Studies of the Parenting of Multiracial Children in the United

question 140

Multiple Choice

Studies of the parenting of multiracial children in the United States and New Zealand found that:

• A) a parent from a racial minority group played the largest role in guiding the child's development of his or her ethnic identity.
• B) moms played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group.
• C) dads played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group.
• D) parents of these children tend to see their children through "ethnic blinders" and do not typically attempt to instill their children with a sense of ethnic identity.

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Definitions:

Emotional Distress

A legal claim for damages suffered as a result of extreme or outrageous conduct that causes severe emotional trauma.

Extreme Conduct

Behavior that is far outside the norms of society or a given context, often considered shocking or unacceptable.

Outrageous Conduct

Actions that are so extreme or beyond the bounds of decency that they cause shock or offense, sometimes forming the basis for a lawsuit in cases like intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Defamation

The act of communicating false statements about a person that injure their reputation.