Deck 4: Children and Violence in the Community

Question 1

A gang that exists primarily to protect its own turf is a

A) predatory gang.
B) drug gang.
C) territorial gang.
D) hedonistic gang.

Answer 1

territorial gang.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about date rape is true?

A) It is justified when a girl leads on her date and he cannot stop.
B) It is always the responsibility of both partners.
C) It appears to be related to specific attitudes and accepted behaviors among today's adolescents.
D) It has become less of a problem now that most people are aware of it happening.

Answer 2

It appears to be related to specific attitudes and accepted behaviors among today's adolescents.

Question 3

Children whose mothers are addicted to drugs while pregnant

A) may go through withdrawal at birth.
B) rarely show any effects of their mother's addiction.
C) typically die at birth.
D) have an increased flow of oxygen to the brain.

Answer 3

may go through withdrawal at birth.

Question 4

Bullying in schools

A) rarely becomes violent.
B) is always done by boys.
C) is never done in front of teachers.
D) can lead to extreme violence.

Question 5

"Subabuse" refers to acts of violence

A) that do not reach the proportions to be categorized as abuse.
B) toward substitute teachers or school administrators.
C) that are directed toward women only.
D) toward members of an enemy gang.

Question 6

Why do critics say that the media has an influence on the amount of violence in society?

A) The media desensitizes people to the committing of violent acts.
B) Children who watch violent TV are less likely to commit violent acts.
C) Nearly all crimes are based on crimes people saw on TV.
D) Parents who let their children watch violent TV are violent individuals.

Question 7

Why have gangs become so popular?

A) The number of families receiving TANF has increased.
B) The film "West Side Story" has been revived and gangs have a new appeal.
C) The government has developed new programs to help gang members.
D) The breakdown of the family unit causes youths to seek belonging elsewhere.

Question 8

Why do most men batter their wives?

A) The men's wives drive them to it.
B) The men who do it are always mentally ill.
C) The men are responsible for too many children.
D) The men have poor self-images.

Question 9

A child of an alcoholic mother who is physically and mentally impaired is most likely suffering from

A) fetal alcohol syndrome.
B) alcohol proximity trauma.
C) alcohol toxemia.
D) infant alcohol resistance.

Question 10

A non-sexually active woman has recently contracted HIV. She most likely contracted it

A) from a toilet seat that someone with HIV had used.
B) by using the same drinking glass as someone with HIV.
C) from contact with the blood of someone who has HIV.
D) by kissing someone with HIV.

Question 11

What primary needs may be met by gangs making them attractive to new members?

A) Risk taking and aggression
B) Belonging and permanency
C) Boredom and interest
D) Love and affection

Question 12

How prevalent is gun violence among/toward children?

Question 13

How are female gang members organized? What are their roles within the gang?

Question 14

A 5th grader who calls a classmate names is engaging in what type of bullying?

Question 15

A man abuses his wife in front of his children, but is never violent with the children. What effect might this have on the children?

Question 16

Analyze why a young person might choose to join a gang. What can social workers do to reduce gang violence among adolescents?

Question 17

Analyze why violence in peer relationships is so prevalent. What are the factors that contribute to peer violence? What is the social worker's role in helping to reduce peer violence?

Question 18

A child is born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Predict the challenges might this child face throughout his or her life? Next, predict how his or her life would have been different if he or she had been born without fetal alcohol syndrome?

Question 19

Predict what might happen to children who grow up in an abusive household if they stay in that type of environment until they are teenagers. What might their futures look like?

Question 20

How might a trauma-informed social worker assist a bully and it's victims to resolve this underlying issues of all children involved?