Exam 10: Planning for Children

With regard to genetic testing, researchers in your text recommend that:

A vasectomy takes about 15 minutes under a local pain killer.

What percent of all births are to unmarried women?

What percent of Americans view having one child as an ideal family size?

A therapeutic abortion is performed to:

Twenty percent of parents in the U.S. adopt children.

Which parents of children in foster care are most likely to have their rights terminated?

What percent of women between the age of 18 and 44 have adopted a child?

Discuss social influences on having children and why people do not feel "free" to remain childfree.

Dan is married, has three children, and does not want additional children. Dan may consider having a(n):

The National Association of Black Social Workers is against a white family adopting a black child.

New research suggests that which of the following is best for female sterilization?

The primary developmental advantage for the child of retirement-aged parents is that:

Identify the motivations to remain childfree.

Which country is soon to adopt a one child policy?

Teen mothers have poorer general health, are more depressed, and have lower self- esteem than women who did not have a child as a teen, who attended college, and who are employed full-time. What is a benefit of being a teen mother?

Explain the various reasons for an unintended pregnancy.

After an abortion, what can a woman expect for at least a couple of weeks?

Persons who have a first pregnancy abortion generally have:

Miscarriage is another term for spontaneous abortion.