people.

d.  these two drives can co-exist in Desi.

Difficulty: 3Question ID: 4.1.13Page Reference: 99

Topic: Cultural Values: Individualism and Collectivism

Skill: Applied

Answer: d. these two drives can co-exist in Desi.

4.1.14. P.J. is a 13-year-old boy who needs to work in order to help feed his family. P.J. feels the pressure to conform to his culture’s beliefs. Where does P.J. most likely live?

a.  Sweden

b.  England

c.  Canada

d.  Japan

Difficulty: 3Question ID: 4.1.14Page Reference: 100

Topic: Broad and Narrow Socialization

Skill: Applied

Answer: d. Japan

4.1.15. Which statement would originate from an individual who has adopted a strongly positive view on the merits of narrow socialization?

a.  I think adolescents should conform to our culture’s norms.

b.  Morality is a stage-related theory of development.

c.  I think adolescents should be individuals.

d.  Cultures set a range of opportunities for development.

Difficulty: 2Question ID: 4.1.15Page Reference: 99-100

Topic: Broad and Narrow Socialization

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: a. I think adolescents should conform to our culture’s norms.

4.1.16. Socialization sources include

a.  peers and friends.

b.  school and teachers.

c.  media and community.

d.  all of the above.

Difficulty: 1Question ID: 4.1.16Page Reference: 100-101

Topic: Sources of Socialization

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. all of the above.