Aulette cited Kurz who interviewed women about why their marriages ended. All of the following are ...

Aulette cited Kurz who interviewed women about why their marriages ended. All of the following are among the primary reasons given by at least 17 of the women EXCEPT:
 
  a. Personal dissatisfaction (lack of love, too much fighting or they did not like the way their husbands treated them).
  b. Violence.
  c. Hard living (drinking, drug use, and frequent absences).
  d. Money problems.

Ques. 2

Who is more likely to initiate a divorce?
 
  a. At least two-thirds of divorces are initiated by women.
  b. At least two-thirds of divorces are initiated by men.
  c. Women and men are equally likely to initiate divorce.

Ques. 3

The precedent-setting case regarding a lesbian couple, Sharon Kowalski and Karen Thompson, happened in Minnesota. After an accident disabled Sharon, her father and Karen engaged in an eight-year legal battle over Sharon's guardianship and care.
 
  After numerous court hearings, what was the outcome of that case?
  a. The court permanently awarded custody to Sharon's father who convinced his daughter to discontinue her lesbian relationship.
  b. The court allowed Sharon to return home with her partner, Karen.
  c. The court required Sharon's father to allow supervised visitation by Karen.
  d. The court gave custody to a third party, a guardian ad litum social worker appointed by the court with the stipulation that both Sharon's father and Karen would be allowed to visit.

Ques. 4

The term ____________ is used to refer to a specific subsystem comprised of adults from two different families of origin who have bonded together to form what they intend to be a stable and long-term cohabiting relationship.
 
  a. family
  b. marriage
  c. conjugal identity
  d. conjugal role

Ques. 5

Increased life expectancy and declines in the size of the average family mean that contemporary
  couples
 
  a. will spend more years than previous generations in the post child-rearing stage of the family life cycle.
  b. will spend fewer years than previous generations in the post child-rearing stage of the family life cycle.
  c. will spend more years than previous generations launching children than previous
  generations.
  d. will spend more years than previous generations coping with the empty nest syndrome.

Ques. 6

Parents are more likely, according to the research, to abuse children
 
  a. whose temperament makes them difficult to control
  b. who have special needs
  c. who are difficult to handle and calm
  d. all of the above

Ques. 7

Research on teen mothers documents all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  a. Twenty percent of the fathers were more than six years older than the teen mothers.
  b. The younger the mother the larger the age gap between them and the older fathers.
  c. The average age of men who had impregnated 12- to 17-year-old mothers was 24.
  d. Teen mothers are less likely than nonteen mothers to be able to identify the biological father because of transitional relationships.