Chapter 16 - Practice Questions

First - and second-generation immigrants comprise almost ____ of the U.S. population

Approximately how many hours per week does a middle-aged person watch television?

According tone analysis, every time the unemployment rate goes up 1%, there is a ____ % rise in

When a highly trained professional experiences dissatisfaction, disillusionment, frustration, and weariness from his/her job, this is called

Erik Erikson suggested that middle adulthood encompasses a period where a person is, or not, making a contribution to family and community: He called this:

According to Levinson around 40-45 years, people move into a period/time of questioning, where they tend to focus on the finite nature of life and question everyday fundamental assumptions. This is the:

What is Levinson's name for the period of assessment that middle-aged people go through which may lead to uncertain and indecision when they realize how short life is ?

The "Big Five" cluster of personality traits/characteristics consist of which of the following?

Although the overall divorce rate has declined in the past two decades, divorce among which group is rising ?

Which of the following statistics regarding infidelity in marriage during a given year is accurate?