Often, homeless children who attend school
a. become easily frustrated.
b. have low academic achievement.
c. maintain good relations with other students.
d. try to establish a close friendship with the teacher.
[Ques. 2] In school, overindulged children may
a. exhibit a mature attitude.
b. become frustrated easily.
c. exhibit increased interest in academic subjects.
d. perform beyond expectations.
[Ques. 3] Hurried child syndrome may result when parents of young children overemphasize
a. formal instruction.
b. instructional games.
c. physical development.
d. socialization.
[Ques. 4] Drug and alcohol use by teenagers in the United States ________________ other industrialized nations.
a. is equal to
b. is less than
c. is unable to be compared to
d. far surpasses
[Ques. 5] A major contributing factor to the number of latchkey children is the increase in the number of
a. community support groups.
b. day-care centers.
c. two-parent households.
d. working mothers.
[Ques. 6] Which social institution has been identified as having become less influential as a socializing force over the past several decades?
a. peer groups
b. mass media
c. church
d. family
[Ques. 7] Which of the following may contribute to the increase in suicide rates among children in the United States?
a. influence of mass media
b. increase in religious values
c. low standards in school
d. nuclear family
[Ques. 8] An individual who is prepared to function first as a young person and then as an adult is
a. acculturated.
b. adjusted.
c. assimilated.
d. socialized.
[Ques. 9] Several researchers have proposed that teachers and the educational system on the whole reward conformity and adherence to rules, instruction, and regulations. Additionally, teachers tend to frown upon independent or unconventional learners. Despite this, many of the foremost minds of today demonstrate creative and innovative thinking. As an educator how might you address this dichotomy?
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 10] Schoolchildren, particularly at the secondary level, experience a number of pressures and problems that may lead to the use of drugs, drinking, delinquency, teenage pregnancy, and possibly suicide. Educators have debated how much responsibility schools should assume in addressing these issues. Discuss what schools should do about these problems. Give the rationale for schools taking the responsibility that you describe.
What will be an ideal response?
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