Social policy and programs to combat child maltreatment, first established in the 1960s and 1970s, have done little to reduce the incidence of child abuse and willful neglect
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Which of these involves the decline of manufacturing as well as a corresponding increase in various types of services?
A. industrialization B. urbanization C. deindustrialization D. suburbanization
Education keeps students off the street and out of the full-time job market for a number of years, thus helping keep unemployment within reasonable bounds. Which latent function of education does this illustrate?
a. Restriction of some activities b. Matchmaking and the production of social networks c. Creation of a generation gap d. Social placement
According to William Sheldon, someone belonging to which of the following types is MOST likely to commit a crime?
a. lactomorphs b. mesomorphs c. ectomorphs d. endomorphs
Some researchers have found that negative stereotypes can affect an individual’s performance. For example, a teenage girl may perform poorly on a task that requires her to read a map because she has internalized cultural beliefs about females having inferior spatial skills. The idea that expectations may have negative consequences is known as ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).