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Chapter 12: Social and Emotional Development in Early Adulthood (Ages 18 to 29)

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Chapter 12: Social and Emotional Development in Early Adulthood (Ages 18 to 29)

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12-1 §12.1 source ↗

What are the cultural expectations about normative behavior and achievements associated with age, such as starting a career or having a first child, influenced by?
  1. a.
    rank-order stability
  2. b.
    mean-level change
  3. c.
    the maturity principle
  4. d.
    the social clock

Answer

D. the social clock

12-3 §12.1 source ↗

What age range was theorized to serve as a "second adulthood" for women by write Gail Sheehy?
  1. a.
    ages 20 to 30
  2. b.
    ages 30 to 40
  3. c.
    ages 40 to 50
  4. d.
    ages 50 to 60

Answer

C. ages 40 to 50

12-5 §12.2 source ↗

The relevance of a person’s identity in a particular situation is called identity ________.
  1. a.
    salience
  2. b.
    regard
  3. c.
    diffusion
  4. d.
    moratorium

Answer

A. salience

12-7 §12.3 source ↗

For British families, what is the most common expected reason for young adults to leave the parental home?
  1. a.
    employment or education opportunities
  2. b.
    marriage and plans for parenthood
  3. c.
    financial independence
  4. d.
    conflict in the home of origin

Answer

A. employment or education opportunities

12-9 §12.3 source ↗

What is the most common source of disagreement between young adults and their parents?
  1. a.
    parents' retirement plans, including moving homes
  2. b.
    parents' religion and their insistence on the child maintaining those beliefs
  3. c.
    emerging adult's sexual orientation or romantic relationships
  4. d.
    emerging adult’s financial decisions

Answer

D. emerging adult’s financial decisions

12-11 §12.4 source ↗

According to Super’s lifespan theory of career development, what occurs in early adulthood?
  1. a.
    Career exploration is followed by career establishment.
  2. b.
    Career establishment is followed by career exploration.
  3. c.
    College students should choose a major aligned with their career goals.
  4. d.
    Intimacy should be developed before vocational identity.

Answer

A. Career exploration is followed by career establishment.

12-13 §12.5 source ↗

Research on the relationship between identity and intimacy in modern young adults finds that which of the following is true?
  1. a.
    Intimacy predicts the development of identity for people of any sex.
  2. b.
    Identity predicts the development of intimacy for people of any sex.
  3. c.
    Intimacy predicts the development of identity, but only for men.
  4. d.
    Identity predicts the development of intimacy, but only for women.

Answer

B. Identity predicts the development of intimacy for people of any sex.

12-15 §12.5 source ↗

Which trend with regard to cohabiting with a romantic partner to whom one is not married is true?
  1. a.
    More young adults now live with a cohabiting romantic partner than live with a spouse.
  2. b.
    Cohabitation is far more common among the LGBTQ+ population than among those who identify as heterosexual.
  3. c.
    Cohabitation becomes less common as people increase in their financial income and socioeconomic status.
  4. d.
    People who are very religious are more likely to cohabit as a “test for marriage and hedge against divorce” than those who are not.

Answer

A. More young adults now live with a cohabiting romantic partner than live with a spouse.

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