Deck 52: Unmarried With Children

Question 1

For many if not all of the women interviewed by Edin and Kefalas, the father ______.

A) was an active participant in the child's life
B) was not involved or so to not be involved
C) did not desire to have children at all
D) was somewhat involved

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Although not the "ideal way to do things," many young mothers felt that their babies ______.

A) brought them closer to the father
B) were not the right decision
C) were inevitable
D) saved them

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the 1950s, only ______ American children was born to an unmarried mother compared to ______ today.

A) 1 in 20; 1 in 10
B) 1 in 20; 1 in 3
C) 7 in 20; 7 in 12
D) 3 in 20; 15 in 20

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Edin and Kefalas find that many young, poor, inner city girls ______.

A) value and anticipate children, believing that they are up for the job of mothering
B) get pregnant by accident and do not intend to conceive before finishing high school
C) do not desire marriage and do not foresee themselves getting married at any age
D) desire marriage at a young age but wish to defer childbearing

Question 5

Edin and Kefalas find that marriage intentions ______.

A) are instrumental for actively pursuing marriage
B) often proceed marriage realities
C) don't often align with marriage realities
D) are unimportant for understanding marriage in poverty-stricken communities

Question 6

Many conservative pundits and politicians cite the "war on marriage" and wage expensive and intensive campaigns to renew heterosexual marriage. Is it true that the poor have given up on the idea of marriage? What factors have contributed to the decline or postponement of marriage in poor, urban communities?

Question 7

Jen personally experienced all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A) arrest
B) pressure to conceive
C) chronic infidelity by her boyfriend
D) miscarriage

Question 8

For many of the young, poor mothers interviewed, children ______.

A) did not change the ways they lived their lives
B) act as a fulcrum between adulthood and childhood
C) are a source of regret and shame
D) offer a sense of purpose and intimacy

Question 9

Edin and Kefalas conclude that the lesson from Jen's story is that women need more access to jobs that lead to financial independence for them to delay childbirth like their more affluent peers. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

Question 10

Soon after a child's birth, the parents are most likely to ______.

A) be separated but with plans to raise the child together
B) argue over name, paternity, and other details
C) still be together and predict that they will be together in the future
D) be together but acknowledge that this is only temporary