Cox (1970) Found That for North American Families with Offspring

question 14

True/False

Cox (1970) found that for North American families with offspring in their 30s, an uneasy truce is characteristic of the relationship of the younger generation with their parents in more than a third of cases. A sixth of the younger generation are angry and condemning towards their parents and only half of the group genuinely enjoy and value their parents.

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Overgeneralized beliefs about a particular group of people that often lead to misjudgment and discrimination.

Stewardesses

Historically refers to women who attend to passengers on an aircraft; now commonly known as flight attendants.

Role Strain

Role strain occurs when incompatible role demands are placed on a person in a single status.

Contradictory Roles

Situations where individuals are required to fulfill multiple roles that have conflicting expectations, leading to role strain or conflict.