Question 1

Population statistics, such as median age, reflect two important trends that occur at different points of the lifespan. These two trends are ________.

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Question 2

Your mother was adopted when she was a baby. She knows nothing about her birth mother or father because the records were sealed. She has no way to trace her biological ancestry. This is an example of a/an ________ adoption.

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Question 3

Distinguish between direct financial costs and opportunity costs and give an example of each.

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Question 4

Infertility is defined as:

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Question 5

List two (2)controversies discussed in your text surrounding ART.

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Question 6

In a public adoption, an attorney working for a family may contact social workers, other attorneys, doctors, or place a notice in a newspaper looking for a woman who intends to relinquish her child, and the adopting couple will likely offer to pay the birth mother's medical fees, and perhaps her living expenses while pregnant.

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Question 7

Childbirth used to be a natural process and was not seen as a medical event. That largely changed after the 19th century as childbirth gradually involved obstetricians, hospitals, high-tech equipment, and possibly surgery. This is called:

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Question 8

Is it appropriate to place minority children in White adoptive families? Some have objected, calling it cultural genocide. What does the research show?

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Question 9

Birth centers are ________.

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Question 10

Children are born every minute all over the world; however, what is considered normal childbirth practices in one place may be seen as barbaric in another.

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Different cultures and regions have different traditions and beliefs surrounding childbirth, which can result in varying practices and perceptions of what is considered normal or acceptable.

Question 11

List two (2)social reasons for delayed parenthood.

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Question 12

China's one-child policy program consists of three (3)main components. These are ________.

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Question 13

A cultural value that encourages childbearing is called ________.

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Question 14

Provide the four (4)reasons that the transition to parenthood can be so challenging, according to Alice Rossi.

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Question 15

The images of a "good father" and "good man" contradict one another, but this is not necessarily the case for women who are mothers.

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The societal expectations for "good father" and "good man" can align, just as they can for "good mother" and "good woman," depending on cultural norms and values.

Question 16

List three (3)of the goals of Japan's Angel Plan:

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Question 17

What is expected of a "good mother" in our society? How does it compare with what is expected of a "good woman"?

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Question 18

The __________ requires employers with over 50 employees working for them to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to eligible employees to care for themselves or their immediate family with specified medical conditions.

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Question 19

The Family Medical Leave Act offers 12 weeks of paid leave to eligible employees to care for themselves or a family member with specified medical conditions.

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The Family Medical Leave Act offers up to 12 weeks of UNPAID leave to eligible employees to care for themselves or a family member with specified medical conditions.

Question 20

Some people are fearful of allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children because several studies have shown that homosexual parents are more likely to molest their children, and that their children are more likely to become gay or lesbian.

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This statement is false. There is no scientific evidence to support the notion that homosexual parents are more likely to molest their children or that their children are more likely to become gay or lesbian. Studies have consistently shown that children raised by same-sex parents do not experience any negative outcomes compared to those raised by opposite-sex parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics and numerous other professional organizations have affirmed that sexual orientation of parents has no bearing on their ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their children.

Quiz 9: Becoming a Parent