Which of the Following Research Findings Best Describes the Phenomenon

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following research findings best describes the phenomenon known as generational dissonance?

• A) Recent studies have found that stress and conflict are higher in Latino families in which adolescents are relatively more acculturated than their parents.
• B) One recent study of Black families found that teenagers rated their mothers' behaviors far more negatively than did either the mothers or the researcher.
• C) Several researchers have demonstrated that family relationships change during puberty, with bickering between adolescents and their parents increasing and closeness between adolescents and their parents diminishing.
• D) Research suggests that the distancing that takes place between parents and teenagers in early and middle adolescence is temporary.

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