True/False Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	Remarriages in the United States today occur more frequently after the death of a spouse than after a divorce.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Because of learning from past mistakes, people who have remarried after a divorce are less likely to divorce than those in first marriages.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	A "remarriage chain" refers to the family and stepfamily members living in the same household.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	In the United States today, we normally use bilateral descent in viewing kinship.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Research supports the finding that stepfathers have a more difficult time integrating into the family than stepmothers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Studies show that the well-being of children in stepfamilies is about the same as in divorced single-parent homes; but neither is as beneficial as growing up with two biological parents.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The changes in divorce from a highly restricted system to a system of individual rights reflects the shift in emphasis from the public to the private family.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Created kinship ties are more flexible and changeable than assigned kinship ties.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	In the United States in the last 30 years, the rate of remarriage has kept pace with the rate of divorce.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	It takes the cooperation of both spouses to obtain a divorce in the United States today.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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