Early Childhood Development
What is the average newborn weight in the United States?
The average newborn in the United States weighs about 7.5 pounds
(between 5 and 10 pounds)
What theory focuses on the competition among groups within society over limited resources?
This theory views social and economic institutions as tools of the struggle among groups or classes, used to maintain inequality and the dominance of the ruling class.
Conflict Theory
What borough has the largest Zoo in the country?
The Bronx.
Every culture is filled with "things" that stand for something else and that often evoke various reactions and emotions. What are these "things" called?
Symbols.
What is a norm?
Standards and expectations for behaving.
What is considered the ideal diet for newborns?
Breast Milk.
"Breast milk is considered the ideal diet for newborns."
What theory is like Conflict Theory but expands further past the focus of unequal power distribution to explore social change views within social practice?
This theory states social problems are caused by an oppressive society and maintained by dominate groups. The goal is to help clients overcome limits of existing social order through empowerment, ‘respecting others as equals’, placing a crucial interpersonal value as the starting point, Empower others, rather than restricting their opportunities and advancing our own power and it must seek to make a difference to the lives of the people we serve.
Critical Practice Theory
Where was the 1st road paved (for cars) in NYC?
Queens.
What is an example of a non-verbal symbol?
Any example that includes gestures, movements of the hands or parts of the body that are meant to convey certain ideas or emotions.
A common one is shaking hands, which is done in some societies but not in others. It commonly conveys friendship and is used as a sign of both greeting and departure
Informal norm.
Informal norms, refer to standards of behavior that are considered less important but still influence how we behave
What is one of the most poorly developed senses at birth?
Vision:
"Consequently, vision is one of the most poorly developed senses at birth, and time is needed to build those neural pathways between the eyes and the brain."
What theory is based on the advocacy of social, economic, and political equality between both sexes and is often expanded to apply equal rights to all minority groups?
What borough could Merchants buy a house in New Jersey for the cost they pay to rent a hot dog stand outside of the Zoo?
Manhattan.
(Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island all have Zoo's.)
What does the N.A.S.W. stand for?
National Association of Social Workers.
What is another word for informal norm?
Informal norms, also called folkways and customs, refer to standards of behavior that are considered less important but still influence how we behave
Piaget believed that we are continuously trying to maintain cognitive equilibrium, or a balance, in what we see and what we know (Piaget, 1954). What is this cognitive equilibrium called?
Schema.
What theory explores how we observe and make judgments about others?
In other words, do you assume that the behavior was situational (related to external circumstances) or dispositional (related to inherent internal characteristics)?
Attribution Theory.
What rollercoaster in Brooklyn has been around for 90+ years?
The Cyclone.
What is it when whites benefit from being white whether or not they are aware of their advantages?
White Privilege
What is another word for formal norms?
Formal norms, also called mores (MOOR-ayz) and laws, refer to the standards of behavior considered the most important in any society.
What is the name of the first breast milk produced during pregnancy?
Colostrum.
"Colostrum, the first breast milk produced during pregnancy, and just after birth has been described as “liquid gold” (United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS), 2011)."
Who created the theory of moral development? (4-7 Years)
This theory includes heteronomous morality and autonomous morality? (10 years +)
Piaget.
Piaget's Theory of Moral Development.
What borough has the 170 parks?
Staten Island: 170 in total
Bronx has 1,700 parks in total.
What kind of contact is reported to reduce prejudice?
Intergroup Contact.
•One of the reasons that people may hold stereotypes and prejudices is that they view the members of outgroups as different from them. We may become concerned that our interactions with people from different racial groups will be unpleasant, and these anxieties may lead us to avoid interacting with people from those groups (Mallett, Wilson, & Gilbert, 2008).
Here the U.S. flag is a prime example. For most Americans, the flag is not just a piece of cloth with red and white stripes and white stars against a field of blue.
Instead, it is a symbol of freedom, democracy, and other American values and, accordingly, inspires pride and patriotism.