Exam 14: New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families, Remarriages, and Blended Families

During which stage of stepfamily development do family members recognize differences, conflict becomes more open, and stepparents begin to take a stand?

The number of children who live in single-parent families headed by fathers is about 3.9%.

Stereotypes of single-parent families

A binuclear family is a postdivorce family system with children.

Our culture is still ambivalent about divorce and tends to consider divorce-induced, single-parent families as somewhat deviant.

Between 1970 and 2014, the percentage of children living in single-parent families

Describe the ways in which single-parent families have been stereotyped, and give an accurate description of these families.

In Marsiglio's study (2004), he identified properties of the claiming process for stepfathers. Which of the following is a property of this process?

Which of the following is a developmental stage of the stepfamily?

How many divorced single parents found that single parenting grows easier over time?

A mother's authority role stays the same after divorce.

Label and describe each of developmental stage of stepfamilies.

During which stage of stepfamily development do stepfamily members make intimate contact with each other, and their relationship becomes genuine?

Successful single parents have which theme running through their lives?

Never-married mothers tend to receive less social support than do widows.

Describe the characteristics of successful single parents.

Many single-parent households contain two adults.

The effects of divorced single-parent households on children may include a lack of economic resources, money, attention, and guidance, and social connections that a father can provide; this is referred to as

For many single women in their 30s and 40s, single parenting has become

Stepsibling issues