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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1.  What is the relationship between the female labour force participation rate and the total fertility rate?

 

a. 

As the fertility rate increases, more women enter the workforce.

 

b. 

As more women enter the workforce, the fertility rate increases.

 

c. 

As more women enter the workforce, the fertility rate declines.

 

d. 

There is no relationship between these two variables.

2.  Which statement best describes adoption in Canada today?

 

a. 

Many more children are adopted each year than are waiting for adoption.

 

b. 

Most eligible children are adopted in Canada.

 

c. 

Adoption falls under provincial jurisdiction.

 

d. 

Babies are more often available in Canada than from other countries.

3.  During boom times, what do women tend to do in terms of having children?

 

a. 

have their first child earlier than in poor economic times

 

b. 

have their first child later than in poor economic times

 

c. 

postpone having a child because so many women are employed

 

d. 

have their first child earlier because their biological clock is ticking

4.  Why do women usually feel the lack of children more than men?

 

a. 

They have been socialized to believe they achieve full worth only as mothers.

 

b. 

They see infertility as an assault on their husband’s manhood.

 

c. 

They feel that their childlessness is the price of monogamy.

 

d. 

The balance of power in the family shifts toward the husband.

5.  What is required of parents choosing to adopt?

 

a. 

criminal check

 

b. 

home study

 

c. 

financial analysis

 

d. 

psychological testing

6.  Why did having many children make sense before the days of old age pensions, family allowance, and welfare?

 

a. 

The family was a stronger social institution.

 

b. 

People had limited access to contraceptives.

 

c. 

Children provided natural companions in old age.

 

d. 

Children provided the best social security system.

7.  Emily was conceived by in vitro fertilization using a donated embryo, which was then implanted in a surrogate mother. According to the text, what is a serious issue for her welfare?

 

a. 

determining who her genetic parents are

 

b. 

determining who is legally responsible for supporting her

 

c. 

allowing her to have contact with her surrogate mother

 

d. 

ensuring she meets her biological parents

8.  Which statement best describes the process of making designer babies?

 

a. 

It depends on the quality of donor egg and sperm.

 

b. 

It relies on frequent use of ultrasound.

 

c. 

It is highly predictable.

 

d. 

It does not produce guaranteed results.

9.  Emily is a pregnant, single teenager who would like to sign an adoption agreement allowing her next-door neighbours to adopt her baby. Why would the Canadian courts prevent this?

 

a. 

Emily’s parents must agree to support the adoption.

 

b. 

Emily is too young to consent to the adoption procedure.

 

c. 

A birth mother cannot consent to adoption unless the birth father has also agreed.

 

d. 

A birth mother cannot consent to adoption until after her child is born.

10.  Before the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, how were decisions about assisted reproductive technologies made?

 

a. 

by the market and individual physicians

 

b. 

by the federal government

 

c. 

by the Canadian Committee of Reproductive Technologies

 

d. 

by provincial governments

11.  In 2011, where was the total fertility rate above the replacement level?

 

a. 

New Brunswick

 

b. 

Northwest Territories

 

c. 

Nunavut

 

d. 

Nova Scotia

12.  Which term refers to a child conceived through in vitro fertilization?

 

a. 

IV baby

 

b. 

surrogate baby

 

c. 

test-tube baby

 

d. 

artificial insemination baby

13.  Which term refers to the total number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime?

 

a. 

population rate

 

b. 

crude birth rate

 

c. 

total fertility rate

 

d. 

lifetime birthing rate

14.  Which term refers to a form of adoption where the adoptive parents and the birth parents know each other and exchange information?

 

a. 

foster care

 

b. 

open adoption

 

c. 

real adoption

 

d. 

communicative adoption

15.  Which term refers to a form of adoption where the biological and adoptive parents know little or nothing of each other?

 

a. 

closed adoption

 

b. 

secret adoption

 

c. 

concealed adoption

 

d. 

illegal adoption

16.  Which term refers to a woman who carries a child and gives birth to the baby?

 

a. 

intentional mother

 

b. 

genetic mother

 

c. 

gestational mother

 

d. 

biological mother

17.  What happened after contraception was legalized in Canada in 1969?

 

a. 

The black market for birth control pills collapsed.

 

b. 

The abortion rate dropped sharply.

 

c. 

Abortions became a legal way to end unwanted pregnancies.

 

d. 

The birth rate dropped sharply.

18.  According to the text, what might cause problems when sperm or eggs are taken from comatose or dead individuals?

 

a. 

genetic mutations

 

b. 

contract validity

 

c. 

informed consent

 

d. 

embryo destruction

19.  When are surrogate mothers most often used?

 

a. 

when the husband is infertile and wishes a child

 

b. 

when the couple is two gay men

 

c. 

when the wife is infertile or cannot carry a child to term

 

d. 

when the couple are carriers of a genetic disorder

20.  Which group of children is overrepresented in foster care?

 

a. 

children from Alberta

 

b. 

young children

 

c. 

Indigenous children

 

d. 

visible minority children

21.  According to the text, in recent years what has happened to the size of the Canadian family?

 

a. 

It has been shrinking.

 

b. 

It has been expanding.

 

c. 

It has been staying about the same.

 

d. 

It has been expanding for younger couples.

22.  What is the cause of much of the decline in the number of children a woman has?

 

a. 

an increase in infertility

 

b. 

the decision to postpone children

 

c. 

the teenage pregnancy rate

 

d. 

a belief in one-child families

23.  Having children is a necessary function of families in perpetuating society. This statement most reflects which theoretical perspective?

 

a. 

family systems theory

 

b. 

structural functionalism

 

c. 

symbolic interactionism

 

d. 

feminist theory

24.  What is the procedure in which a woman’s eggs are fertilized with a man’s sperm in a lab dish?

 

a. 

artificial fertilization

 

b. 

germ-cell cloning

 

c. 

artificial womb

 

d. 

in vitro fertilization

25.  What have Indigenous peoples traditionally done in terms of their children?

 

a. 

looked after children within the extended family

 

b. 

placed children for adoption with non-Aboriginal families

 

c. 

sent unwanted children to residential schools

 

d. 

allowed same-sex couples to parent children

26.  What is an outcome of the idea of adoption being second-best?

 

a. 

Children don’t feel attached to their parents.

 

b. 

Parents don’t feel entitled to the child they are raising.

 

c. 

Parents feel less attached to their children .

 

d. 

Children feel less connected to their biological parents.

27.  What is the relationship between female level of education and fertility rate?

 

a. 

As the fertility rate increases, women pursue more education.

 

b. 

As female level of education increases, the fertility rate increases.

 

c. 

As female level of education increases, the fertility rate decreases.

 

d. 

There is no relationship between these two variables.

28.  What is the age limit for IVF treatments in Ontario?

 

a. 

30 years

 

b. 

35 years

 

c. 

40 years

 

d. 

45 years

29.  Which of the following is considered a problem with surrogate motherhood?

 

a. 

Pregnancies occur in only 25 percent of the cases.

 

b. 

Surrogacy is too widely available.

 

c. 

The surrogacy contract may not be enforceable.

 

d. 

Surrogacy is illegal in Canada.

30.  What is one major reason for children entering the foster care system nowadays?

 

a. 

They have behaviour problems.

 

b. 

Their parents have died.

 

c. 

They are living in extreme poverty.

 

d. 

They believe their parents are unfit.

31.  What is the preferred practice for placing children who have been removed from their homes?

 

a. 

placing them with foster parents

 

b. 

placing them for adoption

 

c. 

placing them in a group home

 

d. 

placing them with kin

32.  What are medical science’s two major effects on the birth rate?

 

a. 

contraception and abortion

 

b. 

contraception and reduced infant mortality

 

c. 

longevity and reduced infant mortality

 

d. 

abortion and reduced infant mortality

33.  According to the text, what does the myth of motherhood state?

 

a. 

Motherhood is an instinct that can fulfill a woman in a unique way.

 

b. 

Motherhood is a hassle and has to be survived for the good of society.

 

c. 

Motherhood conflicts with career plans and must be suppressed.

 

d. 

The more children a woman has, the more successful a mother she is.

34.  Which of the following is NOT a factor to understand the different fertility rates of immigrant groups?

 

a. 

cultural effect

 

b. 

selection effect

 

c. 

convergence effect

 

d. 

acculturation effect

35.  What must intercountry adoptions do?

 

a. 

comply with the laws of the sending country

 

b. 

comply with the laws of both the sending and receiving countries

 

c. 

comply with the laws of the receiving country

 

d. 

comply with the agencies rules and regulations

36.  According to the text, what is the result when there is a disagreement about child-bearing expectations within a couple?

 

a. 

They do not have children.

 

b. 

They adopt.

 

c. 

They foster before having a child.

 

d. 

They have more children.

37.  Louise has decided that she does not want to have children. What is one of the social challenges she may face?

 

a. 

Because she is more available, she will be given the best work schedules.

 

b. 

No one will care why she decided not to have children.

 

c. 

Her pension will be less when she retires.

 

d. 

She may be perceived as being selfish.

38.  Some provinces have recognized same-sex parental kinship. What does this mean?

 

a. 

Same-sex parents can have a child, but only one can be the legal parent.

 

b. 

Same-sex marriage is legal with the consent of both sets of parents

 

c. 

If a same-sex couple has a child, they need to legally adopt the baby.

 

d. 

A baby can have two mothers declared as parents on the official birth registry.

39.  What is a major practical issue for lesbians who want to have children?

 

a. 

winning the support of their extended family

 

b. 

deciding how to go about having one

 

c. 

deciding how to support a child as a single mother

 

d. 

finding a donor for artificial insemination

40.  According to the text, how have women who choose not to have children often been considered?

 

a. 

antisocial or psychologically defective

 

b. 

clever to plan their careers carefully

 

c. 

smart because they avoid the problems of child-rearing

 

d. 

unfortunate because they are unfulfilled

41.  According to some theorists, on which of the following will increases in fertility depend?

 

a. 

providing conditions to increase young people’s confidence in their future

 

b. 

offering incentive payments to parents

 

c. 

expanding the family allowance program

 

d. 

advertising the advantages of having a larger family

42.  What is essential in a conflict between individual rights and social policy?

 

a. 

that governments set rules for who can become a parent

 

b. 

that women over 55 years be allowed to use IVF

 

c. 

that the family relationships of children be protected

 

d. 

that secrecy be maintained in assisted human reproduction

43.  When did the birth rate in Canada show its sharpest drop?

 

a. 

following the legalization of birth control

 

b. 

following the legalization of abortion

 

c. 

after World War II

 

d. 

after the introduction of sterilization

44.  According to the text, which statement best describes foster care?

 

a. 

It provides a permanent home for a child.

 

b. 

It is seen as a temporary solution.

 

c. 

It requires children to work for their keep.

 

d. 

It never provides payments for childcare.

45.  Pierre’s adoptive parents had an open adoption agreement with his biological mother. However, he is six years old and has never met her. Why is this likely to be the case?

 

a. 

Open adoption agreements cannot be legally enforced.

 

b. 

Most birth mothers usually prefer to remain anonymous to their adopted children.

 

c. 

Most adopted children are reluctant to hurt their adoptive parents and thus do not seek contact with their biological ones.

 

d. 

Open adoption records are sealed until a child turns 18.

46.  What is the goal of child welfare agencies?

 

a. 

adoption

 

b. 

safety

 

c. 

permanence

 

d. 

financial gain

47.  When a pregnant woman is carrying several fetuses, what is one procedure used to improve their chances of survival?

 

a. 

selective reduction

 

b. 

DNA analysis

 

c. 

amniocentesis

 

d. 

sperm sorting

48.  What happens when women have an unwanted pregnancy today?

 

a. 

They are stigmatized by society for illegitimacy.

 

b. 

They usually place their babies for adoption.

 

c. 

They have more options now because of changing attitudes.

 

d. 

They have fewer choices because of changes in the law.

49.  Anisah and Amir have been trying unsuccessfully to have a baby. According to the text, how do they probably feel as a result of the social norm that married couples have children?

 

a. 

They consider the medical investigation intrusive.

 

b. 

They find sexual activity less spontaneous.

 

c. 

They will rethink how important parenthood is to them.

 

d. 

They have a reduced sense of self-worth.

50.  Majdi and Subitha have decided not to have any children. Which of the following is likely NOT a factor in their decision?

 

a. 

They fear that their relationship will be damaged.

 

b. 

Subitha fears that she will lose some of her equality.

 

c. 

Majdi does not want to give up his career.

 

d. 

They do not want the commitment of parenthood.

51.  Which term refers to the process of looking for similarities between children and parents?

 

a. 

similarity discussion

 

b. 

resemblance talk

 

c. 

comparison conversation

 

d. 

alike-ness statements

52.  Why are some people opposed to intercountry adoption?

 

a. 

Because Canada has no laws to regulate it.

 

b. 

Because there is no protection for the adopted child.

 

c. 

Because it is seen as exploitation and imperialism.

 

d. 

Because we already have enough adult immigrants.

53.  According to the text, which of the following is NOT an approach to increasing the birth rate to replacement levels?

 

a. 

benefits for children under the age of 16

 

b. 

incentive payments to parents

 

c. 

increasing common-law unions

 

d. 

subsidized childcare

54.  What is the process of intentionally deciding the number and timing of births?

 

a. 

family organization

 

b. 

induced abortion

 

c. 

open adoption

 

d. 

family planning

55.  Which term refers to the practice of aborting female fetuses?

 

a. 

amniocentesis

 

b. 

female feticide

 

c. 

infanticide

 

d. 

selective screening

56.  Matthew and Anita are foster parents of five-year-old Emily. Which of the following most likely describes them?

 

a. 

They are comfortable with the social script for foster parents.

 

b. 

They question the social norms guiding foster parenthood.

 

c. 

They feel a lack of fit with the social script.

 

d. 

They feel as if they are Emily’s biological parents.

57.  Which term is a measure of the number of births in a given year?

 

a. 

annual birthing rate

 

b. 

crude birth rate

 

c. 

crude fertility rate

 

d. 

child-bearing rate

58.  What percentage of children in foster care is Indigenous?

 

a. 

one-quarter

 

b. 

one-third

 

c. 

nearly half

 

d. 

over half

59.  Which of the following issues would most likely be of interest to a feminist theorist?

 

a. 

Having children is a developmental task of most families.

 

b. 

The social pressure to have children is a reflection of the prevailing ideology.

 

c. 

Child-bearing as an issue reflecting women’s control over reproduction.

 

d. 

The decision to have children is a personal and couple decision.

60.  Which of the following is NOT an assisted reproductive technology?

 

a. 

in vitro insemination

 

b. 

surrogate motherhood

 

c. 

in vitro fertilization

 

d. 

artificial insemination

61.  According to the text, what is a factor that affects all atypical families?

 

a. 

No one wants to live in these kinds of families.

 

b. 

There are no services available to them.

 

c. 

They lack a social script.

 

d. 

Children in these families are at greater risk of having problems.

62.  After much soul searching Laurie decides to place her baby for adoption because she is convinced that this plan is the best for herself and for her son. According to the text, what is likely to happen?

 

a. 

Laurie is likely to be happy that she is free of responsibility.

 

b. 

Laurie is likely to continue her life as if nothing happened.

 

c. 

Laurie is likely to experience a continuing sense of loss.

 

d. 

Laurie is likely to forget the entire episode.

63.  In which of the following cases are legal rights and responsibilities transferred from one set of parents to another?

 

a. 

foster care

 

b. 

adoption

 

c. 

in vitro fertilization

 

d. 

baby farming

64.  Which statement is a valid criticism of adopting children from Third World countries?

 

a. 

Adopters do not care about the welfare of these children.

 

b. 

Countries are being robbed of a valuable human resource.

 

c. 

Babies cannot adjust to a new environment.

 

d. 

The children are needed to provide child labour.

65.  Which term refers to the provision of care by a family, other than a parent or guardian of a child, approved and arranged by a child welfare authority?

 

a. 

welfare care

 

b. 

closed adoption

 

c. 

open adoption

 

d. 

foster care

66.  What is a good reason for telling children if they were conceived through artificial reproductive technology?

 

a. 

Children will choose their genetic parents over non-genetic parents.

 

b. 

There will be no resentment against the parents.

 

c. 

Children who were told do better academically.

 

d. 

It can give them valuable genetic information.

67.  Why is it impossible to know how many unwanted children are born?

 

a. 

No figures are kept of the number of abortions performed.

 

b. 

Most parents claim to love their children.

 

c. 

Many children are raised by extended family.

 

d. 

Any child born within marriage is assumed to be wanted.

68.  How long does a couple have to try to conceive before they are considered infertile?

 

a. 

1 month

 

b. 

6 months

 

c. 

12 months

 

d. 

24 months

69.  Sondra has decided not to have children. What percentage of Canadian women make the same decision as Sondra?

 

a. 

3 percent

 

b. 

7 percent

 

c. 

12 percent

 

d. 

19 percent

70.  When did birth control become legal in Canada?

 

a. 

1948

 

b. 

1953

 

c. 

1969

 

d. 

1975

71.  According to one study, what did parents identify as a benefit to fostering a child?

 

a. 

feeling like they were a parent

 

b. 

feeling like they made a difference

 

c. 

the attachment of the foster child to one’s own children

 

d. 

the desire to adopt the foster child

72.  According to the text, what is a factor influencing the success of in vitro fertilization?

 

a. 

the woman’s age

 

b. 

the man’s age

 

c. 

the experience of the doctor

 

d. 

the number of previous attempts

73.  Kathryn and Nathan have learned that Nathan is infertile. According to the text, which procedure are they most likely to use in order to have a child?

 

a. 

in vitro fertilization

 

b. 

artificial insemination

 

c. 

cloning

 

d. 

a host womb

74.  Which of the following describes half of all women who have had an abortion?

 

a. 

They were all in their early teens.

 

b. 

They were under the age of 25.

 

c. 

They were in their mid-30s.

 

d. 

They were aged 45.

75.  According to the text, what is one of the most life-changing experiences a person can have?

 

a. 

travelling abroad

 

b. 

becoming a parent

 

c. 

getting divorced

 

d. 

dying

76.  What has been the trend for the number of abortions in Canada in recent years?

 

a. 

The number of abortions has decreased slowly in recent years.

 

b. 

The number of abortions has increased slowly in recent years.

 

c. 

The number of abortions has remained the same in recent years.

 

d. 

The number of abortions has fluctuated in recent years.

77.  What is the most compelling argument for open adoption?

 

a. 

It is better for the child.

 

b. 

It is easier for the adoptive mother.

 

c. 

It is easier for the biological mother.

 

d. 

It is cheaper for the agency.

78.  What often happens to children conceived by donor insemination?

 

a. 

They are not told about their biological parents.

 

b. 

They are discriminated against socially because they are different.

 

c. 

They have a right to meet their biological fathers when they turn 18.

 

d. 

They are given full information about their genetic background.

79.  In Canada, until what point in a pregnancy is an abortion allowed?

 

a. 

until the first three weeks

 

b. 

until the first 20 weeks

 

c. 

until the first six months

 

d. 

throughout all nine months

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.

80.  The technique of fertilizing a woman’s eggs with her partner’s sperm in a lab dish and later placing the embryos in her uterus is called ____________________.

81.  ____________________ is the practice of using sperm from a donor to fertilize an egg.

82.  The body that investigated assisted reproduction in Canada is called _____________________________________________________________________.

83.  To replace the population, each woman must have _____________ children.

84.   ________________is the number of births per 1000 population.

85.  The average number of births per woman over the course of her reproductive life is called the ________________________.

86.  A form of adoption where the adoptive parents and the birth parents know each other and exchange information is called ____________________ adoption.

87.  In recent years, the size of the Canadian family has been ____________________.

88.  A factor that affects all atypical families is the lack of a(n) _____________.

89.  A privately arranged adoption between two families within the Aboriginal community is called ______________________ adoption.

90.  In Canada, who is responsible for regulating the use of reproductive technologies?

91.  What are three basic ways of dealing with an unwanted pregnancy?

92.  Describe the effect of stigma on adoptive families.

93.  Describe the current trends in foster care in Canada.

94.  Briefly explain what is meant by “the myth of motherhood.”

95.  Give four reasons some couples choose to remain childless.

96.  State four areas of controversy surrounding abortion.

97.  List four factors contributing to the falling birth rate in Canada.

98.  Explain the difference between open and closed adoption.

99.  What options do same-sex couples have if they wish to become parents?

100.  What is the psychological impact of unwanted childlessness?

101.  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the three basic approaches for dealing with an unwanted pregnancy.

102.  Discuss TWO of the following ethical issues surrounding assisted reproductive technologies:
a. diagnosis of defects of the embryo and/or the fetus
b. enforceability of contracts
c. determination of parental responsibility
d. availability of genetic information

103.  Compare and contrast foster care and adoption.

104.  Discuss the impact of infertility on a couple, including the effect of diagnosis and treatment.

105.  Describe the various kinds of reproductive technologies available to Canadians who want to have a child.

106.  Describe the four kinds of adoption discussed in the text. What are some of the issues associated with each type of adoption?

107.  Describe five issues that affect atypical families.

108.  Discuss the various factors responsible for the falling Canadian birth rate.

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