SSI recipients whose disability was due to addiction increased almost ten times between 1990-1996 due to a rise in the number of addicted persons between ages 19-24



Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: F

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Which of the following statements is FALSE about infants from poor households?

a. Poverty adds stress for the caregiver and makes caring for an infant more difficult. b. Poor infants are more likely to be placed in foster care. c. Poverty does not increase the risk for infant abuse; abuse occurs equally across all socio-economic levels. d. Poor infants have more health problems.

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Public Policies are generated by:

A) ?laws enacted in local, state, or federal legislatures B) ?court decisions C) ?budget and spending programs D) ?all of the above

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"Double-bind performance syndrome" refers to:

A. Social science experiments developed at Harvard in the 1970s B. The mixed messages people of color get about their performance in schools and agencies that can undermine confidence C. The expectation that a person of color and women will underperform on tests in the sciences and math D. Inflated grades in education

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The initial or adjudicatory hearing is for the purpose of

a. making a final disposition on the case b. reviewing the parents’ progress in treatment to date c. fact finding and possibly deciding the custody of the children d. to decide whether to terminate parental rights

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