Remarried families often do not have sufficient time for members to establish emotional bonds with each other. This is an example of which concept?

• A. Undefined rules.
• B. Instant families.
• C. Guilt.
• D. The overextended family.

Answer: (B)

Instant families describe remarried households that form quickly and must build emotional bonds among members in a short time. When a new remarriage brings people from different backgrounds together, there isn’t enough time to establish routines, roles, and shared history. That time pressure makes early emotional connections slower to develop, even though bonds can strengthen with deliberate effort, rituals, and open communication over time. Other options don’t capture this dynamic: undefined rules point to unclear expectations, guilt is just an emotional reaction that can occur in the process, and an overextended family is about too many obligations rather than how quickly the family forms.