Exam 14: Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of postdivorce relationships identified by Ahrons?

Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Wallerstein study?

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

In Ahrons' postdivorce relationship typology, "__________" were friends who called each other often and brought their common children and new family ties together on holidays or for outings or other activities.

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

Briefly but completely explain how "his" divorce is different from "her" divorce.

In looking at outcomes for divorced parents, Hetherington found that __________ percent of children were "coping reasonably well."

All of the following demographic factors have been associated with the breakup of cohabiting unions EXCEPT

More than half of all divorces involve children under eighteen.

About ___ percent of children born to married parents will experience marital disruption.

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

Emerging developmental theories of childhood well-being provided support to a presumption that when divorce occurs, mother custody was always in the child's best interest. This point of view came to be known as the so-called "__________" doctrine.

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

A consequence of remarriage, which has a higher divorce rate than first marriages, is an emerging trend of

About __________ of all first marriages in the United States are likely to end in divorce.

Which of the following options requires spouses to prove fault or live apart for a certain length of time in order to obtain a divorce?

The Binuclear Family Study was led by sociologist

Though research on the topic is just beginning, it appears that the divorce rate for gay and lesbian couples

Today, mothers receive sole physical custody of their children about ___ percent of the time.

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