Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards
Forgone Income
Potential income given up by a parent who leaves the workforce and stats home to raise a child
Maternity Leave
Time a women takes off from work for the birth or adoption of a child
Paternity Leave
Time a man takes off from work (usually without pay) for a set period after a child’s birth or adoption
Family and Medical Leave Act
Law that protects the rights of the workers of large companies to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave pr year for various family- related reasons
Family Planning
Decisions couples make about the desired number and spacing of future children
Birth Control Methods
Methods couples use to prevent conception
Infertile
Term used to refer to a personal is unable to conceive after a year of trying
Sterile
Condition of being permanently unable to conceive or carry fully biological children
Fertility Counseling
Medical evaluation that seeks to determine the reasons for fertility problems and explore available treatment options
Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs)
Methods infertile couples can use to help them conceive
Indirect Costs
Resources used to meet child -related costs that could have been used to meet other goals
Artificial Insemination
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure that involves introducing sperm into the vagina or uterus by a medical procedure rather than by sexual relations
Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure in which a mixture of sperm and eggs is places in the woman’s Fallopian tubes, where fertilization can occur
Surrogate Mother
Woman who bears (sometimes both conceives and bears) a child for a couple
Galinsky’s Parenting Stages
Image-Making(before birth), Nurturing(birth to age 2, Authority(age 2 to 4-5), Interpretive(age 4-5 to 12-13), Interdependent(teen years), departure(teen to early adult)
