(a) Identify and explain five social causes that have been found to be related to family violence. (b) Identify and explain four family characteristics that have been shown to be related to child abuse. How will you apply this information in your professional setting?
What will be an ideal response?
Social causes
? ? high level of conflict in family life
? ? gender inequality
? ? norms that allow violence
? ? early training in violence
? ? multiple risk factors including poverty, societal violence, addictions
Family characteristics related to child abuse
? ? parental experience
? ? high levels of stress
? ? parent characteristics such as medical issues, intellectual deficits, low self-esteem, immaturity, neuroses
? ? teen parents because of their own developmental needs and financial dependence
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a. can be verified. b. deals with objective data. c. leads to theories with wide applicability. d. results in irrefutable knowledge. e. a, b, and c
According to the federal government reports Indicators of School Crime and Safety,
a. the incidence of certain crimes at school, including rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault, fell by half from 1992 to 2002 b. students are more likely to become victims of serious crimes at school than away from school c. one-tenth of all deaths and suicides among young people take place at school d. none of the above
Select all of the educational aims that Seymour Sarason indicated would constitute major changes in the school's inner core of assumptions:
a. To reduce the gulf between educational achievement of different social classes. b. To increase staff development that teachers need most. c. To improve school leaders focus on data-based decision making. d. To acquaint student with career options. e. To get students to enjoy coming to school, rather than seeing school as confining and boring.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Not every school-age child with a physical or health impairment requires special education services.