Question 1

Cox and Demmitt believe that remarried partners must make a special effort to free themselves from attitudes and behaviors that stem from:

Accepted Answer

A)  religious guilt. 
B)  the first marriage. 
C)  childhood experiences. 
D)  parental influences. 
A)  religious guilt. 
B)  the first marriage. 
C)  childhood experiences. 
D)  parental influences.

Question 2

Cultivating a sense of humor is one of the best ways to build a healthy stepfamily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What does the little empirical data we have on May-December marriages tell us?

Accepted Answer

Couples express high levels of

Question 4

The interval between the time of divorce and reentering a new relationship is shorter when consideration is given to:

Accepted Answer

A)  age difference. 
B)  infidelity. 
C)  children in the relationship. 
D)  cohabitation. 
A)  age difference. 
B)  infidelity. 
C)  children in the relationship. 
D)  cohabitation.

Question 5

Sexual experimentation is fairly common among newly divorced people who were:

Accepted Answer

A)  married for more than ten years. 
B)  granted no-fault divorces. 
C)  married in the late 1960s. 
D)  rejected by their spouses. 
A)  married for more than ten years. 
B)  granted no-fault divorces. 
C)  married in the late 1960s. 
D)  rejected by their spouses.

Question 6

According to the text, why is the stepparent-stepchild relationship more difficult than with a biological parent?

Accepted Answer

A)  The stepparent usually produces a loving relationship immediately, causing problems for the non-custodial biological parent. 
B)  The relationship starts midstream and hasn't developed from the beginning. 
C)  The myth of the wicked stepmother is true. 
D)  Young children find it more difficult to form a bond, but adolescents are usually able to interact with the stepparent as a parent. 
A)  The stepparent usually produces a loving relationship immediately, causing problems for the non-custodial biological parent. 
B)  The relationship starts midstream and hasn't developed from the beginning. 
C)  The myth of the wicked stepmother is true. 
D)  Young children find it more difficult to form a bond, but adolescents are usually able to interact with the stepparent as a parent.

Question 7

One area where partners in a remarriage should keep money separate is in:

Accepted Answer

A)  house payments. 
B)  child-support payments. 
C)  paychecks. 
D)  the household fund. 
A)  house payments. 
B)  child-support payments. 
C)  paychecks. 
D)  the household fund.

Question 8

Children can actually break up a remarriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following statements about blended families are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  they tend to experience more trauma and crisis than first marriage families. 
B)  children are exposed to a wider variety of people. 
C)  stepfamilies are generally better for children than single-parent families. 
D)  stepparents try harder to be good parents. 
A)  they tend to experience more trauma and crisis than first marriage families. 
B)  children are exposed to a wider variety of people. 
C)  stepfamilies are generally better for children than single-parent families. 
D)  stepparents try harder to be good parents.

Question 10

In dealing with sexuality in the stepfamily, remarried families lack:

Accepted Answer

A)  affection. 
B)  biological incest taboos. 
C)  a sexual atmosphere. 
D)  sexual fantasies. 
A)  affection. 
B)  biological incest taboos. 
C)  a sexual atmosphere. 
D)  sexual fantasies.

Question 11

The chance to prescreen dates is the most attractive feature of:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal newspaper ads. 
B)  singles clubs. 
C)  blind dating. 
D)  social media dating. 
A)  personal newspaper ads. 
B)  singles clubs. 
C)  blind dating. 
D)  social media dating.

Question 12

Adolescents are more likely to break up a remarriage because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they can get in trouble with the law. 
B)  they have more friends. 
C)  they have more power in the family. 
D)  they can be more dangerous to stepsiblings. 
A)  they can get in trouble with the law. 
B)  they have more friends. 
C)  they have more power in the family. 
D)  they can be more dangerous to stepsiblings.

Question 13

The only category in which brides are generally older than their grooms are marriages of:

Accepted Answer

A)  first-married couples. 
B)  never-married women and divorced men. 
C)  divorced men and divorced women. 
D)  previously-married women and never-married men. 
A)  first-married couples. 
B)  never-married women and divorced men. 
C)  divorced men and divorced women. 
D)  previously-married women and never-married men.

Question 14

Many newly divorced people find that dating someone new means:

Accepted Answer

A)  a romantic evening on the town. 
B)  endless financial worries. 
C)  being a teenager all over again. 
D)  getting acquainted with the date's children. 
A)  a romantic evening on the town. 
B)  endless financial worries. 
C)  being a teenager all over again. 
D)  getting acquainted with the date's children.

Question 15

Carol has been remarried for six months. Although she and her new husband have experienced a great deal of conflict, Carol insists that the marriage is perfect. One reason that Carol tends to need to characterize her second marriage as happy may be that:

Accepted Answer

A)  she is pregnant. 
B)  she doesn't want to raise her two children alone. 
C)  she is afraid that he will leave her, just like her first husband. 
D)  she can wipe away some of the guilt over the failure of the first marriage. 
A)  she is pregnant. 
B)  she doesn't want to raise her two children alone. 
C)  she is afraid that he will leave her, just like her first husband. 
D)  she can wipe away some of the guilt over the failure of the first marriage.

Question 16

According to your text, the most important step a newly divorced person can take is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  wallow at home in their own misery. 
B)  participate in the social world. 
C)  set up an online dating profile. 
D)  quickly seek someone else to marry. 
A)  wallow at home in their own misery. 
B)  participate in the social world. 
C)  set up an online dating profile. 
D)  quickly seek someone else to marry.

Question 17

Remarriages involving adolescent children tend to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer parental rules. 
B)  more sustained problems. 
C)  shorter adjustment periods. 
D)  traditional gender roles. 
A)  fewer parental rules. 
B)  more sustained problems. 
C)  shorter adjustment periods. 
D)  traditional gender roles.

Question 18

Because of the complexity of blended families:

Accepted Answer

A)  people are better off not remarrying. 
B)  it is surprising any remarriages are successful. 
C)  adolescent sexual exploration is more common. 
D)  relationships are less intense and diluted. 
A)  people are better off not remarrying. 
B)  it is surprising any remarriages are successful. 
C)  adolescent sexual exploration is more common. 
D)  relationships are less intense and diluted.

Question 19

Dating by a former spouse may give the other an excuse to change the divorce settlement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most people who return to the single life involuntarily tend to find it:

Accepted Answer

A)  frightening. 
B)  exhilarating. 
C)  a minor transition. 
D)  similar to married life. 
A)  frightening. 
B)  exhilarating. 
C)  a minor transition. 
D)  similar to married life.

Cox and Demmitt believe that remarried partners must make a special effort to free themselves from attitudes and behaviors that stem from:

Cultivating a sense of humor is one of the best ways to build a healthy stepfamily.

What does the little empirical data we have on May-December marriages tell us?

The interval between the time of divorce and reentering a new relationship is shorter when consideration is given to:

Sexual experimentation is fairly common among newly divorced people who were:

According to the text, why is the stepparent-stepchild relationship more difficult than with a biological parent?

One area where partners in a remarriage should keep money separate is in:

Children can actually break up a remarriage.

All of the following statements about blended families are true EXCEPT:

In dealing with sexuality in the stepfamily, remarried families lack:

The chance to prescreen dates is the most attractive feature of:

Adolescents are more likely to break up a remarriage because:

The only category in which brides are generally older than their grooms are marriages of:

Many newly divorced people find that dating someone new means:

Carol has been remarried for six months. Although she and her new husband have experienced a great deal of conflict, Carol insists that the marriage is perfect. One reason that Carol tends to need to characterize her second marriage as happy may be that:

According to your text, the most important step a newly divorced person can take is to:

Remarriages involving adolescent children tend to have:

Because of the complexity of blended families:

Dating by a former spouse may give the other an excuse to change the divorce settlement.

Most people who return to the single life involuntarily tend to find it:

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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Exam 16: Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Cox and Demmitt believe that remarried partners must make a special effort to free themselves from attitudes and behaviors that stem from:

Cultivating a sense of humor is one of the best ways to build a healthy stepfamily.

What does the little empirical data we have on May-December marriages tell us?

The interval between the time of divorce and reentering a new relationship is shorter when consideration is given to:

Sexual experimentation is fairly common among newly divorced people who were:

According to the text, why is the stepparent-stepchild relationship more difficult than with a biological parent?

One area where partners in a remarriage should keep money separate is in:

Children can actually break up a remarriage.

All of the following statements about blended families are true EXCEPT:

In dealing with sexuality in the stepfamily, remarried families lack:

The chance to prescreen dates is the most attractive feature of:

Adolescents are more likely to break up a remarriage because:

The only category in which brides are generally older than their grooms are marriages of:

Many newly divorced people find that dating someone new means:

Carol has been remarried for six months. Although she and her new husband have experienced a great deal of conflict, Carol insists that the marriage is perfect. One reason that Carol tends to need to characterize her second marriage as happy may be that:

According to your text, the most important step a newly divorced person can take is to:

Remarriages involving adolescent children tend to have:

Because of the complexity of blended families:

Dating by a former spouse may give the other an excuse to change the divorce settlement.

Most people who return to the single life involuntarily tend to find it:

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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