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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. Why does the author blame improved care of premature babies for part of the youth violence issue?

2. What does Garbarino claim is inside almost every violent teenager?

3. What is one of the central controversies in child development, in terms of bad behavior?

4. What has developed in medium cities that has resulted in even more youth violence?

5. What does the author reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the first step in how the 'disease' of youth violence spread in the United States.

3. Explain what class and race bias are, and how they contribute to a lack of concern for youth violence in minority areas.

4. Explain negative social maps, and how they develop.

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

6. Explain why Garbarino calls these violent youth 'lost boys'.

7. Explain the effect of the historical and cultural patterns of the South on the 'war zones' of larger urban cities.

8. Describe the four types of attachment.

9. Explain the tie between neurological problems and violence, and why Garbarino blames, again, medical technologies for the rise in neurological issues in children.

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

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 2

Compare and contrast the "boot camp" method of juvenile administration with the Monastery method Garbarino supports. Be sure to discuss what is included in each, underlying principles, and basic concepts, as well as explaining why Garbarino favors the monastery method, and why he believes it is so beneficial for violent youths.

Essay Topic 3

Spirituality is a large influence on the violent tendencies of youth, according to Garbarino, and he stresses the power of spirituality in reclaiming the souls of the lost boys he works with. He stresses that spirituality can have anchoring effects on youth. He lists five anchoring effects of spirituality. Discuss these five effects of spirituality, and explain how these can help young people avoid violence in their lives, regardless of their circumstance.

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