Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of Closed Adoptions

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of closed adoptions?

• A)They involve contact between the birth parents and the adoptive parents.
• B)The identities of the birth parents and adoptive parents are kept secret from one another in closed adoptions.
• C)They allow the birth parents to select the adoptive parents.
• D)The adoptive parents and the birth parents should belong to the same race in closed adoptions.

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