Which statement is true regarding age-related norms for the proper age to have a child?
Women in the United States wait the longest to have children as compared to other countries.
The age-related norm to have a child for the first time is 31 for men and women in the United States.
Men are expected to have children sooner due to the evolutionary pressure to have many children.
Women who have babies in their 40s are often subject to judgmental comments.
Same-sex marriages are becoming ______ common and same-sex domestic partnerships are becoming ______ common.
more; more
more; less
less; less
less; more
Eating meals at the table, working on projects together, and spontaneous moments are linked to ______ with children.
more academic issues
fewer behavioral issues
less independence
more family conflict
Jeffrey and Katelyn have always talked about having children. At several points in their life, they discussed if the timing was right, but life events always seemed to be in the way. They are now at an age when having children is out of reach. They are now aware that they are going to be childless. Which stage are they in regarding childbearing decision making?
postponing childbearing for an indefinite period of time
postponing childbearing for a definite period of time
weighing the pros and cons of parenthood
coming to terms with being childless
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