Question 1

Approximately what percentage of married couples in the world use some form of contraceptive?

Accepted Answer

A) 35% 
B) 55% 
C) 65% 
D) 80% 
E) 90% 
A) 35% 
B) 55% 
C) 65% 
D) 80% 
E) 90%

Question 2

In contrast to China, which is drastically trying to limit births, ________ is trying to increase its number of births.

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Japan 
C) France 
D) Mexico 
E) Canada 
A) India 
B) Japan 
C) France 
D) Mexico 
E) Canada

Question 3

With respect to the medicalization of childbirth in the U.S.:

Accepted Answer

A) until the 17th century, childbirth was generally not considered to be a medical event 
B) midwives were the first physician specialty, and they worked closely with obstetricians to help women have babies 
C) the desire to eliminate midwives was primarily motivated by increasing the safety of birth 
D) as providers shifted from midwives to obstetricians, women were given more power and control over the childbirth experience 
E) because it was difficult to apply all the new technology at home, births were moved to a hospital, and by 1900 physicians in hospitals were attending about half of all births 
A) until the 17th century, childbirth was generally not considered to be a medical event 
B) midwives were the first physician specialty, and they worked closely with obstetricians to help women have babies 
C) the desire to eliminate midwives was primarily motivated by increasing the safety of birth 
D) as providers shifted from midwives to obstetricians, women were given more power and control over the childbirth experience 
E) because it was difficult to apply all the new technology at home, births were moved to a hospital, and by 1900 physicians in hospitals were attending about half of all births

Question 4

One reason that studies bleakly conclude that the costs of children outweigh the benefits may be because the rewards are more emotional and therefore difficult to measure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A cultural value that encourages childbearing is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A cultural value that encourages childbearing is...

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Wendy stayed home from work for a year after her son was born, forfeiting the salary she earned as a loan officer for a bank. When she decided to go back to work, her position was filled and she had to find another one. The position she landed was at a slightly lower level, and the pay was somewhat less. Economists would talk about these as:

Accepted Answer

A) cost benefit analysis 
B) the rewards and costs paradigm 
C) opportunity costs 
D) FMLA costs 
E) direct financial costs 
A) cost benefit analysis 
B) the rewards and costs paradigm 
C) opportunity costs 
D) FMLA costs 
E) direct financial costs

Question 8

According to the World Map 9.1, which countries have fertility rates well below replacement level?

Accepted Answer

A) South Korea, Taiwan, Western Europe, Eastern Europe 
B) United States 
C) Middle East, Western Europe, Northern Africa 
D) South Africa, United States 
E) Indonesia, China, United States 
A) South Korea, Taiwan, Western Europe, Eastern Europe 
B) United States 
C) Middle East, Western Europe, Northern Africa 
D) South Africa, United States 
E) Indonesia, China, United States

Question 9

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your mother was adopted when she was...

Question 10

Which of the following is true about adoption?

Accepted Answer

A) Private adoptions are no longer legal because of the concern that it was "baby buying." 
B) Public adoptions occur through licensed public agencies that specialize in placing children in adoptive families. 
C) An open adoption was the common procedure in the past, but now most are either closed or semi-open. 
D) One study of how adoption is treated in college-level family textbooks found that the positive points outweighed the negative points about adoption, but just barely. 
E) Most adoptive parents are unmarried, but highly educated and have higher than average incomes. 
A) Private adoptions are no longer legal because of the concern that it was "baby buying." 
B) Public adoptions occur through licensed public agencies that specialize in placing children in adoptive families. 
C) An open adoption was the common procedure in the past, but now most are either closed or semi-open. 
D) One study of how adoption is treated in college-level family textbooks found that the positive points outweighed the negative points about adoption, but just barely. 
E) Most adoptive parents are unmarried, but highly educated and have higher than average incomes.

Question 11

With respect to remaining voluntarily childfree:

Accepted Answer

A) the decision is usually made all at once 
B) men are more likely than women to want to have children 
C) the childfree are clearly disadvantaged in many ways 
D) the childfree tend to have weaker relationships with their partners 
E) the childfree have more relationships with friends because they have the time to pursue leisure activities 
A) the decision is usually made all at once 
B) men are more likely than women to want to have children 
C) the childfree are clearly disadvantaged in many ways 
D) the childfree tend to have weaker relationships with their partners 
E) the childfree have more relationships with friends because they have the time to pursue leisure activities

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

(1)delayed marriage and delaye

Question 13

Describe the transition to parenthood. Include in your answer why the transition can be so challenging, and elaborate on any sex differences and why those sex differences exist.

Accepted Answer

The transition to parenthood is a signif

Question 14

Which is a component of the Family Medical Leave Act?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows 6 weeks of paid time off to have a baby or to care for an immediate family member with a specified medical condition. 
B) It allows 6 weeks of paid time off to have a baby vaginally, or 12 weeks for a Cesarean section, but it does not cover any other conditions. 
C) It is only eligible for people who work in businesses with over 5 people, and the employee must have worked full-time for 2 years. 
D) It requires employers with over 50 employees to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees to care for themselves or their immediate family with specified medical conditions. 
E) It allows for 6 weeks of paid leave, and then 52 weeks of unpaid leave, to employees to care for themselves or their family with specified medical conditions, but the employee must have worked full-time for 3 years. 
A) It allows 6 weeks of paid time off to have a baby or to care for an immediate family member with a specified medical condition. 
B) It allows 6 weeks of paid time off to have a baby vaginally, or 12 weeks for a Cesarean section, but it does not cover any other conditions. 
C) It is only eligible for people who work in businesses with over 5 people, and the employee must have worked full-time for 2 years. 
D) It requires employers with over 50 employees to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees to care for themselves or their immediate family with specified medical conditions. 
E) It allows for 6 weeks of paid leave, and then 52 weeks of unpaid leave, to employees to care for themselves or their family with specified medical conditions, but the employee must have worked full-time for 3 years.

Question 15

The number of international adoptions has __________ in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) increased sharply 
B)  increased somewhat 
C) stabilized 
D) declined somewhat 
E) declined sharply 
A) increased sharply 
B)  increased somewhat 
C) stabilized 
D) declined somewhat 
E) declined sharply

Question 16

A relationship in which one woman gives birth for another person or couple, who then adopts or takes legal custody of the child, is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ART 
B) IVF 
C) substitute parenting 
D) cultural motherhood 
E) surrogacy 
A) ART 
B) IVF 
C) substitute parenting 
D) cultural motherhood 
E) surrogacy

Question 17

An increasing number of people are childfree. Write an essay about infertility and the voluntary childfree.

Accepted Answer

Infertility and the decision to be volun

Question 18

What does the World Health Organization think about the C-section rate in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) It says that many are medically unnecessary, potentially dangerous, and do not improve infant or maternal mortality statistics. 
B) It is happy to report that the rate of C-sections has declined for the first time in 20 years. 
C) It uses the U.S. as a model because lots of other countries have many Cesarean births that are medically unnecessary and do not improve infant or mortality statistics. 
D) They note that the number of C-sections has stabilized while birth outcomes have improved. 
E) Actually, no accurate records are kept for the World Health Organization. 
A) It says that many are medically unnecessary, potentially dangerous, and do not improve infant or maternal mortality statistics. 
B) It is happy to report that the rate of C-sections has declined for the first time in 20 years. 
C) It uses the U.S. as a model because lots of other countries have many Cesarean births that are medically unnecessary and do not improve infant or mortality statistics. 
D) They note that the number of C-sections has stabilized while birth outcomes have improved. 
E) Actually, no accurate records are kept for the World Health Organization.

Question 19

There are several different ways to calculate fertility rates. Which is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A) average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime 
B) the number of children born per 1,000 women aged 15-49 
C) the number of children born per 100 married couples 
D) the number of children born per 1,000 population 
A) average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime 
B) the number of children born per 1,000 women aged 15-49 
C) the number of children born per 100 married couples 
D) the number of children born per 1,000 population

Question 20

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:

Accepted Answer

the medica

Approximately what percentage of married couples in the world use some form of contraceptive?

In contrast to China, which is drastically trying to limit births, ________ is trying to increase its number of births.

With respect to the medicalization of childbirth in the U.S.:

One reason that studies bleakly conclude that the costs of children outweigh the benefits may be because the rewards are more emotional and therefore difficult to measure.

A cultural value that encourages childbearing is called ________.

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

According to the World Map 9.1, which countries have fertility rates well below replacement level?

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.

Which of the following is true about adoption?

With respect to remaining voluntarily childfree:

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

Describe the transition to parenthood. Include in your answer why the transition can be so challenging, and elaborate on any sex differences and why those sex differences exist.

Which is a component of the Family Medical Leave Act?

The number of international adoptions has __________ in recent years.

A relationship in which one woman gives birth for another person or couple, who then adopts or takes legal custody of the child, is called:

An increasing number of people are childfree. Write an essay about infertility and the voluntary childfree.

What does the World Health Organization think about the C-section rate in the United States?

There are several different ways to calculate fertility rates. Which is NOT one of them?

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:

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Families Throughout History

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce and Repartnering

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Approximately what percentage of married couples in the world use some form of contraceptive?

In contrast to China, which is drastically trying to limit births, ________ is trying to increase its number of births.

With respect to the medicalization of childbirth in the U.S.:

One reason that studies bleakly conclude that the costs of children outweigh the benefits may be because the rewards are more emotional and therefore difficult to measure.

A cultural value that encourages childbearing is called ________.

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

According to the World Map 9.1, which countries have fertility rates well below replacement level?

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.

Which of the following is true about adoption?

With respect to remaining voluntarily childfree:

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

Describe the transition to parenthood. Include in your answer why the transition can be so challenging, and elaborate on any sex differences and why those sex differences exist.

Which is a component of the Family Medical Leave Act?

The number of international adoptions has __________ in recent years.

A relationship in which one woman gives birth for another person or couple, who then adopts or takes legal custody of the child, is called:

An increasing number of people are childfree. Write an essay about infertility and the voluntary childfree.

What does the World Health Organization think about the C-section rate in the United States?

There are several different ways to calculate fertility rates. Which is NOT one of them?

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:

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Families Throughout History

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce and Repartnering

Summing It Up: Families and the Sociological Imagination

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