How Divorce Mediation Works Quiz Questions
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- 1.The typical waiting period for a divorce in the US is ____, which is _____ than most other Western countries.
- A.
Five years; higher
- B.
Two years; lower
- C.
Two years; higher
- D.
One year or less; lower
- 2.Historically, in most cases of divorce, mothers retain legal and physical custody of their children.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The "sleeper effect" refers to children of divorced parents who have trouble sleeping at night.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Fathers now head 16% of single parent families.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Black women int he US have a higher likelihood of separating from their husbands and are _____ to turn these separations into divorce than other women.
- A.
Less reluctant
- B.
Slower
- C.
Quicker
- D.
None of the above
- 6.All of the following include official reasons for divorce in the era of divorce tolerance except
- A.
Mental cruelty
- B.
Adultery
- C.
Emotional dissatisfaction
- D.
Nonsupport
- 7.In the US changes in family law have ______ rather than ______ changes in behavior and values.
- A.
Followed; preceded
- B.
Hurt; helped
- C.
Preceded; followed
- D.
Deterred; fostered
- 8.On the basis of what we know of the currently available research reports, children who live in a single parent family are more likely to
- A.
Drop out of high school
- B.
Be out of work
- C.
All of the above
- D.
Have a child as a teenager
- 9.The arrangement whereby divorced parents coordinate their activities and cooperate with each other in raising children is commonly reffered to as
- A.
Coparenting
- B.
Parallel parenting
- C.
Joint legal custody
- D.
Joint upbringing
- 10.Some studies indicate that there is a "divorce gene" that predisposes some people to divorce.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Remarriage can have unexpected benefits including
- A.
Remaining male dominated
- B.
Dissolving the tie with the biological parent
- C.
Creating a new extended family
- D.
Fewer links for the children to the original family
- 12.Remarriage is less likely to end in divorce than are first marriages.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Therapists suggest that the transitional period in forming a new family system for many step families is approximately
- A.
There is no agreement
- B.
3-5 years
- C.
1 year
- D.
2-4 years
- 14.The position a step parent attains in a family depends on
- A.
A signed prenuptial agreement
- B.
His or her relationship with the noncustodial parent
- C.
The efforts he or she puts into developing a close relationship with the children
- D.
The "hands on" care of his or her children
- 15.The stepparent most likely to integrate into the step family would be one called the
- A.
Affinity seeker
- B.
Intimate outsider
- C.
Polite outsider
- D.
Family healer
- 16.2/3 of divorced women who remarry will cohabit first.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.In the US, the establishment of a relationship with kin involves
- A.
All of the above
- B.
Corresponding
- C.
Giving or receiving help
- D.
Seeing each other regularly
- 18.One of the critical factors in determining if a child considers a step parent a "real parent" is
- A.
The sex of the child
- B.
The age of the step parent
- C.
The age of the child when the step parent joined the family
- D.
The sex of the step parent
- 19.Children are more likely to accept two mother figures in their lives than they are two father figures.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Of those who remarry after divorce, women are ______ likely to remarry than men, on the basis of current statistics.
- A.
Slightly less
- B.
Far less
- C.
Just as
- D.
More
- 21.The primary factor determining the amount and degree of contact among families is
- A.
Health
- B.
Geographical distance
- C.
Love
- D.
Previous relations
- 22.Bengston (2001) believes in strong intergenerational ties and cities as his argument that
- A.
All of the above
- B.
Grandparents have strong bonds with their children and grandchildren
- C.
Adult children have their parent available to them well into midlife
- D.
Parents take in daughters and grandchildren after divorce
- 23.The average monthly Social Security benefit has doubled in value since 1960, even taking into account inflation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Skipped generation households are created because of the following reason(s)
- A.
Drug abuse or illness
- B.
Incarceration of parent
- C.
All of the above
- D.
Child abuse by parent
- 25.Which of the following factors makes it easier for grandparents today, compared to earlier generations, to have an emotionally satisfying relationship with their grandchildren?
- A.
Fewer grandchildren and more resources to give them
- B.
Lack of telephone contact
- C.
Living at a geographic distance
- D.
Children needing to be raised and remaining in the home
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