The World Youth Report (United Nations, 2003), a Comprehensive Document

question 41

Multiple Choice

The World Youth Report (United Nations, 2003) , a comprehensive document describing juvenile delinquency around the world, indicates that the number of children in especially difficult circumstances is estimated to have increased from 80 million to ______ million between 1992 and 2000.

• A) 90
• B) 100
• C) 120
• D) 150

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Positivism

A philosophical stance advocating that knowledge is only derived from logical and empirical observations, emphasizing the importance of observable evidence.

Dichotomous Conclusions

Findings or results that present an either-or situation, typically dividing outcomes into two distinct categories without overlap or continuum.

Universal Truth

A fundamental principle or fact that is valid at all times and in all places.

Scientific Method

A systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work, involving observation, hypothesis, experimentation, and conclusion.