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Practice Test

Complete this practice test to assess your knowledge of the information discussed in this chapter.

1 .       A preconceived negative attitude toward members of a group is known as  



2 .       The belief that members of one's own group are superior to the members of other groups is called  



3 .       In our society, the traditional figure of power has been the  



4 .       A necessary step in constructing a sense of self during childhood seems to be identifying those who are  



5 .       The percentage of children who live with a single mother is  



6 .       In order to be ready for the workforce, perhaps the greatest skill a student can learn is how to  



7 .       All of the following describes today's American family except  



8 .       Of the number of children under 12 who are murdered every year, the majority are killed by  



9 .       All of the following are characteristics of abused children except  



10 .       The most popular drug that teenagers experiment with is  



11 .       Of the seventeen thousand teenagers in the United States in 1990, the number murdered was  



12 .       The most important factor in determining who teenage mothers will be is  



13 .       The fastest growing ethnic group is  



14 .       The number of teenage pregnancies has  



15 .       All of the following are symptoms of a suicidal frame of mind except  



16 .       The belief that schools can transform society by functioning as models of democracy is called  



17 .       The theory that students can participate in redefining the schools by challenging the structure of domination and submission is called  



18 .       The purpose of school is  



19 .       The value espoused by the dominant group that is often not shared by African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans is  



20 .       Although there is little agreement regarding what values should be taught in schools, a Montessori school has successfully incorporated universal values into its curriculum in the town of  



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