Which of the following reservations regarding adopting children by gay and lesbian parents has been shown to have some validity?
a) Children raised in homosexual households will become gay.
b) Children raised in homosexual households will develop mental health problems.
c) Children raised in homosexual households are vulnerable to teasing.
d) Homosexual parents might molest their children.
e) Homosexual parents are not able to provide stable home environments.
C
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The use of local property taxes as a source of funding public education has resulted in
a. suburban students being more advantaged than inner-city students. b. districts with agricultural enterprises being favored over districts with business enterprises. c. districts with few resources being compensated with more Federal dollars compared to districts with natural resources. d. all of the above
The organization called Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) was started by
(a) a radical gay group. (b) supportive parents of homosexual children. (c) a concerned religious group. (d) a California-based self-help group.
Eugenics presented itself is as
a. a science seeking to improve society through the betterment of living conditions. b. a science seeking to improve society by ridding the world of ‘degenerate' races. c. an applied science with the purpose of identifying ways to improve the genetic composition of populations. d. a movement encouraging racial segregation.
According to the author, the spirit of social science is to
a. develop accurate stereotypes about people. b. develop accurate generalizations about people. c. develop understanding without generalizing about people. d. generalize knowledge about other animals to understand human beings.