Reading Analysis (p. 9-13)

 Reading Analysis (p. 9-13)

1. a. 3 b. 2 c. 2 d. 1 e. 3

2. a

3. a. 2  b. 3 c. 1

4. a. 3 b. 2 c. 2

5. a. 2 b. 3 c. 1

6. a. 2 b. 3 c. 1

7. a. 2 b. 3

8. a. 1 b. 2 c. 2 d. 1 

9. a. 2 b. 3

10. a

11. a. 2 b. 1

12. a. 3 b. 2

13. a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 

14. b.

15. b

 

Information Recall (p. 18-19)

Answers will vary.

1. Students’ reliance on social support from their friends decreases from freshman year through senior year. AND/OR Students’ reliance on social support from their family members increases from freshman year through senior year.

2. Students decreasingly follow advice from freshman year through senior year.

3. According to the data, very few parents hover over their adult children in the workplace

 

Questions for Another Perspective (p. 21) Answers will vary.

1. A great deal of parental support in childhood leads to an adult being physically and mentally healthier than adults who didn’t receive the same kind of support.

2. A lack of parental support in childhood can lead to increased levels of depression and chronic health issues in adulthood.

3. The researchers analyzed responses from 2,905 adults, ages 25–74, who participated in a survey about the availability of emotional support from their mothers and fathers during the years they were growing up.

4. The results of the study are important because there may be implications for predicting who is at a higher risk for ill health in late life.

 

 

 

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