Exam 2: The Control of Children

There has always been a double standard in how males and females are accorded rights, responsibilities, and protections.

The General Court of Massachusetts Bay created a law that provided for the _____ of children who disobeyed their parents.

Which reform did Progressives advocate?

New York's first house of refuge was also the first juvenile reformatory in the United States.

Because people live longer today, parents don't invest much time in preparing children for adulthood.

Which is not a reason that youths of past generations assumed adult responsibilities sooner than youths do today?

Some mainstream child-saving institutions did attempt to include black youths, but what prevented this?

What is one purpose that "placing-out" served?

Who created the New York Children's Aid Society orphan-train placing-out system?

_____ is a system of inheritance in which the oldest son receives the entire estate.

Which group of reformers expanded high school and helped to enact the first effective compulsory school-attendance laws?

What is one indication of successful socialization?

At the beginning of the 19th century, three ideas took root that nurtured later child-saving activities and Progressive-era reforms took root. Which is not one of these?

_____ can be defined as situations in which men hold power and authority in political, religious, legal, educational, military, and domestic areas.

What is the framework of rules and customs that a society collectively applies to the individuals within it to maintain order?

"Placing-out" sent impoverished children from farms into the city for work.

The early "stubborn child law" directed families to control their children in the interests of society.

Progressives saw adolescence as a "sacred period."

According to C. Wright Mills, many early sociologists considered the process of urbanization to be a healthy thing.

Most states grant adult rights and responsibilities at age 23.