Deck 2: Environmentalsocietal Factors That Contribute to Risk

Question 1

Ennui often affects children from:

A)reservations.
B)other countries.
C)affluent households.
D)poor households.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which one of the following is not an example of a beneficial policy proposal, as suggested in Chapter 2:

A)quality child care that is available and affordable.
B)comprehensive preschool programs.
C)extensive residential school services.
D)development of community learning centers.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What impairs language development and memory?

A)Poverty
B)Ethnicity
C)Stress
D)Low social status

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Homelessness, at the fundamental level, is caused by:

A)poor financial management of families.
B)a community's lack of low-cost housing.
C)a high incidence of alcohol and drug use.
D)a lack of personal responsibility and motivation.

Question 5

The risk factor most closely associated with family stress and highly correlated with school failure is:

A)homelessness.
B)parental depression.
C)poverty.
D)neighborhood violence.

Question 6

Employment indices fail to reflect that during a recession:

A)people of color face increased discrimination.
B)gay people have lower employment levels than straight people.
C)unemployment benefits fall.
D)workers who lose their jobs and are then rehired often earn less in their new job.

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the four aspects of empowerment:

A)social activism.
B)skill development.
C)self-esteem building.
D)critical consciousness.

Question 8

What is a major barrier for single mothers who wish to move off welfare?

A)Language
B)Ethnicity
C)Poverty
D)Lack of affordable child care

Question 9

Which factor lessens the perception of being disadvantaged?

A)Being White
B)Being Native American
C)Equality of poverty
D)Economic inequality

Question 10

Which of the following is not linked to homelessness?

A)Depression
B)Anxiety
C)Erratic school attendance
D)Consistent school attendance as an attempt at stability

Question 11

The largest and most cost-effective gains associated with good day care are realized with:

A)middle class children.
B)the poorest children.
C)white children.
D)asian children.

Question 12

Children and adolescents living with single mothers are often at a higher risk for future behavior and educational problems due to:

A)the higher risk of poverty for single mothers.
B)the lack of a male parent involved in their lives.
C)a higher incidence of poor parenting skills.
D)the increasing birthrate for single teenage mothers.

Question 13

Over what period of time has the number of people below the poverty line grown?

A)The last decade
B)The last five years
C)The last two decades
D)The last three decades

Question 14

Affluenza is a figurative illness affecting those who:

A)are homeless.
B)have too much wealth.
C)live on reservations.
D)lack access to health care.

Question 15

What has not been shown to make life rich?

A)Material wealth
B)Love
C)Work
D)Play

Question 16

Why are Native Americans less affected by national economic cycles than other ethnic groups?

A)They work in jobs that are not affected by economic cycles.
B)Reservations are not included in national economic data.
C)They are consistently subject to high unemployment.
D)Gambling is unaffected by economic downturns.

Question 17

What reduces poverty?

A)Work
B)Recession
C)Homelessness
D)Ethnicity

Question 18

Anomie involves:

A)a lack of wealth.
B)a lack of connectedness to others.
C)nutritional deficiency.
D)violent outbursts.

Question 19

Ennui is an emotion akin to:

A)anger.
B)boredom.
C)joy.
D)anxiety.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of critical consciousness:

A)discussing the impact of racism with juvenile offenders.
B)engaging in personal practice meditation or prayer.
C)assertiveness training.
D)helping a client gain access to additional benefits.

Question 21

Empowerment helps people to confront their environment.

Question 22

Zigler advocated extended opening hours for public schools.

Question 23

People who lived through the Great Depression often lacked the perception of being disadvantaged.

Question 24

Between 2008 and 2014 the percentage of people who considered themselves to be middle class in America grew.

Question 25

Much of American child care is not of high quality.