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Slightly less than _____% of marriages end in divorce.

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Question 22

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When it comes to children in a family of divorce,_____ custody has been found to have more positive outcomes.

A) joint
B) split
C) sole
D) primary

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Divorce rates have changed as a result of societal events,such as:

_____ refers to the lack of clarity regarding who is and who is not included in the family.

The most infrequent type of custody arrangement is _____ custody.

Marcus is recently divorced and will never remarry.He is happy being single and has a full life.According to Hetherington and Kelly (2002) ,out of their six different styles of adjusting to divorce,which typology does he most closely fit?

Hetherington and Kelly (2002) found six different styles of adjusting to divorce.Three types of divorced couples (over 70%) did better after the divorce,and three types that did worse.Which of the following is NOT one of the three types that were doing better after the divorce?

After getting divorced,Guillermo's parents focus more on their own needs than his.They fight a lot and have poor communication.Based on Kelly (2007) ,who described three types of co-parenting relationships following divorce or separation,what kind of co-parenting approach have his parents taken?

Some of the strengths discussed in single-parent families are

No-fault laws were generally viewed as creating more equality between spouse in a divorce,but all of the following inequalities still remained EXCEPT

A false assumption made by some stepfamilies is that they are just like nuclear families.

No-fault divorce laws failed to eliminate gender-based division of responsibility.

A _____ is a family which one or more partners in a relationship have a child or children from a previous relationship?

A lack of clarity regarding who is included and who is not included in the family is _____.

When each parent has custody of one or more children,the arrangement is termed _____ custody.

What has research show about the role of fathers in the lives of their noncustodial children?

Dramatic downward mobility is a consequence of divorce for many couples.

The percentage of single-parent families headed by fathers is currently _______.

Divorce has always been a common option for married couples.

Most children are doing well 6 years after divorce.