Chapter 14

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

intact families are "happy" and single-parent families are unhappy

Stereotypes of single-parent families

do not address issues facing single fathers

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

social

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

widowed

How many children live in a single-parent households?

20 million

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

more intentional

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

Some got married with the hope of "fitting in" and denying their homosexuality.

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

almost two-thirds

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

recognition of the need for self-nuturance

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

social capital

In more than_______of current marriages, one or both spouses are remarrying.

40%

Stepsibling issues

include sharing one's parent with new step-siblings

Courtship for remarriage may resemble courtship before the first marriage if

neither partner has children

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

African American women

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

stepchildren typically no longer have grandparents

Remarriage courtship:

are short, unless preceded by cohabitation

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

cohabitation

All of the following are development stages of the stepfamily except

implantation

During which stage of stepfamily development does not reality set in and the family must sink or swim?

Immersion

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

mobilization

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

contact

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

Stepparents tend to view themselves as more effective than natural fathers view themseleves

All of the following are commonly associated with stepfathers except:

stepfathers as a whole experience higher levels of stress than stepmothers

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

True