Question 1

Which of the following statements about the trends in juvenile delinquency in the U.S.is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   About half of the delinquency caseloads in 2005 involved females.
B)   Delinquency rates among minority groups are higher than average.
C)   Delinquency rates among lower-socioeconomic-status youth are especially high.
D)   Males are more likely to engage in delinquency than are females.

Question 2

Based on the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey,adding up the daily media use figures to obtain weekly media use leads to almost _____ hours a week by 15- to 18-year-olds.

Accepted Answer

A)   70
B)   60
C)   56
D)   84

Question 3

Though controversial,studies indicate that self-esteem:

Accepted Answer

A)   is particularly high in adolescence.
B)   remains constant in adolescence.
C)   increases in adolescent boys.
D)   declines in adolescent girls.

Question 4

The double disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescents consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)   the lack of clear rites of passage.
B)   diversity and difference.
C)   prejudice and poverty.
D)   hostility and assimilation.

Question 5

Identity development:

Accepted Answer

A)   is a single,neat process.
B)   gets done in bits and pieces.
C)   happens cataclysmically.
D)   involves making decisions once and for all.

Exam 12: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Based on the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey,adding up the daily media use figures to obtain weekly media use leads to almost _____ hours a week by 15- to 18-year-olds.

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Identity development:

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The double disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescents consists of:

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Which of the following statements about the trends in juvenile delinquency in the U.S.is NOT true?

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Though controversial,studies indicate that self-esteem:

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Exam 12: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Based on the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey,adding up the daily media use figures to obtain weekly media use leads to almost _____ hours a week by 15- to 18-year-olds.

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Identity development:

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The double disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescents consists of:

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Which of the following statements about the trends in juvenile delinquency in the U.S.is NOT true?

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Though controversial,studies indicate that self-esteem:

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