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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 did the Chicago Tribune publish in 1993?

2. What does the term 'bad seed' imply?

3. What is one reason homicide rates seem to have declined?

4. What is a risk for boys who grow up without fathers?

5. What is compartmentalization?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why suicides should be included in rates of youth violence.

2. Describe the concept of the tipping point.

3. Explain how disassociation can help lead to violence.

4. In addition to negative social maps, what are two other links between abuse and child develop issues?

5. Describe the four types of attachment.

6. What are the three options in terms of the development of aggressive and violent boys?

7. Explain what researchers Patrick Tolan and Nancy Guerra discover are the most effective treatments for delinquency and criminally violent youth.

8. Explain the four factors that help keep a young soul from dying?

9. Explain the experience of depression, as felt by boys and men, and why it contributes to youth violence.

10. What are some of the risk factors for youth violence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, statistics are used to support many of the concepts within the book. On the other hand, Garbarino himself mentions the limitations of statistics as he discusses the numbers of homicides each year. Discuss the limitations of statistics, as discussed by Garbarino. Be sure to include why the numbers may be false, and how they may be misread. Next, apply the same concepts to the statistics Garbarino himself uses in the book. What are the dangers of using statistics to support ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Garbarino notes in the book that the effects of an abusive father or an absent father, as well as having an abusive or absent mother, plays a huge role in young men becoming more violent. Discuss the ramifications of having no father, or no mother, or abusive parents, on growing up. Be sure to incorporate information about rejection, abandonment, broken attachment, abuse, and shame in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the link between the U.S. populations most affected by youth violence and the particular cultural and historical patterns found in the South. Be sure to explain why the link exists, how the link influences youth violence, and how institutionalized violence plays a role in the cycle of violence across generations.

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