This video was made during a panel discussion about poverty at Georgetown University in 2015. President Obama participated because he hoped people from different religious traditions could work together "in creating an environment in which young people can succeed despite great odds."
After viewing the video, please answer the following questions.
Which contributing factor to delinquency did President Obama focus on in his comments about families and poverty?
a. the role of fathers
b. the effects of economic hardship
c. the importance of staying in school
d. the link between poverty and delinquency
What did Mr. Obama imply was the most important "cost" of growing up without a father?
a. the loss of child support payments
b. the damage to his relationship with his father
c. his reluctance to become a father himself
d. his difficulty in finding an African American role model
The story of the young man who wanted to get over being mad at his dad could be used as evidence to support which concept?
a. When a deviant father leaves the home, his children's behavior may improve.
b. After a divorce, boys generally have a hard time dealing with the absence of their father.
c. More than 75 percent of children from broken homes ultimately do as well as children from intact families.
d. A divorced father who remains actively involved in his child's life reduces his son's chances of delinquency.
How did the experience of growing up without a father shape Obama's ideas about parental efficacy?
a. It helped him understand what his daughters needed from a father.
b. It taught him to fight back against stereotypes of absentee fathers.
c. It inspired him to look for role models in African American history.
d. It led him to question common assumptions about a father's role in the family.
Based on his comments in the video, with which statement would Mr. Obama be most likely to agree?
a. Inconsistent discipline can contribute to delinquency.
b. The children of parents who set few boundaries are likely to be needy and lack self-control.
c. The quality of a parent-adolescent relationship matters more than the type of family a teen grew up in.
d. Parents who are overly strict or controlling are more likely to produce children with behavioral problems.