________ produced a large increase in homelessness during the past several decades.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Ans: Deinstitutionalization (or the failure of the Community Mental Health Movement or deindustrialization or the displacement of low income households due to gentrification).

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In order to meet the employment needs of the factories, young women

from the farms were recruited and A. forced to marry older men in order to be deemed respectable B. were quickly advanced to become recruiters themselves C. were soon replaced by white Protestant women from the cities D. factory owners built dormitories to house and supervise them

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When parents are unable to resolve the conflicts between them, a common pattern is to continue to argue through the children. When father says mother is too permissive, she says he's too strict

He may in turn withdraw, and she responds to the child with excessive concern and devotion. The structural term which best describes the resulting family structure is: a. diffuse boundaries between husband and wife b. a cross-generational coalition between mother and child c. overinvolvement between father and child d. a pathological triangle

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Which one of the following group leadership skills is related to establishing a clear set of group rules?

A) Appraising/evaluating B) Establishing goals C) Promoting interaction D) Establishing norms

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Since 1991, the adolescent birthrate in the United States has:

a) decreased dramatically b) remained steady c) increased a small amount d) increased dramatically

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