The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was passed in the mid-1970s and amended in 1988 to ________
a. ban the abuse of children by parents
b. help states and communities develop programs for abusive or neglectful parents
c. investigate the causes for child abuse in schools and other educational institutions
d. identify the victims of child abuse and place them in foster homes
Answer: b
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a. the example points out that poor children have better opportunities there than in New York City. b. the program costs parents nearly $6,000 per year and serves mainly white children. c. the program is funded with federal Head Start dollars. d. the preschools are mostly located in poor neighborhoods.
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(a) One serious relationship over the individual's lifetime. (b) Several partners during their lifetime but only one intimate relationship at a time. (c) Multiple partners at the same time. (d) No serious relationship with any one partner.
Identify Blaming the victim.
What will be an ideal response?
A university places a fraternity on probation because some of its members served alcoholic drinks to minors. The university in this case was using:
a. informal sanctions. b. formal sanctions. c. an internal means of social control. d. a moral judgment to make its decision. e. prejudice against social groups.