Marriage and Family

True or False: Those who live together before marriage (cohabitation) are at a greater risk of divorce than couples who do not live together before marriage.

• True

• False

Romantic love (lust) lasts forever and always leads to a strong marriage.

• True

• False

Mothers who head single-parent families usually do not make as much money as single fathers

• True

• False

Children of divorce are more likely (statistically) to go through a divorce themselves than children whose parents stay married.

• True

• False

Depression is not a common problem for newly divorced people

• True

• False

A couple living together without getting married is called:

• Sin

• Cohabitation

• Polygamy

• Lust

The divorce rate (first marriages) in the US is approximately:

• 25% of all first marriages end in divorce

• 75% of all first marriages end in divorce

• 15% of all first marriages end in divorce

• 40% of all first marriages end in divorce

This type of family used to be the "typical" family and includes two parents and one or more children

• Nuclear
• Blended
• Extended
• Adoptive 

In the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, a cousin moves in with his uncle's nuclear family. What type of family is this now?

• Nuclear

• Extended

• Blended

• Single parent

What is a blended family?

• two people marry and at least one has children from a previous marriage
• two parents and one or more children
• parent, children and grandparents or aunts & uncles live in the same house 
• A parent with many children