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Q: Communal relationships that are cooperative, close, intimate, and informal are characteristic of a. Gemeinschaft. b. Gesellschaft. c. formal support systems. d. all mesosystems.

Q: Gemeinschaft is to Gesellschaft as a. informal is to formal. b. trust is to mistrust. c. non-cooperative is to cooperative. d. independent is to dependent.

Q: Compared to small towns, urban areas a. rely on formal rules and regulations to enforce behavior rather than informal norms. b. have norms that are more homogeneous. c. are likely to have families with similar goals for socializing their children. d. none of these.

Q: Neighborhoods affect children's a. exposure to adult interactions. b. friendship patterns. c. types of play. d. all of these.

Q: Children's economic well-being is directly related to that of their a. peers. b. families. c. teachers. d. roles.

Q: The city of Richfield installed a playground made of old lumber, tires, crates, bricks, and rocks. Which of the following should we expect? a. Children using this playground will be more involved in expressing ideas and fantasies than children using the two other types of playgrounds. b. Preschool children will use this playground the most. c. Teenagers will use this playground less than they would other types of playgrounds. d. All children will use this playground; usage rates will not vary by developmental age.

Q: A playground that has swings, a slide, a teeter-totter, and a sandbox is termed a. traditional. b. modern. c. adept. d. outside.

Q: Which of the following is evidence that environmental noise affects children's development? a. In Germany, children who lived near the airport were found to have higher stress levels. b. In California, noise from the freeway was linked to poorer test scores. c. Both answers are correct. d. Neither of the answers is correct; environmental noise does not affect development.

Q: Homogenous neighborhoods include people of _________ backgrounds, whereas heterogeneous neighborhoods include people of _________ backgrounds. a. differing; similar b. similar; differing c. urban; rural d. religious; non-religious

Q: High population density has a. negative effects on social relationships. b. positive effects on social relationships. c. both positive and negative effects on social relationships. d. none of these; population density is not linked to social relationships.

Q: The community has the means to enforce adherence to community values. This is an example of the ________ function of the community. a. social control b. social participation c. mutual support d. cooperative

Q: The psychological and practical relationships between humans and their social, as well as physical, environment is termed a. community ecology. b. community. c. population density. d. convention.

Q: Provide an overview of homelessness in America. Include in your essay characteristics of the homeless as well as government and community response.

Q: Compare and contrast support services derived from a family preservation model with those derived from a traditional model.

Q: Imagine you are an advisor to the governmental budget office. The government must cut programs to balance the budget this year. List and describe the federal programs discussed in your text that are designed to alleviate the conditions of poverty. Afterward, choose one of the two categories and craft an argument describing why such programs should not be cut this year.

Q: Compare and contrast preventive services and supportive services, and give examples of each.

Q: List and describe the reasons community services are needed.

Q: Compare the characteristics of Gemeinschaft to those of Gesellschaft.

Q: Compare social interactions in a small town with those of larger cities. Include in your answer a description of how social control is achieved in each.

Q: Imagine you are in charge of playground installation for a service organization that has donated money to your community. Describe the different kinds of playground choices, and for what purposes you might use each.

Q: Imagine you are asked to testify before a community planning commission. Write a persuasive argument detailing why population density has a more negative impact on families than noise, or vice versa.

Q: List and describe the five functions of a community. Afterward, using New Orleans as an example, describe which of the functions might be disrupted or renegotiated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Q: The _________ is an example of a national coalition of local groups working on behalf of children to improve relations between home and school.

Q: _________________________ of former foster youth experience homelessness within 4 years of exiting foster care.

Q: _________ refers to monies paid by the federal government to survivors or dependents of veterans who die or are disabled in service.

Q: The largest recent increase in families that are poor has occurred in which cultural group?

Q: Along with self-help and productive work, the principle or goal of _________ is usually emphasized in services for individuals with disabilities.

Q: A mental health agency whose purpose is to enable or restore an individual's capacity to participate effectively in the community is called a(n) _________ agency.

Q: A group that provides adoption services in an example of a(n) _____ agency.

Q: The social and legal process by which individuals become permanent members of a family is called _________.

Q: _________ refers to care for individuals who may be indigent, neglected, abused, deserted, sick, disabled, maladjusted, or delinquent.

Q: The program that provides public funds to families for necessities such as shelter, food, and clothing is known as __________.

Q: In a(n) _________ service agency, one would be likely to find services that are office-based and have strict eligibility requirements.

Q: The set of services whose philosophy is to keep families safe, to avoid unnecessary placement of children in substitute care, and to improve family functioning is collectively known as _________.

Q: Services that enable or restore people's ability to participate in the community effectively are called _________ services.

Q: The Administration for Youth and Family's Office of Community Services is an example of a(n) _________ agency.

Q: The Child Welfare League of America is an example of a(n) _________ agency.

Q: Political ideology is part of the ______ in Bronfenbrenner's model.

Q: When neighbors watch each other's children, this is an example of ______ support.

Q: The German term for interpersonal relationships that are communal, cooperative, close, intimate, and informal is _________.

Q: The norms of a small town are more ______________________ than those of a large city.

Q: Currently, the United States has the highest child poverty rate the nation has experienced since ______________.

Q: The playground in Mary's neighborhood has sculptures on which the children can climb, crawl, and slide. The playground in Mary's neighborhood would be considered _________.

Q: Drawing upon the positive and negative influences of video gaming described in your text, write a persuasive argument for or against their continued distribution and use by children and adolescents.

Q: Describe the study by Leu et al. (2005) and explain its importance to the understanding of how children are influenced by media venues.

Q: Describe what is meant by the term contagion, and write a short essay explaining why it is of concern.

Q: Compare concerns about children and books to those about children and television, providing an overview of both. Include in your answer discussion of the issues of violence and stereotyping.

Q: The Rodriguez family just returned to mainstream America after spending a year in the mountains without television. Write a description detailing how they should expect their lives to change now that they have television in every room of their house. Include in your answer a discussion of family activities and interaction patterns as described in your text.

Q: Compare and contrast concerns about advertising on television as they relate to younger children versus older children.

Q: Using information found in your text, evaluate the ways in which communities have responded to concerns about broadcast television.

Q: Describe differences/similarities between television's influence on reading/comprehension skills and television's influence on academic achievement.

Q: Imagine you are lobbying for increased regulation of television programs for young children. Write an essay describing the effect(s) televised violence has on children.

Q: Provide an overview of recent chronosystem influences on the mass media.

Q: Electronic play for infants and toddlers can be a distraction from the developmental task of developing a(n) ___________________.

Q: The total amount of media used by young people ages 8"18 each day has increased to more than _____________ hours per day.

Q: _________ refers to the phenomenon in which an individual exposed to a suggestion will act on it.

Q: By early adolescence, teens listen to music (radio, CDs, music, videos) for _________ hours per day.

Q: The omission of feminine pronouns and names in a textbook is an example of _________ bias.

Q: _________ refers to the underrepresentation of certain groups, such as in textbooks.

Q: As it applies to libraries, a(n) _________ is an attempt, via a formal, written complaint, to remove or restrict materials based on the objections of a person or group.

Q: The award presented each year for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children is called the _________.

Q: The award given yearly for the most distinguished picture book for children is called the ________________________.

Q: More than _________ out of every five children are not read to daily.

Q: A socializing effect of magazines is _____________________________.

Q: It is difficult to separate the socializing effects of the ______________of the book or magazine from the socializing effects of the __________________ of the reader.

Q: The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) was founded in what year?

Q: Action for Children's Television is an example of a(n) _________.

Q: _________ attention involves choosing stimuli from one's environment to notice, observe, and consider.

Q: The frequency of sexual references on TV has ________________ steadily over the last two decades.

Q: What is the relationship between books and television? Children read _________ books when television is available to them.

Q: Janelle has an oversimplified view of the elderly, in part because she watches a lot of television and does not know any older adults. Janelle's view would be called a(n) _________.

Q: When featured characters on children's television shows are linked to toys sold in the marketplace, this is known as _________ marketing.

Q: When the intent of an advertisement is concealed or hidden, this is known as _________ advertising.

Q: At what age do children start to become aware that the purpose of a television advertisement is to sell something?

Q: Advertisers report that children start asking for brand names as early as _________ years old.

Q: The gradual reduction in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure is ____________________.

Q: _________ theories examine physiological changes in the body and subsequent emotions that occur.

Q: The term that refers to the frequency of violent episodes per television show is the _________ of violence.

Q: The term that refers to the extent to which violence occurs in a television program is the _________ of violence.

Q: The overt expression of physical force against others or self is known as _________.