The expectations people have regarding how husbands and wives ought to behave are called marital______________?

A. Norms
B. Illusions
C. Orders
D. Scripts

When children reach school age their parents_________________?

A. Experience a decline in martial satisfaction
B. Spend more time together and are more content
C. Shift their focus toward their own relationship
D. All of the above

The resources each spouse brings to a marriage include________________?

A. Income
B. The ability to earn income
C. Occupational prestige
D. All of the above

Following a divorce both partners remarry in what percentage of cases ?

A. 90%
B. 80%
C. 60%
D. 50%

The percentage of men filing divorce petitions is________________?

A. Equal to that of women
B. Less than that of women
C. Considerably more than that of women
D. Slightly more than that of women

Which women are most likely to report feeling unhappy after their divorce ?

A. Elderly women
B. Childless middle-aged women
C. Young mothers
D. None of the above

Which of the following does NOT appear to be a factor in divorce_______________?

A. Marriage after an engagement of over three years
B. Differences in occupational goals and careers
C. Pregnancy shortly after marriage
D. Dramatic differences in family backgrounds

No- fault divorce has_______________?

A. Left alimony awards intact
B. All but eliminated alimony and somewhat decreased the average child support award
C. Increased child support requirements
D. Increased both alimony and child support awards for the first few year after divorce

In the 1960s some young people_______________?

A. Decided to return to the traditional forms of family
B. Saw the family as an oppressive institution
C. Preferred to live in communes
D. Chose to cohabit rather than marry

The blended or reconstituted family________________?

A. Is considered the wave of the future
B. Has its own set of problems
C. Is the best solution to a failing institution
D. Only a and b