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Title: What is the second leading cause of death among children, and the leading cause of death among black ...
Post by: albulena on Feb 21, 2018
What is the second leading cause of death among children, and the leading cause of death among black children?
 
  a. hunger
  b. guns
  c. suicide
  d. lack of health insurance



In what type of treatment program is it important to detoxify first?
 
  a. half-way house
  b. jail
  c. Antabuse
  d. Alcoholics Anonymous



The George W. Bush administration's No Child Left Behind initiative insists that all students, regardless of their native language or how recent their arrival in U.S.
 
  classrooms, must take the standardized proficiency tests and that their test scores must be included in calculating school performance scores. This requirement has resulted in __________. a. sex and gender influences in schooling
  b. the repeal of the No Child Left Behind initiative after only one year
  c. more pressure on school districts to create special programs, including bilingual classes and intensive English instruction for nonnative speakers
  d. classes and intensive English instruction for nonnative speakers



__________ is a prescription drug that sensitizes the patient in such a way that consuming even a small quantity of alcohol causes strong and uncomfortable physical symptoms.
 
  a. Methadone
  b. Antabuse
  c. Zoloft
  d. Cycladone



Benito is making a presentation in his speech class about bilingual education. Which statement about bilingual education is TRUE?
 
  a. In 1954, California was the first state to pass a law requiring bilingual education if
   parents requested it from the schools.
  b. Texas, New York, and New Mexico have enacted policies to greatly curb
   bilingual education.
  c. Bilingual education was implemented in the 1970s and 1980s by teaching children primarily in English for the first two years and then transitioning back and forth between languages after this period.
  d. Bilingual education has a long history in the United States and was used to help immigrants learn English in the nineteenth century.



Compared with more affluent children, those who are poor and on welfare __________.
 
  a. have fewer books and educational resources
  b. hear 10 percent fewer words before age three
  c. are more likely to have access to a computer
  d. have a higher chance of being abused or neglected



Anna has joined what may be the most successful large-scale program for dealing with alcoholism. What is this program called?
 
  a. Alcoholics Anonymous
  b. in-patient hospital programs
  c. Antabuse programs
  d. individual psychotherapy



Lisa has limited access to ECEC. What country does she likely live in?
 
  a. United States
  b. France
  c. Denmark
  d. Sweden



Why are men and women who live in poverty less likely to marry?
 
  a. Poverty undermines economic security and makes men less attractive marriage partners.
  b. Poor men often say that they do not believe in the institution of marriage.
  c. Most poor men are paying child support for previously born children, and therefore do not want to marry.
  d. Poor women do not want to give up their welfare assistance.



Which statement about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is FALSE?
 
  a. This approach, with its insistence on total abstinence, could be applied successfully to all alcoholics.
  b. AA insists that drinkers face up to their shortcomings and the realities of life and, when possible, make amends to people they have hurt in the past.
  c. Since its founding in 1935, the group has evolved a technique in which recovered alcoholics support and comfort drinkers who are undergoing rehabilitation.
  d. AA has created special groups to deal with teenage and young adult drinkers.


Title: What is the second leading cause of death among children, and the leading cause of death among black ...
Post by: b3kglenns on Feb 21, 2018
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Title: What is the second leading cause of death among children, and the leading cause of death among black ...
Post by: albulena on Feb 21, 2018
Makes tons more sense now!


Title: What is the second leading cause of death among children, and the leading cause of death among black ...
Post by: b3kglenns on Feb 21, 2018
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