Multiple Partner Fertility, According to the Opening Vignette in Chapter

question 38

Multiple Choice

Multiple partner fertility, according to the opening vignette in Chapter 9, refers to:

• A)new mothers, but not fathers, reporting higher levels of social integration compared to their childless counterparts
• B)new parents having greater self-esteem than those without children
• C)men and women having children by two or more partners
• D)fathers, but not mothers, reporting greater self-esteem than do those without children
• E)the rise in families who have three or more children

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