Betsy and Karen are married and have two children together. Which of the following is most likely to be TRUE about their family?
a. Their children are more likely to grow up unhappy and maladjusted compared with children raised in heterosexual families.
b. Very little is known about lesbian families because most of the research has been conducted with gay men raising children.
c. For the most part, same-sex parents have little in common with heterosexual parents.
d. Lesbian mothers have greater parenting skills and awareness of child development than do heterosexual couples.
Question 2
In explaining criminality, Robert K. Merton's anomie theory emphasizes __________.
a. insufficient access to the approved means of attaining socially approved goals
b. contact with others in criminal groups from whom one learns attitudes and values supportive of criminality
c. social class inequalities that reflect exploitation of the poor by the well-to-do
d. criminal and delinquent subcultures that form to express adolescent rebellion
teaching children about some of the world’s environmental problems
Two children with schistosomiasis.
The Head Start program was designed to increase the school readiness of low-income children.
Everyone—from children to adults—can help eradicate hunger
Blood pressure cuffs are available in various types and sizes for infants and children
Parents who have higher levels of education encourage their children to be educated