Homework Clinic
Social Science Clinic => Family Studies and Human Development => Topic started by: jparksx on Jun 18, 2018
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The Kauai Longitudinal Study found that:
a) national health insurance improved access to health care.
b) the window for resilience is generally from age nine to age 18.
c) two-thirds of those children who experienced four or more risk factors by age
two developed learning or behavior problems by age 18, and most continued to
have serious problems through adulthood.
d) resilience can be developed at any point in the life course.
e) selective programs enabled families to become more cohesive.
Question 2
Give two reasons why we should be cautious in interpreting that divorce causes negative child outcomes.
What will be an ideal response?
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Answer to Question 1
D
Answer to Question 2
(1) Many children whose parents have divorced lead happy, well-adjusted, and successful lives. (2) It may be transitions rather than divorce, per se, that cause negative outcomes.