exam 3 hdf211

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The marriage debate refers to the debate about whether

the family is in decline or dynamic, changing, and resilient

People in which of the following groups are least likely to be married?

African Americans

Which of the following statements is true regarding attitudes about marriage?

The younger you are, the more likely you are to believe marriage is obsolete.

Barriers to marriage for low-income unmarried couples with children include which of the following?

Financial concerns

The "marriage squeeze" refers to the:

gender imbalance reflected in the ration of available unmarried women to men

Men tend to marry women who are:

Below them in age and education

Endogamy is:

the tendency to choose a mate with similar personal characteristics

The incest taboo is an enforcement of:

exogamy

Marriages that are homogamous tend to be more stable than those that are heterogamous because:

homogamous couples may have more approval from relatives

Partners must be at least________years of age to marry in 49 of the 50 states without parental consent.

18

According to the stimulus-value-role theory, in the stimulus stage each person is:

attracted to the other

Marital satisfactions is associated with each of the following except:

the belief that the marriage should always be individualized.

According to the text, each of the following is a function of engagement except:

preparing couples for future divorce

The most important background factor in shaping marital outcomes is:

age at marriage

Which of the following relationship factors is most important in predicting marital success?

emotional environment

Carr and Springer argue that successful marriages involve all of the following except:

political negotiation

How does parenthood affect marriage?

It leads to a deterioration of marital functioning

Lauer and Lauer found which of the following to be ingredients for marital success?

Consensus on fundamentals such as aims and goals.

Marriage tends to change people for the better.

False

The duration of marriage effect looks at the accumulation of different behaviors over time.

True

When it comes to mate selection, opposites attract.

False

Value theory or role theory both argue that gratification follows from finding someone who feels or thinks the same way we do.

True

The first honeymoons involved the drinking of honey wine.

True

Hypergamy is a practice also known as "marrying up".

True

Between 2013 and 2014 fertility rates:

decreased for age groups under 25 years old

In the United States the highest percent of births to unmarried mothers is among:

Non-Hispanic Blacks

The number of births to unmarried women in 2010 was:

more than twice as high as the number in 1980

About what percentage of the U.S. married, childless female population of reproductive age experience infertility?

14%

Women who choose to be child-free are generally:

well-educated and career-oriented

Which of the following is not a common strategy to defend against child-free stigma?

using fertility medications

Teen mothers are:

more at risk of anemia than mothers who have their first child between ages 30-35

Unintended pregnancy rates are highest among:

poor women

Comparing planned and unplanned pregnancies, we find which of the following?

Unplanned pregnancies present greater risks due to lack of readiness or planning

During pregnancy:

women tend to lost interest in sexual activity in the third trimester

The___________trimester may be the time of the greatest difficulties in daily living.

third

The impersonal, assembly-line quality of hospital birth is:

criticized by many

Feminists criticize contemporary childbirth for which of the following reasons?

Many of the medical interventions are unnecessary

Feminists assert that most pregnant women:

Are essentially healthy and require minimal medical management during the birth process

Most women from a deep attachment to their children:

before birth

Which of the following is characteristic of adoptive families?

Adoptive children benefit from environmentally-enriching households.

The____________ or so following childbirth constitutes the postpartum period.

three months

Many stresses experienced by new parents many include which of the following?

general anxiety and depression

The ideology of intensive mothering refers to:

an unrealistic standard against which mothers are judged.

Contemporary child-rearing strategies share which of the following tenets?

open communication

Parents can best foster high self-esteem in their children by doing which of the following?

Accepting their children as they are

Research on gay and lesbian parents compared with children of heterosexual parents reveals that:

there are no significant differences in gender identities or gender-role behavior.

Which of the following is not one of the needs of children?

New or relatively new fashion and electronic devices.

Parentified children:

a. can experience benefits from taking care of their parents before adulthood

The percentage of the population that is unmarried has__________in the last four decades.

been increasing

Among the unmarried population aged 18 or older, there is a ratio of________ men to every 100 women.

87

The racial/ethnic group with the largest percentage of unmarried individuals is:

African Americans

The increase in the number of single adults in the United States is due to all except which of the following?

More conservative sexual and social standards

when comparing past and present attitudes toward singles, we find that:

singlehood is less stigmatized today

Ben wants to get married, but not yet. He is busy now with school and still likes to "have a good time". Ben would be characterized as which type of single?

voluntarily and temporarily unmarried

Singlism is reflected by which of the following?

An inability to pass on Social Security benefits to someone after death

Between 1960 and 2015, rates of cohabitation in the United States:

rose steadily

How many cohabitation couples are in the United States?

about 8 million

Rates of cohabitation have increased for which of the following reasons?

views of sexuality have liberalized

Liz is wondering if she is suitable for marriage and so she moves in with Andrew. This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

trial marriage

Linda and Bill are very committed to one another and live together, but have no intentions of marrying. They like their relationship the way it is. This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

Substitute for marriage

Regarding finances, cohabiting women generally have:

a more precarious economic situation than men

Roughly_________ of those who remarry after divorce cohabit before formally remarrying.

50%

Common law marriage:

is not recognized by most states

Domestic partnerships are:

recognized by most Fortune 500 companies

Compared to marriage, cohabitation tends to involve

less commitment

Cohabitation:

increases the risk of divorce

Those who engage in serial cohabitation:

more than double their risk of divorcing after marriage

Which statement is false regarding gay and lesbian cohabitation?

about 75% of same-sex couples are raising children

Studying singles and family helps us to appreciate that:

many people "do family" in less conventional ways

Rates of singlehood declined in the 1950s

true

Relationships among the unmarried are more egalitarian than among married

true

Intention and anticipated duration are two significant factors in evaluating the unmarried experience.

True

Common law marriage:

is not recognized by most states

A marriage between a man and his mother, sister, or daughter violates the principles of:

exogamy

Teen mothers are:

more at risk of anemia than mothers who have their first child between ages 30-35

Compared to marriage, cohabitation tends to involve:

less commitment

Singlism refers to the:

prejudice and discrimination experienced by singles

The tendency for women to marry men of higher status is called the:

marriage gradient

The percentage of the population that was unmarried has ____ in the last four decades.

been increasing

The ideology of intensive mothering refers to:

an unrealistic standard against which mothers are judged

Obedience is most important in which style of parenting?

Authoritarian

The boomerang generation mostly affects which marriage stage?

Middle-aged marriage

Ben wants to get married, but not yet. He is busy now with school and still likes to have a good time. Ben would be characterized as which type of single?

Voluntarily and temporarily unmarried

Which of the following courtship patterns is most likely to lead to satisfying and enduring marriage?

Sweet and undramatic courtships

Lauer and Lauer found which of the following to be ingredients for marital success?

Consensus on fundamentals such as aims and goals

Liz is wondering if she is suitable for marriage and so she moves in with Andrew. This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

Trial marriage

Premarital factors which researchers have found to predict later marital happiness and satisfaction include all of the following except:

number of previous dating relationships

The _____ trimester may be the time of the greatest difficulties in daily living.

third

The term child-free is used to describe:

a marriage where partners do not choose to have children