Question 1

Which of the following is a macro-level reason for divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  extramarital affairs 
B)  education 
C)  communication problems 
D)  military service 
A)  extramarital affairs 
B)  education 
C)  communication problems 
D)  military service

Question 2

Describe a scenario which would serve as an example of pseudo reconciliation.

Accepted Answer

Sam and Jenny separated due to Sam's dri

Question 3

Describe a scenario that would serve as an example of a person who is in the psychic stage of remarriage.

Accepted Answer

Penny, who is about to marry for the sec

Question 4

Matt and Kim, who are both sociology students, argue about the stage of divorce that Kim's mother is in.Matt believes that she is in Bohannon's beginning phase of emotional divorce stage although Kim disagrees.Which of the following is an accurate statement that confirms Matt's belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  She has hurt and angry feelings about the things her husband has done. 
B)  She believes that the marriage will still work and that it's not the end. 
C)  She has started drifting further away from her husband. 
D)  She has become happier and has become more independent. 
A)  She has hurt and angry feelings about the things her husband has done. 
B)  She believes that the marriage will still work and that it's not the end. 
C)  She has started drifting further away from her husband. 
D)  She has become happier and has become more independent.

Question 5

Jessica and Ruth are lesbian mothers.Jessica has a son from her previous heterosexual marriage.Jessica retains all decision-making rights regarding their child's education and well-being, while Ruth takes care of his nutrition, drops him at school, and picks him up from soccer practice.Which of the following lesbian stepfamilies is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a stepmother family 
B)  a co-mother family 
C)  a mother-stepfamily 
D)  a quasi-stepfamily 
A)  a stepmother family 
B)  a co-mother family 
C)  a mother-stepfamily 
D)  a quasi-stepfamily

Question 6

Tanya, a teenager, argues with her friend that teen marriages will lead to stronger marriages.Which of the following is an accurate statement that weakens Tanya's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teens are less likely to divorce as they live in a shrinking marriage market. 
B)  First marriages of teens tend to last longer than first marriages of adults. 
C)  Teens are more likely to be involved in a cohabitation arrangement. 
D)  Teen marriages are typically hastened by a premarital pregnancy. 
A)  Teens are less likely to divorce as they live in a shrinking marriage market. 
B)  First marriages of teens tend to last longer than first marriages of adults. 
C)  Teens are more likely to be involved in a cohabitation arrangement. 
D)  Teen marriages are typically hastened by a premarital pregnancy.

Question 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful stepfamily?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stepparents let children mourn their losses. 
B)  Stepparents follow the same rituals that the couple did in their previous families. 
C)  Stepparents immediately takes on the role of disciplinarian with the children. 
D)  Stepparents encourage high and challenging expectations from each other. 
A)  Stepparents let children mourn their losses. 
B)  Stepparents follow the same rituals that the couple did in their previous families. 
C)  Stepparents immediately takes on the role of disciplinarian with the children. 
D)  Stepparents encourage high and challenging expectations from each other.

Question 8

Kelly believes that her friend Mark's parents are in the emotional stage of divorce, while her brother, Jacob, believes that the divorce is in the legal stage.Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Jacob's belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark's parents have started seeing other people. 
B)  Mark's parents are still together. 
C)  Mark's parents are trying to decide on child support payments. 
D)  Mark's parents have started informing their relatives that they are no longer together. 
A)  Mark's parents have started seeing other people. 
B)  Mark's parents are still together. 
C)  Mark's parents are trying to decide on child support payments. 
D)  Mark's parents have started informing their relatives that they are no longer together.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes split custody?

Accepted Answer

A)  One parent is responsible for raising the child, while the other parent has specified visitation rights. 
B)  Neither parent is allowed custody, and the authority to make final decisions for the child are handed over to a legal custodian. 
C)  The children are divided between the parents either by sex or the children's choice. 
D)  The children divide their time between their parents, who share decisions about the children's upbringing. 
A)  One parent is responsible for raising the child, while the other parent has specified visitation rights. 
B)  Neither parent is allowed custody, and the authority to make final decisions for the child are handed over to a legal custodian. 
C)  The children are divided between the parents either by sex or the children's choice. 
D)  The children divide their time between their parents, who share decisions about the children's upbringing.

Question 10

Chris has remarried and is going to meet his spouse's children.He plans to establish a close relationship with the children.Which of the following stages of remarriage is Chris in?

Accepted Answer

A)  the community stage 
B)  the parental stage 
C)  the formal stage 
D)  the emotional stage 
A)  the community stage 
B)  the parental stage 
C)  the formal stage 
D)  the emotional stage

Which of the following is a macro-level reason for divorce?

Describe a scenario which would serve as an example of pseudo reconciliation.

Describe a scenario that would serve as an example of a person who is in the psychic stage of remarriage.

Matt and Kim, who are both sociology students, argue about the stage of divorce that Kim's mother is in.Matt believes that she is in Bohannon's beginning phase of emotional divorce stage although Kim disagrees.Which of the following is an accurate statement that confirms Matt's belief?

Tanya, a teenager, argues with her friend that teen marriages will lead to stronger marriages.Which of the following is an accurate statement that weakens Tanya's argument?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful stepfamily?

Kelly believes that her friend Mark's parents are in the emotional stage of divorce, while her brother, Jacob, believes that the divorce is in the legal stage.Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Jacob's belief?

Which of the following best describes split custody?

Chris has remarried and is going to meet his spouse's children.He plans to establish a close relationship with the children.Which of the following stages of remarriage is Chris in?

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Exam 15: Separation, Divorce, Remarriage, and Stepfamilies

Which of the following is a macro-level reason for divorce?

Describe a scenario which would serve as an example of pseudo reconciliation.

Describe a scenario that would serve as an example of a person who is in the psychic stage of remarriage.

Matt and Kim, who are both sociology students, argue about the stage of divorce that Kim's mother is in.Matt believes that she is in Bohannon's beginning phase of emotional divorce stage although Kim disagrees.Which of the following is an accurate statement that confirms Matt's belief?

Tanya, a teenager, argues with her friend that teen marriages will lead to stronger marriages.Which of the following is an accurate statement that weakens Tanya's argument?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful stepfamily?

Kelly believes that her friend Mark's parents are in the emotional stage of divorce, while her brother, Jacob, believes that the divorce is in the legal stage.Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Jacob's belief?

Which of the following best describes split custody?

Chris has remarried and is going to meet his spouse's children.He plans to establish a close relationship with the children.Which of the following stages of remarriage is Chris in?

he Changing Family

Studying the Family

The Family in Historical Perspective

Racial and Ethnic Families: Strengths and Stresses

Socialization and Gender Roles

Love and Loving Relationships

Sexuality and Sexual Expression throughout Life

Choosing Others: Dating and Mate Selection

Singlehood, Cohabitation, Civil Unions, and Other Options

Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships

To Be or Not to Be a Parent: More Choices, More Constraints

Raising Children: Promises and Pitfalls

The Economy and Family Life

Domestic Violence and Other Family Health Issues

Families in Later Life

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