In general, life course development tends to follow specific __________, or expectations of how one is to behave at any stage in life.

A young girl, who is an easygoing, somewhat shy 10-year-old, is confronted a lot by boys at her school. Some social scientists believe that by encouraging her to behave more aggressively, she will learn to stand up to these boys. This indicates a belief in the __________ side of the nature/nurture debate.

The middle-aged generation is sometimes referred to as the sandwich generation because of

Melinda, a White female, was recently raped. Melinda most likely

The family into which we are born and raised is called our

The term used to define the different positions individuals occupy in a family is

Love has been linked to the __________ of infants.

The text points out that widows are likely to encounter

According to available research, women remain in battering relationships for a variety of reasons. One of the most common reasons is

__________ theory pays close attention to changes in families over time and attempts to explain family life in terms of a process that unfolds over the life course of families.