Which of the following statements is NOT true of income levels in 2008?
A. Dual-earner couples had incomes of $86,621, compared to the $48,502 of married couples where the husband was the sole breadwinner.
B. Single house holders, whether male or female, made less than their married counterparts. even when the wife was not working.
C. The median income for all White families in 2008 was $65,000, but only $39,879
for African Americans families, and $40,466 for Latinas/os families.
D. Asian/Pacific Islanders had the lowest median income.
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In __________, laws were passed requiring that parents be notified when a minor seeks an abortion.
the late 1970s
Almost all drugs taken or ingested during pregnancy have some effect on the fetus.
True
Fertility rate is the term used by demographers to determine the number of births per 1000 women in their childbearing years.
True
Collins (1991) proposes a model of motherhood that focuses on __________ women.
African American
A major medical breakthrough relative to reproduction occurred in the 1940s. This breakthrough was
understanding the link between ovulation and the menstrual cycle.
Historically, pregnancy has been viewed as a joint effort by the mother and father.
False
There are now __________ single fathers rearing children.
2.6 million
Surrogacy is perhaps the most controversial of all reproductive techniques because it
involves a third party.
Some young people believe that they cannot get pregnant the first time they have sexual intercourse.
True
Which of the following is not among the Supreme Court rulings related to the decision that having a child is part of the individual's constitutionally protected right to privacy?
Bush v. Women of Washington D.C.
Gays and lesbians who raise children tend to be less nurturing and more rigid in terms of gender role socialization.
False
Which of the following is not considered an influence on the prenatal environment of the fetus?
The presence of "morning sickness"
__________ is characterized by physical deformities such as facial abnormalities, an extremely small heart, and heart defects.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
The distribution and use of contraceptives in the United States was illegal in the latter half of the __________ century.
nineteenth
Cryopreservation is
the freezing of fertilized eggs for later implantation.
Nutrition is a major concern during pregnancy because
nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus through the placenta, and the fetus can be deprived of nutrition.
Connecticut was the first state to regulate abortion.
True
The most common form of multiple conception and birth is
twins
According to the text, which of the following is not a benefit of parenthood?
Lifestyle disruptions
Animal intestines and various roots and grasses are among the several contraceptive measures historically used to control fertility.
True
According to Collins (1991), the assumptions that underlie the traditional view of motherhood apply primarily to the lives of women of color.
False
Traditional notions about motherhood are rooted in a middle-class ideology.
True
Which of the following statements best reflects the relationship among adoption, infertility, and contraception?
Effective contraception methods reduce the number of children available for adoption by infertile couples.
The ways in which people parent are significantly tied to
how parenting roles and gender roles are culturally defined.
If a mother living with HIV/AIDS receives no preventive drugs and breast-feeds, the chance of her baby becoming infected with the virus is between _____________ percent.
20 and 45
Antinatalist policies can influence one's decision to not have children.
True
According to some experts, almost half of the children born today will live in a single-parent family before they reach adulthood.
True
Which of the following has the highest percentage of married-couple families?
Asian and Pacific Islanders
Currently among never married women aged 15-44, ________ is/are the most popular choice for birth control.
the birth control pill
Traditionally, American culture has made distinctions between motherhood and fatherhood. These distinctions reflect our ideas about
gender-appropriate behavior and heterosexuality.
A national study by researchers at Ohio State University concluded that children reared by single mothers were doing __________ in comparison with those reared by single fathers.
just as well
On the one hand, men are encouraged to participate in the pregnancy and birth of their children, but on the other hand, they are treated as outsiders by everyone concerned. Shapiro calls this situation
cultural double bind.
__________ refers to a procedure whereby a fertilized egg from a woman donor is implanted into an infertile woman.
Embryo transplant
There were nearly __________ million births in 2014
4.1
Which of the following factors has not been shown to affect mortality and morbidity?
Eye color
Which of the following has the greatest risk of having a baby with Down syndrome?
A woman over 40
There is considerable variation in cross-cultural fertility patterns.
True
Father's Day is the __________-largest card-sending occasion.
fourth
Artificial insemination is very expensive, compared to ART techniques.
False
What period in America history is referred to as the "baby boom"?
between 1946 and 1965
Laws that require parents to be notified when a minor seeks an abortion have had what effect?
They have had only a small impact on the number of abortions had by minors.
All of the following are consequences of the criminalization of abortion, except
the benediction of organized religion to off-set the dangers that often accompany illegal abortions.
The fetus is particularly vulnerable to drugs
in the first trimester.
__________ is the reproductive technique in which sperm is injected into the women's vagina during her fertile period.
Artificial insemination
Researchers have found that men's __________ can impair sperms, causing a miscarriage or passing on a slight but significant legacy of cancer, tumors, and leukemia to offspring.
smoking
Fertility refers to the actual number of live births in a given population.
True
Although smoking has been shown to be detrimental to expectant mothers, it does not appear to damage the fetus.
False
Although there is an increase in fathers parenting alone, for a significant number of families fathers are absent.
True
Couples today have a limited number of birth control methods to choose from.
False
Approximately __________ million pregnancies are aborted yearly worldwide.
42
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