Which of the Following Statements About the Timing for Beginning

question 139

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the timing for beginning parenthood has been found to be TRUE?

• A)Parents who delayed childbearing have less egalitarian relationships with their adolescents than parents who had children earlier in life.
• B)Men who delayed having children until their early thirties were less involved in child care than those who became fathers earlier.
• C)The number of adolescent pregnancies increased considerably in the 1970s and 1980s.
• D)In the last two decades women have had children earlier than they did 50 years ago.

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