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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Created kinship differs from blood kinship in that:
A. it is usually a weaker relationship.

B. it is a relationship that requires more work and maintenance.
C. it is usually a stronger relationship.
D. the two seldom differ.
2. Which of the following racial-ethnic group members are most likely, on average, to remarry after a
divorce?
A. non-Hispanic whites
B. African Americans
C. Hispanics
D. Native Americans
3. The stepparent most likely to integrate into the stepfamily would be one called the
A. polite outsider
B. intimate outsider
C. affinity-seeker
D. family healer
4. In the United States, the establishment of a relationship with kin involves
A. corresponding.
B. seeing each other regularly.
C. giving or receiving help.
D. all of the above
5. In writing about stepfathers, Marsiglio mentioned a number of things about stepfamilies which
include all of the following except
A. there is considerable confusion about what norms should guide stepfamily life
B. the lack of shared meanings can cause problems for all involved
C. the pull that networks exert can undermine attempts to strengthen the unity of the stepfamily
D. negotiation and bargaining take time and effort and can cause bruised feelings
6. Cherlin describes life in stepfamilies as a(n) ______ social institution.
A. nonexistent
B. ignored
C. incomplete
D. complete
7. In all discussions of stepfamilies and step-relatives it is obvious, on the basis of current research
findings, that the primary ingredient in making a stepfamily "work" in ways similar to the common
conjugal unit is that someone
A. does the work of kinship.

B. adopts the children from a first marriage.
C. attends counseling.
D. helps support the new family.
8. The stepparent who is in a stable stepfamily is likely to
A. show warmth toward and support of the stepchildren

B. not discipline the stepchildren
C. support the biological parent's parenting style
D. all of the above
9. Therapists suggest that the transitional period in forming new family systems for many
stepfamilies is approximately
A. 1 year
B. 2-4 years
C. 3-5 years
D. there is no agreement
10. Stepmothers who do not live with their stepchildren
A. are more likely to take on a parental role

B. see themselves as friends of the stepchildren
C. find step-mothering less stressful
D. all of the above
11. Among racial-ethnic groups, those who are least likely to remarry in the United States are
A. African American.
B. non-Hispanic whites.
C. Hispanics.
D. Asian Americans.
12. One of the critical factors determining whether a child considers a stepparent a "real" parent is
A. the age of the child when the stepparent joined the household.
B. the sex of the child.
C. the sex of the stepparent.
D. the age of the stepparent.
13. In most research studies that have compared the well-being of children in non-divorced two-
parent households, single-parent households, and stepfamily households, the children in
__________ show the most well-being.
A. stepfamily household
B. single-mother household
C. single-father household
D. non-divorced two-parent households
14. For children living in stepfamily households, the effect best established in research literature is
A. they leave their households at an earlier age than children in other types of families.
B. they stay in their households longer than children in other types of families.
C. boys tend to leave earlier than girls in stepfamily households.
D. none of the above.
15. The position a stepparent attains in a family depends on:
A. the effort he or she puts into developing a close relationship with the stepchildren.
B. his or her relationship with the non-custodial parent.
C. a signed pre-nuptial agreements.
D. the "hands on" care of his or her children.
16. Of the types of kinship ties, which is more likely to change over the course of a person's lifetime?
A. assigned kinship ties

B. created kinship ties
C. blood-relative ties
D. grandparent kinship ties
17. In many court cases where biological parents have contested the right of stepparents to raise
children living with them, __________ have won.
A. the stepparents
B. the biological parents
C. neither
D. both
18. The original Old English prefix "step" as in stepmother signified a relationship caused by
A. desertion
B. death
C. divorce
D. separation
19. Remarriage rates tend to be lower for:
A. the wealthy than the poor.

B. the young than the old.
C. men than for women.
D. the poor than the non-poor.
20. Several factors increase the likelihood of a stepparent's being able to act toward a child much as
a biological parent would. Which of the following would not be one of these factors?
A. satisfying relationship between biological parent and stepparent within the home
B. preschool age of children when stepfamily is formed
C. children are teens when stepfamily is formed
D. significant interaction between child and nonresident biological parent
21. With the increasing numbers of remarriages and subsequent stepfamilies, the practices of the
court system in the United States have been
A. standing firm about the rights of biological parents.

B. evolving slowly toward recognizing some rights and responsibilities of stepparents.
C. evolving slowly about the rights of biological parents.
D. standing firm about the rights of stepparents.
22. According to Cherlin, this group is less likely to remarry due to religious opposition to remarriage.
A. Hispanics
C. Asians
D. non-Hispanic whites
23. The likelihood that remarriages that include stepchildren will end in divorce is ______ in
comparison to those that do not.
A. undetermined
B. equal
C. lower
D. higher
24. The introduction of a stepparent into a household containing a young teenager is increasingly
difficult due to the effects of ______.
A. remarriage
B. adolescence
C. high school
D. peer pressure
25. Stepfamilies are more likely to have a _________ kinship with the members of that family
A. blood
B. bilateral
C. created
D. nonmarital
26. Matching Quiz
1. actively constructed kinship ties blood relatives ____

2. Stepparent who seeks warm congenial
relations with stepchildren created kinship ____
3. most common reason for remarriage intimate
today outsider ____
4. stepfamily in which the partners are
cohabitating without marriage divorce ____
5. kinship ties that people acquire at birth or cohabitating
through first marriage stepfamily ____
6. role somewhere between that of a parent definition of
and that of a trusted friend stepfamily ____
7. descent is reckoned through mother's and
father's lines social institution ____
8. people who share common ancestors affinity-seeker ____
9. a household in which two adults are
married or cohabitating with at least on child assigned
present kinship ____
10. set of roles and rules that defines a social
unit of importance to society bilateral kinship ____
27. In the United States, never-married people are more likely to cohabitate with someone than
previously married people.
True False
28. Girls from stepfamilies are more likely to leave home earlier.
True False
29. Two-thirds of divorced women who remarry will cohabit first.
True False
30. Stepfathers in general are less like to invest time and effort into their stepchildren's lives than are
biological fathers.
True False
31. In Americans' view of what it takes to have a relationship, simply the existence of a blood tie
makes a relative.
True False
32. From the child's perspective, the older they are the easier it is to adjust to a stepfamily
True False
33. Legally, stepparents have little relationship to their stepchildren.
True False
34. Stepfamilies must create their own rules and shared meanings
True False
35. For stepfamilies to exist, the parents must marry.
True False
36. The well-being of children in stepfamily households shows a dramatic improvement over the well-
being of children in divorced, single-parent households.
True False
37. Most stepfamilies eventually reach the "stabilization period".
True False
38. In studies of younger children, researchers have found that girls have a harder time adjusting to a
stepfather.
True False
39. Remarriage is less likely to end in divorce than are first marriages.
True False
40. On the remarriage market older women have to choose from a diminishing pool of older men.
True False
41. Children are more likely to accept two mother-figures in their lives than they are two father-
figures.
True False
42. Most children who live through their parents' divorce and remarriage do not have serious, long-
lasting problems because of the divorce and remarriage.
True False
43. Remarried people are more likely to be critical of spouses and have more disagreements with
them.
True False
44. How is remarriage an "incomplete institution"?
45. Describe how social networks may get complicated in a remarriage.
46. Discuss briefly how cohabitation has changed remarriage and stepfamilies in recent years.
47. Explain why studies have shown that the well-being of children in stepfamilies is not better than
that of children in single parent, divorced households.
48. Give two sociological, demographic explanations for why older separated and divorced women in
the United States are less likely to marry than their younger counterparts.
49. Why is remarriage more likely for non-Hispanic whites than Hispanics or African Americans?
50. What are some of the factors that make adjustment to stepfamily life difficult?
51. What does Cherlin mean when he remarks about stepparents that "the wiser ones . . . accept the
limits of their job description and bide their time"?
52. Of the two, is a first marriage or a remarriage more likely to end in divorce? Why do you think
so?
53. Describe what Cherlin meant by the "stepparent as affinity-seeker"?
54. Why, in many instances, is it easier to be a stepfather than a stepmother?
55. In what ways do stepmothers today differ from the stepmothers of Cinderella and Snow White?
56. What factors would help make stepgrandparents closer to their step grandchildren?
57. Based on what you have read in this chapter about stepfamilies and remarriage, why do you think
"extended family" relatives (stepgrandparents, for example) might be reluctant to create close ties
with stepgrandchildren?
58. Where were the fathers, emotionally and morally speaking, in Cinderella and Snow White, and
why weren't they held responsible for the treatment their biological children received?
59. Cherlin maintains that early adolescence is the most difficult time to introduce a stepparent into a
child's household. Why do you think this might be the case?
13 Key
1. Created kinship differs from blood kinship in that:

(p. 427-
428)
A. it is usually a weaker relationship.

B. it is a relationship that requires more work and maintenance.
C. it is usually a stronger relationship.
D. the two seldom differ.
Cherlin - Chapter 13 #1
2. Which of the following racial-ethnic group members are most likely, on average, to remarry
(p. 414) after a divorce?
A. non-Hispanic whites
C. Hispanics
D. Native Americans
3. The stepparent most likely to integrate into the stepfamily would be one called the
(p. 419)
A. polite outsider
B. intimate outsider
C. affinity-seeker
D. family healer
4. In the United States, the establishment of a relationship with kin involves

(p. 411-
412)
A. corresponding.
B. seeing each other regularly.
C. giving or receiving help.
D. all of the above
5. In writing about stepfathers, Marsiglio mentioned a number of things about stepfamilies which
(p. 409) include all of the following except
A. there is considerable confusion about what norms should guide stepfamily life
B. the lack of shared meanings can cause problems for all involved
C. the pull that networks exert can undermine attempts to strengthen the unity of the
stepfamily
D. negotiation and bargaining take time and effort and can cause bruised feelings
6. Cherlin describes life in stepfamilies as a(n) ______ social institution.

(p. 407)
A. nonexistent
B. ignored
C. incomplete
D. complete
7. In all discussions of stepfamilies and step-relatives it is obvious, on the basis of current

(p. 411- research findings, that the primary ingredient in making a stepfamily "work" in ways similar to
412)
the common conjugal unit is that someone
A. does the work of kinship.

B. adopts the children from a first marriage.
C. attends counseling.
D. helps support the new family.
8. The stepparent who is in a stable stepfamily is likely to

(p. 417-
418)
A. show warmth toward and support of the stepchildren

B. not discipline the stepchildren
C. support the biological parent's parenting style
D. all of the above
9. Therapists suggest that the transitional period in forming new family systems for many
(p. 417) stepfamilies is approximately
A. 1 year
B. 2-4 years
C. 3-5 years
D. there is no agreement
10. Stepmothers who do not live with their stepchildren

(p. 422)
A. are more likely to take on a parental role

B. see themselves as friends of the stepchildren
C. find step-mothering less stressful
D. all of the above
11. Among racial-ethnic groups, those who are least likely to remarry in the United States are
(p. 415)
A. African American.
B. non-Hispanic whites.
C. Hispanics.
D. Asian Americans.
12. One of the critical factors determining whether a child considers a stepparent a "real" parent is
(p. 418)
A. the age of the child when the stepparent joined the household.
B. the sex of the child.
C. the sex of the stepparent.
D. the age of the stepparent.
13. In most research studies that have compared the well-being of children in non-divorced two-
(p. 422- parent households, single-parent households, and stepfamily households, the children in
423)
__________ show the most well-being.
A. stepfamily household
B. single-mother household
C. single-father household
D. non-divorced two-parent households
14. For children living in stepfamily households, the effect best established in research literature
(p. 424) is
A. they leave their households at an earlier age than children in other types of families.
B. they stay in their households longer than children in other types of families.
C. boys tend to leave earlier than girls in stepfamily households.
D. none of the above.
15. The position a stepparent attains in a family depends on:

(p. 428)
A. the effort he or she puts into developing a close relationship with the stepchildren.
B. his or her relationship with the non-custodial parent.
C. a signed pre-nuptial agreements.
D. the "hands on" care of his or her children.
16. Of the types of kinship ties, which is more likely to change over the course of a person's
(p. 428) lifetime?
A. assigned kinship ties

B. created kinship ties
C. blood-relative ties
D. grandparent kinship ties
17. In many court cases where biological parents have contested the right of stepparents to raise
(p. 408) children living with them, __________ have won.
A. the stepparents
B. the biological parents
C. neither
D. both
18. The original Old English prefix "step" as in stepmother signified a relationship caused by
(p. 420)
A. desertion
B. death
C. divorce
D. separation
19. Remarriage rates tend to be lower for:

(p. 415)
A. the wealthy than the poor.

B. the young than the old.
C. men than for women.
D. the poor than the non-poor.
20. Several factors increase the likelihood of a stepparent's being able to act toward a child much
(p. 417- as a biological parent would. Which of the following would not be one of these factors?
418)
A. satisfying relationship between biological parent and stepparent within the home
B. preschool age of children when stepfamily is formed
C. children are teens when stepfamily is formed
D. significant interaction between child and nonresident biological parent
21. With the increasing numbers of remarriages and subsequent stepfamilies, the practices of the
(p. 408) court system in the United States have been
A. standing firm about the rights of biological parents.

B. evolving slowly toward recognizing some rights and responsibilities of stepparents.
C. evolving slowly about the rights of biological parents.
D. standing firm about the rights of stepparents.
22. According to Cherlin, this group is less likely to remarry due to religious opposition to
(p. 415) remarriage.
A. Hispanics
C. Asians
D. non-Hispanic whites
23. The likelihood that remarriages that include stepchildren will end in divorce is ______ in
(p. 415) comparison to those that do not.
A. undetermined
B. equal
C. lower
D. higher
24. The introduction of a stepparent into a household containing a young teenager is increasingly
(p. 415) difficult due to the effects of ______.
A. remarriage
B. adolescence
C. high school
D. peer pressure
25. Stepfamilies are more likely to have a _________ kinship with the members of that family
(p. 427)
A. blood
B. bilateral
C. created
D. nonmarital
26. Matching Quiz

(p. 407-
427)
1. actively constructed kinship ties blood relatives 8

2. Stepparent who seeks warm congenial
relations with stepchildren created kinship 1
intimate
3. most common reason for remarriage today outsider 6
4. stepfamily in which the partners are
cohabitating without marriage divorce 3
5. kinship ties that people acquire at birth or cohabitating
through first marriage stepfamily 4
6. role somewhere between that of a parent definition of
and that of a trusted friend stepfamily 9
7. descent is reckoned through mother's and
father's lines social institution 10
8. people who share common ancestors affinity-seeker 2
9. a household in which two adults are
married or cohabitating with at least on child assigned
present kinship 5
10. set of roles and rules that defines a social
unit of importance to society bilateral kinship 7
27. In the United States, never-married people are more likely to cohabitate with someone than
(p. 410) previously married people.
FALSE
28. Girls from stepfamilies are more likely to leave home earlier.
(p. 424)
TRUE
29. Two-thirds of divorced women who remarry will cohabit first.
(p. 414)
TRUE
30. Stepfathers in general are less like to invest time and effort into their stepchildren's lives than
(p. 420) are biological fathers.
TRUE
31. In Americans' view of what it takes to have a relationship, simply the existence of a blood tie
(p. 411) makes a relative.
FALSE
32. From the child's perspective, the older they are the easier it is to adjust to a stepfamily
(p. 417)
FALSE
33. Legally, stepparents have little relationship to their stepchildren.

(p. 407)
TRUE
34. Stepfamilies must create their own rules and shared meanings
(p. 407)
TRUE
35. For stepfamilies to exist, the parents must marry.

(p. 410)
FALSE
36. The well-being of children in stepfamily households shows a dramatic improvement over the
(p. 422- well-being of children in divorced, single-parent households.
423)
FALSE
37. Most stepfamilies eventually reach the "stabilization period".
(p. 419)
TRUE
38. In studies of younger children, researchers have found that girls have a harder time adjusting
(p. 418) to a stepfather.
TRUE
39. Remarriage is less likely to end in divorce than are first marriages.
(p. 415)
FALSE
40. On the remarriage market older women have to choose from a diminishing pool of older men.
(p. 414)
TRUE
41. Children are more likely to accept two mother-figures in their lives than they are two father-
(p. 422) figures.
FALSE
42. Most children who live through their parents' divorce and remarriage do not have serious,
(p. 428) long-lasting problems because of the divorce and remarriage.
TRUE
43. Remarried people are more likely to be critical of spouses and have more disagreements with
(p. 415) them.
TRUE
44. How is remarriage an "incomplete institution"?

(p. 407-
409)
Answer will vary

45. Describe how social networks may get complicated in a remarriage.
(p. 409)
Answer will vary
46. Discuss briefly how cohabitation has changed remarriage and stepfamilies in recent years.
(p. 411)
Answer will vary
47. Explain why studies have shown that the well-being of children in stepfamilies is not better
(p. 422- than that of children in single parent, divorced households.
423)
Answer will vary
48. Give two sociological, demographic explanations for why older separated and divorced women
(p. 414- in the United States are less likely to marry than their younger counterparts.
415)
Answer will vary
49. Why is remarriage more likely for non-Hispanic whites than Hispanics or African Americans?
(p. 415)
Answer will vary

50. What are some of the factors that make adjustment to stepfamily life difficult?
(p. 416-
421)
Answer will vary
51. What does Cherlin mean when he remarks about stepparents that "the wiser ones . . . accept
(p. 417) the limits of their job description and bide their time"?
Answer will vary
52. Of the two, is a first marriage or a remarriage more likely to end in divorce? Why do you think
(p. 415) so?
Answer will vary
53. Describe what Cherlin meant by the "stepparent as affinity-seeker"?

(p. 417)
Answer will vary
54. Why, in many instances, is it easier to be a stepfather than a stepmother?

(p. 421-
422)
Answer will vary

55. In what ways do stepmothers today differ from the stepmothers of Cinderella and Snow
(p. 420- White?
421)
Answer will vary
56. What factors would help make stepgrandparents closer to their step grandchildren?
(p. 413)
Answer will vary
57. Based on what you have read in this chapter about stepfamilies and remarriage, why do you
think "extended family" relatives (stepgrandparents, for example) might be reluctant to create
close ties with stepgrandchildren?
Answer will vary
58. Where were the fathers, emotionally and morally speaking, in Cinderella and Snow White, and
(p. 420- why weren't they held responsible for the treatment their biological children received?
421)
Answer will vary
59. Cherlin maintains that early adolescence is the most difficult time to introduce a stepparent
(p. 418) into a child's household. Why do you think this might be the case?
Answer will vary

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1. Created kinship differs from blood kinship in that:

A. it is usually a weaker relationship.

4. In the United States, the establishment of a relationship with kin involves

A. does the work of kinship.

8. The stepparent who is in a stable stepfamily is likely to

A. show warmth toward and support of the stepchildren

10. Stepmothers who do not live with their stepchildren

A. are more likely to take on a parental role

15. The position a stepparent attains in a family depends on:

A. assigned kinship ties

19. Remarriage rates tend to be lower for:

A. the wealthy than the poor.

A. standing firm about the rights of biological parents.

1. actively constructed kinship ties blood relatives ____

29. Two-thirds of divorced women who remarry will cohabit first.

35. For stepfamilies to exist, the parents must marry.

37. Most stepfamilies eventually reach the "stabilization period".

45. Describe how social networks may get complicated in a remarriage.

53. Describe what Cherlin meant by the "stepparent as affinity-seeker"?

54. Why, in many instances, is it easier to be a stepfather than a stepmother?

1. Created kinship differs from blood kinship in that:

A. it is usually a weaker relationship.

4. In the United States, the establishment of a relationship with kin involves

6. Cherlin describes life in stepfamilies as a(n) ______ social institution.

7. In all discussions of stepfamilies and step-relatives it is obvious, on the basis of current

A. does the work of kinship.

8. The stepparent who is in a stable stepfamily is likely to

A. show warmth toward and support of the stepchildren

10. Stepmothers who do not live with their stepchildren

A. are more likely to take on a parental role

15. The position a stepparent attains in a family depends on:

A. assigned kinship ties

19. Remarriage rates tend to be lower for:

A. the wealthy than the poor.

A. standing firm about the rights of biological parents.

26. Matching Quiz

1. actively constructed kinship ties blood relatives 8

33. Legally, stepparents have little relationship to their stepchildren.

35. For stepfamilies to exist, the parents must marry.

44. How is remarriage an "incomplete institution"?

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53. Describe what Cherlin meant by the "stepparent as affinity-seeker"?

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54. Why, in many instances, is it easier to be a stepfather than a stepmother?

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