Exam 15: Separation and Divorce

During the __________ phase of separation,partners fantasize about what it would be like to live alone,to escape from family responsibilities,or to form new sexual liaisons.

What is no-fault divorce? How is this different from previous divorce law?

A study of same-sex married couples in Sweden and Norway found that gay men were more than twice as likely to divorce as lesbians.

Which of the following statements concerning collaborative divorce is inaccurate?

Monetary payments by the noncustodial parent to the parent who has custody of the children to help pay childrearing expenses is called

What generally happens to a woman's economic well-being after she divorces?

Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning macro-level reasons for divorce?

Couples who go to counselors who promote marriage as a superior family form and discourage divorce are less likely to eventually divorce than couples who go to a counselor who serves as an impartial observer.

Which of the following is a problem with court-ordered child support?

How does divorce affect adults' emotional and psychological well-being?

According to researchers and family clinicians,parents can lessen some of divorce's negative effects if they talk about their feelings because doing so sets the stage for open communication between parents and children.

What are some micro-level reasons for divorce?

According to the text's discussion of the divorce hangover,if someone you know has divorced but still keeps the ex-spouse's photograph on the piano,and clothing or other former possessions of the ex-spouse in view,that person may be

A mother's income usually increases after a divorce whereas men's income typically decreases.

According to the text's discussion of the effects of divorce on adults,

One problem with court-ordered child support is that states vary a great deal in the extent to which they enforce child-support laws.

Because older women are less likely than older men to remarry,many live at or near the poverty level.

Lower levels of social integration increase divorce rates.

According to Bohannon,the __________ stage of divorce begins before any legal steps are taken and one or both partners may feel disillusioned,unhappy,or rejected.

American's acceptance of divorce has decreased over time.