Exam 9: To Parent or Not to Parent

In 2008, 14 percent of all births were to unmarried women.

The text points out that in American society, having children is taken for granted, whereas not having children seems to need a justification. This reflects a

Today, among married American women of all ages, there is a strong preference for

Significant changes have taken place in American childbearing patterns in the decades since World War II. Which is NOT one of these changes discussed by the text?

The idea that children bring unique benefits to parents has been termed the __________ perspective on motivation for parenthood.

WWhich United States Supreme Court decision legalized abortion throughout the United States?

The text lists several advantages to having a one-child family. Which of the following is NOT one of these advantages?

The terms fecundity and fertility describe the physical ability to have children.

In a(n) __________, the adoptive child is returned to the agency after the adoption is final.

During the 1990s, declines in the teen birth rate were especially large for __________ women.

The 2000 census indicated that some __________ siblings live together in the U.S.

Almost __________ percent of all legal abortions take place during the first trimester (first 12 weeks) of pregnancy.

__________ is the condition of wanting to conceive and bear a child but being physically unable to do so.

In 2006, 32 percent of births to unmarried women were to non-Hispanic white mothers.

__________ costs refer to the economic opportunities for wage earning and investments that parents forgo when rearing children.

Which racial/ethnic group has the highest proportion of nonmarital births?

Children who have experienced disrupted or dissolved adoption events may suffer from what is called __________ disorder.

The tendency for the more highly educated and wealthier in any group to have fewer offspring is characteristic of the white population, but not for the members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Because some of America's values, laws, employment policies, and culture are slanted against Parents and their children, some scholars have warned that our society is characterized by

Embryo transfer technology, along with surrogacy, creates the possibility that a child could have three mothers. Which of the following is NOT one of these?