Question 1

In Hertz's study, how do the mothers and their children create a father for the child?&#10;A) by saving and sharing bits and pieces of information from the anonymous profile of second-hand information from people who had met the donor&#10;B) by actively petitioning the medical center to release more information regarding the male donor&#10;C) by finding other men, such as uncles or close friends, who can fill the father role in the child's life without having any legal responsibilities&#10;D) none of these; mothers and their children do not actively create a father

Accepted Answer

In Hertz's study, the mothers and their children create a father figure by saving and sharing bits and pieces of information from the anonymous profile of second-hand information from people who had met the donor. This allowed them to construct an image of who the donor may be and create a sense of connection to him.

Question 2

In Hertz's study, anonymous donors were ______.&#10;A) both beneficial and harmful; beneficial because their children could not be disappointed or rejected by their fathers, and harmful because children could never be emotionally embraced by their fathers&#10;B) both beneficial and harmful; beneficial because children could construct their identity without fear of rejection from their fathers, harmful because children could not be disappointed by their fathers and thus they did not learn how to cope well with disappointment in romantic relationships&#10;C) only beneficial; children's relationship with their mothers due to the paper father was incomparably strong and mutually supportive&#10;D) only harmful; children were unable to fully construct their identity without the input they needed from a father

Accepted Answer

Hertz's study on anonymous donors suggests that there are both positive and negative aspects to the anonymity. The positive aspect is that children are protected from potential disappointment or rejection by their fathers, while the negative aspect is that they miss out on the emotional connection and support that could come from having a known father.

Question 3

What is a &#34;yes&#34; donor?&#10;A) a man who agrees to give up all legal rights as a father&#10;B) a man known to the mother who chooses to say yes as her donor&#10;C) a man whose profile is popular among women choosing a donor&#10;D) a man who has agreed to contact with the child when the child is eighteen years old

Accepted Answer

A "yes" donor is a man who has agreed to have contact with the child when the child reaches eighteen years old. This agreement allows for the possibility of future communication or relationship between the donor and the child, should both parties wish to pursue it.

Question 4

Hertz argues that ______.&#10;A) children's identities are fragile and should be carefully constructed to avoid trauma&#10;B) &#34;paper fathers&#34; or anonymous donors are similar to the white, middle-classed norm&#10;C) the profiles on anonymous donors should be more inclusive to allow children to better construct their sense of self&#10;D) women who utilize anonymous donors are selfish because they deny their children the right to see their genetic fathers

Accepted Answer

Hertz argues that the profiles on anonymous donors should be more inclusive to allow children to better construct their sense of self. She believes that children have a right to know basic information about their biological origins and that a lack of information can lead to confusion and identity issues. Hertz argues that by providing more inclusive profiles, children can have a better understanding of their genetic background and construct a stronger sense of self.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a component of a child's self-image according to Hertz?&#10;A) how he imagines someone else seeing him&#10;B) how he sees and understands himself&#10;C) how he imagines other people judging him&#10;D) how he feels about imagine judgements of others

Accepted Answer

Hertz's concept of self-image primarily focuses on the perception of how others see or judge the individual, rather than how the individual sees or understands themselves.

Question 6

Hertz states that though the stories of the women she interviewed, &#34;we can begin to understand the symbolic ways in which donors' absence forms a presence within families.&#34; What does Hertz mean by an absence forming a presence?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hertz states that though the stories of...

Question 7

How did the women in Hertz's study frame sperm donation for their children?&#10;A) They talked only about the genetic details and sperm.&#10;B) They explained the donor as a person who gave the mothers the most amazing gift and helped them become a family.&#10;C) They avoided talking about fathers and sperm donation.&#10;D) They explained that some fathers are not involved with their children.

Accepted Answer

The women framed sperm donation as the donor giving them the gift of helping them create a family, rather than just focusing on the genetic details of sperm.

Question 8

Hertz uses Abby's story to illustrate ______.&#10;A) the utility of knowing one's biological parents for constructing an identity&#10;B) the difficulty of choosing a sperm donor and the problems that can rise from it&#10;C) the importance of social support when choosing a paper father&#10;D) the relative importance that some people place on race for understanding identity

Accepted Answer

Hertz uses Abby's story to highlight the significance of knowing one's biological parents in the process of constructing personal identity.

Question 9

When mothers and their children talk about the anonymous donor father, ______.&#10;A) the mothers are happy that they have so much information about the donor to share&#10;B) they often paint him as an unimportant piece of the story&#10;C) children have a hard time understanding where they came from&#10;D) they often co-create a fantasy father as a full person who can explain the traits that the mother cannot identify in her own extended family

Accepted Answer

According to the passage, when mothers and their children talk about the anonymous donor father, they often co-create a fantasy father as a full person who can explain the traits that the mother cannot identify in her own extended family. Therefore, option D is correct. Option A is incorrect because there is no mention of the mothers being happy about having a lot of information to share. Option B is incorrect because it states that the donor father is painted as an unimportant piece of the story, which is not mentioned in the passage. Option C is also incorrect because the passage does not say that children have a hard time understanding where they came from.

Question 10

Explain why one mother in Hertz's study used the term &#34;half adopted&#34; when talking about her child. How is this useful and this accurately reflective of their situation? How is this not useful?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain why one mother in Hertz's study...

Deck 25: The Father As an Idea