Results from Cross-Cultural Studies Have Shown That

question 27

Multiple Choice

Results from cross-cultural studies have shown that

• A) Mexican-American adolescents are more likely than European-American adolescents to believe that they should disagree with their parents.
• B) Japanese teens are socialized to be highly autonomous.
• C) Chinese-American teens expect more freedom to date at younger ages than do European-American teens.
• D) in collectivist Asian cultures, parents tend to impose a great number of rules.

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