In Your Study of Intergenerational Continuity, You Interview Mothers Who

question 52

Multiple Choice

In your study of intergenerational continuity, you interview mothers who have avoidant relationships with their infants. These mothers frequently cannot recall incidents from their own childhood, yet idealize their parents. According to studies of adult attachment, you classify these mothers as

• A) autonomous.
• B) dismissing.
• C) preoccupied.
• D) unattached.

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Definitions:

Southern Blacks

African Americans who reside in the Southern United States, a group that historically has faced significant racial segregation and inequality.

Urban Working Class

Refers to the group of people, especially in industrial or urban areas, who work in manual or low-wage jobs and often live in less affluent conditions.

Suburban Middle Class

A socioeconomic group characterized by moderate to above-average income families living in suburban areas outside of urban city centers.

Freedom Summer

A 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered black voters in Mississippi, part of the larger civil rights movement.