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| marriage in which one or both partners have been previously married |
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| More men remarry because... |
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Divorced women tend to be older
Women have custody of children which can reduce dating |
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| Developmental Stages of Stepfamilies |
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Early: Fantasy, Immersion, and Awareness
Middle: Mobilization and Action
Later: Contact and Resolution |
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| Fantasy Stage of Stepfamilies |
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| Biological parents hope new partner will be better spouse and parent than previous partner |
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| Immersion Stage of Stepfamilies |
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"Sink-or-Swim"
Reality replaces fantasy
Children may feel disloyal to absent biological parent if they show affection to stepparent |
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| Awareness Stage of Stepfamilies |
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Family members "map" territory
Identifying feelings that he/she experiences in being in the stepfamily |
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| Mobilization Stage of Stepfamilies |
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Members recognize differences, conflict becomes more open
Children resolve loyalty issues |
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| Action Stage of Stepfamilies |
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Norms and family rituals
Stepparent-stepchild bonds strenghtened |
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| Contact Stage of Stepfamilies |
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| Intimate contact with one another |
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role of being a stepparent
"Intimate outsider" |
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| Resolution Stage of Stepfamilies |
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| Family members feel earlier issues resolved |
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| Children more hostile towards them because they feel she's trying to replace mother or they feel having a relationship will threaten their relationship with mother |
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| More limited and less positive relationships with stepchildren |
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| Embracing stepchildren as if they were biological children and becoming involved in the processes of nurturning, providing for, and protecting them |
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- Favoritism
- Divided loyalties
- Discipline
- Money, goods, services
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| Strengths of Stepfamilies |
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| Benefits for Children in Stepfamilies |
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Gain additional role models, greater flexibility, extended kin network, and possibly parents who are happily married or siblings
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