FRHD 1020 Chapter 11: Chapter 11

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

Document Summary

Chapter 11: textbook: remarriage and stepfamilies o remarriage: a marriage that takes place after a previous marriage has failed o the 2011 census counted about 1 in 8 families with children as stepfamilies o stepfamily: a family where the children are related to one parent but not the other o simple stepfamily: a family in which all children are the biological or adopted children on one and only one married spouse or common law partner in the couple o complex (blended) stepfamily: variations of the stepfamily form. Each married spouse or common law partner and at least on other biological or adopted child of the couple o over the past 15 years the proportion of simple stepfamilies has declined while the proportion of complex stepfamilies has grown: growth primarily because parents have a child together o now remarriage is more likely to follow a divorce.