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The authors use examples like The Music Man and West Side Story to show |
| | A) | that youth culture appears across all ethnic groups |
| | B) | that one good way for adult to understand youth is to study popular entertainment |
| | C) | that concerns about youth are not new |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Learning to Labour is a classic study about |
| | A) | adolescent reactions to vocational education |
| | B) | the differences between students enrolled in vocational courses and students enrolled in classical courses |
| | C) | different subcultures of working class youth and how they perceived each other and themselves in the world. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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The Children's Defense Fund figures tell us that currently |
| | A) | one in three preschoolers is born to unmarried parents |
| | B) | one in two preschoolers has a mother in the labor force |
| | C) | one in three preschoolers has is born poor |
| | D) | a and b above |
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Which of the following is not true for U.S. children under the age of 16? |
| | A) | They are nine times more likely than children in 25 other industrialized nations combined to die in a gun accident. |
| | B) | They are more likely to run away from home than children in all but three other countries. |
| | C) | They are 16 times more likely to be murdered by a gun. |
| | D) | They are 11 times more likely to commit suicide with a gun. |
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The authors believe that teachers and other adults ignore ____________________ at their peril. |
| | A) | the message of teen music |
| | B) | the culture of adolescent violence |
| | C) | the problems with today's teenagers |
| | D) | the role of technology in the lives of youth |
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Latino students' greatest fear about school, according to the study done by Connie Yowell, was |
| | A) | failing their classes |
| | B) | being caught in gang violence |
| | C) | disappointing their parents |
| | D) | dropping out of high school |
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The authors believe that teacher-parent relationships can ________________ as well as enhance children's learning experiences. |
| | A) | encourage mutual support by and for the adults involved |
| | B) | provide the opportunity for mutual learning by parent and teacher |
| | C) | renew appreciation for both parents' and teachers' efforts on behalf of learning |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Lareau believes that working class and lower-class parents who are uneasy about helping their children with their schoolwork |
| | A) | could benefit from adult education classes |
| | B) | simply feel intimidated by what they see as the teacher's superior knowledge |
| | C) | should have their self-appraisal accepted by the teacher and not be pushed to do more than what they are comfortable with |
| | D) | a and b above |
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Epstein feels that for schools to have truly successful partnerships with families |
| | A) | they should be implementing all six typologies of involvement that she outlines |
| | B) | they should tailor their practices to fit the needs of their schools and students and families |
| | C) | they should concentrate on shared decision making |
| | D) | they should offer parenting classes |
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Eccles and Harold suggest that |
| | A) | schools concentrate their efforts on families of younger students since that outreach is more likely to be successful |
| | B) | there are a variety of ways to involve parents of older students in the life of the school |
| | C) | older students' wishes to have their parents less involved in their school lives is an important request to honor |
| | D) | middle- and upper-class parents of older students are more likely to be involved with their children's schooling |
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It is particularly important for teachers to communicate frequently with junior high and high school students' families, according to Eccles and Harold, because |
| | A) | parents need to be informed about course options that have short- and long-term effects for higher education and career choices |
| | B) | parents of young girls need to know that they opt out of more advanced math and science courses at this point in schooling, thereby limiting the choices available to them later |
| | C) | older students can get into more trouble than younger students |
| | D) | a and b above |
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Which of the following of Epstein's typology of involvement do(es) not require any kind of teacher contribution to be successful? |
| | A) | Volunteering |
| | B) | learning at home |
| | C) | parenting |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Collaboration with community can be achieved in the following way(s): |
| | A) | working out arrangements for students to accumulate service learning or community service hours through volunteerism |
| | B) | providing necessary social services, such as a health clinic, in the school |
| | C) | strengthening ties with community agencies for smoother referrals for students and teacher families |
| | D) | all of the above |
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One concrete way that teachers can keep the special needs of single-working-parent families in mind is by |
| | A) | being careful about days like Mother's Day and Father's Day |
| | B) | scheduling some homework more for weekends when single parents can be more available to help |
| | C) | not expecting much from single parents |
| | D) | all of the above |
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One of the ironies of "youth culture," according to the authors, is |
| | A) | that while adults usually don't understand youth culture, they play a enormous role in its creation |
| | B) | that youth eventually grow up and get upset about their children's music, language, and clothing |
| | C) | every generation of parents forgets that they had their own way of distancing themselves from their parents |
| | D) | all of the above |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education