Growing Up in Poverty Is Associated with a Number of Difficulties

question 60

Multiple Choice

Growing up in poverty is associated with a number of difficulties, but the most clearly documented negative effect of poverty is its relationship with

• A) inadequate social and emotional development.
• B) growth retardation and chronic illness.
• C) deficits in cognitive functioning and academic achievement.
• D) depression and anxiety disorders.

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Definitions:

Claude Neal

An African American man who was the victim of a notorious lynching in the United States in 1934, representing a tragic instance of racial violence.

Lynching

The illegal execution of an individual by a mob, typically by hanging, without lawful trial.

Deprivation

A state of lacking or being denied necessary goods or qualities, leading to adverse physical or psychological effects.

Contagion

The process by which extreme passions supposedly spread rapidly through a crowd like a contagious disease.