Deck 7: Family and Delinquency

Question 1

Which of the following has not had an effect on childhood delinquency in recent decades?

A) women in the workforce
B) changing family structure
C) over-lending banks
D) higher divorce rates

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A function of a family is to provide __________

A) shelter
B) intimacy
C) socialization
D) All of these are correct

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the family unit, consisting solely of parents and their children, called?

A) single
B) triangle
C) double
D) nuclear

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Cohabitating parents live

A) in separate houses
B) together without being formally married
C) together with another household
D) without biological children

Question 5

Good parenting involves

A) emotional hardness
B) inflexibility
C) nurturing and encouragement
D) strict adherence to rules

Question 6

A parent who punishes, in the same way and each time, their child for bad behavior is displaying

A) clarity
B) consistency
C) flexibility
D) love

Question 7

According to research, which of the following is the least effective way to discipline a child?

A) call a timeout
B) verbally punish
C) physically punish
D) give detention

Question 8

Youths who adapt in the face of adversity show

A) honesty
B) high intelligence
C) earlier physical maturation
D) resiliency

Question 9

Multiple partner fertility describes mothers who

A) have children by different fathers
B) have multiple children
C) give birth to twins
D) have one child who is raised by different father

Question 10

Children, ages six to twelve, who spend ten or more hours per week unsupervised are called

A) delinquents
B) latchkey kids
C) parentless
D) nontraditional youths

Question 11

According to researchers, how many developmental assets are there that allow youths to be resilient?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40

Question 12

A parent who ignores treatment of a chronic illness or disease is exhibiting

A) abandonment
B) educational neglect
C) emotional neglect
D) medical neglect

Question 13

Which type of asset develops youths by setting boundaries and expectations?

Question 14

If a youth is given a meaningful role within a community is an example of an ________ asset.

Question 15

__________ allows employed parents to also stay at home with their children, has become more common due to technological advances?

Question 16

__________ describes mothers who have children by different fathers.

Question 17

According to the Census Bureau, about _____percent of first marriages end in divorce.

Question 18

Some theorists argue that some parents neglect their children because of an inability to think or plan for the future, a phenomenon called __________.

Question 19

Children, ages six to twelve, who spend ten or more hours per week unsupervised are called __________.

Question 20

In 90 percent of child sexual abuse cases, the offenders are _________.

Question 21

__________ are the most likely to be victims of physical abuse.

Question 22

__________ are the group with the highest rate of offenders of sexual abuse.

Question 23

Parents can effectively socialize and teach children about boundaries through
__________.

Question 24

People getting married when they are older diminishes the chance of divorce.

Question 25

The ultimate goal of CPS is to reunify the biological family.

Question 26

Multiple partner fertility describes mothers who have one child who is raised by different fathers.

Question 27

According to the Census Bureau, about 90 percent of married mothers are employed in the work force.

Question 28

Family size is considered an internal family dynamic that contributes to delinquency.

Question 29

Divorced and separated accounts for 75 percent of all battered women.

Question 30

The research suggests that spanking is an effective way for parents to socialize and teach children about boundaries.

Question 31

An average length of stay in foster care for a child is about 30 months.

Question 32

A parent who ignores treatment of a chronic illness or disease is exhibiting Abandonment.

Question 33

Development of assets can lead to higher levels of academic success.

Question 34

If a youth feels his or her life has meaning, this is an example of an internal developmental asset.