Shelley feels suffocated if her relationships become too close and creates rigid boundaries around relationships to distance herself from intimacy. She can be described as a/an __________ lover.

Limiting the amount and type of media exposure for children in a family would most likely be in a(n):

National surveys show that on average, those who cohabit before marriage:

Men usually interpret nonverbal cues from women:

A family therapist using systems theory was working with a family where the child had an eating disorder and the parents had marital conflict. The therapist would:

Which of the following is the best example of a pseudo-kin or fictive kin relationship?

Theresa, a 25-year-old African American woman, marries Tony, a 23-year-old white man. This is an example of:

Having sex with many partners before marriage is a risk factor for divorce.

What is an important factor in couples who adjust well to the transition to parenthood?

If Billy put a stop to the family trait of having a bad temper he would be known as a: