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A group of individuals who share a common culture, government, institution, land or a set of social relationships is a

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society

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Teachers exercise significant control over how the culture is transmitted to the young. All of the following are examples EXCEPT

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The teacher is responsible for the selection of all textbooks

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The major reason why the school and other institutions have taken on a greater role as a socializing agent is because of

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The changing structure of the family

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As a socializing agency, the peer group

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-Becomes more influential with advancing age -Legitimizes and prioritizes the value of information received from a variety of sources -Communicates what constitutes appropriate gender roles

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Of the following statements regarding today's families, which is NOT true?

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The number of preschoolers whose mothers work outside the home and who are being cared for by their fathers is increasing.

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All of the following are ways religions serve as socializing agents EXCEPT

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Influencing attitudes regarding the roles of the family and child rearing

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Some of the concerns raised regarding the negative effects of television watching include

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-The transmission of inappropriate sexual values -Poor eating habits -Lower reading achievement

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding racial, ethnic, and gender differences in time spent with media?

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Hispanic youth spend less time watching tv than whites

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The potential harmful effects of media violence on children include

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-Children and adolescents may become desensitized to violence -The development of a hostile personality -Subsequent bully behavior

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Conflict theorists argue that the schools serve a social selection process. This means that

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Schools serve the wealthy and powerful at the expense of the poor

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Functionalists believe that

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Schools prepare children to support the economic system by training future workers

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The concept of social class and social stratification can be found as early as the time of

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Plato (427-347 BC)

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A variable found to affect school attainment and achievement more than any other is

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Socioeconomic status

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Poverty's adverse effect on achievement could be seen as early as

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First grade

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Children in poverty are more likely to

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-Be at risk for child abuse to neglect -Have a learning disability -Be a victim of a violent crime

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Of the minority population, which is the most undereducated group in America?

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Hispanic

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The factors that may explain the low achievement and attainment of Hispanic American children include

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-Limited English-speaking ability -Understaffed, poorly funded, and often segregated schools -High incidence of single-parent families

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Which of the following is NOT true?

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African American children are most likely to be enrolled in preprimary education

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Over half of the total Asian American and Pacific Islander population live in which part of the US?

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Western

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Which of the following statements regarding Asian American students is NOT true?

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The Asian American student population will decline by the year 2050

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The largest and fastest growing minority group in America is the ______ population.

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Hispanic

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Which of the following statements regarding the Native American population is NOT true?

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Most Native American children attend schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

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The following factors all impact the educational outcomes for Native American students EXCEPT

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Whether the student is from a multi-tribal home

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The cultural difference theory suggests that an explanation for the relatively low academic achievement and attainment of Native American students is

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-Test bias -Inadequate funding for schools attended by Native Americans -Discontinuity between culture and language of the home, school, and community.

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A number of hypotheses and explanations have been offered as to why males and females achieve differently. The most commonly given explanaton is

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Gender-role stereotyping and sexism

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The behavioral patterns, ideas, values, attitudes, norms, religious, and moral beliefs are examples of

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Culture

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Which of the following is NOT considered a cultural layer

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Physical appearances or dress

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Cultural influences on student behavior are reflected in

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-Degree of directness -Level of emotionality -Response of authority figures

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Which of the following does not represent a strategy for teaching culturally diverse students

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Teaching students to use self talk

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Which of the following is NOT a dimension of multicultural education as described by James Banks?

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Cognitive coaching

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Culturally responsive teaching

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Seeks to integrate the cultural content of the learner in shaping an effective learning enviornment

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Compensatory education programs are designed to

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Overcome deficiencies associated with the educational and socioeconomic disadvantages of youth

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Which of the following approaches to multicultural education is criticized for being an assimilationist and cultural elitist approach?

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Teaching the exceptional and culturally different approach

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The human relations approach to multicultural education

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attempts to help students understand the commonalities among all people

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Most Title 1 instruction is provided through

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The pull-out method

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All of the following have major influence on how students process information EXCEPT

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Prejudice

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that each child who is to receive special education services recieve

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-Placement in the least restrictive environment -an individualized educational program -A comprehensive, nondiscriminatory evaluation

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Which of the following best describes the learning styles of African American learners?

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Focus on people rather than things

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All of the following programs are supported by Title 3 EXCEPT

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Ebonics

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Of the following, which is likely to attend to global aspects of the curriculum?

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Someone who is field-dependent

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Which of the following is NOT a factor in how quickly immigrant youth become assimilated?

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Discrimination based on gender

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Which of the following does NOT describe immigrant students?

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The majority are parallel students

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Title 3, the English Language Acquisition Act,

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-Is directed at all children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children -holds state and local education agencies accountable for the achievement of students -Represents a change in focus from bilingual education to language acquisition

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Bilingualism is the linguistic goal of each the following EXCEPT

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Pull-out ESL

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Which of the following would be considered the most restrictive special education placement

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Special day school

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

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Requires schools to make reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities

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Advocates of single-sex education agree that

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There my be social reasons to uphold sex-segregated education

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Research suggests bots are better off at school than girls in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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Boys are less likely to drop out of school

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Praising a female student for her good problem-solving ability and reinforcing a male student for his sensitivity to others are examples of

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Gender-neutral classroom practice

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The absence of a risk factor is often associated with the presence of

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a protective factor

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A key of effectively working with at-risk students is to

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seek opportunities to empower the child or adolescent

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The use of cigarettes is highest among

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white students

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Which best describes the use of tobacco among US teens today?

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a decrease in smoking has been noted

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The following are examples of prevention strategies to reduce substance use EXCEPT

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Referral for peer counseling

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The differences between so-called normal behavior and behavior that may reflect substance use or abuse often are

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a matter of degree

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Intervention programs are aimed at

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providing assistance to those children and adolescents who are already using or abusing drugs or alcohol.

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The group of adolescents who are disproportionately affected by AIDS/HIV are

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Black and Hispanic

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Approximately __% of the student population may be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

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5-6

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Which of the following is a strategy to prevent gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth from being at risk?

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-teachers should challenge antigay epithets -materials on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth should be accessible to students -School personnel should be familiar with support services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender and questioning teens

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Talking about suicidal tendencies with a suicidal youth will most likely

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make the youth feel relieved to be able to talk about his/her fears and concerns

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Boys are more apt to commit suicide, while girls are more apt to attempt suicide. This can be explained by

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the methods used

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Which of the following factors identify the potential dropout?

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poor academic performance and having been retained at least one grade

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Regarding HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections,

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Teachers will most likely encounter a student with a sexually transmitted infection in their career.

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Which of the following are consequences of adolescent pregnancy?

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-failure to graduate from high school -lack of proper prenatal care -risk of a higher mortality rate

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All of the following are true regarding child abuse and neglect EXCEPT

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seventy-five percent of fatalities are caused by a non-relative.

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All of the following are true EXCEPT (about suicide)

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Parents are usually the first to know if their child is suicidal

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Child abuse refers to

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-Physical injury or harm -Emotional injury or harm -Sexual injury or harm

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It is estimated that approximately __% of child abuse cases are the result of sexual abuse.

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10

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Child abuse and sexual abuse prevention programs serve which objective?

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To increase the child's and teen's knowledge about child abuse and sexual abuse

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Child abuse statutes require that child abuse, including child molestation, be reported by

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-School counselors -Teachers -Nurses

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Child abuse and sexual abuse are prevalent in

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all socioeconomic classes

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An important violence prevention strategy is teaching

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-life skills training -peer meditation -conflict resolution

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The following are indicators of childhood or adolescent suicide:

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-hypersensitivity and suggestibility -mental illness such as delusions or hallucinations in schizophrenia -stressful life events

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Regarding school violence,

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hispanics and blacks are most likely to not attend school because they don't feel safe

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An individual whose birth sex is in conflict with the psychological identity is referred to as:

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transgender

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All of the following are issues associated with adolescent pregnancy EXCEPT

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teen fathers are less likely to finish high school

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All of the following are true EXCEPT (about bullying)

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Bullying often begins in kindergarten and peaks in elementary school

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Cyberbullying

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involves sending threatening emails, spreading false rumors, and posting embarrassing photos

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Which of the following is NOT considered a violence prevention strategy?

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Crisis response plan

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