Question 1

Discuss research findings regarding the effects of large or small families. Include a discussion of the sole or only child and the resource dilution hypothesis.

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Question 2

What do demographers mean when they talk about a "baby boom"? What caused it? What are some of the consequences of it?

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Question 3

White and Booth suggest that although children do not prevent divorce, they may cause couples to approach the divorce decision more slowly. They refer to this as the __________ hypothesis.

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Question 4

In terms of family size, for most positive child adjustment, school performance, health, and life satisfaction, the __________ child family does best.

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Question 5

Studies suggest that 85 to 92 percent of adolescents who had a child outside of marriage had no intention to do so.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which statement is true about fertility in Japan?

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A)   The one child family is the preferred (ideal)  family size.
B)   The fertility rate has increased sharply since 1980.
C)   Almost universal contraceptive use has led to a low fertility rate.
D)   Delayed marriage and nonmarriage are the key reasons for reduced fertility rates.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Fathers least likely to live with their first child are

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A)   black teenagers.
B)   Hispanic teenagers.
C)   disadvantaged white teenagers.
D)   nondisadvantaged white teenagers.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The vast majority (over 90 percent) of teenage mothers live with their husbands or other relatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When compared to couples with children, voluntary childless couples were found to

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A)   have higher levels of marital satisfaction.
B)   experience lower levels of health.
C)   be of lower socioeconomic status.
D)   come to regret their decision in later life.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Evidence suggests that with the increased availability and reliability of contraceptives, most pregnancies and births (about 84 percent) are planned.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Adolescents who relinquished (put up for adoption)  their children, when compared with adolescents who kept and raised them, were more likely to

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A)   become pregnant again soon.
B)   have lower educational aspirations.
C)   suffer negative consequences.
D)   delay marriage.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Studies of the "missing girls" of China tend to focus on three explanations: gender-specific abortion, an underreporting of births of girls, and __________.

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The answer of Studies of the "missing girls" of China...

Question 13

Birth rates among mothers who are not married is lowest among

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A)   Native Americans.
B)   Asian Americans.
C)   Hispanic Americans.
D)   non-Hispanic white Americans.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Voluntary childlessness was found to have a positive effect on marital adjustment and family satisfaction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the United States, infertility is estimated to affect approximately

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A)   5 percent of all couples.
B)   10 percent of all couples.
C)   15 percent of all couples.
D)   20 percent of all couples.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Compared to European countries, the United States has a relatively high total fertility rate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Studies involving gender preference in the having of children suggest that

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A)   most couples in the world want two girls and two boys.
B)   there is a preference for female children in much of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
C)   choosing the sex of the child is illegal in most countries.
D)   choosing the sex of children would decrease the proportion of female births.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The post World War II baby boom was largely caused by an increase in the proportion of families who were having three or more children.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The 'baby boom' following WWII peaked in the 1970's.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The "baby boomlet" of the late 1980s was attributed solely to births among older persons or couples who delayed childbearing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Parenthood and Fertility

In terms of family size, for most positive child adjustment, school performance, health, and life satisfaction, the __________ child family does best.

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The "baby boomlet" of the late 1980s was attributed solely to births among older persons or couples who delayed childbearing.

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Studies of the "missing girls" of China tend to focus on three explanations: gender-specific abortion, an underreporting of births of girls, and __________.

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What do demographers mean when they talk about a "baby boom"? What caused it? What are some of the consequences of it?

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Adolescents who relinquished (put up for adoption) their children, when compared with adolescents who kept and raised them, were more likely to

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The post World War II baby boom was largely caused by an increase in the proportion of families who were having three or more children.

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The 'baby boom' following WWII peaked in the 1970's.

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Birth rates among mothers who are not married is lowest among

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Studies involving gender preference in the having of children suggest that

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White and Booth suggest that although children do not prevent divorce, they may cause couples to approach the divorce decision more slowly. They refer to this as the __________ hypothesis.

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Voluntary childlessness was found to have a positive effect on marital adjustment and family satisfaction.

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Discuss research findings regarding the effects of large or small families. Include a discussion of the sole or only child and the resource dilution hypothesis.

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In the United States, infertility is estimated to affect approximately

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Studies suggest that 85 to 92 percent of adolescents who had a child outside of marriage had no intention to do so.

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Compared to European countries, the United States has a relatively high total fertility rate.

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Which statement is true about fertility in Japan?

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The vast majority (over 90 percent) of teenage mothers live with their husbands or other relatives.

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When compared to couples with children, voluntary childless couples were found to

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Evidence suggests that with the increased availability and reliability of contraceptives, most pregnancies and births (about 84 percent) are planned.

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Fathers least likely to live with their first child are

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