1. Chapter 16 Remarriage and Stepfamilies Key Terms

2. remarriage Marriage in which at least one partner had been previously divorced or widowed. double marriages Marriages in which both partners had been married before.

3. single marriages Marriages in which only one partner had been married before. Cultural script Set of socially prescribed and understood guidelines for relating to each other or for defining responsibilities and obligations.

4. co-parenting Shared decision making and parental supervision in such areas as discipline and schoolwork or shared holidays and recreation. stepmother trap Society expects a loving relationship between stepmothers and children, but society portrays them as cruel, vain, selfish and competitive.

5. hidden agenda Having an expectation about what will happen, but not communicating that expectation.