Question 1

Most children get a lot of support from parents and relatives at the time of divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Although some children in remarried families have problems,the majority are doing well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Women who are unhappy several years after they have divorced have more problems than do women who stay in high-conflict marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Mavis Hetherington found in her study that about ___________ percent of divorced parents relied on parallel parenting.

Accepted Answer

A)   25
B)   35
C)   50
D)   70

Question 5

Adolescents who felt close to neither biological nor stepparent

Accepted Answer

A)   lived in families where parents did not get along.
B)   were younger teens at the time of the marriage.
C)   reported an active social life outside the family.
D)   A and C

Question 6

Mothers in the divorce process who are under stress and have few supports focus on the easy child.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Even when divorce ends a high-conflict marriage and there is no ongoing conflict between parents,children's emotional problems continue over the years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When parents are authoritative,children develop social and intellectual competence

Accepted Answer

A)   in all family types.
B)   only in non-divorced families.
C)   in non-divorced and stepfamilies.
D)   none of these.

Question 9

For parents,remarriage provides such benefits as

Accepted Answer

A)   fewer responsibilities.
B)   clearer guidelines for relating to other family members.
C)   emotional closeness and intimacy.
D)   all of these

Question 10

James Bray describes the neotraditional stepfamily as

Accepted Answer

A)   a myth that does not exist
B)   a contemporary version of the 1950s white-picket family.
C)   a new form of family life for the twenty-first century.
D)   a desire that is rarely achieved.

Question 11

Parental conflict during or after the marriage is related to behavior problems in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Teens living with fathers and stepmothers and still seeing nonresidential mothers had more positive moods,less aggressive behaviors,and less substance abuse when they had close with relationships with __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Teens living with fathers and stepmothers and...

Question 13

When teens report close relationships with fathers and stepfathers or even stepfathers alone,teens had

Accepted Answer

A)  better grades.
B)  more distant relationships with mothers.
C)  had fewer friends.
D)  A and C.

Question 14

When all the adults in a child's life form a temporary alliance to raise a child from a previous marriage,the alliance is termed a __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When all the adults in a child's...

Question 15

When divorcing mothers with school-aged sons attended a fourteen-week program that taught positive parenting and establishing consistent consequences,

Accepted Answer

A)   children reported better relationships with peers and less depressed feelings.
B)   children reported few differences in moods, but teachers reported decreases in boys' aggressive behaviors.
C)   mothers reported less depression.
D)   A and C

Question 16

One of the suggestions from stepchildren to parents is

Accepted Answer

A)   wait until children and stepparents live together and spend a lot of time together before trying to form relationships.
B)   let children and stepparents get to know each other as individuals with particular interests.
C)   do not make any effort to form relationships, let them grow naturally without any pressure.
D)   A and C

Question 17

The __________ process is a way professionals have developed to help parents work out agreements that reflect parents' and children's needs and avoid expensive and stressful legal battles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ process is a way professionals...

Question 18

____________ and _______________ ethnic groups have lower rates of divorce than other ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ and _______________ ethnic groups have lower...

Question 19

Robert Emery found that when parents met with a neutral mediator and negotiated their own divorce settlement,their children,twelve years later when compared to children whose parents immediately went to court for a legal settlement

Accepted Answer

A)   were more likely to see and have phone contact with non-resident parents.
B)   were equally likely to see and have phone have contact with non-resident parents.
C)   were more likely to feel caught in the middle between parents.
D)   did not see benefits of negotiated settlement.

Question 20

Give four characteristics of remarried couples who work through problems and establish happy remarriages and two characteristics of couples whose remarriages are mediocre or end in divorce.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Give four characteristics of remarried couples who...

Exam 15: Parenting in Divorced Families and Remarried Families

Most children get a lot of support from parents and relatives at the time of divorce.

Although some children in remarried families have problems,the majority are doing well.

Women who are unhappy several years after they have divorced have more problems than do women who stay in high-conflict marriages.

Mavis Hetherington found in her study that about ___________ percent of divorced parents relied on parallel parenting.

Adolescents who felt close to neither biological nor stepparent

Mothers in the divorce process who are under stress and have few supports focus on the easy child.

Even when divorce ends a high-conflict marriage and there is no ongoing conflict between parents,children's emotional problems continue over the years.

When parents are authoritative,children develop social and intellectual competence

For parents,remarriage provides such benefits as

James Bray describes the neotraditional stepfamily as

Parental conflict during or after the marriage is related to behavior problems in children.

Teens living with fathers and stepmothers and still seeing nonresidential mothers had more positive moods,less aggressive behaviors,and less substance abuse when they had close with relationships with __________.

When teens report close relationships with fathers and stepfathers or even stepfathers alone,teens had

When all the adults in a child's life form a temporary alliance to raise a child from a previous marriage,the alliance is termed a __________.

When divorcing mothers with school-aged sons attended a fourteen-week program that taught positive parenting and establishing consistent consequences,

One of the suggestions from stepchildren to parents is

The __________ process is a way professionals have developed to help parents work out agreements that reflect parents' and children's needs and avoid expensive and stressful legal battles.

and ___ ethnic groups have lower rates of divorce than other ethnic groups.

Robert Emery found that when parents met with a neutral mediator and negotiated their own divorce settlement,their children,twelve years later when compared to children whose parents immediately went to court for a legal settlement

Give four characteristics of remarried couples who work through problems and establish happy remarriages and two characteristics of couples whose remarriages are mediocre or end in divorce.