BEHS343 Full Course Latest 2020 March

BEHS343 Parenting Today

Week 1 Discussion

Family/Parenting Styles

Respond to the following questions:

1) How would you define family?

2) Identify and explain Diana Baumrind’s four parenting styles.  Which parenting style is most effective for raising children in today’s society?

 

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Week 2 Discussion

Parenting Influence- Nature vs Nurture

What ways do you think your parents have influenced you? Discuss the role of nature vs nurture on your development.

 

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Week 3 Discussion

Ethical Issues

What ethical issues are associated with the following parenting topics: genetic testing, designer babies, cloning, prenatal screening, and age discrimination? Select two topics to discuss and provide your viewpoints.

 

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Week 4 Discussion

Achievement Gap& Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood

Respond to the following questions:

1. What student groups are experiencing the achievement gap? Discuss factors that may contribute to the achievement group.

2. Identify at least two  common types of child behavior problems during middle childhood and how should parents address these issues?

 

 

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Week 5 Discussion

Bullying and Middle Generation Issues

Respond to the following discussion items:

1. Explain what bullying means to you? How would you describe a bully and a victim of bullying? What treatment options or prevention methods are available for bullying?

2. Discuss the impact on a family when a middle generation parent is caring for a child and an aging parent.

 

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Week 6 Discussion

Non-traditional families

Identify the four types of nontraditional families. Select one type of a nontraditional family and discuss if this family structure will affect the children’s psychological health.

 

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Week 7 Discussion

Child maltreatment & the Foster Care system

Respond to the following discussion items:

1. Which cause of child maltreatment are most difficult to address? Which ones are most amenable to intervention?

2. What is foster care? What are its strengths and weaknesses? What changes would you propose to improve the system?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Applied Final Project Setting the Scene

Choose one of the Lot of Life scenarios. You should elaborate on the scenario by writing a letter to a relative or close friend or a diary/journal entry from the perspective of a parent writing about his or her child. Your letter/diary should explain what happened in detail, identify the issues you will need to consider and research in coming up with a solution, and a plan of action for how you will deal with the situation.

Your paper should have a cover sheet that lists your name, the BEHS 343 section number, and the scenario you have chosen. Your paper should be double spaced and use a standard font (e.g. Times New Roman, 12 pt)

 

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Applied Final Project Doing the Research

Instructions

Prepare a short (4-6 pages) research paper that identifies several key issues related to the scenario you chose for your Lot in Life. Incorporate at least 8-10 scholarly, credible, and current references to support your ideas, drawing primarily from government and community agencies as well as scholarly journals and books. Include in-text citations and a reference list in APA format.

Your paper should have a cover sheet that lists your name, the BEHS 343 section number and the scenario you have chosen. Your paper should be double-spaced and use a standard font (e.g. Times New Roman, 12 pt). Be sure to include a reference list at the end of your Part 2 assignment.

Paste your Part 1 assignment in at the end of this research paper.

Assignment Format and Referencing Style

Use UMUC's online Guide to Writing and Research for the format, especially for how to cite your references. You may also wish to consult guidelines for APA style. (Do not use footnotes at the bottom of the page; rather, following APA, list your references at the end of the paper.)

Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional use of another person's words or ideas without giving credit to the author. Make sure you read chapter 5, Academic Integrity and Documentation, in the Guide to Writing and Research. The UMUC Undergraduate Catalog also contains a lengthy discussion on Academic Integrity and Academic Dishonesty. In cases of suspected plagiarism, the assignment in question will not be graded and the student may be reported to the Dean for sanction. Sanctions can include failing the assignment, failing the course, or in extreme cases, expulsion from the university. 

Web Resources

As you use the Web for information, you should be aware of the fact that the Web has both good and bad information, as well as information that is biased. There are many online resources devoted to finding and evaluating information on the Web.   A very detailed discussion of how to evaluate information can be found in the UMUC library website. Do not use Wikipedia as a source for your information.

Finally, sources that tend to have good information include the following: college or university department sites (be careful of student pages; some are very good, but some are not so good), professional organizations, governmental agencies, professional journals, and regularly published newspapers and magazines.

 

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Applied Final Project Solution

Instructions

In 4-6 pages, describe your action plan for dealing with your Lot in Life.  As part of your solution you should explain how your research on the topic has guided your plan of action. Contact at least two local community agencies (not just Web sites) that can help provide information, training, or support for the problem. Include specifics on how to contact the agency, what services they have available, and how much these services cost. If you include WWW sources for your background research on this topic, review the guidelines about evaluating Web sources given earlier.

Describe any obstacles or challenges that may prevent your plan of action from being successful.

Conclude your paper with a reflection of why you chose this particular Lot in Life to study and how your research of the topic has influenced your views of parenting.

Your paper should have a cover sheet that lists your name, the BEHS 343 section number, and the scenario you have chosen. Your paper should be double-spaced and use a standard font (e.g. Times New Roman, 12 pt). Be sure to include a reference list at the end of your Part 3 assignment.

The other two papers (Setting the Scene and Research) should be pasted in at the end of your solution paper.

 

 

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Quiz 1

Question 1Which type of family is most typical of families in the 1950’s?

Question options:

 a)           nuclear family

b)            beanpole family

c)            extended agrarian family

d)            multigenerational family

Question 2The only theory of development to specifically address the entire lifespan was proposed by:

Question options:

a)            B.F. Skinner

b)            Erik Erikson

c)            Jean Piaget

d)            Sigmund Freud

Question 3Cultures like the United States that value achievement and autonomy are called:

Question options:

a)            Collectivist

b)            Authoritarian

c)            Interdependent

d)            Independent

Question 4Socioeconomic status consists of:

Question options:

a)            parental occupation

b)            income level

c)            level of education

d)            all of the above

Question 5Which factor does NOT contribute to poverty?

Question options:

a)            work ethic

b)            single parent households

c)            lack of education

d)            unemployment

Question 6The oldest woman to give birth was ____ years old.

Question options:

a)            55

b)            60

c)            68

d)            72

Question 7The infant mortality rate in the United States is ____.

Question options:

The lowest among developed countries

Similar to the United Kingdom

Similar to Japan

The highest among developed countries

Question 8In order to improve social, motor, and problem solving skills, parents should encourage their preschool children to engage in ______ minutes of unstructured play every day.

Question options:

a)            45-60 minutes

b)            30 minutes

c)            20 minutes

d)            15 minutes

Question 9Which of the following is true about brain development?

Question options:

The 10% of the brain that does not develop by the age of three includes the prefrontal cortex which does not fully mature until around the age of 20.

Motor skills are the last to develop in humans.

The rate of growth of the brain is slow but steady in the first few years of life.

Attention skills develop within the first 3 years of life.

Question 10The birth of a sibling can be upsetting to young children because:

Question options:

a)            Parenting usually becomes more child-centered

b)            Sibling relationships throughout childhood are inevitably filled with rivalry

c)            Children expect to be an only child due to lower birthrates

d)            Parenting often becomes more parent-centered

 

 

 

 

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Quiz 2

Question 1Which of the following is an important role of parents?

Question options:

To provide shelter

To provide stimulation

To provide supervision

All of the above

Question 2According to Bowlby, the need to attach is instinctual in babies.

Question options:

True

False

Question 3Which of the following parenting authorities is most likely to have told parents: “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

Question options:

a)            Benjamin Spock

b)            Luther Emmett Hold

c)            John Wesley

d)            James Watson

Question 4Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk for older mothers and their babies?

Question options:

a)            Poverty

b)            Miscarriage

c)            Autism

d)            Down Syndrome

Question 5The brain of a young child is not fully formed, but has two times more synapses than an adult brain.

Question options:

True

False

Question 6The children of overprotective parents appear to suffer no long term neurological effects when they reach adulthood.

Question options:

 True

 False

Question 7What is not a good way to help a child with high activity levels deal with excessive energy?

Question options:

a)            Provide a more structured routine

b)            Reward good behavior

c)            Let him play fast-paced video games to sharpen his visual motor skills

d)            Let him get involved in sports

Question 8Mr. and Mrs. Johnson frequently fight in front of their children. We can expect that their two school-aged daughters will:

Question options:

a)            Bond together, with the older one taking care of the younger one

b)            bond together as a defense against their parents' fight with each taking care of the other

c)            Run away from home to escape the conflict

d)            also fight with each other

Question 9Spanking is associated with higher rates of aggression and delinquent behavior.

Question options:

True

False

Question 10Military spouses become highly competent heads of household when a spouse is deployed, but eagerly give up this role when the spouse returns.

Question options:

True

False

 

 

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Quiz 3

Question 1                         

Which of the following is evidence that gender roles are socialized from an early age?

Question options:

Mothers talk more to infant daughters than to infant sons

Toddler boys are given more autonomy than toddler girls

Infant boys are tossed in the air more than infant girls

All of the above

Question 2 Which of the following sleep disturbances occurs when REM sleep is interrupted?

Question options:

a)            Night fears

b)            Nightmares

c)            Night terrors

d)            All of the above

Question 3Because parents must help children learn that emotions and events must be evaluated according to the context in which they occur, Galinsky calls parenting 6-12 year olds the 

___authority___

stage.

Question 4On average, boys start to become larger than girls around the age of 5.

Question options:

True

False

Question 5Which of the following is true about sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) in 15-24 year olds?

Question options:

a)            STI’s in this age group are disproportionately high compared to other sexually active age groups

b)            The belief among teens that oral sex is safe sex may contribute to higher rates of STI’s in teens

c)            Minors can receive STI services in every state in the nation without parental involvement

d)            All of the above

Question 6Sexual identity:

Question options:

a)            Is important only for the 2-10% of Americans who are homosexual.

b)            Is synonymous with gender identity

c)            Is believed to be fixed and unchanging

d)            Always develops in adolescence

Question 7Special education services for disabled children:

Question options:

a)            provides vocational training

b)            teaches independent living skills

c)            is granted based on age rather than need

d)            all of the above

Question 8The best indicator of quality of care in daycare settings is:

Question options:

a)            age of the facility

b)            sensitivity and responsivity of staff

c)            number of children in the facility

d)            staff salary

Question 9At what age will divorce have the most impact on a child?

Question options:

 a)           6 months old

b)            3 years old

c)            10 years old

d)            18 years old

Question 10What percentage of children in the US are adopted?

Question options:

 a)           1-2%

b)            2-4%

c)            5-7%

d)            about 10%