Soc 315 Ch. 13

Front 1

Despite the large number of _______________, social and legal changes have not kept pace with this new family form.

remarriages
community remarriages
common-law marriages
legal divorces

Back 1

remarriages

Front 2

In the remarried family there is(are)

a solidified cast of characters.
little guilt.
clearly defined rules.
a lack of kinship terms.

Back 2

a lack of kinship terms.

Front 3

The term ____________ has conveyed negative connotations from earliest times.

stepmother
significant others
legal divorce
common-law marriage

Back 3

stepmother

Front 4

For many divorced and widowed women, remarriage may be a(an) _________ decision.

age
romantic
economic
occupational distribution

Back 4

economic

Front 5

_________ remarriage refers to the process of reestablishing a bond of attraction, love, commitment, and trust with another person.

Emotional
Economic
Parental
Community

Back 5

Emotional

Front 6

_______________ remarriage involves both gains and losses in the social network, carrying with them both joy and sadness for all affected parties.

Economic
Community
Parental
Emotional

Back 6

Community

Front 7

______________ remarriage can be difficult for women who experienced a new sense of autonomy and personal independence after widowhood or divorce.

Emotional
Parental
Community
Psychic

Back 7

Psychic

Front 8

The degree to which a couple is dependent on the economic behavior of people outside their immediate relationship can complicate the ______________ remarriage.

economic
parental
psychic
community

Back 8

economic

Front 9

Divorce creates two separate but _________households.

matriarchal
neotraditional
romantic
overlapping

Back 9

neotraditional

Front 10

One positive aspect of the ______________ is the additional role models children have for guidance, love, and nurturing.

matriarchal family
romantic family
overlapping household
neotraditional families

Back 10

overlapping household

Front 11

In a study on the role of children in remarried families, Penny Gross found that 33 percent defined their family

in terms of its composition prior to divorce.
by adding at least one stepparent to the original biological family unit.
by excluding one biological parent and adding at least one stepparent.
by excluding their nonresidential biological parent as well as the stepparent, only considering the custodial parent as family.

Back 11

in terms of its composition prior to divorce.

Front 12

According to social scientists, _____________ was most common when children lived with the remarried parent.

reduction
augmentation
substitution
retention

Back 12

substitution

Front 13

________is the parent-child relationship where the child defines the family composition as it was before the divorce.

Retention
Reduction
Augmentation
Substitution

Back 13

Retention

Front 14

Research into remarriage suggest that the _______has the most negative image of any family member.

biological mother
stepmother
biological father
stepfather

Back 14

stepmother

Front 15

Much of the research on stepmother-stepchild relationships shows that these relationships are

very little research has been done on these relationships.
more tentative and difficult than are stepfather-stepchild relationships.
less tentative and difficult than are stepfather-stepchild relationships.
about the same as stepfather-stepchild relationships.

Back 15

more tentative and difficult than are stepfather-stepchild relationships.

Front 16

The earliest designations of step referred to a child who was orphaned.

Back 16

T

Front 17

Older adults report that they do not suffer the same anxiety about dating that adolescents do.

Back 17

F

Front 18

Divorced and widowed individuals who remarry tend to spend about twice as much time in dating and courtship as they did preceding their first marriage.

Back 18

F

Front 19

Remarriage after widowhood is much less frequent than remarriage after divorce.

Back 19

T

Front 20

Women without college educations tend to remarry quickly.

Back 20

T

Front 21

Divorced men with custody of children tend to remarry later than their female counterparts.

Back 21

F

Front 22

Substitution was most common when children lived with the remarried parent.

Back 22

T

Front 23

Research shows that boys have more problems adjusting to divorce.

Back 23

T

Front 24

Studies suggest that if the parental remarriage occurs later in the child's life, it has few adverse effects.

Back 24

F

Front 25

According to the text, stepparent-stepchild relationships can be troublesome and usually stay that way.

Back 25

F

Front 26

Sexual tension among siblings is usually a greater problem in remarried families than in first marriages.

Back 26

T

Front 27

Stepfather-stepchild relationships are more tentative and difficult than are stepmother-stepchild relationships.

Back 27

F

Front 28

Divorce ends a marriage, but it does not necessarily end the relationship between spouses.

Back 28

T

Front 29

For stepmothers, the perception of child-care inequities was the strongest predictor of marital dissatisfaction over time.

Back 29

T

Front 30

The attitude of relatives, friends, and community members has a limited affect on the stability of remarriage.

Back 30

F

Front 31

A two-parent, two-generation unit that comes into being on the legal remarriage of a widowed or divorced person who has a biological or adopted children from a prior union. (p. 439)

Back 31

remarried family

Front 32

The process of reestablishing a bond of attraction, love, commitment, and trust in another person. (p. 439)

Back 32

emotional remarriage

Front 33

The process of moving back from the recently acquired identity of single person to a couple identity. (p.439)

Back 33

psychic remarriage

Front 34

Involves changes in social relationships. (p. 440)

Back 34

community remarriage

Front 35

The remarriage which receives the most attention in social science literature and the media. (p. 440)

Back 35

parental marriage

Front 36

The establishment of a unit of economic productivity within the remarriage. (p. 441)

Back 36

economic remarriage

Front 37

People making a number of adjustments because of new responsibilities as a spouse does not absolve one from responsibilities that accompanied the first marriage. (p. 441)

Back 37

legal remarriage

Front 38

Nuclear families with children having membership in two households. (p. 444)

Back 38

overlapping households

Front 39

Who is in and who is out of the family system. (p. 445)

Back 39

boundary ambiguity