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During the past twenty years, the rates of divorce have:
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Decreased slightly
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Which group has the greatest rates of divorce?
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Non Hispanic Black Americans
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According to the theory that divorce is a process and not a distinct event, the final stage of the process of divorce is:
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Psychic divorce
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The following are risk factors for divorce, EXCEPT:-marrying before 30-marrying someone of a different ethnicity-marrying after 30-marrying for a second time
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Marrying after 30
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(T/F) In the 18th and 19th century divorce was regulated by the spouses and the community
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False
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(T/F) No-fault divorce was instituted first in California, then in other states
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True
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(T/F) Fault divorce was a private divorce, where spouses could decide about the reasons to not be married anymore
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False
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According to Adams and Coltran, what does the "healthy marriage" discourse refer to?
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What are the different divorce narratives described by Walzer and Oles and what are the elements that characterize each of them?
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-Conventional: Man portrays himself as the initiator; woman portrays herself as the victim/non-initiator-Contradictory: Man and woman portray themselves in contradictory ways in terms of being an initiator or a non-initiator-Mutual: Man and woman portray themselves as mutually responsible for the initiation of divorce-Non-conventional: Woman portrays herself as initiator
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What are the six different processes of divorce? Name them and explain what each of them entails.
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-Emotional divorce: when partner becomes emotionally withdrawn -Legal divorce: legal dissolution of marriage contract-Economic divorce: splitting up property and assets/debts-Co-parental divorce: deciding child custody and negotiating child care-Community divorce: changing interactions with family, friends, and community -Psychic divorce: regaining individual autonomy and independence
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What do Walzer and Oles refer to when they say: as people go through the process of divorce, they also "do gender"?
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In tradition gender roles, the male is normally the one in control and the one who makes family decisions. The dame thing happens in divorce; even if the male did not initiate the divorce or file for the divorce it will be made out to seem it was his choice and decision.
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What percentage of American children become part of a step family before they are 18?
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30%
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What percentage of step families include children from the husband's and wife's previous marriages?
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50%
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On difference between non residential fathers and non residential mothers is:
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Non residential mothers have more contact with children than no residential fathers
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All of the following are risk factors to the adjustment of a step family, EXCEPT:-children's ages-children's gender-children's cognitive skills-children's temperments
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Children's cognitive skills
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