__________ is an alternative, nonadversarial means of dispute resolution by which a couple, with the ...

__________ is an alternative, nonadversarial means of dispute resolution by which a couple, with the assistance of a third party, negotiate the terms of the divorce settlement.
 
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Ques. 2

Today, ______ children constitute Americans' ideal family size.
 
  a. one
  b. two
  c. three
  d. four

Ques. 3

The __________ effect refers to a situation where employment contributes to the divorce of an unhappily married woman by offering her the economic power and the self-confidence to help her decide on marital dissolution.
 
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Ques. 4

The text offers several explanations for the drop in overall fertility levels. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
 
  a. waiting longer to have their first babies
 b. childbearing having increasingly shifted to later ages
 c. an increase in sexual abstinence
 d. a higher incidence of childlessness

Ques. 5

The large disparity in divorce rates between those with and without a college degree is known as the _______.
 
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