Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	In which of these comparative situations would the first divorcee be more likely to remarry than the second?
		A)	a woman with three children vs. a woman with one child
		B)	a middle-aged woman vs. a younger woman
		C)	an African American vs. a white person
		D)	a non-Hispanic white vs. a Hispanic white


2	Which is the best example of the "new extended family"?
		A)	a woman, her husband, and his brother
		B)	grandparents, parents, and children
		C)	cohabiting couple and their children
		D)	married couple, their children, and the mom's child from a previous marriage


3	Research shows that the most difficult time to start a stepfamily is when the children are
		A)	under 2 years old.
		B)	in elementary school.
		C)	in early adolescence.
		D)	of college age.


4	In the stabilization period after remarriage, the stepparents who are most successful in fitting into the family:
		A)	play the role of "intimate outsider."
		B)	play the role of "polite outsider."
		C)	try to be the new mom or dad to the stepchild.
		D)	ignore the stepchild.


5	What is one specific difference observed in children in stepfamilies?
		A)	They tend to be poorer than children in divorced single parent homes.
		B)	They have fewer college admissions than divorced single parent homes.
		C)	Girls tend to leave home earlier than in intact families.
		D)	Boys suffer more serious mental health problems.


6	The increase in divorce has increased the reliance on
		A)	assigned kinship.
		B)	created kinship.
		C)	household kinship.
		D)	biological kinship.


7	Which category of women fares the worst from divorce in the current permissive divorce era?
		A)	middle-class career women
		B)	full-time homemakers
		C)	women in abusive relationships
		D)	movie stars' wives


8	Why does Cherlin refer to remarriage as an "incomplete institution"?
		A)	because most divorced people choose not to remarry
		B)	because there are no laws governing remarriage
		C)	because society hasn't determined the rights of stepparents
		D)	because the taken-for-granted rules of family life do not apply


9	The legal rights of stepparents in the United States today
		A)	are never enforced over those of birth parents.
		B)	are slowly being taken into account by the courts in custody cases.
		C)	are nonexistent.
		D)	take precedence over those of biological parents.


10	The concept of "the wicked stepmother":
		A)	originated in the twentieth century with domestic violence legislation.
		B)	is rooted in the reality of remarriage in preindustrial times.
		C)	is unrelated to the power dynamics in families.
		D)	is relevant to the current social norms of remarriage.

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