MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.According to Cox and Demmitt, parenthood is not about children but:
a.creating mature adults.
b.childbearing.
c.pregnancy.
d.positive feelings.
2.In the past, marriage was synonymous with:
a.personal growth.
b.parenthood.
c.sexual freedom.
d.divorce.
3.Why is family planning so important?
a.Children are an economic asset and should be planned.
b.It insures the survival of the species.
c.Unwanted pregnancies can lead to unwanted children and negative feelings about parenting.
d.The population is dwindling and reproduction needs to increase.
4.Parenthood lasts until:
a.your children become adults.
b.the last child leaves home.
c.your children get married.
d.the end of your life.
5.Couples who are thinking about having children should ask themselves all of the following parenthood readiness questions
EXCEPT:
a."Will I be a successful parent?"
b."Will the decision please our parents and friends?"
c."Are we really ready?"
d."How much freedom will I have?"
6.Men may have more problems working out parenthood readiness questions than women because they don't:
a.think about the possibility of having children.
b.understand why having children is such a big deal.
c.seek help in dealing with such questions.
d.believe that fathers should make parenthood decisions.
7.The parent is most likely to feel "trapped" by the birth of a child when:
a.a husband who doesn't want children finds out his wife deliberately "forgot" to take her birth control pills.
b.a mother who planned her pregnancy finds out that caring for a baby is more work than she anticipated.
c.a father who thought he wanted children finds out he has to take a second job to pay unexpected bills.
d.a mother who had planned to return to work after the birth of her child can't do it because she can't locate child care.
8.All of the following are reasons why the decision to become a parent is harder on modern women
EXCEPT:
a.the influence of feminism.
b.decreased desire.
c.career choices.
d.general affluence.
9.The negative effects of absent mothers, babysitters, and child-care centers have on children is reduced by:
a.good child care.
b.access to television.
c.feminism.
d.middle-class affluence.
10.Studies of the impact of children on marital satisfaction show that:
a.on average, marital satisfaction is reduced.
b.most childless marriages end in divorce.
c.marital satisfaction increases in all instances.
d.children enhance marital satisfaction until the age of three.