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:

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

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

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

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

The median age of marriage for men and women has:

The family theory that divides the family experience into phases over the life span and describes changes in family structure and roles at each phase is:

The median age of marriage for men and women has:

Gottman’s first sign of divorce is the harsh startup.

According to the differentiation principle, the greater the differentiation: