One Reason Adoptive Families Are Encouraged to Find Out About

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Multiple Choice

One reason adoptive families are encouraged to find out about birth parents is:

• A) to determine eye and hair color.
• B) to make sure they do not want the baby.
• C) to understand the health risks of the child.
• D) to learn about their cultural heritage.

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Definitions:

Social Change

signifies the transformation over time of cultural values, norms, institutions, and structures within a society.

Suicide Threateners

Individuals who express an intention to end their own life, often as a cry for help or as an expression of extreme distress.

Suicide Attempters

Individuals who have attempted to take their own life.

Cultural Roots

The underlying aspects of culture that shape values, beliefs, and traditions of a society or group.