The Authors of This Text Choose Not to Use the Once-Familiar

question 74

Multiple Choice

The authors of this text choose not to use the once-familiar term __________ in this chapter because family therapists and other stepfamily experts have concluded that stepfamilies do not readily __________.

• A) merged family/merge
• B) patchwork family/stitch together
• C) mixed family/mix
• D) blended family/blend

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Definitions:

Disparate

Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

Disjunctive

describes a relationship or situation where elements are not connected or do not flow logically from one to another.

Ambivalent

Describes mixed feelings or contradictory attitudes towards a person, situation, or object.

Openness

A personality trait describing someone as curious, imaginative, creative, adventurous, and inventive.