Which of Maslow's stages emphasizes the importance of accomplishments in adulthood?
love and belonging
self-actualization
safety
success and esteem
Question 2Research has suggested that adults who provide support to their adult children and to their elderly parents tend to do so because of
a need to be needed.
a sense of generativity.
their personality.
guilt.
Question 3Because they are called on to help both older and younger generations of the family, middle-aged adults have been called the
midlife generation.
family caregivers.
divided group.
sandwich generation.
Question 4Which of the following statements regarding the middle generation as the sandwich generation is true?
Providing assistance to older and younger generations may be more a
function of personality than of necessity.
Most middle-aged adults feel tremendous pressure because of their role as
kinkeeper.
In the United States, middle-aged couples tend to have more contact with the
husband's parents than with the wife's parents.
All of the answers are true statements.
Question 5The notion of the sandwich generation
is not very accurate.
correctly describes the reality of many adult lives.
accurately conveys the financial strain adults often experience by caring for
elderly parents.
clearly communicates the degree in which adults care for their elderly
relatives.
Question 6What is one advantage listed in the text regarding adoptive parents versus stepparents?
They are legally connected to their children.
They did not want the children, but took them anyway.
They have less of an emotional bond.
They are less satisfied with their role as parents.
Question 7Many men become ______: They provide fatherly care to children who are not biologically theirs but who live with them.
stand-in fathers
pretend fathers
complicated fathers
social fathers
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