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51. Which of the following most likely to help children adjust : 1198907
51. Which of the following is most likely to help children adjust to their parent’s divorce?
A. The nonresident parent has no contact and involvement
B. The father refuses to pay child support.
C. Strict and authoritative stepparent
D. Effective co-parenting relationship
52. The number of single-parent families in the United States has increased since 1970 because of rising rates of divorce or separation, unwed parenthood, or death. Approximately what percent of children today live with only one parent?
A. 20%
B. 26%
C. 38%
D. 10%
53. Which of the following is true of single-parent families?
A. Children living with a single parent are exposed to few stressful experiences.
B. Children are far less likely to live with a single mother than with a single father.
C. Children living with a single parent are less likely to be economically disadvantaged as a result of the smaller size of the family.
D. Children in single-parent families tend to lag socially and educationally behind peers in two-parent families.
54. Many single mothers marry men who are not the father of their children. The families formed by such marriages are referred to as
A. blended families.
B. cohabiting families.
C. extended families.
D. traditional families.
55. According to research, which of the following statements about stepfamilies or blended families is false?
A. A child’s loyalties to an absent or dead parent may interfere with forming ties to a stepparent.
B. Girls, who often have more trouble than boys adjusting to divorce and living with a single mother, benefit from a stepfather.
C. Mothers who remarry or form new cohabiting relationships tend to use gentler discipline than mothers who remain single.
D. Many stepchildren maintain ties with their noncustodial parents.
56. Approximately how many children in the United States live with at least one lesbian or gay parent?
A. 1million
B. 9 million
C. 15 million
D. 5 million
57. Which of the following is true of the development of children of gay and lesbian parents?
A. They are more likely to become homosexual than children of heterosexual parents.
B. They are more likely to have emotional problems than children of heterosexual parents.
C. They usually have negative relationships with their parents.
D. There are no consistent differences between children raised by homosexual parents and children raised by heterosexual parents.
58. Which of the following statements is correct regarding adopted children in the United States?
A. Adoptions of foreign-born children by U.S. families have nearly quadrupled since 1978.
B. Cognitively, adoption is usually detrimental for children.
C. Rules governing interracial adoption remain same across states.
D. Children adopted after 1 year of age are less likely to show disturbances in their attachment patterns.
59. In many developing societies, such as those in Latin America and Asia, _____ households predominate, and resident grandparents play an integral role in the family.
A. extended-family
B. adoptive-family
C. step-family
D. cohabiting-family
60. “Skip-generation” families refer to
A. single-parent families.
B. families where grandparents are pushed into the parenting role.
C. families with gay or lesbian parents.
D. families that have very low socioeconomic status.
