The Conclusion Drawn from the Research Conducted by Emmy Werner

question 60

Multiple Choice

The conclusion drawn from the research conducted by Emmy Werner on the Island of Kauai was that

• A) family poverty was the most damaging childhood experience that children can have.
• B) children raised in families in which the parents were substances abusers had the worst adult outcomes.
• C) almost all of these children perpetuated the cycle of poverty and abuse when they became parents themselves because it was the only way they knew to raise children.
• D) about one-third of the children they studied had good outcomes by the time they become adults despite the fact that they had many risk factors in their childhood.

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Definitions:

Gender Typing

The process by which individuals come to learn the gender roles considered appropriate in their society or culture.

Masculine

Refers to qualities or attributes regarded traditionally as characteristic of men, such as strength or assertiveness.

Feminine

A set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women by society.

Individualist Cultures

Societies that emphasize personal goals and achievements, encouraging individuals to stand out and be independent from the collective group.