Question 1

Which of the following represents a micro-level factor associated with divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  level of socioeconomic development
B)  dominant religion that is practiced
C)  amount of research conducted on divorce
D)  level of patriarchy
E)  whether your parents divorced E

Question 2

Generally speaking, are children better off when their unhappily married parents remain married or get divorced?

Accepted Answer

A)  remain married
B)  get divorced
C)  there is no way to know
D)  get divorced for sons, but remain married for daughters
E)  remain married in low-conflict marriages, but get divorced in high conflict marriages. E

Question 3

Carol and Jay were married for six years. During this time, Carol worked as a bank teller to support her husband through graduate school so that he could become a tax attorney. After the divorce she asked for money so that she could go to college as well. This post-divorce support is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  family allowance.
B)  post-divorce financial support.
C)  displaced homemaker settlement.
D)  mediation.
E)  alimony. E

Question 4

When parents are unhappily married, what would be best for their children, to divorce or to stay married?

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Question 5

List the stations of divorce. Choose one to discuss in depth.

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Question 6

"Stations of divorce" refer to the termination of the marriage contract by a state court order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A binuclear family is a social movement designed to promote and protect traditional marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The pattern of divorce in Egypt generally reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  macro-level factors associated with divorce.
B)  micro-level factors associated with divorce.
C)  an integration of micro- and macro-level factors associated with divorce.

Question 9

Constance and Jerry are at the "pre-separation" phase of the divorce process. Which is NOT likely to be one of the things associated with this phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  One or both partners begin to think about the benefits of a separation.
B)  Couples may not fully reveal their intention to separate to friends and family.
C)  Couples face a series of issues such as who will be the one to move out, and how they will work out financial matters.
D)  They fantasize about leaving and being free of the responsibilities associated with marriage.
E)  When couples think about the logistics, people considering separation commonly experience anxiety, sadness, fear, anger, and loneliness at the sameTime.

Question 10

The crude divorce rate in the U.S. is approximately ________ per 1,000 people.

Accepted Answer

A)  3.6
B)  19.1
C)  50.3
D)  128.5
E)  499

Question 11

The __________ is the number of divorces that occur out of 1,000 people.

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the different ways to calculate the divorce rate. What is the rate in each method? Which method do you think is best and why?

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Question 13

Give two reasons why we should be cautious in interpreting that divorce causes negative child outcomes.

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Question 14

List the five macro-level factors that influence the divorce rate, according to the text.

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Question 15

List the four phases of a separation.

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Question 16

Which is NOT one of the macro-level factors associated with divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  level of socioeconomic development
B)  dominant religion that is practiced
C)  amount of research conducted on divorce
D)  women's status, employment, and patriarchy
E)  cultural attitudes toward divorce

Question 17

A study was conducted with a large group of unhappily married people who were interviewed twice over five years. The researchers asked, "Are those who divorced during this five-year period happier than those who stayed married?" They found:

Accepted Answer

A)  on average, the people in the divorced group were no happier than those who remained married.
B)  women who divorced were happier, but men who divorced were not.
C)  that one-quarter of those who stayed married over the five years reported that their marriages had improved.
D)  those people who were among the "happier" of the unhappy marriages at the time of the first interview reported the most dramatic turnaround.
E)  divorce greatly improved stress levels.

Question 18

Gwen is a single mother of two, and has a legal document delineating the amount and circumstances of the financial support that the noncustodial parent should pay. This document is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  divorce decree.
B)  alimony schedule.
C)  child support order.
D)  child paternity schedule.
E)  dependent decree.

Question 19

The intergenerational transmission of divorce:

Accepted Answer

A)  has been discredited by research conducted over the past decade.
B)  refers to the age at which people marry.
C)  is a micro-level factor associated with divorce.
D)  refers to the similarity between spouses.
E)  integrates micro- and macro-level factors associated with divorce.

Question 20

The refined divorce rate is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The ratio of divorces to marriages in a given year.
B)  About 50 per 100 married couples.
C)  The number of people who divorced in a given year.
D)  The number of divorces that occur in a given year for every 1,000 married women.
E)  About 220 per 1,000 adults age 15 and over.

Exam 12: The Process of Divorce