Exam 15: Remarriage: Reinvented, Renewed, and Blended Families

It typically takes seven to ten years for a blended family to fully integrate and feel like a family.

Cite the reasons for higher divorce rates for remarriages.

Members of stepfamilies all share a similar understanding of boundaries.

Stepchildren often send cards or notes to their stepparents on Father's Day or Mother's Day.

Stepfamilies with stepchildren today generally have detailed cultural scripts to guide their family interactions.

Fifteen percent of marriages today are serial marriages.

Stepfamilies start with a history of loss and separation.

In the ________ definition of family, children cited only the biological parent they were living with was a part of their "real family."

The average age of the sister in stepbrother/stepsister incest is about

Approximately ________ of children of divorce live with their biological fathers.