Ch13 – Separation, Divorce, Remarriage, And + Exam Questions

Chapter 13: Separation, Divorce, Remarriage, and Stepfamilies

13.1 Quick Quiz

1. Glen’s relationship with his wife isn’t going very well, and he is worried about who would complete paying their mortgage if they decided to separate. Which of the following stages of separation is Glen currently in?
2. late separation
3. early separation
4. preseparation
5. midseparation

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. According to Bohannon, couples typically argue about who should pay past debts, property taxes, and new expenses during the __________ station of divorce.
   1. emotional
   2. co-parental
   3. psychic
   4. economic

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of the following is a micro-level reason for divorce?
   1. military service
   2. technology
   3. extramarital affair
   4. the economy

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Which of the following best describes split custody?
   1. One parent is responsible for raising the child, while the other parent has specified visitation rights.
   2. Neither parent is allowed custody, and the authority to make final decisions for the child is handed over to a legal custodian.
   3. The children are divided between the parents either by sex or the children’s choice.
   4. The children divide their time between their parents, who share decisions about the children’s upbringing.

Learning Objective: 13.4 Explain how and why divorce affects adults.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Adults

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Paula, a recent divorcee, asks her friend for advice on how to lessen the negative effects of the divorce on her kids. Which of the following statements would be effective in the given case?
   1. She should move her household and start again in a new community.
   2. She should keep her distance from the children and not be too rigid in setting household rules.
   3. She should blame the other parent so that they take her side.
   4. She should emphasize that the children are not responsible for the divorce.

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. Which of the following is an example of a positive outcome of divorce on children?
   1. decrease in stress from high-conflict families
   2. decrease in time with noncustodial fathers
   3. increase in economic resources
   4. increase in stable environment

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Understand the concepts

1. During the __________ remarriage stage, a divorced person has to establish a commitment to and trust in a new partner.
   1. emotional
   2. psychic
   3. formal
   4. parental

Learning Objective: 13.6 Describe the prevalence and process of remarriage and explain how and why remarriages differ from first marriages.

Topic: Remarriage: Prevalence, Process, and Characteristics

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Which of the following is true about a co-parent family with reference to lesbian families?
2. The lesbian stepmother is the one who takes on the role of father as in a heterosexual family.
3. The biological mother is responsible for all traditional mothering tasks and the nonbiological mother does the decision making.
4. Both mothers have equal rights and responsibilities in everyday tasks.
5. The nonbiological mother is a supporter and helper to the biological mother.

Learning Objective: 13.7 Describe and explain the diversity and complexity of stepfamilies.

Topic: The Diversity and Complexity of Stepfamilies

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. According to __________ theories, children in stepfamily households have more problems than children in nuclear families because the stepparents often invest less time and energy in raising their children.
2. risk and resilience
3. family stress
4. social capital
5. cumulative effects

Learning Objective: 13.8 Describe and explain how stepfamilies differ from nuclear families.

Topic: Living in a Stepfamily

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Gail, who has recently gotten married for the second time, tells her friend Sharon, who is also in her second marriage, that she wants to be successful as a stepmother in this marriage. Which of the following is an accurate statement that would prove beneficial to Gail?
   1. She should restrict the children from mourning their losses.
   2. She should immediately take the role of the disciplinarian.
   3. She should forge a strong couple relationship with her partner.
   4. She should continue the exact same rituals of her previous marriage.

Learning Objective: 13.8 Describe and explain how stepfamilies differ from nuclear families.

Topic: Living in a Stepfamily

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

13.2 Test Questions

1. The first phase in the separation process is the __________ phase.
   1. preseparation
   2. psychic divorce
   3. early separation
   4. pseudo-separation

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Jessica and Jake, a married couple, go out to social gatherings together, attend their children’s school events, and act like everything is normal while they are out of their home. However, they are having trouble in their relationship and their marriage is not going very well. Which of the following stages of separation are Jessica and Jake currently in?
   1. the emotional stage
   2. the early separation stage
   3. the preseparation stage
   4. the midseparation stage

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Which of the following is true of the early separation stage?
   1. The couple typically undergoes pseudo-reconciliation in this stage.
   2. The partners have to learn to live as singles again.
   3. The couple has questions about splitting of responsibilities and household items.
   4. The partners are overwhelmed with the pressures of maintaining two households.

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Kate and Chelsea argue about which stage of separation the couple they have been observing in their college study are in. Kate believes that they are in the early stage of separation, but Chelsea disagrees. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Kate’s assumption?
   1. They are plagued with questions of what they are going to tell their parents and how they will split household items.
   2. They have started avoiding each other and are open to seeing other people socially.
   3. They are experiencing pseudo-reconciliation and have moved back in together.
   4. They are still pretending that nothing is wrong between them.

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. Cathy and John have been undergoing pressures in their marriage and have decided that the relationship isn’t working out between them. Cathy is now in a dilemma as to how she is going to break the news to her mother and what she should tell her. John is more worried about who is going to continue paying for their son’s tuition fees at college. Cathy and John are in the __________ phase in the process of separation.
   1. late separation
   2. preseparation
   3. midseparation
   4. early separation

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. During the __________ phase of separation, the pressures of maintaining two separate households and meeting the daily emotional and physical needs of the children mount, and stress intensifies.
   1. preseparation
   2. early separation
   3. midseparation
   4. late separation

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. During the __________ phase of separation, the partners must learn how to survive as singles again.
   1. preseparation
   2. early separation
   3. midseparation
   4. late separation

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of the following is true of pseudo-reconciliation?
   1. The couple lives together temporarily to meet the provisions for divorce.
   2. The couple lives together but start seeing other people.
   3. The couple feels guilty for breaking up the family and moves back in together.
   4. The couple separates but are asked by the courts to remain as a couple until child custody is determined.

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Harry and Jessica move back in together after separating for a brief period. Harry’s father tells him that he is experiencing the midseparation phase and that he doubts that it will last. Which of the following is an accurate statement that will strengthen the father’s argument?
   1. Couples in midseparation get influenced by their parents’ or peers’ negativity which causes them to split again.
   2. Couples in midseparation often reunite briefly but separate again because their underlying problems resurface.
   3. Couples in midseparation usually begin seeing other people socially.
   4. Couples in midseparation begin to experience gradual emotional alienation.

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. According to Bohannon, the __________ divorce begins before people take any legal steps.
   1. emotional
   2. community
   3. economic
   4. co-parental

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Colin has been trying to be more supportive of his wife. Despite his efforts, they fight a lot and things don’t look promising between them, although he feels he can turn things around. Colin is in the __________ phase of emotional divorce.
   1. beginning
   2. pseudo-reconciliation
   3. end
   4. middle

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Monetary payment made by the noncustodial parent to the parent who has custody of the child to help pay for the child’s expenses is known as __________.
   1. child dividend
   2. spousal maintenance
   3. alimony
   4. child support

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Which of the following occurs in the middle stage of emotional divorce?
   1. Spouses feel disappointment in each other but hope the marriage will improve.
   2. The unhappier partner begins to evaluate the rewards and costs of leaving the marriage.
   3. One of the partners stops caring and detaches emotionally from the other.
   4. One of the partners contacts a lawyer and files for divorce.

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. According to Bohannon, the __________ divorce is the formal dissolution of a marriage.
   1. emotional
   2. legal
   3. economic
   4. co-parental

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Monetary payment made by one ex-spouse to the other after a divorce is known as __________.
   1. marital dividends
   2. paternal gatekeeping
   3. alimony
   4. accommodation

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Mark’s wife gained custody of their son and he is required to pay $2,000 a month toward his son’s upkeep to his ex-wife. This payment is known as __________.
   1. marital dividends
   2. litigation
   3. alimony
   4. child support

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. 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?
   1. She has hurt and angry feelings about the things her husband has done.
   2. She believes that the marriage will still work and that it’s not the end.
   3. She has started drifting further away from her husband.
   4. She has become happier and has become more independent.

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. 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 indicates that Jacob is correct?
   1. Mark’s parents have started seeing other people.
   2. Mark’s parents are still together.
   3. Mark’s parents are trying to decide on child support payments.
   4. Mark’s parents have started informing their relatives that they are no longer together.

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Lydia and Gregory are in the process of a divorce and are currently fighting over who should complete the payment of the education loan that they took out for their daughter’s university tuition. According to Bohannon, which of the following stages of divorce are Lydia and Gregory going through?
   1. emotional divorce
   2. economic divorce
   3. psychic divorce
   4. community divorce

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Hakim tells his boss that he and his wife are no longer together. His friends have also talked him into going out with one his colleagues. This is an example of a(n) __________ divorce.
   1. quasi
   2. informal
   3. psychic
   4. community

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Kristin, who has separated from her husband and is now living on her own, still feels sorry that her marriage didn’t work out. Even though her ex-husband is seeing another woman, Kristin is finding it difficult to move on. According to Bohannon, which of the following stages of divorce is Kirstin going through?
   1. emotional divorce
   2. economic divorce
   3. psychic divorce
   4. community divorce

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the divorce process and explain why divorce rates have declined.

Topic: Divorce: Process and Rates

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. A __________ is when neither partner has to establish the guilt or wrongdoing of the other.
   1. psychic divorce
   2. nullified divorce
   3. no-fault divorce
   4. voidable divorce

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Which of the following statements is true of no-fault divorce laws?
   1. They do not consider “incompatibility” a valid reason for divorce.
   2. They are not applicable to individuals who have served in the military.
   3. A no-fault divorce is only granted in cases of adultery, desertion, or physical and mental cruelty.
   4. They allow for divorce to be granted on the basis of “irreconcilable differences.”

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of the following is a macro-level reason for divorce?
   1. extramarital affairs
   2. education
   3. communication problems
   4. military service

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Which of the following scenarios would serve as an example of a macro-level reason for divorce?
   1. Jim couldn’t afford the divorce he wanted, but was able to get a divorce through a cheap online do-it-yourself service.
   2. Mia’s husband always misunderstands what she tries to tell him, and, as a result, she has filed for a divorce.
   3. Jack’s wife can no longer bear his drinking habit and has filed for a divorce.
   4. Cindy expected her marriage with her husband to be a fairytale and wants a divorce as it isn’t what she expected it to be.

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Which of the following is true of social integration?
   1. Lower social integration increases divorce rates.
   2. Higher social integration increases divorce rates.
   3. Lower social integration decreases divorce rates.
   4. Rising individualism increases social integration.

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the concept

1. Jude believes that cohabitation results in a successful marriage and reduces chances of divorce. However, his friend Jake disagrees with him. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Jude’s argument?
   1. Cohabitants tend to be less accepting of divorce and more committed to marriage.
   2. Cohabitants are found to have better relationship managing skills than married couples.
   3. The risk of divorce is found to be lowest among serial cohabitants.
   4. A marital commitment prior to cohabitation decreases the likelihood of divorce.

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. Ron argues that women who are employed are more likely to initiate divorce in most marriages. However, his wife Clarice believes that men who are employed are the ones who initiate divorce. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Ron’s argument?
   1. Women have higher expectations than men of how a marriage should be.
   2. Men generally tend to be more responsive to relationship problems.
   3. Women in unhappy marriages are more likely to divorce if they can support themselves.
   4. Women are less likely to be responsive to relationship problems.

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. 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?
   1. Teens are less likely to divorce as they live in a shrinking marriage market.
   2. First marriages of teens tend to last longer than first marriages of adults.
   3. Teens are more likely to be involved in a cohabitation arrangement.
   4. Teen marriages are typically hastened by a premarital pregnancy.

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. Which of the following is true of the differences between African Americans and their Asian-American counterparts when it comes to divorce?
   1. African-American women have lower divorce rates than Asian Americans.
   2. African Americans are more likely to divorce than Asian Americans.
   3. Older Asian Americans have higher divorce rates than their African-American counterparts.
   4. Educated African Americans tend to have lower divorce rates than their Asian-American counterparts.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. The likelihood of divorce is __________ if partners belong to different faiths.
   1. low
   2. high
   3. absent
   4. moderate

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of the following scenarios would serve as an example of a micro-level reason for divorce?
   1. Gary finds it hard to cope with the fact that his wife is constantly away on military duty.
   2. Tiffany has found out that her husband Jeff is cheating on her with another woman.
   3. Donna has filed for divorce from Colin after he lost his job during an economic downturn.
   4. Harry has found a website which offers to help people divorce for a very low price.

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. A court-mandated ruling regarding which divorced parent will have the primary responsibility for the children’s upbringing is known as __________.
   1. an indictment
   2. alimony
   3. custody
   4. a litigation

Learning Objective: 13.4 Explain how and why divorce affects adults.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Adults

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Which of the following is true of split custody?
   1. The children are divided either by choice or by sex between the partners.
   2. The children divide their time between their parents.
   3. Both parents share decision making with regard to the children’s affairs.
   4. Both parents have physical custody of the children.

Learning Objective: 13.4 Explain how and why divorce affects adults.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Adults

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Karin and Steve have recently divorced one another. The court had ordered that Steve would have the children live with him during the summers and on alternating weekends. The children will live with Karin the rest of the time. Karen and Steve are also expected to share decision making about the children’s upbringing. This is an example of __________ custody.
   1. joint
   2. dual
   3. sole
   4. gender-based

Learning Objective: 13.4 Explain how and why divorce affects adults.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Adults

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Joint custody differs from split custody in that in a joint custody __________.
   1. the mother gets the daughters and the father gets the sons
   2. the children divide their time between their parents, who share decisions about the children’s upbringing
   3. the children are allowed to choose the parent with whom they want to live
   4. neither parent gets legal or physical custody of the children

Learning Objective: 13.4 Explain how and why divorce affects adults.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Adults

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. A joint physical custody differs from a joint legal custody in that in a joint physical custody __________.
   1. the mother gets the daughters and the father gets the sons
   2. the court specifies how much time children will spend in each parent’s home
   3. the children are allowed to choose the parent with whom they want to live
   4. both parents share decision making on issues such as the child’s education, health care, and religious training

Learning Objective: 13.4 Explain how and why divorce affects adults.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Adults

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. Which of the following is true of coparenting?
   1. It isn’t a legal type of custody.
   2. It does not require for the partners to communicate with each other.
   3. It is not a part of the divorce process.
   4. It only allows for either partner to have physical custody and not legal custody.

Learning Objective: 13.4 Explain how and why divorce affects adults.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Adults

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of the following is a way in which parents could reduce the negative effects of divorce on their children?
   1. They should avoid talking to their children about their problems.
   2. They should try and give their children space by keeping a distance from them.
   3. They should never tell their children that the other parent is to blame.
   4. They should emphasize the importance of child support to the children.

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Divorce has the most negative impacts on children in which of the following types of family situations?
2. high-income families
3. low-conflict families
4. high-conflict families
5. coparenting families

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of these statements best describes economic impacts of divorce on families?
2. Both mothers and fathers see an increase in income.
3. Mothers see an increase and fathers see a decrease in income.
4. Mothers see a decrease and fathers see an increase in income.
5. Both mothers and fathers see a decrease in income.

Answer C

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Tyesha suggests that children who grow up in divorced families tend to model their parents’ conflictual relationships and experience adverse consequences after a parent’s divorce, including selecting partners with emotional problems. Tyesha most likely subscribes to the __________ perspective.
2. intergenerational transmission of divorce
3. oppositional divorce
4. economic divorce
5. traditional values of divorce

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Divorce has the most positive impacts on children in which of the following types of family situations?
2. high-income families
3. low-conflict families
4. high-conflict families
5. coparenting families

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of the following best describes the community remarriage stage?
   1. Couples often sever close personal ties that they establish after a divorce.
   2. Couples develop a relationship with the children of their new spouse.
   3. Couples officially announce that they are remarried to friends and family.
   4. Couples start deciding on allocation of expenses between them.

Learning Objective: 13.6 Describe the prevalence and process of remarriage, and explain how and why remarriages differ from first marriages.

Topic: Remarriage: Prevalence, Process, and Characteristics

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. During the __________ remarriage stage, people’s identity changes from that of a single individual to that of a couple.
2. community
3. psychic
4. emotional
5. parental

Learning Objective: 13.6 Describe the prevalence and process of remarriage and explain how and why remarriages differ from first marriages.

Topic: Remarriage: Prevalence, Process, and Characteristics

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. Harry, a sociology student, after observing his aunt who is about to remarry, believes that she is in the psychic stage of remarriage. Which of the following would confirm his belief?
   1. She has started cutting away from people whom she was once close to after her divorce.
   2. She is thinking of visiting her fiancé’s children and wants to spend time with them.
   3. She is sad about the fact that she is no longer going to be independent and do what she likes.
   4. She has started dividing expenses to determine those for which she will be responsible and those for which her husband will be responsible.

Learning Objective: 13.6 Describe the prevalence and process of remarriage, and explain how and why remarriages differ from first marriages.

Topic: Remarriage: Prevalence, Process, and Characteristics

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. Brad has just remarried. He has started to avoid and cut away from his close friends as they were against his remarriage. He plans to move to a new city and start over again with his new spouse. Based on the example, Brad is in the __________ stage of remarriage.
   1. community
   2. psychic
   3. formal
   4. emotional

Learning Objective: 13.6 Describe the prevalence and process of remarriage and explain how and why remarriages differ from first marriages.

Topic: Remarriage: Prevalence, Process, and Characteristics

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. 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 experiencing?
   1. the community stage
   2. the parental stage
   3. the formal stage
   4. the emotional stage

Learning Objective: 13.6 Describe the prevalence and process of remarriage and explain how and why remarriages differ from first marriages.

Topic: Remarriage: Prevalence, Process, and Characteristics

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. The __________ stage involves developing a relationship between a partner and the children of the new spouse.
   1. parental remarriage
   2. community remarriage
   3. psychic remarriage
   4. emotional remarriage

Learning Objective: 13.6 Describe the prevalence and process of remarriage and explain how and why remarriages differ from first marriages.

Topic: Remarriage: Prevalence, Process, and Characteristics

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. In a __________ stepfamily, both adults have children from previous marriages.
   1. complex
   2. nuclear
   3. compound
   4. joint biological

Learning Objective: 13.7 Describe and explain the diversity and complexity of stepfamilies.

Topic: The Diversity and Complexity of Stepfamilies

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. 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 off at school, and picks him up from soccer practice. Which of the following lesbian stepfamilies is this an example of?
   1. a stepmother family
   2. a co-mother family
   3. a mother-stepfamily
   4. a quasi-stepfamily

Learning Objective: 13.7 Describe and explain the diversity and complexity of stepfamilies.

Topic: The Diversity and Complexity of Stepfamilies

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Stepfamilies differ from nuclear families in that stepfamilies typically __________.
2. have simpler structures
3. tend to create new roles in the family structure
4. experience less stress and conflict
5. have quicker integration periods between family members

Learning Objective: 13.7 Describe and explain the diversity and complexity of stepfamilies.

Topic: The Diversity and Complexity of Stepfamilies

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful stepfamily?
   1. Stepparents let children mourn their losses.
   2. Stepparents follow the same rituals that the couple did in their previous families.
   3. Stepparents immediately take on the role of disciplinarian with the children.
   4. Stepparents encourage high and challenging expectations from each other.

Learning Objective: 13.8 Describe and explain how stepfamilies differ from nuclear families.

Topic: Living in a Stepfamily

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. Clive gives his friend Leon advice on how to have a successful stepfamily. Which of the following is an accurate statement that would prove beneficial for Leon?
   1. He should take on a disciplinary role gradually.
   2. He should follow the same rituals as he did in his previous family.
   3. He should take on an easy-going role.
   4. He should develop high and challenging expectations.

Learning Objective: 13.8 Describe and explain how stepfamilies differ from nuclear families.

Topic: Living in a Stepfamily

Difficulty Level: Difficult

Skill Level: Analyze It

1. Rachel and Jacob just became stepsiblings when their parents married. However, Jacob and Rachel are interested in dating one another, much to their parents’ frustration. This is an example of which of the following parenting issues in stepfamilies?
2. naming
3. legal issue
4. sexual boundaries
5. distributing emotional resources

Learning Objective: 13.8 Describe and explain how stepfamilies differ from nuclear families.

Topic: Living in a Stepfamily

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

1. Briefly describe the four phases of separation.

An ideal answer will include:

1. Preseparation: During the preseparation phase, the couple experiences gradual emotional alienation.
2. Early separation: During the early separation phase, besides feeling ambivalent about leaving a marriage, the couple is plagued by many questions, both important and trivial.
3. Midseparation: In the midseparation phase, the pressures of maintaining two households and meeting the children’s emotional and physical needs mount, and stress intensifies.
4. Late separation: During the late separation phase, the partners must learn how to survive as singles again, such as doing all the housework and home maintenance.

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the phases and outcomes of separation.

Topic: Separation: Process and Outcome

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. List out four micro-level reasons for divorce.

An ideal answer will include:

1. People often have unrealistic expectations about marriage that are fueled by television shows and movies that always have a happy ending.
2. Financial problems and disagreements are a stronger predictor of divorce than arguments about issues such as household tasks, spending time together, sex, or in-law relationships.
3. Extramarital affairs are one of the top reasons for divorce. The cheater is almost always repentant, but infidelity crumbles a relationship.
4. Communication problems—chronic complaining, criticizing, yelling, withdrawing, blaming—and the inability to resolve conflict lead to marital dissatisfaction and divorce. A strong predictor of divorce is negative interaction before the couple marries.

Learning Objective: 13.3 Explain the micro- and macro-level reasons for divorce.

Topic: Why Do People Divorce?

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty Level: Moderate

1. Identify and explain several positive outcomes of divorce for children and adults.

An ideal answer will include

1. The biggest benefit of divorce is that it decreases the amount of stress that children undergo in a high-conflict atmosphere with emotional or physical abuse.
2. Children and young adults fare well if the ex-spouses maintain good communication with their children and each other; if the children are comfortable staying in both parents’ homes; if they can spend a lot of time with their nonresident parent; and if a parent’s relocation doesn’t disrupt the children’s everyday life.
3. Noncustodial fathers may spend more time with their children than they did before the divorce.
4. The major positive outcome for adults is ending a high-conflict marriage. Those who leave a violent or abusive marriage are physically and mentally stronger and, consequently, better able to establish a healthier relationship with their children.

Learning Objective: 13.5 Explain how and why divorce affects children.

Topic: How Divorce Affects Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

1. List and discuss four different types of stepfamilies.

An ideal answer will include:

1. In a mother–stepfather family, all the children are biological children of the mother and stepchildren of the father.
2. In a father–stepmother family, all the children are biological children of the father and stepchildren of the mother.
3. In a joint stepfamily, at least one child is the biological child of both parents, at least one child is the biological child of only one parent and the stepchild of the other parent, and no other type of child is present.
4. In a complex stepfamily, both adults have children from previous marriages. And in joint step–adoptive families and in joint biological–step–adoptive families, at least one child is a biological child of one parent and a stepchild of the other parent, and one or both parents have adopted at least one child.

Topic: The Diversity and Complexity of Stepfamilies

Learning Objective: 13.7 Describe and explain the diversity and complexity of stepfamilies.

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

1. List out a few characteristics of successful stepfamilies.

An ideal answer will include:

1. Successful stepfamilies develop realistic expectations about the development of their own family rituals.
2. Adults in successful stepfamilies let children mourn their losses because they’re sensitive to children’s sadness and depression after their parents’ divorce.
3. The adults in well-functioning stepfamilies forge a strong couple relationship.
4. Except when young children are present, the stepparent takes on a disciplinary role gradually.

Learning Outcome: 13.8 Describe and explain how stepfamilies differ from nuclear families.

Topic: Living in a Stepfamily

Difficulty Level: Easy

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts