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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Worshiping the Gods of Thinness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a descriptor of a healthy adult according to Broverman's study?
(a) Active
(b) Dependent
(c) Independent
(d) Logical

2. Why does Dr. Pipher believe that bright, sensitive girls are more at risk for problems?
(a) Women are too highly sexualized
(b) They do not see enough realistic female role models
(c) They are aware of the conflicting forces in their lives
(d) They are exposed to more anti-female writings

3. Who or what does Pipher hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?
(a) Parents
(b) Culture
(c) Hormones
(d) Males

4. What do psychologists study to determine the best parenting techniques?
(a) Research studies
(b) Families
(c) Adults
(d) Teens

5. How does Dr. Pipher describe parents for adolescent girls?
(a) Saplings
(b) Endless suffering
(c) Root system
(d) Unstable

Short Answer Questions

1. Daughters are expected to love their mothers, but not to do which of the following?

2. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how divorce makes adolescents feel?

3. Who or what does Miller hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?

4. In what way do teens manipulate their parents?

5. What percentage of families fits the traditional dynamic according to Pipher?

(see the answer key)

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