Question 1

Stepparents can assure themselves of the same rights as biological parents by:

Accepted Answer

A)  changing the original divorce settlement. 
B)  providing financial support. 
C)  developing a marital contract. 
D)  adopting stepchildren. 
A)  changing the original divorce settlement. 
B)  providing financial support. 
C)  developing a marital contract. 
D)  adopting stepchildren.

Question 2

Stepparents and stepchildren have a great deal of trouble in their relationships for all reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  stepparents feel confusion about their roles. 
B)  children feel loyalty conflicts. 
C)  the split of parental authority with the biological parents. 
D)  the change in economic status. 
A)  stepparents feel confusion about their roles. 
B)  children feel loyalty conflicts. 
C)  the split of parental authority with the biological parents. 
D)  the change in economic status.

Question 3

The main purpose of many singles clubs is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  get single people involved in politics. 
B)  introduce people to new acquaintances. 
C)  provide child care for single parents. 
D)  educate singles about STDs. 
A)  get single people involved in politics. 
B)  introduce people to new acquaintances. 
C)  provide child care for single parents. 
D)  educate singles about STDs.

Question 4

Which of the following couples has a May-December marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  a 60-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman 
B)  a 50-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man 
C)  a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman 
D)  a 75-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman 
A)  a 60-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman 
B)  a 50-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man 
C)  a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman 
D)  a 75-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman

Question 5

With remarriage, the children's circle of relatives:

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A)  shrinks. 
B)  expands. 
C)  remains constant. 
D)  disappears. 
A)  shrinks. 
B)  expands. 
C)  remains constant. 
D)  disappears.

Question 6

What advantage does Internet dating provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  It creates a meat market of available people to meet. 
B)  People on dating sites are typically more honest in their words and pictures. 
C)  Anonymity allows people to reveal as much or little as they want during early interactions. 
D)  Internet dating is a cheap alternative to going to singles clubs. 
A)  It creates a meat market of available people to meet. 
B)  People on dating sites are typically more honest in their words and pictures. 
C)  Anonymity allows people to reveal as much or little as they want during early interactions. 
D)  Internet dating is a cheap alternative to going to singles clubs.

Question 7

Society can help build blended family strengths by:

Accepted Answer

A)  making it easier to enter marriage. 
B)  repealing sole custody laws. 
C)  enforcing the Christian interpretation of divorce. 
D)  recognizing the validity of blended families. 
A)  making it easier to enter marriage. 
B)  repealing sole custody laws. 
C)  enforcing the Christian interpretation of divorce. 
D)  recognizing the validity of blended families.

Question 8

Homogamy is the belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is wrong to marry relatives. 
B)  male and female characteristics are interchangeable. 
C)  people with similar backgrounds are attracted to one another. 
D)  a person can only fall in love once. 
A)  it is wrong to marry relatives. 
B)  male and female characteristics are interchangeable. 
C)  people with similar backgrounds are attracted to one another. 
D)  a person can only fall in love once.

Question 9

What are the contrasting emotions present in a relationship where a divorced individual with children is dating?

Accepted Answer

A)  The children are typically excited at expanding their family. However, the dating couple is nervous about making marriage successful. 
B)  It is difficult to discuss feelings in second marriages. 
C)  The single parent is excited and happy at the prospect of remarriage. However, the children are anxious about what the new relationship will mean. 
D)  The couple in the relationship is excited, but anxious about the expense of a new family. 
A)  The children are typically excited at expanding their family. However, the dating couple is nervous about making marriage successful. 
B)  It is difficult to discuss feelings in second marriages. 
C)  The single parent is excited and happy at the prospect of remarriage. However, the children are anxious about what the new relationship will mean. 
D)  The couple in the relationship is excited, but anxious about the expense of a new family.

Question 10

When Cox and Demmitt say "ghosts at the table" are present in second marriages, they mean that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children from a first marriage make things difficult. 
B)  the basic personalities of the spouses don't change at all. 
C)  former spouses influence the newly married pair. 
D)  childhood experiences interfere with intimacy. 
A)  children from a first marriage make things difficult. 
B)  the basic personalities of the spouses don't change at all. 
C)  former spouses influence the newly married pair. 
D)  childhood experiences interfere with intimacy.

Question 11

The most common reaction to remarriage is:

Accepted Answer

A)  jumping at the first chance to remarry. 
B)  living together but avoiding legal marriage. 
C)  careful, cautious testing of the relationship. 
D)  avoiding it unless "swept away" by love. 
A)  jumping at the first chance to remarry. 
B)  living together but avoiding legal marriage. 
C)  careful, cautious testing of the relationship. 
D)  avoiding it unless "swept away" by love.

Question 12

What is some advice you would offer to a friend who will become a stepparent?

Accepted Answer

Provide a neutral territory for the chil

Question 13

Generally, adolescent boys have more problems adjusting to stepparents than adolescent girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Reveal the role of the transition person in remarriage.

Accepted Answer

The transition person helps the divorced

Question 15

In light of the definition of serial monogamy, it would be reasonable to assume that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans are not allowed to have several spouses simultaneously. 
B)  widowed people have high remarriage rates. 
C)  a lot of women in their forties have never been married. 
D)  remarriage rates were much higher in past centuries. 
A)  Americans are not allowed to have several spouses simultaneously. 
B)  widowed people have high remarriage rates. 
C)  a lot of women in their forties have never been married. 
D)  remarriage rates were much higher in past centuries.

Question 16

What is the difference between the term stepfamily and blended family?

Accepted Answer

Stepfamily originally meant "orphan." Bl

Question 17

The presence of children after divorce complicates dating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Younger children are better able to become attached to and benefit from a stepparent than older children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following divorced women is least likely to remarry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joan, a Ph.D. in her mid-fifties 
B)  Stacy, a 24-year-old high school graduate 
C)  Chris, a 19-year-old without a job going to college part-time 
D)  Sue, a 35-year-old nurse 
A)  Joan, a Ph.D. in her mid-fifties 
B)  Stacy, a 24-year-old high school graduate 
C)  Chris, a 19-year-old without a job going to college part-time 
D)  Sue, a 35-year-old nurse

Question 20

Remarried couples who have divorce in their backgrounds and have gone through a great deal of conflict at the time of their divorce may benefit from:

Accepted Answer

A)  mediation to settle conflicts. 
B)  avoiding conflict in their new relationship. 
C)  separate vacations. 
D)  non-custodial parenting. 
A)  mediation to settle conflicts. 
B)  avoiding conflict in their new relationship. 
C)  separate vacations. 
D)  non-custodial parenting.

Stepparents can assure themselves of the same rights as biological parents by:

Stepparents and stepchildren have a great deal of trouble in their relationships for all reasons EXCEPT:

The main purpose of many singles clubs is to:

Which of the following couples has a May-December marriage?

With remarriage, the children's circle of relatives:

What advantage does Internet dating provide?

Society can help build blended family strengths by:

Homogamy is the belief that:

What are the contrasting emotions present in a relationship where a divorced individual with children is dating?

When Cox and Demmitt say "ghosts at the table" are present in second marriages, they mean that:

The most common reaction to remarriage is:

What is some advice you would offer to a friend who will become a stepparent?

Generally, adolescent boys have more problems adjusting to stepparents than adolescent girls.

Reveal the role of the transition person in remarriage.

In light of the definition of serial monogamy, it would be reasonable to assume that:

What is the difference between the term stepfamily and blended family?

The presence of children after divorce complicates dating.

Younger children are better able to become attached to and benefit from a stepparent than older children.

Which of the following divorced women is least likely to remarry?

Remarried couples who have divorce in their backgrounds and have gone through a great deal of conflict at the time of their divorce may benefit from:

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Exam 16: Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Stepparents can assure themselves of the same rights as biological parents by:

Stepparents and stepchildren have a great deal of trouble in their relationships for all reasons EXCEPT:

The main purpose of many singles clubs is to:

Which of the following couples has a May-December marriage?

With remarriage, the children's circle of relatives:

What advantage does Internet dating provide?

Society can help build blended family strengths by:

Homogamy is the belief that:

What are the contrasting emotions present in a relationship where a divorced individual with children is dating?

When Cox and Demmitt say "ghosts at the table" are present in second marriages, they mean that:

The most common reaction to remarriage is:

What is some advice you would offer to a friend who will become a stepparent?

Generally, adolescent boys have more problems adjusting to stepparents than adolescent girls.

Reveal the role of the transition person in remarriage.

In light of the definition of serial monogamy, it would be reasonable to assume that:

What is the difference between the term stepfamily and blended family?

The presence of children after divorce complicates dating.

Younger children are better able to become attached to and benefit from a stepparent than older children.

Which of the following divorced women is least likely to remarry?

Remarried couples who have divorce in their backgrounds and have gone through a great deal of conflict at the time of their divorce may benefit from:

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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