Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Family Structure of Minor Children - CORRECT ANSWER - No parents: 4%
Single father: 3%
Single mother: 21%
Step cohabiting: 4%
Step married: 5%
Two biological cohabiting: 3%
Two biological married: 59%
Family structure by race - CORRECT ANSWER - Whites and asians have more two
biological married parents, while blacks have more single mother homes.
polygamy - CORRECT ANSWER - having more than one spouse at a time
polygyny - CORRECT ANSWER - a form of marriage in which men have more than one
wife
The most common nontraditional family structure is - CORRECT ANSWER - single
parenthood. (28%)
Stress for a single mother - CORRECT ANSWER - Financial problems
troubled relationships
demands of parenting
lack of time for rest and self-care
How do single parents deal with stress? - CORRECT ANSWER - Social support. (diapers,
babysitting, money, extra hand, supportive friends and family)
, feelings of ________ with social support are more important than the actual ______ of social
support received - CORRECT ANSWER - satisfaction
amount
What contributes to adolescent pregnancies? - CORRECT ANSWER - living in poor
neighborhoods, experiencing school problems or failure, failing to use contraceptives, positive
expectations about being a parent, having few or low aspirations for the future.
ART (assisted reproductive technology) - CORRECT ANSWER - methods used to achieve
conception through artificial means.
ART families - CORRECT ANSWER - Affected by cost of technology to get children, and
child effects or behavior problems.
Top seven countries for international adoptations - CORRECT ANSWER - US
China
Ethiopia
Ukraine
Haiti
Congo
Uganda
Russia
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) - CORRECT ANSWER - A syndrome of
developmentally inappropriate behavior with regard to interpersonal relationships
Formation of same-sex parent families and how their tasks are split. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Formed due to children born in previous heterosexual marriages and reared
them as single parent or same-sex partner, ART or donor insemination, or adoption.