Chapter 7

Question 1

Child care

Answer 1

Family day care homes- not state monitored

90% or or more facilities operate underground

Poor families most likely to suffer from inadequate childcare

Question 2

Latchkey kids

Answer 2

Children return from school to empty home

Question 3

Family Breakup

Answer 3

Divorce associated with conflict, hostility, aggression, weakened attachment, greater susceptibility to peer pressure

More family transitions- more likely to engage in delinquency

Boys more affected by father (problem solving), girls more affected by mother

Question 4

Blended families

Answer 4

Nuclear families that are the product of divorce and remarriage, blending one parent from each of two families and combined children into one unit

Question 5

Family conflict

Answer 5

Not all unhappy marriages end in divorce, some continue in conflict

Intra-family conflict common in many families

Child’s perception of parents happiness a predictor of delinquency

Causes more damage than family breakup

Bad parents or bad kids? Both produce conflict

Question 6

Family ineffectiveness

Answer 6

Inconsistent discipline (too harsh or too lenient)

Corporal punishment

Inconsistent supervision

Poor parenting skills

Poor communication (my way or the highway)

Question 7

Resource dilution

Answer 7

Large families more likely to produce delinquents, not enough money or time spent with children

Question 8

Family deviance

Answer 8

Parental deviance has a powerful influence on delinquent behavior

Genetics, substance abuse, parenting skills, labeling/stigma

Effects can be devastating and long term

Siblings influence delinquency

Question 9

Child abuse

Answer 9

Any physical or emotional trauma for which no reasonable explanation (accident) can be found; generally a pattern rather than a single act

First documented case, Mary Ellen Wilson- 1847 (removed by SPCA)

Question 10

Types of abuse

Answer 10

Physical- inappropriate touching, hitting

Physical neglect- failure to provide adequate food, shelter, medical care

Emotional abuse- constant criticism and rejection, inadequate nurturing

Sexual abuse- exploitation of children through rape, incest, and molestation by parents, family members, or legal guardians

Abandonment- Leaving child with intent to sever relationship