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Deviance and Social Control Final Exam
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Who performed the study on Eating Disorder in Fiji - Answer✔Dr. Anne Becker
What was the study on Eating Disorders in Fiji? - Answer✔Surveying a group of girls age 15-19
and asking if they've vomited to control weight. Numbers increased from 3% to 15% from 1995
to 1998.
Why did the numbers increase in the Fiji Eating Disorder study? - Answer✔The introduction to
satellite TV
Role of Modern Isolated Nuclear Family - Answer✔Provides stress and secrecy
Good environment for abuse
Higher value of children
Role of Micro-community - Answer✔Extended families, consist of 20-30 adults
Helps regulate parents and care for children
Lesser value of children
Whats the Sandwich Generation - Answer✔Middle aged people stuck taking care of their
children and their elderly parents
1974 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Answer✔If you work with kids, you must
report suspected case of child abuse to the appropriate authorities
How did we become aware of child abuse? - Answer✔Mary Ellen in 1874 who work with the
Animal Control center
Child Maltreatment - Answer✔includes child abuse and child neglect
Child Abuse - Answer✔Occurs when severe harm is inflicted on a child
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Child Neglect - Answer✔Parent fails to provide child with essentials needed for
adequate/normal life
Physical Indicators of Child Abuse - Answer✔Bruises: Especially on infants
Lacerations: especially if frequent or poorly explained
Fractures: Especially if twisted
Burn patterns: On wrists, stomach, genitals, feet
Head injuries
Internal Injuries
Retrospective study on Child Abuse - Answer✔Start with child abusers, look back in their history
to find out they were more than likely abused as children
Conclude: most abusers were also abused
Prospective study on Child Abuse - Answer✔Start the children of abuse, follow them through
adulthood, realize that most abused children don't end up being abusers
Conclude that child abuse isn't necessarily generational, other factors play into it
Emery and Baumrind - Answer✔Found there is no major difference in terms of IQ, Social class,
occupation, and psychopathology between normal parents and abusers
How many people commit suicide in the US every year - Answer✔31,000
Where does suicide rank among leading causes of death in adults? - Answer✔8th
Where does suicide rank among leading causes of death in teens/adolescents? - Answer✔2nd
The 3 types of Suicidal Experiences - Answer✔1. Suicide Threateners
2. Suicide Attempters
3. Suicide Committers
Methodological Problems with studying - Answer✔It is pretty unethical
Social Integration - Answer✔The degree to which people feel they belong to a group
Relative Deprivation - Answer✔The difference between what you have and what you think you
should have
Suicidal Patterns
Urban vs. Rural
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Deviance and Social Control Final Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
Who performed the study on Eating Disorder in Fiji - Answer✔Dr. Anne Becker
What was the study on Eating Disorders in Fiji? - Answer✔Surveying a group of girls age 15-19
and asking if they've vomited to control weight. Numbers increased from 3% to 15% from 1995
to 1998.
Why did the numbers increase in the Fiji Eating Disorder study? - Answer✔The introduction to
satellite TV
Role of Modern Isolated Nuclear Family - Answer✔Provides stress and secrecy
Good environment for abuse
Higher value of children
Role of Micro-community - Answer✔Extended families, consist of 20-30 adults
Helps regulate parents and care for children
Lesser value of children
Whats the Sandwich Generation - Answer✔Middle aged people stuck taking care of their
children and their elderly parents
1974 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Answer✔If you work with kids, you must
report suspected case of child abuse to the appropriate authorities
How did we become aware of child abuse? - Answer✔Mary Ellen in 1874 who work with the
Animal Control center
Child Maltreatment - Answer✔includes child abuse and child neglect
Child Abuse - Answer✔Occurs when severe harm is inflicted on a child
1
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Child Neglect - Answer✔Parent fails to provide child with essentials needed for
adequate/normal life
Physical Indicators of Child Abuse - Answer✔Bruises: Especially on infants
Lacerations: especially if frequent or poorly explained
Fractures: Especially if twisted
Burn patterns: On wrists, stomach, genitals, feet
Head injuries
Internal Injuries
Retrospective study on Child Abuse - Answer✔Start with child abusers, look back in their history
to find out they were more than likely abused as children
Conclude: most abusers were also abused
Prospective study on Child Abuse - Answer✔Start the children of abuse, follow them through
adulthood, realize that most abused children don't end up being abusers
Conclude that child abuse isn't necessarily generational, other factors play into it
Emery and Baumrind - Answer✔Found there is no major difference in terms of IQ, Social class,
occupation, and psychopathology between normal parents and abusers
How many people commit suicide in the US every year - Answer✔31,000
Where does suicide rank among leading causes of death in adults? - Answer✔8th
Where does suicide rank among leading causes of death in teens/adolescents? - Answer✔2nd
The 3 types of Suicidal Experiences - Answer✔1. Suicide Threateners
2. Suicide Attempters
3. Suicide Committers
Methodological Problems with studying - Answer✔It is pretty unethical
Social Integration - Answer✔The degree to which people feel they belong to a group
Relative Deprivation - Answer✔The difference between what you have and what you think you
should have
Suicidal Patterns
Urban vs. Rural
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