SOCL 2505 Study Guide - Final Guide: Stepfamily, Child Custody
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Must consider not just who is present in the household but also who is investing time and effort into the stepfamily. Kinship means seeing each other regularly and/ or giving or receiving help (maintaining relations) So, to be a relative, you have to do the work of creating and maintaining kinship. Easy for biological family, not necessarily a given for step family. Stepfamily, doesn"t replace, they are just an addition to this kinship network. Demography- which is more likely to end in. Most remarriages follow a divorce, not a death. Remarriages are more likely to end in divorce than first marriage second. Maybe less likely to tolerate certain things in. Maybe suck at keeping a relationship together. Remarriage in which wife step children are present, have higher probability in ending in divorce. Is new husband bringing in new kids- kids that are not her own, more likely to end in divorce.
