The Miseducation of Divorce
Learn about divorce.
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Topics of this game:
- The number of divorces per 1,000 population.
- The crude divorce rate has"_______" almost 35 percent since its peak in 1980.
- The large disparity in divorce rates between those with and without a college degree.
- First marriage that ends in divorce within the first few years, typically before the couple has children.
- Wives who were dependent on their husband for health insurance had lower divorce rates.
- Constraints on divorce starting with "S"
- Constraints on divorce starting with "M"
- Constraints on divorce starting with "L"
- No-fault divorce is sometimes termed
- Positively associated with the risk of divorce, especially on the part of the female.
- Lack of fairness toward the spouse who would like to preserve the marriage.
- Couples today are more "_______" to seek marriage or family counseling.
- Divorce rates may have declined because "__________" has increased.
- One model of deciding about divorce derived from exchange theory is social psychologist George Levinger’s
- Spouses assess their marriage in terms of the "________" to divorce.
- Spouses assess their marriage in terms of the "________" to marriages.
- Spouses assess their marriage in terms of the "________" of marriages.
- "_____" marriages are less likely to end in divorce.
- Leaving a bad marriage may have a "______" outcome regardless of whether the individual remarries.
- Partners respond to "_________ ________" by trying to improve their relationship and by focusing on the rewards of their current marriage.
- Other Solutions to Marital Distress
- A much less mentioned stressor is the "______ ________" itself.
- How to get divorced is known as a
- A "_____" divorce is the dissolution of the marriage by the state through a court order terminating the marriage.
- "______ _______"is an alternative, nonadversarial means of dispute resolution by which a couple, with the assistance of a mediator.
- "_______ _________" refers to ruptures of relationships and changes in social networks that come about as a result of divorce.
- Statistic used to examine divorced women’s economic decline is the "______-___-_____ ______"that is, how well income meets financial needs.
- "_____ ______" money paid by the noncustodial to the custodial parent to support the children.
- Personal growth and maturity attained in the context of a stressful life experience.
- Assumes that, just as divorce is known to be a stressful life event for adults.
- Assumes that a family with both parents living in the same household is the optimal environment for children’s development.
- Notes the importance of the custodial parent’s psychological adjustment and the quality of parenting.
- Assumes that economic hardship brought about by marital dissolution is primarily responsible for the problems faced by children whose parents divorce.
- Holds that conflict between parents is responsible for the lowered well-being of children of divorce.
- Discussed previously in relation to adults, says that at least some of the child’s problems after the divorce were present before the marriage.
- Stresses that the number of transitions in and out of various family settings is the key to children’s adjustment.
- Frequency and rate of changes in family related experiences and outcomes.
- Children forced to take on adult responsibilities before they were developmentally mature enough to handle them.
- Refers to who has the right to make decisions with respect to a child’s upbringing.
- Refers to where a child will live.
- Both divorced parents continue to take equal responsibility for important decisions regarding the child’s general upbringing
- The child is the “nucleus” in two households within one family.
- Parents who parented alongside each other but with minimal contact or communication or conflict.
- A “team” approach to raising children after divorce.
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