Exam 11: Being with Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Describe the three broad themes (affective, shared, sociability) that underlie adult friendships. Then discuss the basic differences between women, men, and cross-sex friendships.

A relative strength of online friendships involves the ability of the user to

Which constitutes an "extended family?"

A(n) _____ family consists of at least three generations (e.g., parents, children, grandparents).

Unmarried individuals who live together in a committed and intimate manner are said to be _____.

Discuss cross-cultural and cross-ethnic group divorce rates. Then describe how negative emotional expression and the lack of expression of positive emotions are related to divorce.

Which statement concerning African Americans, European Americans, and Latinos in America is true?

According to the vulnerability-stress-adaptation model of marriage, marital quality

According to research by Buss and colleagues, a(n) ____ man looking for a prospective mate would be most concerned about the woman's cooking competence and chastity status.

What statement indicates that a couple is considering a "covenant marriage?"

The "empty nest" is most likely to occur for parents in

Like almost 99 percent of their age peers, 30-year-olds Alan and Barb are cohabitating before getting married. Given this statistic, Alan and Barb most likely live in

The Bulduc, Caron, and Logue (2007) study on the impact of divorce on college students found that divorce

In the United States, who is least likely to marry to legitimize a pregnancy?

When discussing their marriage, Meg and Ryan agree that what appears to keep them together and happy is the fact that they share many of the same values. This exemplifies _____, which is a good predictor of marital success.

Part-time or limited cohabitation is usually undertaken because of

In the United States, _____ of pregnancies are unplanned.

The _____ or emotional basis of friendship is characterized by self-disclosure and intimacy.

Concerning family types, nuclear is to extended as

Hansel (a male) and Gretel (a female) are best friends. If their cross-gender friendship is typical of most, Hansel's biggest misperception concerning Gretel would likely be