Question

washington, d.c. (achieve3000, april 27, 2018). do you think parents should use technology to monitor their teenagers online behavior and electronic communications? recent studies show that many parents think they should. but not everyone agrees. while some people accept such monitoring as part of being a parent, other people say that it can become an invasion of privacy.monitoring can take many forms. options for tracking teens online or electronic activities range from tools that let parents see which websites have been visited to apps that let parents review their teens smartphone call logs and text messages.just how much do parents make use of such tools or other monitoring measures? in 2014 and 2015, the pew research center conducted a survey in which parents of 13- to 17-year-olds were asked about their monitoring habits. only 39 percent of parents in the survey said they used parentalcredit for photo and all related images: paul sakuma/apmany parents have begun using technological advances to monitor what their teens are doing online and with their cell phones.question 5based on the article, the reader can infer that ______a. teens are typically indifferent to their parents monitoring their online activity and electronic communications.b. opinions vary among adults, not just between parents and teens, about the effectiveness of parents monitoring teens online activity.c. most parents are already aware of their teens online behavior, so monitoring tools are only needed for the few who do not know what their teens do online.d. experts agree that online monitoring is an effective method for todays parents to protect their teens from inappropriate content.

Explanation:

The article states that "not everyone agrees" about parental monitoring of teens' online activity, with some accepting it as part of parenting and others seeing it as privacy invasion. This directly supports the idea that opinions differ among adults, parents, and teens on the effectiveness of this monitoring. Option A is incorrect because the article does not say teens are indifferent. Option C is wrong as the survey shows only 39% of parents used monitoring tools, contradicting the claim most parents are aware. Option D is incorrect because the article notes disagreement about monitoring, not that experts universally agree it is effective.

Answer:

B. Opinions vary among adults, not just between parents and teens, about the effectiveness of parents monitoring teens' online activity.