Distinguish between the negative and positive effects of television on children
What will be an ideal response?
The negative effects include the effects of commercials, the content of the programs that include violence, and the amount of time spent in passive observation. The positive effects are education, the promotion of pro-social behavior, and possible accompaniment by parent-child interaction.
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Aulette reported that the California Supreme Court broke new legal ground in 2005 regarding parenting by lesbian or gay couples. The Court
a. granted full legal parental status to same-sex partners after a breakup with the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexual parents. b. declared that lesbian and gay couples have adoption rights equal to heterosexual couples. c. asserted that a heterosexual parent may have custodial preference over a homosexual parent but may not deny visitation to the latter. d. upheld a new law providing for same-sex civil unions with most but not all rights of marriage regarding parenting privileges and obligations.
Most rape survivors go through two phases of disorganization before regaining their ability to live normally:
an acute phase of humiliation and self-blame, and a longer phase marked by a) strong self-denial. b) rejection of social and sexual relations with others. c) extensive exercise and physical activity. d) frightening dreams and phobias.
Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutethnicdifferencesinaveragelongevityistrue?
A. Latinos have higher average life expectancies than European Americans and African Americans at all ages. B. African Americans have higher average life expectancies than European Americans and Latinos at all ages. C. European Americans have higher average life expectancies at all ages than African Americans but not Latinos. D. African Americans have higher average life expectancies at all ages than Latinos but not European Americans.
The class system in the United States is assumed to be a closed class system.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)