An Explanation for Why Girls Growing Up in Families That

question 36

Multiple Choice

An explanation for why girls growing up in families that are conflictual, dysfunctional, or in which the father is absent go through puberty at an earlier age has come from the field of

• A) psychopathology.
• B) ecological systems theory.
• C) evolutionary developmental psychology.
• D) ethology.

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Definitions:

Escape

The act of breaking free from confinement or a dangerous situation, often involving quick thinking and immediate action.

Free Soil

A political movement in the mid-19th century U.S. that opposed the expansion of slavery into Western territories.

Territories Without Slavery

Regions or areas that, historically or legally, did not permit the practice of slavery.

Land Grants

were parcels of land given by the government or a monarch to individuals, organizations, or colonies, often as a reward or in exchange for services.