Although Most Aspects of Parenting Differ Little Between Heterosexual and Same-Sex

question 31

Multiple Choice

Although most aspects of parenting differ little between heterosexual and same-sex families, gays and lesbians do have several unique aspects with respect to raising children. Which is NOT one of these unique aspects?

• A)The decision to parent is usually a deliberate choice that reflects a strong commitment to raising children.
• B)Same-sex families are more likely to be affected by loss.
• C)Same-sex families must cope with homophobia and discrimination.
• D)Lesbians are less committed to sons than to daughters, and gays are less committed to daughters than to sons.
• E)Same-sex families often have a close network of fictive kin who provide emotional and social support.

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Standard Deviation

An statistical measure that quantifies the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean value.

Sample Variances

The measure of dispersion within a sample set of data, indicating how much the values in the sample differ from the mean of the sample.

Z-score

A statistical measurement that describes a value's relationship to the mean of a group of values, measured in terms of standard deviations from the mean.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps to determine the significance of results obtained in hypothesis testing.