Deck 14: New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families,remarriages,and Blended Families

Question 1

The permanent absence of one parent generally results in all of the following except:​

A) ​bringing the mother closer to her children.
B) ​making the mother more responsive to the children.
C) ​the children may find themselves in a more egalitarian situation.
D) ​this does not result in a change in the mother's authority role.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Roughly _____ of single-parent families are headed by women.​

A) ​80%
B) ​59%
C) ​38%
D) ​3%

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Successful single parents have which of the following themes running through their lives?​

A) ​Acceptance of responsibility and challenges of single parenting
B) ​Parenting is a low priority
C) ​Forceful authoritarian discipline
D) ​Lack of emphasis on open communication

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Successful single parents have which of the following themes running through their lives?

A) Dedication to spontaneity
B) Fostered conformity
C) Recognition of the need for self -nurturance
D) The weakest social support systems

Question 5

Between 1970 and 2014,the percentage of children living in single-parent families:​

A) ​increased slightly.
B) ​doubled.
C) ​nearly tripled.
D) ​remained stable.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about lesbian and gay single parents?​

A) ​They most often became single parents as a result of widowhood.
B) ​Some got married with the hope of "fitting in" and denying their homosexuality.
C) ​The majority were not married before they became aware of their sexual orientation.
D) ​There may be as many as 60 million lesbian and gay single parents in the United States today.

Question 7

How many children in the United States are being raised by gay and lesbian couples?​

A) ​Over 5 million
B) ​250,000
C) ​Nearly 1 million
D) ​It is nearly impossible to confidently estimate the number.

Question 8

How many divorced single parents found that single parenting grows easier over time?​

A) ​Relatively few
B) ​About half
C) ​Almost two-thirds
D) ​All of them

Question 9

The type of single-parent family that receives the most social support is:​

A) ​divorced.
B) ​unmarried mothers.
C) ​unmarried fathers.
D) ​widowed.

Question 10

The stereotype of single-parent families as "broken homes" assumes that:​

A) ​the single parent will not be satisfied until she or he has remarried.
B) ​intact families are "happy" and single-parent families are unhappy.
C) ​all are poor and have houses that are in grave disrepair.
D) ​members of single-parent families break down society through their involvement in crime and delinquency.

Question 11

A ______ father is a male relative,family associate,or mother's partner who demonstrates parental behaviors and is like a father to the child.​

A) ​pseudo
B) ​quasi
C) ​social
D) ​fill-in

Question 12

How many children live in single-parent households?​

A) ​5 million
B) ​20 million
C) ​40 million
D) ​45 million

Question 13

Stereotypes of single-parent families:​

A) ​do not address issues facing single fathers.
B) ​overemphasize that most births to single mothers are to women over age 20.
C) ​are often objective.
D) ​are completely adequate understandings of family life.

Question 14

The effects of divorced single-parent households on children may include a lack of economic resources,money,attention,and guidance,and social connections that a father can provide,referred to as:​

A) ​social fatherhood.
B) ​family capital.
C) ​social capital.
D) ​community cohesion.

Question 15

The "broken home" stereotype of single-parent families:​

A) ​assumes single mothers are responsible.
B) ​is based on empirical evidence.
C) ​is occasionally mixed with racism.
D) ​also assumes that "intact families" are inadequate.

Question 16

Single-parent households tend to be studied using a:​

A) ​social capital approach.
B) ​deficit approach.
C) ​benefits approach.
D) ​advantages approach.

Question 17

All of the following have been identified as strengths associated with successful single parents except:​

A) ​parenting skills.
B) ​religious support.
C) ​personal growth.
D) ​communication.

Question 18

​Which of the following has been identified as strengths associated with successful single parenting?

A) ​Communication
B) ​Family disengagement
C) ​Religious support
D) ​Public acknowledgment

Question 19

Children among what ethnic group are most likely to live in single-parent families?​

A) ​White
B) ​African American
C) ​Mexican American
D) ​Puerto Rican

Question 20

For many single women in their 30s and 40s,single parenting has become:​

A) ​more intentional.
B) ​less prevalent.
C) ​more likely to lead to divorce.
D) ​less accepted.

Question 21

A new terminology for blended or stepfamilies that is meant to convey their positive qualities is:​

A) ​super families.
B) ​bonus families.
C) ​intended families.
D) ​comfort families.

Question 22

All of the following are developmental stages of the stepfamily except:​

A) ​fantasy.
B) ​implantation.
C) ​mobilization.
D) ​resolution.

Question 23

During which stage does a stepfamily create new norms and family rituals?​

A) ​Mobilization
B) ​Action
C) ​Contact
D) ​Resolution

Question 24

Which of the following is a postdivorce family made up of two nuclear families?​

A) ​Double single-parent family
B) ​Split single-parent family
C) ​Binuclear family
D) ​Postdivorce blended family

Question 25

Courtship for remarriage may resemble courtship before the first marriage if:​

A) ​the children are over age 12.
B) ​neither partner has children.
C) ​the couple is really in love.
D) ​both partners are under age 30.

Question 26

Courtships for remarriage may trigger which of the following?​

A) ​Old fears
B) ​Confidence
C) ​Habits of denial
D) ​Depression

Question 27

In more than _____ of current marriages,one or both spouses are remarrying.​

A) ​40%
B) ​55%
C) ​70%
D) ​85%

Question 28

According to Ganong and Coleman,_______ is a major difference between first-time marriages and remarriages.​

A) ​partner maturity
B) ​intensity of conflict
C) ​cohabitation
D) ​marital satisfaction

Question 29

During which stage of stepfamily development do family members recognize differences,conflict becomes more open,and stepparents begin to take a stand?​

A) Mobilization​
B) ​Action
C) ​Contact
D) ​Resolution

Question 30

Which of the following is a developmental stage of the stepfamily?​

A) ​Planning
B) ​Distraction
C) ​Unconsciousness
D) ​Action

Question 31

Which of the following are least likely to remarry after divorce?​

A) ​African American women
B) ​Caucasian women
C) ​Mexican American women
D) ​Puerto Rican women

Question 32

Stepsibling issues:​

A) ​include sharing one's parent with new step-siblings.
B) ​do not affect children who have already grown and left home.
C) ​are typically easier to work through than learning to share one's parent with a new stepparent.
D) ​None of the answers are correct.

Question 33

During which stage of stepfamily development does reality set in and the family must sink or swim?​

A) ​Awareness
B) ​Immersion
C) ​Fantasy
D) ​Mobilization

Question 34

​Although single parents may wish to find a new partner,their _____ usually remain the central focus of their lives.

A) ​jobs
B) ​ex-spouses
C) ​children
D) ​depressed feelings

Question 35

According to various studies,remarried people are _________ satisfied or happy in their second marriages as they were in their first marriages.​

A) ​slightly less
B) ​much more
C) ​slightly more
D) ​about as

Question 36

Children in the _______ stage often feel bumped from their close relationship with their single parent.​

A) ​mobilization
B) ​awareness
C) ​action
D) ​resolution

Question 37

Stepfamilies differ from traditional first-marriage families in all of the following ways except:​

A) ​the relationship between parent and child predates the relationship between the new partners.
B) ​stepparents roles are ill defined.
C) ​members have typically lost an important primary relationship.
D) ​stepchildren typically no longer have grandparents.

Question 38

During which stage of stepfamily development do biological parents expect their children to love the new parent as much as they do?​

A) ​Awareness
B) ​Immersion
C) ​Fantasy
D) ​Mobilization

Question 39

The former spouse subsystem of binuclear families must achieve what in order for their children to benefit?​

A) ​They must completely ignore and disregard their anger and hostility about the previous marriage.
B) ​They must agree to adhere to one specific parenting style.
C) ​They must incorporate others such as stepparents,step-siblings,or step-grandparents.
D) ​They must always put their own needs ahead of the needs of their children.

Question 40

Remarriage courtships:​

A) ​have well-defined rules.
B) ​are short,unless preceded by cohabitation.
C) ​involve unrealistic expectations.
D) ​rarely involve cohabitation prior to marriage.

Question 41

Single-parent families created through divorce are increasing at the highest rate of all types of single-parent families.​

Question 42

In Marsiglio's study (2004),he identified properties of the claiming process for stepfathers.Which of the following is a property of this process?​

A) The degree of deliberativeness​
B) ​The degree to which they have and use opportunities to be involved across a range of parental behaviors
C) ​The degree to which they find themselves thinking about,mindful of,or daydreaming about their stepchildren in ways that biological fathers do
D) ​All of the answers are correct.

Question 43

A major disappointment for many new single parents is the discovery that they are still lonely.​

Question 44

Compared to married fathers,single fathers are younger,less educated,less likely to have jobs,and more likely to receive public assistance and to live in poverty.​

Question 45

Children from single-parent families are more likely to drop out of high school than children in two-parent families.​

Question 46

Because children of single parents tend to have more power than children of two-parent families,they typically do not learn the importance of cooperation.​

Question 47

Our culture is still ambivalent about divorce and tends to consider divorce-induced,single-parent families as somewhat deviant.​

Question 48

Single parenting is usually a transitional state.​

Question 49

Conflict in stepfamilies distinguished from conflict in traditional nuclear families is likely to center on which of the following issues?​

A) Favoritism
B) ​Personal conflicts
C) ​Unified loyalty
D) ​Objectivity

Question 50

During which stage of stepfamily development do stepfamily members make intimate contact with each other and their relationship becomes genuine?​

A) Mobilization​
B) ​Action
C) ​Contact
D) ​Resolution

Question 51

In which stage of the stepfamily development system is the stepfamily solid?​

A) ​Mobilization
B) ​Action
C) ​Contact
D) ​Resolution

Question 52

Never-married mothers tend to receive less social support than do widows.​

Question 53

Single fathers are less well off than married fathers.​

Question 54

Although single parents may suffer depression,it does not affect their ability to parent effectively.

Question 55

A mother's authority role stays the same after divorce.​

Question 56

Many single-parent households contain two adults.​

Question 57

All of the following are commonly associated with stepfathers except:

A) the process of paternal claiming is when the stepfather embraces stepchildren as if they were his own biological children.
B) in paternal claiming,there is a two-way process that involves developing an identity as father and also being helped by stepmothers and children to have a sense of oneness as a family.
C) stepfathers are more often associated with role ambiguity and confusion that takes time to work out for the family as a whole.
D) stepfathers as a whole experience higher levels of stress than stepmothers.

Question 58

Which of the following statements regarding women and men in stepfamilies is false?​

A) ​Most people go into stepfamily relationships expecting to recreate the traditional nuclear family.
B) ​Stepmother-stepdaughter relationships are the most problematic.
C) ​Stepparents tend to view themselves as more effective than natural fathers view themselves.
D) ​Disciplining often elicits a child's testing response.

Question 59

Many states restrict adoption rights to same-sex couples.​

Question 60

The number of children who live in single-parent families headed by fathers is about 3.9%.​

Question 61

During the awareness stage of stepfamily development,stepparents begin to take a stand.

Question 62

Stepparent roles are ill defined.

Question 63

Higher levels of education raise a woman's and a man's likelihood of remarriage.

Question 64

Remarried couples are more likely to divorce.

Question 65

Initiators are more likely to remarry than noninitiators.

Question 66

A binuclear family is a postdivorce family system with children.​