Infanticide - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CRJS 350 Final Exam Question And well identified answers [GRADED A%]NEW NEW What do researchers mean when they say that homicide tends to be an "intraracial" event? a. victim and the offender are of different ages b. victim and the offender are of similar ages c. victim and the offender are members of different races d. victim and the offender are members of the same race e. victim and the offender come from the same urban area - -Victim and offender are members of the same race Which o...

Test Bank for Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect, 10th Edition, Cynthia Crosson-Tower Essay/Discussion Questions Several questions are provided to be used in either essay exams or to stimulate class discussions. Multiple Choice Exam Questions A set of questions is included for each chapter that should lessen the burden on the instructor when it comes to creating tests. These questions provide a tool to determine if the students have mastered the material that was presented in the read...

Deaths from child abuse and neglect - correct answer -overall death rate: 2.20 deaths per 100,000 children -offender: 80% killed by one or both parents -type of maltreatment: ~70% of deaths due to neglect, ~44% due to physical abuse -age:~70% of children that died were younger than 3 -gender fatality rate: 2.54 boys per 100,000 boys, 1.94 girls per 100,000 girls types of offenders of infanticide - correct answer -31% killed by fathers -30% killed by mothers -23% killed by male acqua...

Aggression Any behaviour towards another individual that is carried out with a proximate (immediate) intent to cause harm Violence Aggression that has extreme harm as its goal (e.g., death) Social learning theory Theory of crime proposed by Ron Akers that suggests that people commit crime not only as a result of direct reinforcement for criminal behaviour through a process of operant conditioning but also through vicarious reinforcement by observing others being rewarded for the...

Factors that limit population size (disease, war, famine, etc.) - correct answer Population growth is checked by famine, disease, and cultural factors (e.g., late marriage). Regulate population through cultural taboos, abstinence and infanticide Carrying capacity - correct answer - the number of organisms of a given species that can be sustained indefinitely in a given area. - Physical carrying capacity = "packing density, limited only by space and resources" - Cultural carrying...

Victimology Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024 Which of the following bests describes the word "infanticide"? a. the offender is a child b. the victim is a child c. witnesses are children d. where the survivors are children e. none of the above - ANS ️️ b. the victim is a child Homicide is a leading cause of death among which one of the following demographic groups? a. young, black males b. young, black females c. young, white females d. older, black males e. older, white mal...

years of infanticide; equally long history of pedophilia and sexual abuse correct answer: Historical: Maltreatment 1000 of yrs ago ill tempered and sometimes when the baby cries from fear and they don't how to handle it they will drop the baby or overturn it dangerously correct answer: Historical: Maltreatment by Wet Nurses -32 abused, 18 of them died -burns, suffocation, extreme deprivation, and isolation correct answer: Historical: Maltreatment by those caring for child -Infantic...

Four Fields of Anthropology Ans: Physical/Biological Anthropology Archaeology Linguistic-Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Culture Ans: a system of meanings embedded in symbols; traditions, behaviors, norms, fashion, music, language, food, etc. Aspects/Characteristcs of Culture Ans: -Cultural symbols are arbitrary/artificial -Cultural symbols are often complex, multi-layered, and difficult for outsiders to comprehend -Culture is NOT innate, culture is LEARNED -Learning culture is c...

Postpartum Blues (Baby Blues) Correct Answer-transient and brief; mild mood swings, irritability*, anxiety, decreased concentration, insomnia, tearfulness, crying spells; occur within 2-3 days pp (peak on 4th or 5th) and resolve within 2 wks; more common and less serious than PPD; do not impair normal daily functioning Postpartum Depression (PPD) Correct Answer-can be serious and disabling; can begin anytime within 3 months after delivery; threat to mother and child; eventually interferes wit...

BIO 1M03 Test 2 Questions And Answers Angiosperm - ANS -flowering plant -has seeds with casing -has endosperm in seeds -fruit -most diverse Radiometric methods of dating - ANS -K/Ar (lava, 500K+ years) -C14 (conversion to N14, 40K yrs) -Thermoluminescence (burning) -Electron spin (teeth) -Uranium Lead (mineral deposits) Relative methods of dating - ANS -magnetic reversals -extinct and distinct species Primate - ANS -climbing/locomotion adaptations -big brain...