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| Era of Restricted Divorce |
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| mid 19th century until 1970, divorce was more accessible for women |
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| requires counseling prior to marriage, other restrictions |
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| employment lowers likelihood of divorce, higher income reduces tension |
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| after first year of two of divorce, both parents and children experience difficulties |
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| government is required to give assistance to people who are qualified for aid, no matter the cost |
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| employment raises likelihood of divorce, wife can support herself |
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| capitalist government that has protection for families against capitalist system (social security, unemployment compensation, minimum wage) |
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| people who work hard but still cannot sustain their families |
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| role of step-parent trying to gain children’s approval |
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| set of rules and roles that define a social unit of importance to a society |
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| Who government involvement in family support is most concerned about |
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| Elderly and women & children in poverty |
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| Describe government involvement in family affairs before the Great Depression |
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| Family is an independent unit, government did not intervene in family life |
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| What Supreme Court decision ruled that women had the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy by abortion? |
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| Family model preferred by Conservatives |
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| Why have women been able to life full lives outside of marriage since the mid 20th century? |
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| cohabitation, having children outside of marriage, Aid to Dependent Children & Social Security programs |
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| Who are the most undeserving poor in our country? |
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| unemployed, able-bodied men |
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| What kinds of families receive governmental assistance? |
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| all families, higher & middle class families receive assistance, less than lower class |
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| Which advocates maintain that the rise of the dual-earner couple has created a harried lifestyle that should be eased for the sake of parents and children? |
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| Are women more likely to remarry than men? |
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| no, they look older and less physically attractive |
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| The step-parent most likely to integrate into the step family is called... |
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| intimate outsider, role between parent and friend |
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| According to Cherlin, are step-families a complete or incomplete institution? |
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| Step-families do not have as many legal rights to the children, thus making step-families an INCOMPLETE institution |
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| What is a critical factor in determining whether or not a child accepts a step parent as a real parent? |
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| If the child’s relationship with the biological parent has ended, age of the child |
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| unexpected benefit of remarriage |
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| More family to help raise the child |
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| Who generally wins in many court cases where biological parents have contested the right of stepparents to raise children living with them? |
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| Biological parent or legal adoptee |
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| What group of people has lower remarriage rates? |
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| What are several factors that increase the likelihood of a stepparent's being able to act toward a child much as a biological parent would? |
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| Age of the child, relationship with biological parent, child’s relationship with nonresidential parent |
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| Do the practices of the US Court Systems stay current with society? |
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| Yes, the courts change slowly but stay with the times |
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| Official reasons for divorce in the era of divorce tolerance |
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| Adultery, failure to provide love and companionship, mental cruelty |
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| Why were men more likely to be granted a divorce based on adultery than women in the era of restricted divorce? |
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| the arrangement whereby divorced parents coordinate their activities and cooperate with each other in raising their children? |
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