Exam 15: Divorce: Before and After

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

According to the most systematic investigation, marital complaints made by both men and women are usually about

When a group of researchers cited in the text examined the relationship between actual divorces and perceived barriers to divorce, they found that only three of the nine barriers studied were associated with a lower likelihood of divorce. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

One review of 33 studies of joint and sole custody found that

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

Divorces occur relatively early in marriage. The median length of a first marriage that ends in divorce is about _________ years.

Most observers (though not all) conclude that the divorce rate ___________.

Harriet and Donald have recently divorced. Each of them is going through a process of learning to feel whole again and to have faith in their individual abilities to cope with the world. These circumstances reflect which "station" of divorce?

What percentage of noncustodial fathers have at least weekly contact with their children?

In a study conducted in the Boston area, Brennan, Barnett, and Gareis found that

Under "fault" divorce statutes, which of the following grounds was the most easily proven?

Sociologist Constance Ahrons argues that there is no such thing as a "good divorce."

To date, most research and discussion on visiting parents has been about mothers.

Marriage was originally a social institution directed toward the practical purposes of economic support and responsible child rearing. Today, marriage tends tobe viewed as a

New York was the first state to introduce no-fault divorce.

In the United States, as part of a patriarchal system of law, divorced fathers were automatically given custody of their children until the __________ century.

Which of the following is NOT one of the consequences of the Child Support Amendments to the Social Security Act, the Family Support Act, and other governmental child support provisions?

In Ahrons' post-divorce 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.

Only 9 percent of children who live in married-couple families live in poverty. However, __________ percent of all children who reside in mother-only, single-parent families (often due to divorce) live in poverty.

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