A. left alimony awards intact
B. all but eliminated alimony and somewhat decreased the average child support award
C. increased child support requirements
D. increased both alimony and child support awards for the first few year after divorce
Related Mcqs:
- The shift toward tertiary sector jobs has_______________?
A. reduced the need for unskilled or semi-skilled workers
B. eliminated hardcore unemployment
C. established a general trend toward the professionalization of everyone
D. All of these - The difference between an average worker’s salary and that of the average CEO has_______________?
A. gradually narrowed
B. remained stable
C. slightly increased
D. greatly increased - Children of divorce have________________?
A. no problems
B. a preference for parental conflict rather than their divorce
C. the most difficulty at ages nine and ten
D. fewer problems of adjustment than children from intact families - Following a divorce both partners remarry in what percentage of cases ?
A. 90%
B. 80%
C. 60%
D. 50% - The percentage of men filing divorce petitions is________________?
A. equal to that of women
B. less than that of women
C. considerably more than that of women
D. slightly more than that of women - Which women are most likely to report feeling unhappy after their divorce ?
A. elderly women
B. childless middle-aged women
C. young mothers
D. none of the above - It is true of divorce rates that_______________?
A. they increased dramatically with industrialization
B. they are highest in the Untied States
C. they have stabilized at 3.6 per 1000 marriages
D. all of the above are true - The high divorce rate in industrial societies related to______________?
A. the importance of religion
B. the low status of women
C. emphasis on group goals
D. the stress on values of individualism and personal goals - Among the leading causes of divorce are_______________?
A. drug and alcohol abuse
B. infidelity
C. physical abuse
D. none of the above - Among the leading causes of divorce are______________?
A. infidelity
B. personality differences
C. incompatibility
D. only b and c