1. EXPLORING MARRIAGES AND FAMILY, 2 ND EDITION Karen Seccombe © 2015, 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 13 Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage after Divorce

2. Being Single Again The Emotional Effects of Divorce Relationships between Custodial Parents and Children Issues for Custodial Mothers: Downward Mobility Custodial Fathers: A Growing Group © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

3. Table 13.1 Minutes Spent Caring for Children © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Repartnering after a Divorce Repartnering: The act of entering into a relationship after a divorce, which may lead to cohabitation or marriage Dating Again Cohabitation after a Divorce © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

5. Figure 13.1 Current Marital Status Among U.S. Adults Ages 25–44, 2006– 2010 © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

6. Table 13.2 Percentage of Cohabiting Couples Who Are Age 30 and Older © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

7. Figure 13.2 Percentage of Women Ages 19–44 Currently Cohabiting or Ever Cohabited © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

8. Remarriage U.S. Demographic Trends: Who Remarries, and When? –Racial/Ethnic Differences in Remarriage –Sex Differences in Remarriage –Why Do Men and Women Remarry at Different Rates? –Double Standard of Aging: The view that women’s attractiveness and femininity decline with age, but men’s attractiveness and masculinity do not decline © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

9. Figure 13.3 Current Marital Status for Men and Women Ages 25 and Older Who Were Previously Divorced © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

10. Remarriage Power and Equity between Spouses Satisfaction and Stability of Remarriages Remarriage among the Elderly © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

11. Figure 13.4 Remarriage Rates per 1,000 Men and Women by Race, Ethnicity, and Hispanic Nativity, 2010 © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

12. Stepfamilies Blended Family (or reconstituted family): Another term for stepfamily; a family that may consist of stepparents, stepsiblings, or half-siblings Siblings: Children who share both biological parents Step-siblings: Children not biologically related but whose parents are married to one another © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

13. Stepfamilies Half-Sibling: A child who shares one biological parent with another child Mutual Child(ren): The child (or children) born to a couple that has remarried Residential Step-Child(ren): A child (or children) living in the household with a remarried couple more than half of the time © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

14. Stepfamilies Nonresidential Child(ren): A child (or children) living in the household of a divorced parent less than half of the time © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

15. Table 13.3 Number and Percent of Children Living in Blended Families by Child’s Race and Ethnicity © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

16. Stepfamilies Stereotypes of Stepfamilies: The Wicked Stepmother The Unique Features of Stepfamilies © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

17. Figure 13.5 Percentage Who Feel Very Obligated to Family Members © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

18. Stepfamilies Multiple Relationships and Dynamics –Former Spouse Subsystem –Remarried Couple Subsystem –Sibling Subsystem How Similar Are the Expectations of Stepparents, Parents, and Stepchildren? © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

19. Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamilies How Do Children Fare in Stepfamilies? –Explanations of Added Risk Stress and instability Social capital deprivation Parenting quality How Do Adults Fare in Stepfamilies? Strengthening Stepfamilies © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

20. Table 13.4 Classic Complaints of Stepmothers, Stepfathers, and Stepchildren © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

21. Table 13.4 Classic Complaints of Stepmothers, Stepfathers, and Stepchildren © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

22. Table 13.4 Classic Complaints of Stepmothers, Stepfathers, and Stepchildren © 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.