FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Role Conflict, Inta, Apple Community

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Neustifler

Document Summary

Remarriage- a new trend: divorce and remarriage rates are increasing. Forming a new family system: reconstituted family: a remarriage family. 3 stages in establishing a second marriage includes entering the new relationship, planning for new marriage and family and forming the remarriage family: obtaining a divorce is key from the previous relationship. Roles: confusion of roles begins along with boundaries, nuclear families" roles are complementary (i. e. husband, wife, children). There are social expectations with these roles: remarriage families "roles get confusing because there are too many candidates for each role (i. e. step father, stepmother, etc). Also, some positions are lost, for example the first child of the first relationship is no longer considered the eldest after another child born from a mother marriage. Relationships between stepbrothers and stepsisters: usually do not live together, causes problems as one may be given more importance to, however, stepsiblings may provide emotional support.