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A) Teenage motherhood
B) Mother's employment outside the home
C) A broken home
D) Large family size
E) Parental rejection
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A) natural mother and stepfather
B) teenage natural mother and natural father
C) mother and father both work outside the home
D) none of the above
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A control theorist would explain the relationship between child abuse and delinquency by focusing on the impact of disrupted or weakened social bonds and inadequate social control mechanisms. According to control theory, individuals are naturally inclined towards deviant behavior, but social bonds and control mechanisms help to prevent them from engaging in delinquent acts. When these bonds are weakened or disrupted, individuals are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior.
In the case of child abuse, a control theorist would argue that the experience of abuse can weaken the social bonds between the child and their caregivers, as well as with other significant individuals in their lives. This can lead to a lack of attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief in conventional norms and values, which are the key elements of social bonds according to control theory.
For example, a child who has experienced physical abuse from their parents may develop a lack of trust and attachment towards authority figures, leading to a decreased commitment to following rules and laws. Similarly, a child who has been emotionally neglected may lack the involvement in conventional activities and may not have a strong belief in the importance of following societal norms.
As a result, these weakened social bonds can lead to an increased likelihood of delinquent behavior, as the individual may not feel as constrained by societal expectations and may be more inclined to engage in deviant acts.
Overall, a control theorist would explain the relationship between child abuse and delinquency as a result of weakened social bonds and inadequate social control mechanisms, which can lead to an increased likelihood of engaging in delinquent behavior.
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A) Conflict between parents and children
B) Conflict between spouses
C) Parental neglect of child
D) all of the above
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B) flexible
C) supportive
D) nondirective
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A) provide very strict rules
B) consistently sanction rule violations
C) intermittently sanction rule violations
D) spank their children for rule violations
E) none of the above
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A) most abused individuals become delinquent
B) child abuse slightly decreases the likelihood for delinquency
C) neglect may have a stronger effect on delinquency than other types of abuse
D) child abuse is a very strong predictor of delinquency
E) the effects of physical abuse on delinquency are much stronger than the effects of other types of abuse
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A) Most cases of abuse are not detected by authorities.
B) The most common form of abuse is physical.
C) Early studies were accurate when estimating the effect of abuse on delinquency.
D) Abuse does not increase the likelihood of delinquency.
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A) no
B) a small to moderate
C) a moderate to large
D) a large
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A) provide direct instruction of cognitive skills
B) model behavioral skills
C) give informational support
D) offer emotional support
E) all of the above
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A) lack the traits necessary to be successful parents
B) have children with difficult temperaments that make parenting difficult
C) lack the knowledge to be successful parents
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
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A) Parents should practice permissive parenting.
B) Parents should return to more authoritarian parenting styles of the past.
C) Parents should use an authoritative style of parenting.
D) Parents should return to using harsh physical punishments.
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