Exam 14: Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

refers to the frequency and rate of changes in family related experiences and outcomes.

Most research supports the hypothesis that

The research of and her colleagues has been very influential in defining the situation of children of divorce for both professionals and the public.

Most observers conclude that, for the time being, the divorce rate continues to rise dramatically.

Improvements in unhappy marriages come about for various reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons cited in the text?

Research based on a national representative sample of more than 10,000 U.S. teens found that the negative effects of divorce and living with a single mother were less serious for black and Hispanic adolescents than they were for

The crude divorce rate is the number of divorces per 1,000 married women over age fifteen.

Home ownership elevates the risk of divorce.

Children of divorce also are more likely to have been meaning they were forced to take on adult responsibilities before they were developmentally mature enough to handle them.

Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Wallerstein study? a. It was a small, unrepresentative sample. b. It lacked a control group. c. It looked at a time period when divorce was fairly uncommon.

Some critics have alleged that the high divorce rate indicates Americans have "given up" on marriage. Based on the text's discussion, present an argument that refutes this statement.

Long marriages are more likely to end in divorce because marital happiness declines over time.

Jack and Bethany have worked out a divorce settlement through an alternative, non-adversarial means of dispute resolution, and with the assistance of a

is an alternative, nonadversarial means of dispute resolution by which a couple, with the assistance of a third party, negotiate the terms of the divorce settlement.

On average, in comparison with their counterparts from stable households, adult children of divorced parents

Many observers attribute our society's high divorce rate to the fact that Americans' expectations for marriage are too high these days.

When a couple divorces, relationships with family members can be "reinterpreted" in one of four ways. Identify them.

A change in marital status is likely to result in

have more negative attitudes toward divorce.

refers to ruptures of relationships and changes in social networks that come about as a result of divorce.