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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. What speculation does Pipher make in relation to Jody and other teens being raised in more liberal households?
(a) They may be more intense
(b) They may be more likely to seek out drugs and alcohol
(c) They may be more creative and independent
(d) They may be more worried and overwhelmed

2. What does Pipher compare the goal of mass media to in relation to parents' goals of helping children stay happy and well adjusted?
(a) Make money
(b) Energize society
(c) Support society values
(d) Develop new techniques

3. How does Pipher define authenticity?
(a) Owning all experiences that are not traumatic
(b) Disowning all experiences
(c) Owning all experiences
(d) Owning all experiences that are socially acceptable

4. According to Dr. Pipher, how are relationships with fathers viewed?
(a) Uninteresting
(b) Regressive
(c) Growth-oriented
(d) Dependent

5. In what way do teens manipulate their parents?
(a) They pit them against each other
(b) They provide additional stressors in their lives
(c) They rebel until they get what they want
(d) They force them to reconcile

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many teens do after a divorce?

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

3. What does Dr. Pipher teacher her patients in order to help them better express and reassure themselves?

4. Which of the following is not a descriptor of a healthy adult according to Broverman's study?

5. What does Dr. Pipher define the change to traditional teasing in today's modern society?

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