________ sex education promotes not having sex as the solution to teen pregnancy and the risks of getting an STI, but does not cover contraception.
a. Abstinence-only
b. Comprehensive
c. Homeostatic
d. Dual-systems
Question 2The lowest teen birthrate is found among
a. whites.
b. Hispanics.
c. blacks.
d. teens from high-stress families.
Question 3Poverty is a strong risk factor for teen pregnancy. All of the following are reasons why teens from low-income homes are more likely to get pregnant than teens from high-income homes except
a. poor educational systems in low-income areas.
b. lower levels of parental involvement with teens.
c. a developmental cascade of low school achievement resulting in lower educational and occupational expectations for the future.
d. a higher rate of involvement in local religious institutions by low-income teens.
Question 4Higher teen birthrates among Hispanics and blacks is related to all of the following factors except
a. the greater rate of incarceration of fathers of teens within these groups.
b. an intergenerational cycle in which teen mothers put their children at risk of becoming teen mothers due to inadequate parenting.
c. finding a stable job or partner, which makes teens more likely to want to have a baby.
d. a higher rate of absent or unemployed fathers of teens within these groups.
Question 5The teen birthrate is highest among
a. Hispanics.
b. blacks.
c. whites.
d. Asians.
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