Gender and Family Diversity

For midterm exam

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During the past twenty years, the rates of divorce have:
Decreased slightly
Which group has the greatest rates of divorce?
Non Hispanic Black Americans
According to the theory that divorce is a process and not a distinct event, the final stage of the process of divorce is:
Psychic divorce
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
Marrying after 30
(T/F) In the 18th and 19th century divorce was regulated by the spouses and the community
False
(T/F) No-fault divorce was instituted first in California, then in other states
True
(T/F) Fault divorce was a private divorce, where spouses could decide about the reasons to not be married anymore
False
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?
-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
What are the six different processes of divorce? Name them and explain what each of them entails.
-Emotional divorce: when partner becomes emotionally withdrawn -Legal divorce: legal dissolution of marriage contract-Economic divorce: splitting up property and assets/debts-Co-parental divorce: deciding child custody and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
What do Walzer and Oles refer to when they say: as people go through the process of divorce, they also "do gender"?
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.
What percentage of American children become part of a step family before they are 18?
30%
What percentage of step families include children from the husband's and wife's previous marriages?
50%
On difference between non residential fathers and non residential mothers is:
Non residential mothers have more contact with children than no residential fathers
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
Children's cognitive skills