Exam 14: Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

In the __________ custody variation in joint custody agreements, both parents have the right to participate in important decisions and retain a symbolically important legal authority, with physical custody (that is, residential care of the child)going to just one parent.

The __________ divorce rate refers to the number of divorces per 1,000 married women over age 15.

The ___________ perspective holds that conflict between parents is responsible for the lowered well-being of children of divorce.

In Amato's typology, the __________ perspective assumes that, just as divorce is known to be an emotionally challenging life event for adults, it must also be so for children.

Two aspects of a legal divorce make marital breakup painful. Identify and briefly describe them.

Between 1960 and a peak in 1980, the refined divorce rate

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

One study cited in the text looked at the general character of postdivorce extended-kin relationships. This investigation found that, in half the cases, the kinship system included __________ of divorce and of remarriage.

The text observes that although it may not affect marital quality, employment might nevertheless contribute to a divorce by giving an unhappily married woman the economic power, the increased independence, and the self-confidence to help her decide on divorce. This set of circumstances illustrates what is called the __________ effect.

List four specific ways in which economics is related to marital stability.

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.

Studies have found _____ in well-being between children living with only their fathers (apart from their mothers)versus only with their mothers.

Home ownership elevates the risk of divorce.

Researchers advise noncustodial mothers to

__________ 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.

The life stress perspective assumes that divorce is a single event, rather than a process of associated events.