Exam 15: Remarriages and Stepfamilies

Family systems theory emphasizes in family relationships.

Research on communication patterns in stepfamilies reveals several different communication patterns. In which pattern do the child and the biological/adoptive parent maintain interaction, but the stepparent remains pretty much irrelevant to the child's life?

Because it seems almost an impossible job, the stepmother role has been described as the "stepmother ."

According to the , the first-marriage family is the "real" model for family living, with all other family forms seen as deficient alternatives.

The divorce rate has in the last two decades.

All in all, 42 percent of adults have at least one step-relative.

The stepmother's role and relationships with stepchildren are usually less problematic than those of stepfathers.

Today, the vast majority of remarrieds have been

Which of the following terms in the textbook refers to the duration of marriage?

Some people divorce, remarry, redivorce, and then marry again. But a majority of remarriages are marriages.

In the , economic resources are pooled and distributed according to need regardless of biological relatedness.

One stepfamily scholar (Papernow) has suggested a seven-stage model of stepfamily development. Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in this model?

About percent of all children (5.3 million) are living in a married stepfamily with one biological parent and one stepparent.

According to the latest government statistics available, remarriages have been less than first marriages.

Stepfamilies often struggle with , since there are no clear guidelines regarding what responsibilities, behaviors, and emotions stepfamily members are expected to exhibit.