Chapter 2

Question 1

In America, at this point in history, the institution primarily responsible for meeting the needs of young people and helping them adapt to the world is the

Answer 1

Family

Question 2

The traditional American family, a father who is the primary breadwinner, a mother who stays at home, and two school aged children now makes up what percentage of the household in the United States

Answer 2

About 5%

Question 3

Which of the following statements best described the implications for teachers of the changing American family

Answer 3

Parents spend more time working away from home now than before so teachers need to be flexible in reaching out to families

Question 4

Children who return to empty houses after school and who are left alone until parents arrive from work are best described as

Answer 4

Latchkey children

Question 5

Of the following what is the most accurate approximation of the percentage of students who are sexually active by the time they finish high school

Answer 5

50%

Question 6

Of the following which percentage most accurately describes the number of sexually active teenage girls who have contracted at least one form of sexually transmitted disease

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

According to national polls, which of the following statements best described parents attitudes toward sex education

Answer 7

The vast majority of parents favor sex education in schools

Question 8

According to research surveys, which statement best describes the experience of homosexual students in schools? Homosexual students experience

Answer 8

A much higher incidence of harassment than do students in general(over 90% of gay students report hearing anti-gay comments)

Question 9

Of the following which statement most accurately describes the characteristics of students most likely to use alcohol and other drugs

Answer 9

Low achievers are more likely to use because drug use is associated with risk factors like low ses and family instability

Question 10

Of the following factors, which is rated highest by parents and other taxpayers in a list of concerns about school quality

Answer 10

School safety

Question 11

Which of the following most accurately describes trends in school violence since the mid 1990s

Answer 11

School violence has decreased and students are at greater risk of violence outside of schools than within schools

Question 12

In a survey of middle school students, what percent reported being bullied in their school

Answer 12

85%

Question 13

Automatic suspensions that result from school disruptions evidence of alcohol or other drug use or bringing weapons to school are most commonly labeled

Answer 13

Zero tolerance policies

Question 14

Of the following which best describes the percentage of middle school students who report that they have been victims of cyber bullying

Answer 14

50%

Question 15

Of the following what is the most commonly voiced criticism of zero tolerance policies? Zero tolerance policies are ineffective because

Answer 15

They don’t discriminate why major and minor offenses( such as a first grader being suspended for kissing a classmate)

Question 16

Of the following which statement most accurately describes the likelihood of students who live in poverty dropping out of school compared to their more affluent peers

Answer 16

Children of poverty are five times more likely to drop out of school than their more affluent peers

Question 17

Of the following low ses parents tend to place the greatest emphasis on

Answer 17

Conformity and obedience

Question 18

According to research the most effective intervention for increasing the achievement of students at risk is to

Answer 18

Increase the number of assignments and quizzes given

Question 19

Of the following which is most strongly contributes to the development of resilience

Answer 19

The nurturing of a caring adult

Question 20

Which of the following is not an accurate description of effective instruction for at risk students

Answer 20

It simplifies the curriculum and makes it easier