Exam 16: Parents and Social Policy

Child advocates are those who promote the rights of children.

Addressing problems from an ecological perspective means ______.

Briefly describe how parenting intervention programs have responded to the ecological perspective.

In 1870, Otto von Bismarck ______.

Some countries are now concerned about declining fertility rates. Which of the following is NOT an incentive described in the text?

One multilevel program, ______, was designed for high-risk families with children 2-5 years old. Program objectives focus on children's developmental attainments and parenting practices.

Proposals that seek to change ______ hold considerable promise for improving the quality of life for many parents and children nationwide.

Emperor Augustus of Rome (ruling from 30 BCE to CE 14) ______.

______ provides one-to-one adult-child relationships for 3 million youth a year.

The relatively high rate of infant mortality in the United States, compared to other industrialized nations, is likely attributable to ______.

Key indicators of children's well-being, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation include all EXCEPT ______.

Westerman developed a plan to license parents prior to raising children. According to his plan, if an unmarried 16-year-old found out she was pregnant ______.

It is estimated that "deadbeat" dads owe almost ______ in child support payments.

Recently in ______, a government intervention was implemented to reduce health problems associated with obesity. The national law that went into effect in 2008 requires annual waistline measurements of all adults between the ages of 40 and 74 years.

The ______, which was established in the 1890s, was the first child protection agency in the United States.

Which of the following statements best describes Project Head Start?

The ______ prohibited employment of children less than 16 years old in industries that engaged in interstate commerce and children less than 18 years old from dangerous occupations.

Identify three controversial social policy ideas described in the text. Which of those do you think is most promising for improving the lives of children and parents? Why?

The costs associated with a maltreated child include physical and mental health problems, pain and trauma, and ______.

Which state is described in the text as providing $1 billion to transform its schools into Community Learning Centers?