Deck 7: Parenthood

Question 1

Discuss the existing types of preventative services to address family risk points.

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

In the contemporary United States, about ___ percent of mothers with very young children stay at home.

A) 25
B) 50
C) 60
D) 75

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Philadelphia/Camden Fathers' Study only included African American men.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The traditional "package deal" conception of family life focuses on fathers' relationships

A) with their young children.
B) with their children's mother.
C) outside of family life.
D) with their own fathers.

Question 5

The TLC3 study excluded couples earning more than __________ a year.

A) $60,000
B) $100,000
C) $40,000
D) $20,000

Question 6

Isolation from extended family members makes the transition to parenthood especially difficult for modern couples.

Question 7

Traditional gender arrangements lead to greater marital dissatisfaction for both new fathers and new mothers.

Question 8

In Cowan and Cowan's sample of couples making the decision to have a baby, 50 percent are ________.

A) Planners
B) Acceptance of fate couples
C) Ambivalent couples
D) Yes-No couples

Question 9

According to Cowan and Cowan, the transition to parenthood lasts at least _______.

A) six months
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years

Question 10

Among the low income fathers studied by Edin, Nelson, and Reed, most had a brief courtship with the mothers prior to the conception of their first child.

Question 11

In the eight low income communities included in the Philadelphia/Camden Fathers' Study, the poverty rate was at least ____ percent.

A) 10
B) 5
C) 20
D) 40

Question 12

What kinds of policies might help couples in their transition to parenthood?

Question 13

Describe the problems that couples face as they begin the transition to parenthood.

Question 14

About 50 percent of women experience serious postpartum depression after giving birth.

Question 15

Among the subjects in the TLC3 study, among cohabiting couples, ____ percent moved in together during pregnancy or just after giving birth to their first child.

A) 25
B) 73
C) 92
D) 50

Question 16

Family decline theorists assert that the traditional marriage is irrelevant in modern society.

Question 17

Policies that promote traditional family arrangements generally increase both men's and women's marital satisfaction levels.

Question 18

What percentage of American families in the year 2000 live in urban and suburban communities?

A) 50
B) 75
C) 95
D) 80

Question 19

In their study of low income fathers, the researchers found the following:

A) The length of courtship prior to conception was brief.
B) Relationships began with attraction and "affiliation."
C) The "real" relationship began after the pregnancy.
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following developments have had an impact on family life?

A) urbanization
B) modern birth control methods
C) women's increased labor force participation
D) all of the above

Question 21

Describe the challenges faced by low income fathers and couples who become parents. What factors contribute to relationship challenges and successes?

Question 22

It was common for couples to move in together after pregnancy or childbirth, according
to the TLC3 study.

Question 23

The "parental refuseniks" in Stacey's study viewed their sexual identity as an "escape" from the pressures of parenting.

Question 24

For most less-educated men, pregnancies tend to be carefully planned due to budget constraints.

Question 25

What accounts for the adoption strategies and choices of the gay father families in Stacey's study?

Question 26

_________ of gay father families in Stacey's study were multi-racial in make-up

A) Two-thirds
B) One-third
C) Ten percent
D) One-quarter

Question 27

Discuss the experiences of the men in the Philadelphia/Camden Fathers Study differ from earlier conceptions of men and the "package deal."

Question 28

Like the majority of heterosexual couples, gay men tend to foster and adopt children from their own racial backgrounds.

Question 29

Among the fifty men Stacey interviewed, those most interested in parenting children are described as

A) parents-by-choice.
B) parent-planners.
C) parental refuseniks.
D) predestined parents.

Question 30

Across the income distribution, most couples now stay together because they share common interests and values.

Question 31

Public and private adoption agencies are now generally as open to same-sex couples as they are to heterosexual couples.

Question 32

According to the 2000 Census, ____ percent of make same-sex couple households included children under age eighteen.

A) 8
B) 12
C) 22
D) 50

Question 33

Judith Stacey's study was based on interviews with gay men residing in ___________.

A) San Francisco
B) Los Angeles
C) New York City
D) Chicago

Question 34

Describe the findings of Stacey's study of gay men and their choices around parenting and family life.

Question 35

Discuss the factors which facilitated the rise of gay male parenthood in the community where Judith Stacey conducted her study.

Question 36

Surrogacy is the most expensive option for same-sex couples who want to raise children.

Question 37

Gay men are more willing to adopt children across race, ethnicity, and class, including hose with special needs.