Chapter 13

Which of the following is true of no-fault divorce?

No-fault divorce is permitted in more states than fault-based divorce.

Desertion:

occurred more often than divorce during the Depression.

Division of property, alimony, and child support are aspects of the:

economic divorce

When old friends are lost and new ones must be found to replace them, the ___ divorce is being experienced.

community divorce

According to the text, many unresolved issues of the________divorce may be acted out during the___________divorce.

emotional; legal

Which of the following is true of American marriages?

The U.S. has one of the highest divorce rates in the world.

Scholars suggest that divorce does not represent a devaluation of marriage but a(n):

idealization of marriage

The___________represents the number of divorces in a given year for every 1,000 people in the population.

crude divorce rate

The________rate represents the number of divorces in a given year for every 1,000 marriages in the population.

refined divorce

All of the following are factors affecting divorce except:

phenotypic features

Based on social integration, we would expect which people to have higher divorce rates?

People who are independent

How is religion is related to divorce?

the more often one goes to church, the lower the risk of divorce

Compared to first marriages, remarriages are_________to end in divorce.

more likely

All of the following are distal causes of divorce except:

level of conflict in the marriage

separation distress refers to:

anxiety, fear, and pain centered on the missing partner

Uncoupling:

occurs in fairly predictable stages

How does dating following separation and divorce differ from premarital dating?

it is not as leisurely

The economic consequences of divorce for women are:

less dire than they were in the past

The degree of integration between individuals and the wider community is called:

social integration

Children living_________in appear to be the worst adjusted.

conflict-ridden two parent families

In considering the effects of divorce on children, Heatherington reports that__________of her sample of youths from divorced and remarried families was troubled and displayed a range of problems.

20%

When a marriage breaks up, which group suffers separation distress?

parents and children

In which of the following custody arrangements do children live with both parents, dividing time more or less equally between the two parents?

joint physical

goals of meditation include which of the following?

to see that couples exit the marriage with less conflict