Question 1

Briefly describe the majority of adopters who adopt through formal, legal channels.

Accepted Answer

Whites who experience fertility problems.

Question 2

Discuss how adopting White children and avoiding other children was not just about masking infertility; it was also a way of managing race relations and racism.

Accepted Answer

The desire for White children was connected to the potential for parents to avoid the social stigma of infertility through racial matching. The adoption of White children also supported social norms related to race relations.

Question 3

Which factor trumped all others, including health status, in sorting children as undesirable?

Accepted Answer

Nationality.

Question 4

Explain the reasons why Korea was an attractive country to adopt from.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the reasons why Korea was an...

Question 5

The largest sending country in the 1980s was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Korea 
B)  China 
C)  Kazakhstan 
D)  Cambodia 
A)  Korea 
B)  China 
C)  Kazakhstan 
D)  Cambodia

Question 6

Why is studying transracial, intercounty adoption sociologically relevant?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is studying transracial, intercounty adoption sociologically...

Question 7

In the adoptions presented in the chapter, Black was considered a(n) ______ status.

Accepted Answer

A)  master 
B)  interactive 
C)  subliminal 
D)  masked 
A)  master 
B)  interactive 
C)  subliminal 
D)  masked

Question 8

Which historical event prompted social changes in the United States and had important ramifications for adoption policies and practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Korean War 
B)  The Civil War 
C)  The Gulf War 
D)  World War II 
A)  The Korean War 
B)  The Civil War 
C)  The Gulf War 
D)  World War II

Question 9

Physical beauty and compatible racial-ethnic differences were two reasons that parents viewed ______ children as desirable.

Accepted Answer

A)  African American 
B)  Latino 
C)  Native American 
D)  Korean 
A)  African American 
B)  Latino 
C)  Native American 
D)  Korean

Question 10

One unique aspect of the adoption process is the concept of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  choice 
B)  symbolism 
C)  capitalism 
D)  labeling 
A)  choice 
B)  symbolism 
C)  capitalism 
D)  labeling

Question 11

Under which circumstance would many of the parents in the study have agreed to adopt an African American baby?

Accepted Answer

A)  if they knew the child's parents 
B)  if it was the only way to have a family with children 
C)  if their extended family supported it 
D)  if it was a domestic adoption 
A)  if they knew the child's parents 
B)  if it was the only way to have a family with children 
C)  if their extended family supported it 
D)  if it was a domestic adoption

Question 12

Results of the study showed that parents believed ______ children were undesirable.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian 
B)  Native 
C)  White 
D)  Black 
A)  Asian 
B)  Native 
C)  White 
D)  Black

Question 13

To most parents in the study, domestic adoptions were synonymous with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  masked infertility 
B)  failure 
C)  choice 
D)  White infants 
A)  masked infertility 
B)  failure 
C)  choice 
D)  White infants

Question 14

Initially, parents reported that the most important thing to them was adopting a(n) ______ child.

Accepted Answer

A)  outgoing 
B)  healthy 
C)  White 
D)  bright 
A)  outgoing 
B)  healthy 
C)  White 
D)  bright

Question 15

All of the following were shifts in sociocultural norms that influenced adoption in the United States except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the availability of abortion 
B)  the availability of contraception 
C)  the acceptance of out-of-wedlock births 
D)  the acceptance of interracial marriages 
A)  the availability of abortion 
B)  the availability of contraception 
C)  the acceptance of out-of-wedlock births 
D)  the acceptance of interracial marriages

Exam 33: Out of Sorts: Adoption and Undesirable Children

Briefly describe the majority of adopters who adopt through formal, legal channels.

Discuss how adopting White children and avoiding other children was not just about masking infertility; it was also a way of managing race relations and racism.

Which factor trumped all others, including health status, in sorting children as undesirable?

Explain the reasons why Korea was an attractive country to adopt from.

The largest sending country in the 1980s was ______.

Why is studying transracial, intercounty adoption sociologically relevant?

In the adoptions presented in the chapter, Black was considered a(n) ______ status.

Which historical event prompted social changes in the United States and had important ramifications for adoption policies and practices?

Physical beauty and compatible racial-ethnic differences were two reasons that parents viewed ______ children as desirable.

One unique aspect of the adoption process is the concept of ______.

Under which circumstance would many of the parents in the study have agreed to adopt an African American baby?

Results of the study showed that parents believed ______ children were undesirable.

To most parents in the study, domestic adoptions were synonymous with ______.

Initially, parents reported that the most important thing to them was adopting a(n) ______ child.

All of the following were shifts in sociocultural norms that influenced adoption in the United States except ______.

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