Deck 6: Divorce and Remarriage

Question 1

What country made absolute divorce legally available in 2004?

A) Canada
B) Chile
C) Brazil
D) France

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Annulments became alternative to divorce in some states.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In the first half of the twentieth century, the vast majority of divorces were:

A) collusive
B) no-fault
C) absolute
D) annulments

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Contemporary Chile is a jurisdiction where annulments have been abnormally common.

Question 5

Moral entrepreneurs seek to adopt and maintain a norm or tradition.

Question 6

The rate of divorce doubled during what time period prior to leveling off?

A) 1940-1960
B) 1960-1980
C) 1980-2000
D) 2000-2010

Question 7

Multiple observations on the same individual over time are considered:

A) Snowballing
B) Random sampling
C) Longitudinal data
D) None of the above

Question 8

Divorce, in all cases, requires the services of a lawyer.

Question 9

Which US state issued the first so-called no-fault divorce?

A) California
B) Texas
C) Utah
D) Massachusetts

Question 10

Briefly describe the political process of developing "no fault" divorce.

Question 11

Fixed effects refers to:

A) Time-invariant characteristics
B) Time-sensitive variables
C) Selection bias
D) Longitudinal data

Question 12

The US divorce rate began increasing in the 1960s.

Question 13

Discuss two methods of ending a marriage before "no fault" divorce became legal.

Question 14

Studies on the psychophysiology of marriage show that when men and women are in distressed marriages ________________ decline over time.

A) Financial security
B) Immune systems
C) Job productivity
D) Extramarital affairs

Question 15

The first no-fault divorce took effect in California in 1950.

Question 16

Studies on the 'psychophysiology of marriage' show that when men and women are in
distressed marriages, their immune systems decline over time.

Question 17

In which US state were annulments, at one time, exceedingly common?

A) Florida
B) New York
C) California
D) West Virginia

Question 18

What social changes occurred in American society which led to the spread of no-fault divorce laws?

Question 19

The "silent revolution" refers to the passage of no-fault divorce laws.

Question 20

The "silent revolution" refers to the passage of what type of divorce laws?

A) Consensual
B) Annulment
C) Absolute
D) No-fault

Question 21

______ have a particularly difficult time adjusting to a remarriage.

A) Young adolescents
B) Preschoolers
C) Infants
D) Young adults

Question 22

Longitudinal data refer to multiple observations on the same individual over time.

Question 23

It is estimated that between _______ of stepchildren will see their custodial parent and stepparent divorce.

A) 5 to 10
B) 50 to 60
C) 10 and 15
D) 20 and 30

Question 24

Most stepfamilies today are larger than nondivorced and single-parent families.

Question 25

The age and gender of a child at the time a stepfamily is formed has little to no impact on their adjustment.

Question 26

Describe the three major proposals for policy reform regarding stepfamilies. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each perspective?

Question 27

Describe the perspective of moral entrepreneurs. Explain how sponsorship of research may impact the methods and results of those studies.

Question 28

In general, stepchildren are no better off economically than their counterparts in single-parent families.

Question 29

In modern stepfamilies, children are more likely to live with a stepfather than a stepmother.

Question 30

Which of the following statements is NOT true about contemporary stepfamilies?

A) Residential stepparents provide support to stepchildren.
B) It is rare for stepfamilies to experience divorce.
C) More stepfamilies result from divorce than from the death of a parent.
D) There are no uniform state laws regulating stepfamily relationships.

Question 31

Most state laws treat stepparents as a legal stranger to the children that they reside with.

Question 32

'Fixed effects' refers to time-invariant characteristics.

Question 33

Choose one study presented in the text and discuss the implications of this study to
understanding the impact of divorce in U.S. society.

Question 34

It was estimated that ____ of children born in the early 1980s will live with a stepparent before they reach adulthood.

A) 50 percent
B) one-third
C) one-fourth
D) 15 percent

Question 35

Mary Ann Mason uses the term _____ to describe scholars who assert that stepfamilies should be actively discouraged.

A) negativists
B) voluntarists
C) reformists
D) activists

Question 36

How do real stepfamilies today differ from our earlier cultural stereotypes? Why is it important to address the issue of stepfamilies in the United States?

Question 37

What are the major advantages or disadvantages for children in stepfamily relationships?