Sociology 1201 Quiz 5

Choose the best answer to the following question and mark the letter of your choice on the line to the left of the question number

___1. Paula is used by Wallerstein as an example of:

Xa. kids whose parents divorced when they were under six and whose mothers were too busy with getting more schooling and/or making a living

b. kids whose mothers suffered from violent relationships

c. kids whose fathers had custody, though without good parenting skills

d. kids who whose parents divorced when they were teens and whose teen rebellion was therefore exaggerated

___2. Another typical dynamic represented by Paula was:

a. more attachment to her noncustodial father than her custodial mother

Xb. early use of alcohol and/or drugs, as well as early sexual experience

c. the sleeper effect

d. caretaking of her mother

___3. When her own child was still young, Paula:

Xa. found herself in very much the same situation that her mother had been, divorced, without good work skills or a good job

b. lavished the attention on her child that she had never had

c. stayed in a bad marriage because she was still bitter about her parents' divorce

d. got her husband and herself involved in some very helpful marriage counseling

___4. After her parents' divorce, Paula's father:

Xa. insisted on frequent visits from Paula even though it disrupted her friendships and activities

b. wanted to return to his marriage but got no encouragement from his ex-wife

c. experienced a prolonged period of joblessness

Xd. disappeared from Paula's life for several years
BOTH A AND D ARE CORRECT.

___5. Paula and Brad's custody arrangements were the result of:

a. a bitter court divorce

b. a close friendship that somehow survived their divorce

Xc. mediation

d. arbitration

___6. Wallerstein finds that children of divorce:

a. are better at protecting their children if they too end up in a divorce situation

Xb. are no better at protecting their children in a divorce situation

c. tend to put more emphasis on being fair to their ex-spouse than to protecting their kids

d. Wallerstein concludes that you really can't generalize