Of the Following Adolescents, Who Would Be Least Likely to Be

question 105

Multiple Choice

Of the following adolescents, who would be least likely to be involved with a gang?

• A) Chris, whose parents work continuously but they don't seem to have enough food for all the children
• B) Sarah has two older brothers and an older sister who are all gang members
• C) Nicholas, whose only friends in the neighborhood are gang members
• D) Rikona, whose parents are poor but they make sure one of them is available to him at all times

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Definitions:

Diana Baumrind

An influential developmental psychologist known for her research on parenting styles and their effects on children.

Authoritative Parents

Authoritative parents employ a parenting style characterized by high responsiveness and high demands, encouraging independence while maintaining limits and controls.

Authoritarian Parents

Parents who enforce strict rules and expect obedience without questioning, often leading to a more obedient but less happy child.

Permissive-indulgent Parenting

A style of parenting characterized by high responsiveness and low demandingness, where parents are nurturing and accepting yet provide few guidelines and rules.