Question

carissas parents let her stay up as late as she wants. she is allowed to pick out her own clothes and decide when and what she wants to eat. her parents act more like her friends than authority figures. what kind of parenting style is this?

○ authoritarian
○ authoritative
○ freudian
○ permissive

question 12
1 pts
which parenting style is most encouraged in modern america?

○ authoritarian
○ authoritative
○ disorganized
○ permissive

Explanation:

First Question (Carissa's Parenting Style)

To determine the parenting style, we analyze each option:

• Authoritarian: Parents are strict, with high control and low warmth. This doesn't match as Carissa's parents are not strict.
• Authoritative: Parents have rules but also warmth and responsiveness. Carissa's parents have no rules, so this is not it.
• Freudian: Related to Freud's psychoanalysis, not a parenting style category here.
• Permissive: Parents are indulgent, with low control and high warmth, acting more as friends. This matches Carissa's parents' behavior (letting her make many decisions, acting like friends).

Analyzing each option:

• Authoritarian: Strict, less common in modern America as it's seen as too controlling.
• Authoritative: Balances rules, warmth, and responsiveness. Research and modern parenting trends encourage this for healthy child development.
• Disorganized: Not a recognized standard parenting style (standard styles are authoritarian, authoritative, permissive).
• Permissive: While indulgent, it lacks structure, and modern America encourages the balanced authoritative style.

Answer:

D. permissive

Second Question (Parenting Style Encouraged in Modern America)