The type of single-parent family that receives the most social support is:

The type of single-parent family that receives the most social support is:
 
  a. divorced.
 b. unmarried mothers.
 c. unmarried fathers.
 d. widowed.

Ques. 2

Roughly _____ of single-parent families are headed by women.
 
  a. 80
 b. 59
 c. 38
 d. 3

Ques. 3

A ______ father is a male relative, family associate, or mother's partner who demonstrates parental behaviors and is like a father to the child.
 
  a. pseudo
 b. quasi
 c. social
 d. fill-in

Ques. 4

Between 1970 and 2014, the percentage of children living in single-parent families:
 
  a. increased slightly.
 b. doubled.
 c. nearly tripled.
 d. remained stable.

Ques. 5

Stereotypes of single-parent families:
 
  a. do not address issues facing single fathers.
 b. overemphasize that most births to single mothers are to women over age 20.
 c. are often objective.
 d. are completely adequate understandings of family life.

Ques. 6

The broken home stereotype of single-parent families:
 
  a. assumes single mothers are responsible.
 b. is based on empirical evidence.
 c. is occasionally mixed with racism.
 d. also assumes that intact families are inadequate.