Chapter 10 terms

Question 1

marital dissolution

Answer 1

the end of a marriage through permanent separation or divorce

Question 2

speration

Answer 2

the formal or informal separation of married spouses into different households

Question 3

divorce

Answer 3

the legal dissolution of marriage according to the laws of the state

Question 4

annulment of marriage

Answer 4

a legal or religious determination that the marriage was never valid

Question 5

step-parent

Answer 5

the spouse or committed partner of ones biological or adoptive parent

Question 6

stepchild

Answer 6

the child of ones spouse or committed partner

Question 7

stepsibling

Answer 7

the child (son/daughter) of ones stepparent

Question 8

half-sibling

Answer 8

the biological child of . ones parent and another person

Question 9

blended family

Answer 9

any family that includes stepparents, stepsiblings, or half siblings

Question 10

boundary ambiguity

Answer 10

the situation in which family members do not know or do not agree on who is in the family and what role each person plays