Exam 54: Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage

How many years occurred between the time the authors first interviewed Jen and the time of their last meeting with her?

The authors talked to ______ low-income single mothers.

Most of the mothers the authors spoke with reported that having children ______.

According to Jen and her peers, which situation is considered the worst?

The young mothers in the reading reported feeling a sense of purpose and intimacy from their ______.

What happened to Rick by the end of the study?

Discuss Jen's idea of the perfect time to become a mother.

Which of the following reflects a similarity between elite women and the economically disadvantaged mothers in the study?

Identify the factors that spawned mistrust in the relationships described in the reading.

A young man courting a high school student in the study is most likely to say ______

Describe the lives of many of the girls in the study before they became pregnant. Did having children change the lives for many of these young mothers. If so, how?

According to the authors, the new war on poverty has become ______.

Which statement is true of many of the unmarried parents interviewed in the study?

Discuss the role of economic inequality in the choices made by Jen and her peers.

What happened to Jen at the end of the reading?