Type:
Test Bank
Jenson, Social Policy for Children Resource: and Families Edition:
3rd Edition
Author(s):
Jeffrey M. Jenson Mark W. Fraser
Jenson, Social Policy for Children and Families, Third Edition
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Chapter 1 – A Risk and Resilience Framework for Child, Youth, and Family Policy TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (20) 1. Young people between years old are volunteering and becoming more involved in social causes than in the past. a. 10 and 20 b. 20 and 30 *c. 16 and 24 d. 25 and 35 Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Coming of Age in America Question type: MC
2. Nearly of public schools in the United States reported at least one violent incident to police in the 2005–2006 school year. a. 15% *b. 40% c. 45% d. 61% Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Coming of Age in America Question type: MC 3. Evidence indicates that of the nation’s high school seniors have tried dangerous drugs such as ecstasy. a. 2% b. 4% *c. 7% d. 10% Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Coming of Age in America Question type: MC
Jenson, Social Policy for Children and Families, Third Edition
Instructor Resource
4. Aside from Bronfenbrenner’s , the field lacks conceptual models that inform the design and direction of social policies for children, youth, and families. a. public health perspective b. risk perspective c. social control theory *d. ecological perspective Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Policy and Program Responses to Childhood and Adolescent Problems Question type: MC 5.
are individual, school, peer, family, and community influences that increase the likelihood that a child will experience a social or health problem. *a. Risk factors b. Protective factors c. Resilience factors d. Antisocial factors Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk and Protection Question type: MC
6. The earliest risk factor models were primarily lists of the correlates of problems. a. early childhood *b. adolescent c. young adult d. mature adult Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: MC 7.
are those influences, characteristics, and conditions that buffer or mitigate a person’s exposure to risk. a. Interpersonal factors b. Environmental factors c. Social factors *d. Protective factors Cognitive domain: Comprehension