Exam 11: The Second Time Around

One important area of conflict between stepparents and stepchildren is ______________,because stepparents are not regarded as "real" parents.

Describe James Bray's three stepfamily types.

In 2011,stepfamilies represented which proportion of couple families with children?

_____________ is a marriage that takes place after a previous marriage has ended.

Which term describes a family in which all children are the biological or adopted children of one and only one married spouse or common-law partner in the couple?

Complex stepfamilies are also called ____________ families.

Explain why remarriage families often face more problems than first-marriage families.Use examples to illustrate your points.

Which of the following is likely to happen if a second marriage does not dissolve quickly?

Before people can enter a new marriage emotionally,what do they need to do?

Which of the following is a stage in establishing a second marriage?

Any differences in treatment of the children in stepfamilies are usually interpreted by children as which of the following?

What do studies show regarding having a baby born into a stepfamily?

Why is the stepfamily sometimes called an "incomplete institution"?

State why the relationship between stepparent and stepchild is important.

Which of James Bray's three types of stepfamily forms comes closest to the idealized image of the loving and functional stepfamily?

What is one task a stepparent needs to accomplish in order to be successful?

Briefly explain the three stages of remarriage-family formation.

Why might remarriage families have boundary problems?

How does the stepparent often act in successful reconstituted families?

____________________ parents are seen as a source of pleasure,but may be cut off from the mainstream of daily living.