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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened to Malcolm's girlfriend?
2. When bad behavior starts at this point, it is particularly worrisome.
3. What can happen in these early instances of violence in young boys?
4. Why do abused children have a tendency to view the world differently?
5. What does Julio represent?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the risk factors for youth violence?
2. What does Garbarino say about society's desire to punish violent youth?
3. Explain the tie between neurological problems and violence, and why Garbarino blames, again, medical technologies for the rise in neurological issues in children.
4. Explain the term 'toxic shame', and what it means to Garbarino.
5. Explain 'Conduct Disorder', and why it is a useful, but dangerous, label.
6. Discuss what happened in 1998 that made the world take notice of youth violence.
7. Describe the concept of the tipping point.
8. Describe the first step in how the 'disease' of youth violence spread in the United States.
9. Explain why Garbarino calls these violent youth 'lost boys'.
10. What does the social biological perspective say about why children face different opportunities and risks for development?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the book, the effects of abuse on the social maps of children is discussed, in terms of the fact that abused children often see the world differently than those who are not abused. As part of that discussion, there are four specific elements of the moral code for abused children that have an impact on their relationship with the world. Discuss these four elements in depth. What are they, and how do they affect the world view of the abused child. How do these translate into higher changes of violence?
Essay Topic 2
Garbarino discusses the concept of trauma in the book. Explain what trauma is, and why people who experience trauma deal with it in different ways. Be sure to include the two types of trauma in your answer, and why one of these types has such a lasting and detrimental effect. Include the concept of meaningfulness, as well as ideas of terminal thinking.
Essay Topic 3
Morality is a large topic in the novel, both in terms of how most of us see murder, and how those who commit violent crimes see murder. Choose one of the following topics, and discuss it in detail.
1. What is moral justification? Why do "normal" individuals sometimes morally justify homicide? What types of murder are included? Why is this different from the murders that violent youth commit?
2. What is a moral circle? How does the moral circle differ between most in society and the violent youth? How does the moral circle contribute to violent behaviors?
3. What is perceived injustice? How does perceived injustice affect the moral code of violent youth? Why does perceived injustice sometimes equate to shame and intolerable states of being?
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