Question 1

What is the relationship between education and divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no documented relationship between education and divorce. 
B) College educated people have a higher rate of divorce than high-school dropouts. 
C) College educated people have a lower rate of divorce than high-school dropouts. 
A) There is no documented relationship between education and divorce. 
B) College educated people have a higher rate of divorce than high-school dropouts. 
C) College educated people have a lower rate of divorce than high-school dropouts.

Question 2

What is meant by "rebuttable presumption" by courts in regards to child custody?

Accepted Answer

A) The court will give custody to the mother unless the father can document that she is "unfit." 
B) The court will mandate joint custody unless the parents can prove that joint custody is not advisable or appropriate. 
C) The court will give custody to the parent chosen by the child if the child presents acceptable reasoning. 
D) The court will give primary custody to the parents who was the primary caretaker and secondary custody to the other parent with guaranteed frequent visits and consultation on decisions impacting the child. 
A) The court will give custody to the mother unless the father can document that she is "unfit." 
B) The court will mandate joint custody unless the parents can prove that joint custody is not advisable or appropriate. 
C) The court will give custody to the parent chosen by the child if the child presents acceptable reasoning. 
D) The court will give primary custody to the parents who was the primary caretaker and secondary custody to the other parent with guaranteed frequent visits and consultation on decisions impacting the child.

Question 3

No-fault divorce laws

Accepted Answer

A) are based on the premise of equality between women and men. 
B) have been especially helpful to women. 
C) provide a guaranteed income to full-time homemakers. 
D) have made divorce more legally complex and expensive. 
A) are based on the premise of equality between women and men. 
B) have been especially helpful to women. 
C) provide a guaranteed income to full-time homemakers. 
D) have made divorce more legally complex and expensive.

Question 4

According to researchers cited by Aulette,when custody is contested in divorces

Accepted Answer

A) fathers obtain either joint or sole custody the majority of the time. 
B) mothers win primary custody at least 70% of the time. 
C) children 13 and over make the decision while children 12 and under make a recommendation to the judge. 
D) women judges favor women while male judges favor men. 
A) fathers obtain either joint or sole custody the majority of the time. 
B) mothers win primary custody at least 70% of the time. 
C) children 13 and over make the decision while children 12 and under make a recommendation to the judge. 
D) women judges favor women while male judges favor men.

Question 5

Arendell (cited by Aulette)interviewed divorced men and grouped them into three categories according to their response to divorce.Which category had limited contact with wives,continued to define them as the enemy and were especially distressed about the loss of control over their wives and children?

Accepted Answer

A) Traditionalists 
B) Neo-traditionalists 
C) Structuralists 
D) Innovators 
A) Traditionalists 
B) Neo-traditionalists 
C) Structuralists 
D) Innovators

Question 6

Sociologists have found that divorce is beneficial for children when

Accepted Answer

A) the noncustodial parent prevents split loyalties by basically disappearing from children's lives. 
B) the marriage had a high level of conflict. 
C) children continue to live in the family home. 
D) they experience joint physical custody. 
A) the noncustodial parent prevents split loyalties by basically disappearing from children's lives. 
B) the marriage had a high level of conflict. 
C) children continue to live in the family home. 
D) they experience joint physical custody.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about the relationship between race ethnicity and divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) European Americans have a higher rate of divorce than African Americans. 
B) Latinos have a lower rate of divorce than European Americans. 
C) Chinese Americans have very low rates of divorce. 
D) There is no documented relationship between race ethnicity and divorce rates. 
A) European Americans have a higher rate of divorce than African Americans. 
B) Latinos have a lower rate of divorce than European Americans. 
C) Chinese Americans have very low rates of divorce. 
D) There is no documented relationship between race ethnicity and divorce rates.

Question 8

The first legal divorce in North America was granted in

Accepted Answer

A) 1492. 
B) 1639. 
C) 1853. 
D) 1920. 
A) 1492. 
B) 1639. 
C) 1853. 
D) 1920.

Question 9

Laws in nearly all states currently use which criteria to determine child custody in contested divorces?

Accepted Answer

A) "Principle of Tender Years" 
B) "Best Interest of the Child" 
C) "Convincing and Compelling Evidence" 
D) "Principle of Economic Advantage" 
A) "Principle of Tender Years" 
B) "Best Interest of the Child" 
C) "Convincing and Compelling Evidence" 
D) "Principle of Economic Advantage"

Question 10

Aulette cited several researchers who had surveyed people about their divorces.They generally found most people

Accepted Answer

A) were happier after their divorce than when married. 
B) regretted their divorce and wished they had worked harder to save their marriage. 
C) were evenly split - almost half were happier and slightly more than half regretted their divorce. 
D) Most people felt socially isolated and lonely after their divorce. 
A) were happier after their divorce than when married. 
B) regretted their divorce and wished they had worked harder to save their marriage. 
C) were evenly split - almost half were happier and slightly more than half regretted their divorce. 
D) Most people felt socially isolated and lonely after their divorce.

Question 11

No-fault divorce legislation had six major innovations compared to the traditional fault-based divorce.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Neither spouse has to prove fault to obtain a divorce. 
B) One spouse can decide unilaterally to obtain a divorce. 
C) Financial awards are based on who violated the marriage contract. 
D) New standards for alimony and property treated women and men equally. 
A) Neither spouse has to prove fault to obtain a divorce. 
B) One spouse can decide unilaterally to obtain a divorce. 
C) Financial awards are based on who violated the marriage contract. 
D) New standards for alimony and property treated women and men equally.

Question 12

Statistics comparing first marriages and all remarriages indicate that remarriages have ___________ rate of divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) a lower 
B) a higher 
C) the same 
A) a lower 
B) a higher 
C) the same

Question 13

Of the various ways to measure divorce,which of the following is considered the best?

Accepted Answer

A) Reporting the number of divorces per year. 
B) Using the crude divorce rate as the number of divorces per 1,000 population. 
C) Measuring the ratio of current marriages to current divorces. 
D) Using the refined divorce rate as the number of divorces per 1,000 married women over age fifteen. 
A) Reporting the number of divorces per year. 
B) Using the crude divorce rate as the number of divorces per 1,000 population. 
C) Measuring the ratio of current marriages to current divorces. 
D) Using the refined divorce rate as the number of divorces per 1,000 married women over age fifteen.

Question 14

All of the following are grounds for divorce that may be used by a couple with a covenant marriage EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) adultery. 
B) commission of a felony that results in imprisonment. 
C) living separately for two or more years. 
D) irreconcilable differences. 
A) adultery. 
B) commission of a felony that results in imprisonment. 
C) living separately for two or more years. 
D) irreconcilable differences.

Question 15

Property settlements in divorce among the Inuit (Eskimos)were easy because

Accepted Answer

A) people owned so little. 
B) women and men owned different kinds of property. 
C) only men were allowed to own property. 
D) property was redistributed to the community after a couple divorced. 
A) people owned so little. 
B) women and men owned different kinds of property. 
C) only men were allowed to own property. 
D) property was redistributed to the community after a couple divorced.

Question 16

"The principle of tender years" in the early 20th century refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the bond between mothers and young children that prompted courts to assume that mothers were the preferred custodial parent. 
B) the first five years of a marriage in which courts were reluctant to grant a divorce. 
C) the idea that children should not start school until six years of age,later lowered to five years for kindergarten. 
D) courts virtual refusal to grant divorces to parents of young children except for extenuating circumstances. 
A) the bond between mothers and young children that prompted courts to assume that mothers were the preferred custodial parent. 
B) the first five years of a marriage in which courts were reluctant to grant a divorce. 
C) the idea that children should not start school until six years of age,later lowered to five years for kindergarten. 
D) courts virtual refusal to grant divorces to parents of young children except for extenuating circumstances.

Question 17

Aulette cited Kurz who interviewed women about why their marriages ended.All of the following are among the primary reasons given by at least 17% of the women EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Personal dissatisfaction (lack of love,too much fighting or they did not like the way their husbands treated them). 
B) Violence. 
C) Hard living (drinking,drug use,and frequent absences). 
D) Money problems. 
A) Personal dissatisfaction (lack of love,too much fighting or they did not like the way their husbands treated them). 
B) Violence. 
C) Hard living (drinking,drug use,and frequent absences). 
D) Money problems.

Question 18

In Louisiana,Arizona and Arkansas,couples may choose to have a covenant marriage.Covenant marriage includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Couples must be married in a church by an ordained minister. 
B) Couples receive premarital counseling. 
C) Couples sign an affidavit that confirms their lifetime commitment and their understanding of the limited grounds under which they may divorce. 
D) Couples must agree to go through counseling to work through problems before a divorce can be obtained. 
A) Couples must be married in a church by an ordained minister. 
B) Couples receive premarital counseling. 
C) Couples sign an affidavit that confirms their lifetime commitment and their understanding of the limited grounds under which they may divorce. 
D) Couples must agree to go through counseling to work through problems before a divorce can be obtained.

Question 19

Divorce issues have been debated in America for almost 400 years.The pro-divorce rights faction in the United States has maintained that divorce

Accepted Answer

A) should require at least one of four,legally-recognized faults: adultery; violence; alcoholism or drug addiction; or conviction of a felony. 
B) rates could and should be reduced by increasing the minimum age for marriage to 21 and increasing the marriage license waiting period to six months. 
C) is a citizen's right in a democratic society. 
D) should not be regulated by the state in any way. 
A) should require at least one of four,legally-recognized faults: adultery; violence; alcoholism or drug addiction; or conviction of a felony. 
B) rates could and should be reduced by increasing the minimum age for marriage to 21 and increasing the marriage license waiting period to six months. 
C) is a citizen's right in a democratic society. 
D) should not be regulated by the state in any way.

Question 20

After a divorce among the traditional Inuit (Eskimos),

Accepted Answer

A) one of the spouses is required to leave the community to avoid conflict. 
B) ex-spouses ignore each other and never speak again. 
C) ex-spouses are obligated to treat each other in a friendly and supportive manner. 
D) there is much bitterness,anger and conflict with friends and relatives taking sides. 
A) one of the spouses is required to leave the community to avoid conflict. 
B) ex-spouses ignore each other and never speak again. 
C) ex-spouses are obligated to treat each other in a friendly and supportive manner. 
D) there is much bitterness,anger and conflict with friends and relatives taking sides.

What is the relationship between education and divorce?

What is meant by "rebuttable presumption" by courts in regards to child custody?

No-fault divorce laws

According to researchers cited by Aulette,when custody is contested in divorces

Sociologists have found that divorce is beneficial for children when

Which of the following is true about the relationship between race ethnicity and divorce?

The first legal divorce in North America was granted in

Laws in nearly all states currently use which criteria to determine child custody in contested divorces?

Aulette cited several researchers who had surveyed people about their divorces.They generally found most people

No-fault divorce legislation had six major innovations compared to the traditional fault-based divorce.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Statistics comparing first marriages and all remarriages indicate that remarriages have ___________ rate of divorce.

Of the various ways to measure divorce,which of the following is considered the best?

All of the following are grounds for divorce that may be used by a couple with a covenant marriage EXCEPT:

Property settlements in divorce among the Inuit (Eskimos)were easy because

"The principle of tender years" in the early 20th century refers to

Aulette cited Kurz who interviewed women about why their marriages ended.All of the following are among the primary reasons given by at least 17% of the women EXCEPT:

In Louisiana,Arizona and Arkansas,couples may choose to have a covenant marriage.Covenant marriage includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Divorce issues have been debated in America for almost 400 years.The pro-divorce rights faction in the United States has maintained that divorce

After a divorce among the traditional Inuit (Eskimos),

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Exam 10: Divorce and Remarriage

What is the relationship between education and divorce?

What is meant by "rebuttable presumption" by courts in regards to child custody?

No-fault divorce laws

According to researchers cited by Aulette,when custody is contested in divorces

Sociologists have found that divorce is beneficial for children when

Which of the following is true about the relationship between race ethnicity and divorce?

The first legal divorce in North America was granted in

Laws in nearly all states currently use which criteria to determine child custody in contested divorces?

Aulette cited several researchers who had surveyed people about their divorces.They generally found most people

No-fault divorce legislation had six major innovations compared to the traditional fault-based divorce.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Statistics comparing first marriages and all remarriages indicate that remarriages have ___________ rate of divorce.

Of the various ways to measure divorce,which of the following is considered the best?

All of the following are grounds for divorce that may be used by a couple with a covenant marriage EXCEPT:

Property settlements in divorce among the Inuit (Eskimos)were easy because

"The principle of tender years" in the early 20th century refers to

Aulette cited Kurz who interviewed women about why their marriages ended.All of the following are among the primary reasons given by at least 17% of the women EXCEPT:

In Louisiana,Arizona and Arkansas,couples may choose to have a covenant marriage.Covenant marriage includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Divorce issues have been debated in America for almost 400 years.The pro-divorce rights faction in the United States has maintained that divorce

After a divorce among the traditional Inuit (Eskimos),

How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

Work and Family

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

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