Question

14. Children raised in poverty are at-risk for:

      a.   poor physical and mental health

      b.   social incompetence

      c.   abuse

      d.   all of the above.

15. Children in poverty are likely to experience:

      a.   more family conflict and turmoil

      b.   separation from loved ones

      c.   less social support

      d.   all of the above

16. Which of the following have been identified as adjustment problems of children from affluent families?

      a.   depression

      b.   substance abuse

      c.   emotional problems

      d.   all of the above

17. Which of the following have been identified as sources of problems in affluent families?

      a.   disconnectedness

      b.   pressure to achieve

      c. a and b

      d.   none of the above

     

18. The cultural niche within which parenting occurs includes:

      a.   the physical and social environment

      b.   customs of child rearing and child care

      c.   the parents’ beliefs, values, and attitudes.

      d.   all of the above.

     

Answer 1

14. All of the above as the children born in poverty have no access to healthy resources hence they may be having poor physical and mental health due to stress, they can be abused for money and can be socially incompetent as they are suppressed and would lose confidence and trust in society

15. More family conflict and turmoil as the need of resources stresses the relationship in the family and leads to turnoil

16. All of the above as emotional problems can be because people from affluent families pay less attention to there children and these emotional issues can lead to depression and they might also be having substance abuse as they are emotionally disturbed and have adequate money to do that

17. Disconnectedness as they are having family issues

18. All of the above as the cultural niche is the overall environment in which the parenting is done and it would include all of the 3 factors