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Chapter 12: Divorce and Remarriage
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What percentage of children in the United States will live in a divorced home at some point in their lives?
a. 20%
b. 40%
c. 60%
d. 80%
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Overview: Trends in Divorce and Remarriage
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Approximately what proportion of divorced women eventually remarry?
a. one third
b. one half
c. two thirds
d. three quarters
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Overview: Trends in Divorce and Remarriage
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Around which year did the Christian church outlaw all divorce?
a. 400 BCE
b. 400 CE
c. 1200 CE
d. 1600 CE
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Historical Trends in Divorce
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Jurisdictions to which people travel to obtain divorces easily are known as ______.
a. divorce cities
b. divorce mills
c. divorce sanctuaries
d. divorce factories
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Historical Trends in the United States
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Approximately what percentage of first marriages end in divorce?
a. 25%
b. 45%
c. 65%
d. 85%
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Historical Trends in the United States
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. With a(n) ______ either spouse can leave the marriage without having to justify their decision or prove the other spouse was a bad person.
a. irreconcilable divorce
b. mutual exclusion divorce
c. agreed expungement divorce
d. no-fault divorce
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Contemporary Legal Trends
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Divorced men who have an equitable amount of time with their children are more likely to ______.
a. pay their child support obligations
b. remarry the children’s mother
c. remain unmarried
d. live near their children
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Contemporary Legal Trends
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. The peak periods for divorce are ______.
a. within the first 2 years of marriage and after the first child is born
b. within the first 2 years of marriage and after the second child is born
c. within the first 2 years of marriage and at the empty nest stage
d. after the first child is born and at the empty nest stage
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Complexities of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Which psychological task characterizes the emotional station of divorce?
a. feeling sad, angry, and lonely
b. filing court papers for divorce
c. becoming psychologically separate from the spouse
d. forming new friendships and connections
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Stations of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. Divorced people who tend to improve their lives after divorce are referred to as ______.
a. enhancers
b. goodenoughs
c. seekers
d. swingers
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Effects of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. Divorced people who are anxious to remarry immediately are referred to as ______.
a. enhancers
b. goodenoughs
c. seekers
d. swingers
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Effects of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. Divorced people who decide that they do not want to remarry are referred to as ______.
a. enhancers
b. goodenoughs
c. competent loners
d. defeateds
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Effects of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. What proportion of single mothers in the United States live in poverty?
a. approximately 10%
b. approximately 25%
c. over one third
d. over one half
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Women
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. Compared with women’s reaction to divorce, men’s reaction can be characterized as ______.
a. better both psychologically and financially
b. worse both psychologically and financially
c. better psychologically and worse financially
d. worse psychologically and better financially
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Men
Difficulty Level: Medium
15. Very young children who go through divorce tend to experience ______.
a. a decline in academic performance
b. depression and anxiety
c. fear of rejection by their parents
d. anger toward their parents
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Children
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. Young adults whose parents have been divorced tend to experience ______.
a. doubts about their ability to form a stable relationship
b. depression and anxiety
c. fear of rejection by their parents
d. violence toward their parents
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Children
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. According to the theory of ______, people with similar challenges in personality, antisocial behavior, impulsivity, and poor relationship skills find each other and marry, increasing the risk for divorce and poor outcomes in their children.
a. dissociative attached
b. assortative mating
c. non-normative attached
d. dysphoric mating
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Children
Difficulty Level: Hard
18. Which statement about remarriage after divorce is INCORRECT?
a. Remarriage rates for college-educated women have declined in recent years.
b. Older women tend to divorce only if they feel emotionally prepared for remarriage.
c. The person who initiated the divorce is more likely to remarry than the person who was left.
d. African Americans and Hispanics are less likely to remarry than are European Americans.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Variables Influencing Remarriage Rates
Difficulty Level: Hard
19. Which statement about second marriages and stepfamilies is INCORRECT?
a. It typically takes between 5 and 7 years for a stepfamily to feel like a real family.
b. Second marriages are often characterized by a withdrawn communication pattern.
c. Stepchildren have fewer behavioral problems and adjustment troubles than biological children.
d. Second marriages tend to allow for high levels of autonomy in each partner.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Special Challenges in Stepfamilies
Difficulty Level: Medium
20. The great majority of stepfamilies consist of ______.
a. a father, his biological children, and a stepmother
b. both stepsiblings and half-siblings
c. two parents, each with biological children
d. a mother, her biological children, and a stepfather
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Special Challenges in Stepfamilies
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
1. After a divorce, many men remain stable and confident in their identity or masculinity.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Men
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Divorced fathers often feel confused about their new roles.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Men
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Today, it’s very common for men to slow their career trajectories to spend more time with their children after divorce.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Psychological Processes Fathers Can Experience
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Research suggests that custodial mothers do better than custodial fathers in maintaining authority over children after divorce, because they do not attempt to befriend their children, as men do.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Positive Outcomes of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Parenting coordination officers are professionals who consult with parents regarding their children’s needs before, during, and after divorce.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Coparenting
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. Couples coping enhancement training locates psychologists to serve as special masters to assist parents in custody problems.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Couples Coping Enhancement Training
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. A blended family is a remarried family wherein each partner has children he or she brings to the partnership.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Remarriage
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. In the past three decades, women with higher levels of education were less likely to marry and remarry but this trend has very recently reversed.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Remarriage
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Stepparent–stepchild relationships are not nearly as conflicted as biological relationships.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Challenges for Stepmothers versus Stepfathers
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. The sociobiological perspective is a viewpoint wherein a stepparent is treated like an acquaintance, instead of a family member, in terms of his or her relationship with stepchildren.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Different Viewpoints on Stepfamilies
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. The sociobiological perspective is a viewpoint that argues that evolutionarily, we are inclined to care for our biological kin in order to continue our gene pool; we are less likely to love or care for children with whom we share no genes in common.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Different Viewpoints on Stepfamilies
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. The stranger model is a viewpoint which assumes that a stepchild was financially dependent on a co-resident stepparent and so stepparents have rights and responsibilities for their stepchildren.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Different Viewpoints on Stepfamilies
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. Remarriage rates vary widely based on variables like divorce initiation status, ethnicity, age, education, and cultural context.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Variables Influencing Remarriage Rates
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. Emancipation is the contemporary legal standard whereby all decisions made in divorces and custody rulings include individualized decisions regarding what would benefit the children most.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Reducing the Negative Impact of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
15. Many children gain important strengths after recovering from the effects of divorce.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Positive Outcomes of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. Regardless of child support laws, 60% of mothers who don’t receive sufficient child support payments report that their ex-husbands simply cannot afford to make the payments.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Women
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short Answer
1. One historical trend shows that ______ divorced quite readily, and women were allowed to remarry numerous times without scorn.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Historical Trends in Divorce
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. ______ is the practice of leaving one’s hometown and traveling long distances to obtain a divorce.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Historical Trends in the United States
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. ______ is a legal ruling allowing both divorced parents to have equal access to and responsibility for their children.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Contemporary Trends
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. ______ is the actual practice of both divorced parents spending equal amounts of time and taking equal responsibility for their children.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Contemporary Trends
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The 1970s ushered in the ______, which means a divorce can occur unilaterally, or without the consent of a second party.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Contemporary Legal Trends
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. A ______ is a document that outlines custody, visitation, and bill-paying schedules, among other things.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Contemporary Legal Trends
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Today, ______ initiate most divorces.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Complexities of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. The most consistently reported effect of divorce on women is the sharp decline they experience in their ______.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Women
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. ______ marriages involve nagging, hostility, and backbiting by wives.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Psychological Issues for Women and Children
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. In ______, couples live independent lives in the same house; have few interests in common and different sets of friends; don’t fight but don’t engage in positive ways.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Psychological Issues for Women and Children
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
1. How can macrosystem factors such as the state of the economy affect divorce rates? Give at least one example.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the evolution of divorce practices over time. | 12-3: Describe some of the key effects of divorce on adults and children.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Overview: Trends in Divorce and Remarriage
Difficulty Level: Hard
2. Describe the general pattern of psychological pain and healing that most people go through after a divorce.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis | Application
Answer Location: The Effects of Divorce
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. Explain why extensive research, carried out over many years, has yielded no clear consensus on the effects of divorce on children.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis | Application
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Children
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. Should parents stay together for the sake of the children? What does research suggest about the answer to this question?
Learning Objective: 12-2: Summarize the processes involved in the various stations of divorce. | 12-4: Identify strategies that can help minimize the negative impact of divorce on families.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis | Application
Answer Location: Effects of Divorce on Children
Difficulty Level: Hard