Middle-aged adults are sometimes called the __________ generation because they are caught between the caregiving responsibilities for their children and for their elderly parents.

Half of all children in the U.S. are born to unwed mothers.

During the disorganization stage of family adjustment to crisis, which is likely to occur?

Family relationships stay the same throughout the family life cycle.

__________ stresses the fact that mate selection is nonrandom.

Sam and Kim share intimacy but not passion or commitment. Their relationship can be described as:

Johnny and Becky share passion but not intimacy or commitment. Their relationship would be described by Sternberg as:

In general, married people are __________ in comparison with single people.

There is no difference between the emotional and financial support for college between children from divorced families and those from intact families.

Family rituals tend to help families develop the following except: