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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many homicides are there in the U.S. each year?
2. What is one hypothesis about why some children have lower resting heart rates?
3. How did an end to segregation allow for the growth of youth violence?
4. How has social policy contributed to youth violence?
5. What is a risk for boys who grow up without fathers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how disassociation can help lead to violence.
2. Explain 'Conduct Disorder', and why it is a useful, but dangerous, label.
3. Explain why Garbarino sees little difference between murder and violent assault.
4. Explain the three effects of living without a father on youth development.
5. What are the temperamental traits that put a child at risk for trouble and aggression, and what does research on responsive mothers show in light of these traits?
6. Explain negative social maps, and how they develop.
7. Explain why Garbarino argues that medical technology is partially to blame for unreliable statistics on homicide rates.
8. Describe the concept of the tipping point.
9. Explain the experience of depression, as felt by boys and men, and why it contributes to youth violence.
10. Explain the four ways adults in a community can help repair the damage done by disrupted parental relationships.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Spirituality is a large influence on the violent tendencies of youth, according to Garbarino, and he stresses the power of spirituality in reclaiming the souls of the lost boys he works with. He stresses that spirituality can have anchoring effects on youth. He lists five anchoring effects of spirituality. Discuss these five effects of spirituality, and explain how these can help young people avoid violence in their lives, regardless of their circumstance.
Essay Topic 2
Garbarino lists a total of eight lines of defense communities, families, schools, and establishments can do to help prevent lethal youth violence. Choose three of the eight lines of defense listed in the book, and explain what they are, and how they can help prevent youth violence. Be sure to include examples, if needed.
Essay Topic 3
There are ten facts of life that Garbarino believes are vital to understanding the problem of violent youths (pg 217 - 232). Each of these, he believes, implies concepts that can be used for rehabilitation programs. Choose three of these, and discuss what they are, how the affect youths and youth violence, and what implications it has for treatment and rehabilitation.
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