Marriages And Families 5 (2)

Front 1

A small study cited in the text asked 265 stepmothers about their expectations of the stepmother role. The researchers found that:

Back 1

stepmothers expect to be included in activities, but do not see themselves as replacing the mother

Front 2

the stepmother role has been described as the "stepmother _____".

Back 2

trap

Front 3

The text points out that discipline is likely to be a particularly tricky aspect of both the children's and the parents' hidden agendas, and that a few challegnges are notable. What are they?

Back 3

1. There are two parents to make rules-parents may not agree 2. May be three or four parents instead of two 3. children may be reluctant to going back to adult direction

Front 4

According to the text, a stepfather can react to difficulties in finding a place in a new family in at least 4 ways. What are they?

Back 4

1. Stepfather may be driven away- breaking up the family 2 stepfather may take control becoming undistputed head of the household 3. may join a family where mother is head of the household and stepfather would have little influence 4. family may negotiatie a new way of doing things

Front 5

Therapists agree that creating a supportive stepfamily takes time- from ____ years.

Back 5

4-7 years

Front 6

According to the text, the nuclear-family model:

Back 6

is a challenge in creating supportive step families

Front 7

It may help to think of a stepfamily as a _____ family-- a new family type that includes members of the two (or more) families that existed before the divorce and remarriage.

Back 7

binuclear

Front 8

The text concludes that overall, adult children's relations with their parents, while not necessarily tight-knit, continue to be:

Back 8

meaningful

Front 9

The text observes that gradparents continue to provide practical help and may serve as vaulable:

Back 9

"family watchdogs"-- ready to provide assistance when needed

Front 10

Three general styles of grandparenting are identified in the text. What are they?

Back 10

remote, involved, companionate

Front 11

The text points out that all fifty states how now passed laws giving grandparents the right to:

Back 11

seek legalized visitation rights

Front 12

Sandra is a late-middle-aged mother of four, with her last daughter still living at home and goign to school. Sandra is a member of what the text refers to as the:

Back 12

gerontologists

Front 13

Care for an aging parent is provided most often by ____.

Back 13

family members

Front 14

Although caregiving for an aging parent is often given with fondness and love, it can also bring what?

Back 14

stress, conflicting emotions, and great demands on time, energy, health and finances

Front 15

The text points out that caregiver stress among Americans results partly from the fact that ours is a(n) _____ culture.

Back 15

individualist

Front 16

According to the text, elder abuse in families often, although not always, results from ______.

Back 16

caregiver stress

Front 17

______ involves overt acts of agression against an aging person.

Back 17

elder abuse

Front 18

______ involves acts of omission or failure to give adequate care to an aging person.

Back 18

elder neglect

Front 19

Families on average are _____ today than in the past.

Back 19

smaller