In Which One of the Following Situations Should We Be

question 12

Multiple Choice

In which one of the following situations should we be most concerned about the possibility of subtractive bilingualism?

• A)Ten-year-old Apsara's father grew up in Canada, whereas her mother grew up in Thailand.The family now lives in the United States.At home Dad almost always speaks English, but Mom often speaks Thai.
• B)Twelve-year-old Coshaun lives in an inner-city neighborhood where most of his peers speak a dialect of English very different from that used at school.
• C)Eight-year-old Michelle has a specific language impairment that makes it difficult for her to understand other people's speech.
• D)After being adopted by American parents, 6-year-old Antoni moves from Poland to Chicago.His new parents don't know Polish, and he now attends an English- speaking school.

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Definitions:

Hidden Actions

Pertains to situations in principal-agent relationships where agents' specific actions are not observable by the principal, leading to a moral hazard.

Hidden Information

Information that is not known to one party in a transaction, which can lead to an imbalance of power or adverse selection.

Moral Hazard

A situation where one party is more likely to take risks because another party bears the consequences of those risks, often arising in insurance and finance contexts.

Government Bailouts

Financial support provided by the government to prevent the failure of a struggling company or industry, often to stabilize the economy and preserve jobs.