Question 1

Barbara is a 35-year-old executive at a banking firm.What is the opportunity cost of her decision to have children?

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A)   She risks halting or losing her stature within the company or industry.
B)   She will receive a tax break for having children.
C)   She may be able to find a job that will pay her more since she will have higher expenses.
D)   Having a child will give her time to go back to school.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Although fewer parents are married now than in the past,why are many children involved with more than two parents?

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A)   People are more likely to have "parents of choice" in addition to biological parents.
B)   A growing number of families include stepparents and siblings from parents' previous relationships.
C)   The suburbanization of America has meant that children spend more time at other people's houses.
D)   Younger people are reaching out to older people more with the aging of the Baby Boomer generation.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

More than a third of baby-boom mothers had four children each.By 2006,only about what percentage of women turning 45 had that number of children?

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A)   12
B)   25
C)   30
D)   50E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The sociological definition of parents

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A)   is limited to the mother-father couple.
B)   includes a specific number of parents.
C)   requires one man and one woman.
D)   is fluid, especially when the law does not set the rules.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

When Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were considering having a child,references to them "starting a family" indicated that

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A)   childless couples somehow add up to less than a family.
B)   gay marriage is now widely accepted in the United States.
C)   lesbian parents can raise children just as well as heterosexual parents.
D)   the media loves talking about children.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Research shows that by the time they reach adolescence,the great majority of adopted children

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A)   are falling behind on their standardized tests.
B)   are more likely to use drugs and alcohol.
C)   do not get along with their adoptive parents.
D)   say they are glad they got to know their birth parents.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The greatest expenses in raising children tend to come from

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A)   food
B)   health care
C)   clothing
D)   child care and educationE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

When it comes to children's success in three major dimensions-being happy and well adjusted,doing well in school,and staying out of serious trouble-which parental stance has proven beneficial?

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A)   supportiveness
B)   independence
C)   lenience
D)   humorE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The relatively high fertility rate among Latinos partly explains the growth of their population in the country as a whole.What is one of the reasons for this pattern?

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A)   Latinos are descended from relatively older immigrants.
B)   The Catholic church encourages family planning practices.
C)   Groups with higher levels of education usually have higher fertility rates.
D)   The Latino population includes many young, healthy adults.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Women who did not finish high school have an average of 2.6 children,compared with how many among those with bachelor's degrees?

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A)   .4
B)   1.8
C)   3.5
D)   4.0E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

International adoption reached its peak in which year?

Accepted Answer

A)   1967
B)   1982
C)   2004
D)   2014E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Henry and Lauren,who are infertile,have decided to call themselves "child-free" rather than "childless," indicating what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Some people have embraced the concept as a lifestyle label.
B)   There is growing stigmatization of people without kids.
C)   There are higher levels of happiness among people without kids.
D)   People with children have resentment toward those without children.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Single parenthood is more common among which group?

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A)   American Indians
B)   Latinas
C)   Whites
D)   AsiansE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

This chapter notes that being a child used to be very dangerous.Boys as young as four worked as chimney sweeps in long,hot,narrow shafts,often at risk of burning and suffocation.Hundreds of children also died in the streets of New York City every year.Today,despite regular anxiety about children's safety,children are much less likely to die at a young age from work- or transportation-related deaths.Why is this the case,and what is the sociological significance of this shift?

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Question 15

Jackson,age 10,just received his first cellular phone.What does this mean in relation to his parents?

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A)   He is less likely to think they are cool.
B)   His parents will be more likely to know what he is doing.
C)   He will feel no change in his sense of freedom.
D)   He will feel disconnected from his parents.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The greatest expenses in raising children tend to come from

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Single parenthood is more common among which group?

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Although fewer parents are married now than in the past,why are many children involved with more than two parents?

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The sociological definition of parents

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The relatively high fertility rate among Latinos partly explains the growth of their population in the country as a whole.What is one of the reasons for this pattern?

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