Youth Enter the Child Welfare System Primarily Because Of

question 32

Multiple Choice

Youth enter the child welfare system primarily because of:

• A) maltreatment, typically in the form of abuse and neglect.
• B) incarceration of parents.
• C) economic need.
• D) death of parents.

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Definitions:

Legitimate Work

Employment or tasks that are lawful and recognized as valid and respectable within society.

Relative Deprivation Theory

A sociological view that posits individuals feel deprived not on the basis of objective conditions, but by comparing their situation to others'.

Frustration

Frustration is the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.

Gould's Theory

Refers to a sociobiological framework proposed by Stephen Jay Gould, which suggests that human behaviors and social structures are influenced by evolutionary biology.