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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.



1

Emotional problems during launching can be solved by a complete cutoff from the family of origin.
A)True
B)False
2

Marriage is a like experience for men and women.
A)True
B)False
3

Retirement, grandchildren, and more attention to hobbies usually characterize the final stage of the family life cycle.
A)True
B)False
4

The events of September 11, 2001 have altered U.S. citizens' chronosystems.
A)True
B)False
5

Happily married parents are more sensitive, responsive, warm, and affectionate toward their children.
A)True
B)False
6

In 1998, individuals were 5 times more likely to live alone than in 1970.
A)True
B)False
7

Living together before marriage is a way to decrease the chance of divorce.
A)True
B)False
8

Relationships between cohabitating men and women tend to be more equal than between husbands and wives.
A)True
B)False
9

Domesticity is a highly valued spousal trait in Canada.
A)True
B)False
10

Separated and divorced individuals have higher rates of psychiatric disorders than married individuals.
A)True
B)False
11

Homosexual couples have less conflict and more sex than heterosexual couples.
A)True
B)False
12

The birth of a child will save a failing marriage.
A)True
B)False
13

Authoritarian parenting is recommended for less conflict and happier children.
A)True
B)False
14

A minority of children who are maltreated will go on to be abusive parents.
A)True
B)False
15

The everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships may actually serve to facilitate adolescent development.
A)True
B)False
16

Parents' work may affect children positively or negatively. This is an example of the Bronfenbrenner's exosystem.
A)True
B)False
17

The majority of children in divorced families have significant adjustment problems.
A)True
B)False
18

Stepfamilies have higher rates of divorces than original marriages.
A)True
B)False
19

First-born children are typically rebellious and spoiled.
A)True
B)False
20

When both grandparents are raising grandchildren, the families are usually white.
A)True
B)False







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