During a family picnic, somehow the topic shifted to what you are learning in college and the study of child and adolescent development. In discussing the contexts of development, one of your cousins makes the point that the issue of socioeconomic status in the United States is over rated. Your cousin argues that educators and researchers have exaggerated the impact of poverty on children and schooling. How might you respond to your cousin's point of view based on what you have learned in Woolfolk and Perry's book on Child and Adolescent Development?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2
What are the responsibilities of all citizens toward child well-being?
a. To be good parents and provide education and healthcare for their children.
b. To be good neighbors and look out for the welfare of the neighborhood.
c. To set public policies that establish interventions for children in need.
d. To vote and actively influence public policies that affect children and families.
Otter family
Gianlorenzo Bernini, The Cornaro Family in a Theater Box.
Topic Media
Study Duddy 1
Transmission genetics began with the study of pea plants.
My family