Marriage and family final

Children of divorced parents are more likely to have been ____________, meaning they were forced to take on adult responsibilities before they were developmentally mature enough to handle them.

"parentified"

Since 1980, the divorce rate has declined almost ________ percent.

26

Today, only about __________ percent of American households fit the 1950s nuclear family ideal of a married couple with children, where only the husband is employed.

5

As families have become less traditional, the legal definition of a family has

Become much more flexible

The good divorce does not end a family but instead produces a __________—two households, one family.

Binuclear family

Family _________ theorists posit that today's family forms need to be seen as historically expected adjustments to changing conditions.

Change

Deciding about, rather than sliding into, a situation involves looking at the alternatives, not just picking the ________ choice.

Easiest

A traditional divorce is less expensive and time consuming that a collaborative divorce. T/F

False

Functional definitions of family refer to what the family is, while structural definitions emphasize what family does. T/F

False

Long marriages are more likely to end in divorce because marital happiness declines over time. T/F

False

Most observers conclude that, for the time being, the divorce rate continues to rise dramatically T/F

False

Only 50 percent of Americans approve of black-white marriages. T/F

False

The divorce rate implies that Americans are "giving up" T/F

False

The life stress perspective assumes that divorce is a single event, rather then a process of associated events. T/F

False

What is meant by the term postmodern family?

Families today exhibit a multiplicity of forms.

Family togetherness, stability, and loyalty are all examples of

Familistic (communal) values

The definition of family adopted by the authors of this text includes those who do all of the following except - form an economic unit and care for any young - consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group - have the same name and background - commit to maintaining that group over time

Have the same name and background

On average , in comparison with their counterparts from stabel households, adult children of divorced parents _________.

Have weaker ties to their divorced parents

The Census Bureau uses which of the following terms to describe a person or a group of people residing together?

Household

Which of the following is attributed to the United States by family-change scholars?

Inadequate support for families

Life in American families reflects a tension in American culture between family solidarity and

Individual freedom

For the most part, the divorce rate ________

Is beginning to decline

The text concludes that the best way to make decisions about our personal lives is to make them _____________.

Knowledgely

The child population of the U.S. is ________ racially and ethnically diverse than the adult population.

More

About __________ of all first marriages in the United States are likely to end in divorce.

One-half

Most research supports the hypothesis that ______

Siblings become closer and more supportive after divorce

Jon refuses to listen to his wife, Luciana, and is particulary resistant to considering her complaints. Joe's behavior illustrates

Stonewalling

What factor may cause a father to make choices about his family by sliding into a decision?

Strong day-to-day pressures on the job cutting into time at home

According to professionals, a collaborative divorce is best as ot focused on mutal respects and family preservation. T/F

True

More than half of all divorces involve children younger than 18. T/F

True

Research shows that parents, siblings, and other relatives influence a child's self-concept, having a profound influence on personal identify. T/F

True

Single person households now represent around a quarter of American households. T/F

True

The frequency of divorce increased throughout most of the twentieth century.

True

The more common infertility interventions involve prescription drugs and microscopic surgical procedures to repair a female's fallopian tubes or a male's sperm ducts. T/F

True

Marriage was originally a social institution directed toward the practical purposes of economic support and responsible child rearing. Today, marriage tends to be viewed as a__________

companionate relationship

Over the past decade, there has been a _________ in fathers who have joint physical custody.

dramatic increase

Many households containing grandparents are __________ family households, which include other relatives besides parents and children.

extended

There are _________ social, moral, and legal constraints on divorce than in the past.

far fewer

Supportive couple relationships have to do with the couple's __________, perhaps more than any other social indicator emphasized by social scientists in earlier studies.

gentless and humor in relating to each other

The __________ perspective holds that conflict between parents is responsible for the lowered well-being of children of divorce

inter parental conflict

family identity

is made up of ideas and feelings about the uniqueness adn value of one's family unit, which often emerges in family traditions, rituals, and celebrations

The text reports that _________ percent of marriages were preceded by cohabitation.

less than 10

If you wanted to make a knowledgeable decision about choosing which class to take?

look through the catalog at all the possibilities, consider what all the benefit you in the future, and register early to get the class you consider best

In Ahrons' post divorce relationship typology, ___________ were friends who called each other often and brought their common children and new family ties together on holidays or for outlings or other activities

make mothers the custiodal parent

Children are __________ likely than the general population or the elderly to be living in poverty.

more

Children in high-conflict marriages

seem to benefit from a divorce

What is assisted reproductive technology (ART)?

the manipulation of sperm and/or egg in the absence of sexual intercourse that may involve a third party

The crude divorce rate is__________.

the number of divorces per 1,000 population

no-fault divorce is sometimes referred to as _________ divorce because one partner can secure the divorce even if the other wants to continue the marriage.

unilateral

Research has shown a link between _________ parental conflict and children's behavior problems.

unresolved