Men may have more problems working out parenthood readiness ...

[Diane]

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.

Question 2

Differentiate between optimists' and pessimists' views of the family.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[todom5090]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Optimists feel a wide variety of relationships allow people to create a family that is best for themselves and see divorce as normal. Pessimists see the high divorce rate, children born out of wedlock, and devaluation of children because mothers are working as signs of family decline.