Question 1

Separation distress refers to

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety, fear, and pain centered on the missing partner. 
B) fear partners have that their spouse may leave them. 
C) doubt partners have when they are considering divorcing. 
D) the attacks partners often make on one another during separation. 
A) anxiety, fear, and pain centered on the missing partner. 
B) fear partners have that their spouse may leave them. 
C) doubt partners have when they are considering divorcing. 
D) the attacks partners often make on one another during separation.

Question 2

All of the following are true of American marriages EXCEPT

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A) We have one of the highest marriage rates in the industrialized world. 
B) We have one of the highest divorce rates in the world. 
C) We have one of the highest remarriage rates in the world. 
D) We have one of the lowest divorce rates in the world for remarriages. 
A) We have one of the highest marriage rates in the industrialized world. 
B) We have one of the highest divorce rates in the world. 
C) We have one of the highest remarriage rates in the world. 
D) We have one of the lowest divorce rates in the world for remarriages.

Question 3

Marital happiness is most strongly linked to risk of divorce

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A) during the early years of marriage. 
B) after children are born. 
C) during midlife. 
D) in the later years of marriage. 
A) during the early years of marriage. 
B) after children are born. 
C) during midlife. 
D) in the later years of marriage.

Question 4

With respect to the postdivorce identity, when people separate or divorce, they often feel as if

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A) they have failed miserably. 
B) they will never love again. 
C) they have lost an arm or a leg. 
D) they have been severely mistreated. 
A) they have failed miserably. 
B) they will never love again. 
C) they have lost an arm or a leg. 
D) they have been severely mistreated.

Question 5

When child support obligations exceed _____ percent of a father's income, he is less likely to comply.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 35 
C) 37 
D) 41 
A) 25 
B) 35 
C) 37 
D) 41

Question 6

A person goes through two distinct phases in establishing a new identity following marital separation: transition and recovery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The emotional divorce begins after the legal divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of Wallerstein's (1997) stages of children's experience of divorce is characterized by restructuring the family and by social and economic changes?

Accepted Answer

A) the initial stage 
B) the transition stage 
C) the restabilization stage 
D) the growth stage 
A) the initial stage 
B) the transition stage 
C) the restabilization stage 
D) the growth stage

Question 9

Which of the following is associated with a decreased chance of divorce?

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A) college-education 
B) low-status occupations 
C) working the night shift 
D) low-income 
A) college-education 
B) low-status occupations 
C) working the night shift 
D) low-income

Question 10

Rates of divorce are lower in _____ than they are in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) Australia 
C) Central America 
D) all of the above 
A) Canada 
B) Australia 
C) Central America 
D) all of the above

Question 11

Ways in which dating following separation and divorce differ from premarital dating include all of the following EXCEPT

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A) It is less spontaneous. 
B) Sexual relationships are as satisfying for women as for men. 
C) It is not as leisurely. 
D) Finances may be strained. 
A) It is less spontaneous. 
B) Sexual relationships are as satisfying for women as for men. 
C) It is not as leisurely. 
D) Finances may be strained.

Question 12

The divorce rate today is the lowest it has been in 40 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In considering the effects of divorce on children, Hetherington reports that _____ percent of her sample of youths from divorced and remarried families was troubled and displayed a range of problems.

Accepted Answer

A) 43 
B) 37 
C) 25 
D) 20 
A) 43 
B) 37 
C) 25 
D) 20

Question 14

Goals of mediation include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) to encourage divorcing parents to see shared parenting as a viable alternative. 
B) to save the marriage if possible. 
C) to reduce anxiety about shared parenting. 
D) to see that couples exit the marriage with less conflict. 
A) to encourage divorcing parents to see shared parenting as a viable alternative. 
B) to save the marriage if possible. 
C) to reduce anxiety about shared parenting. 
D) to see that couples exit the marriage with less conflict.

Question 15

The property settlement, alimony, or child support are part of the economic divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Mandatory visitation has been suggested as a way to keep custodial parents from limiting contact between the children and the noncustodial parent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Division of property, alimony, and child support are aspects of

Accepted Answer

A) the emotional divorce. 
B) the economic divorce. 
C) the legal divorce. 
D) the coparental divorce. 
A) the emotional divorce. 
B) the economic divorce. 
C) the legal divorce. 
D) the coparental divorce.

Question 18

Identify and describe the stations of the divorce process.

Accepted Answer

The divorce process typically involves s

Question 19

This divorce rate represents the number of divorces in a given year for every 1,000 people in the population.

Accepted Answer

A) ratio of marriages to divorces rate 
B) crude divorce rate 
C) refined divorce rate 
D) predictive divorce rate 
A) ratio of marriages to divorces rate 
B) crude divorce rate 
C) refined divorce rate 
D) predictive divorce rate

Question 20

Following divorce, women are primarily responsible for both childrearing and the economic support of children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Separation distress refers to

All of the following are true of American marriages EXCEPT

Marital happiness is most strongly linked to risk of divorce

With respect to the postdivorce identity, when people separate or divorce, they often feel as if

When child support obligations exceed _____ percent of a father's income, he is less likely to comply.

A person goes through two distinct phases in establishing a new identity following marital separation: transition and recovery.

The emotional divorce begins after the legal divorce.

Which of Wallerstein's (1997) stages of children's experience of divorce is characterized by restructuring the family and by social and economic changes?

Which of the following is associated with a decreased chance of divorce?

Rates of divorce are lower in _____ than they are in the United States.

Ways in which dating following separation and divorce differ from premarital dating include all of the following EXCEPT

The divorce rate today is the lowest it has been in 40 years.

In considering the effects of divorce on children, Hetherington reports that _____ percent of her sample of youths from divorced and remarried families was troubled and displayed a range of problems.

Goals of mediation include all of the following EXCEPT

The property settlement, alimony, or child support are part of the economic divorce.

Mandatory visitation has been suggested as a way to keep custodial parents from limiting contact between the children and the noncustodial parent.

Division of property, alimony, and child support are aspects of

Identify and describe the stations of the divorce process.

This divorce rate represents the number of divorces in a given year for every 1,000 people in the population.

Following divorce, women are primarily responsible for both childrearing and the economic support of children.

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Exam 13: Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce

Separation distress refers to

All of the following are true of American marriages EXCEPT

Marital happiness is most strongly linked to risk of divorce

With respect to the postdivorce identity, when people separate or divorce, they often feel as if

When child support obligations exceed _____ percent of a father's income, he is less likely to comply.

A person goes through two distinct phases in establishing a new identity following marital separation: transition and recovery.

The emotional divorce begins after the legal divorce.

Which of Wallerstein's (1997) stages of children's experience of divorce is characterized by restructuring the family and by social and economic changes?

Which of the following is associated with a decreased chance of divorce?

Rates of divorce are lower in _____ than they are in the United States.

Ways in which dating following separation and divorce differ from premarital dating include all of the following EXCEPT

The divorce rate today is the lowest it has been in 40 years.

In considering the effects of divorce on children, Hetherington reports that _____ percent of her sample of youths from divorced and remarried families was troubled and displayed a range of problems.

Goals of mediation include all of the following EXCEPT

The property settlement, alimony, or child support are part of the economic divorce.

Mandatory visitation has been suggested as a way to keep custodial parents from limiting contact between the children and the noncustodial parent.

Division of property, alimony, and child support are aspects of

Identify and describe the stations of the divorce process.

This divorce rate represents the number of divorces in a given year for every 1,000 people in the population.

Following divorce, women are primarily responsible for both childrearing and the economic support of children.

The Meaning of Marriage and the Family

Studying Marriage and the Family

Variations in American Family Life

Gender and Family

Intimacy, Friendship, and Love

Understanding Sex and Sexualities

Communication, Power, and Conflict

Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

Becoming Parents and Experiencing Parenthood

Marriage, Work, and Economics

Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse

New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families, Remarriages,

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