Question 1

According to structural functionalists,what is the most important function of mate selection?

Accepted Answer

A) finding a sense of identity and personal fulfillment 
B) maintaining social order and perpetuating society 
C) reproducing the existing class structure of society 
D) reducing women to objects based on appearance 
A) finding a sense of identity and personal fulfillment 
B) maintaining social order and perpetuating society 
C) reproducing the existing class structure of society 
D) reducing women to objects based on appearance

Question 2

What is the term use to refer to physical or geographic closeness?

Accepted Answer

A) endogamy 
B) exogamy 
C) complementarity 
D) propinquity 
A) endogamy 
B) exogamy 
C) complementarity 
D) propinquity

Question 3

________________ is a strong emotional attachment often including a mixture of sexual desire,tenderness,affection,and playfulness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ is a strong emotional attachment often...

Question 4

According to the text,how do families often consider marriage in societies that believe in arranged marriages?

Accepted Answer

A) a means of preventing alliances between families 
B) too important for young people to control 
C) the ideal expression of romantic love 
D) a way to increase social status 
A) a means of preventing alliances between families 
B) too important for young people to control 
C) the ideal expression of romantic love 
D) a way to increase social status

Question 5

Jacques was a fur trader in New France.What did he probably do in terms of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) sent back to France for a wife to join him 
B) married one of the "daughters of the king" 
C) found a native wife who knew the country 
D) found a wife in Montreal and took her north 
A) sent back to France for a wife to join him 
B) married one of the "daughters of the king" 
C) found a native wife who knew the country 
D) found a wife in Montreal and took her north

Question 6

If Greek parents want their son to marry a Greek girl,which term describes this practice?

Accepted Answer

A) homogamy 
B) exogamy 
C) endogamy 
D) monogamy 
A) homogamy 
B) exogamy 
C) endogamy 
D) monogamy

Question 7

Ever since Qiang was young,he knew that he would marry a Chinese girl.Because Qiang is Chinese,he is practising _____________ in his choice of marriage partner.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ever since Qiang was young,he knew that...

Question 8

According to the text,in which way is dating violence different from marital violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Males are more likely to be the perpetrators in marital violence. 
B) Marital rape is reported more often than date rape. 
C) Date rape is reported more often than marital rape. 
D) Males are more likely to be the perpetrators in dating violence. 
A) Males are more likely to be the perpetrators in marital violence. 
B) Marital rape is reported more often than date rape. 
C) Date rape is reported more often than marital rape. 
D) Males are more likely to be the perpetrators in dating violence.

Question 9

According to the text,what happened during the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Young people became more concerned about safe sex. 
B) Attitudes toward sexual experience became less permissive. 
C) The sex-for-fun standard became the norm for men and women. 
D) Sexual experience among dating couples increased. 
A) Young people became more concerned about safe sex. 
B) Attitudes toward sexual experience became less permissive. 
C) The sex-for-fun standard became the norm for men and women. 
D) Sexual experience among dating couples increased.

Question 10

What does it mean to say that marriages lie along a continuum between arranged and self-chosen unions?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a range in the degree to which individuals can choose their mates. 
B) Marriages are either one or the other,with nothing in between. 
C) Most partners are chosen by the individuals involved. 
D) Marriages are based on either exchange or shared emotion. 
A) There is a range in the degree to which individuals can choose their mates. 
B) Marriages are either one or the other,with nothing in between. 
C) Most partners are chosen by the individuals involved. 
D) Marriages are based on either exchange or shared emotion.

Question 11

_______________ is a socially,legally,and/or religiously recognized union of people who commit to one another.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ is a socially,legally,and/or religiously recognized union...

Question 12

What are the most significant factors affecting the likelihood of dating later in life?

Accepted Answer

A) physical health and income 
B) age and income 
C) gender and age 
D) gender and wealth 
A) physical health and income 
B) age and income 
C) gender and age 
D) gender and wealth

Question 13

____________________ is the custom where single men and women go out alone together without any particular intention of marrying each other.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the custom where single men...

Question 14

Individuals disadvantaged in romance include people of size,people with physical differences,and __________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Individuals disadvantaged in romance include people of...

Question 15

The ___________________ theory of mate selection is based on the idea that individuals evaluate the potential success of a relationship based on a number of comparisons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________________ theory of mate selection is...

Question 16

Risk taking by not using condoms during intercourse or using them inconsistently is more common among which young people?

Accepted Answer

A) those with a good relationship with their parents 
B) those who do not use alcohol or drugs 
C) those with multiple partners 
D) those who are involved in prostitution 
A) those with a good relationship with their parents 
B) those who do not use alcohol or drugs 
C) those with multiple partners 
D) those who are involved in prostitution

Question 17

According to the text,how did dating practices change in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) they became more egalitarian 
B) they became more self-centred 
C) they became more serious 
D) they became more conventional 
A) they became more egalitarian 
B) they became more self-centred 
C) they became more serious 
D) they became more conventional

Question 18

What does celibacy in Hinduism and Buddhism often mean?

Accepted Answer

A) staying married to one person for life 
B) limiting sexual activity to members of one's own sex 
C) an aid in meditation 
D) choosing to live with only occasional sexual gratification 
A) staying married to one person for life 
B) limiting sexual activity to members of one's own sex 
C) an aid in meditation 
D) choosing to live with only occasional sexual gratification

Question 19

Tamara is part of a North American family and her parents believe that individuality and self-sufficiency are important values.Who is most likely to choose Tamara's mate?

Accepted Answer

A) Tamara 
B) Tamara's family 
C) Tamara's boyfriend 
D) an online dating site 
A) Tamara 
B) Tamara's family 
C) Tamara's boyfriend 
D) an online dating site

Question 20

State four practical limitations on choice of marriage partners in Canadian society.

Accepted Answer

In Canadian society, as in many others,

According to structural functionalists,what is the most important function of mate selection?

What is the term use to refer to physical or geographic closeness?

________________ is a strong emotional attachment often including a mixture of sexual desire,tenderness,affection,and playfulness.

According to the text,how do families often consider marriage in societies that believe in arranged marriages?

Jacques was a fur trader in New France.What did he probably do in terms of marriage?

If Greek parents want their son to marry a Greek girl,which term describes this practice?

Ever since Qiang was young,he knew that he would marry a Chinese girl.Because Qiang is Chinese,he is practising _____________ in his choice of marriage partner.

According to the text,in which way is dating violence different from marital violence?

According to the text,what happened during the 1960s and 1970s?

What does it mean to say that marriages lie along a continuum between arranged and self-chosen unions?

_______________ is a socially,legally,and/or religiously recognized union of people who commit to one another.

What are the most significant factors affecting the likelihood of dating later in life?

____________________ is the custom where single men and women go out alone together without any particular intention of marrying each other.

Individuals disadvantaged in romance include people of size,people with physical differences,and __________________________.

The ___________________ theory of mate selection is based on the idea that individuals evaluate the potential success of a relationship based on a number of comparisons.

Risk taking by not using condoms during intercourse or using them inconsistently is more common among which young people?

According to the text,how did dating practices change in the 1960s?

What does celibacy in Hinduism and Buddhism often mean?

Tamara is part of a North American family and her parents believe that individuality and self-sufficiency are important values.Who is most likely to choose Tamara's mate?

State four practical limitations on choice of marriage partners in Canadian society.

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Exam 3: Getting Together

According to structural functionalists,what is the most important function of mate selection?

What is the term use to refer to physical or geographic closeness?

________________ is a strong emotional attachment often including a mixture of sexual desire,tenderness,affection,and playfulness.

According to the text,how do families often consider marriage in societies that believe in arranged marriages?

Jacques was a fur trader in New France.What did he probably do in terms of marriage?

If Greek parents want their son to marry a Greek girl,which term describes this practice?

Ever since Qiang was young,he knew that he would marry a Chinese girl.Because Qiang is Chinese,he is practising _____________ in his choice of marriage partner.

According to the text,in which way is dating violence different from marital violence?

According to the text,what happened during the 1960s and 1970s?

What does it mean to say that marriages lie along a continuum between arranged and self-chosen unions?

_______________ is a socially,legally,and/or religiously recognized union of people who commit to one another.

What are the most significant factors affecting the likelihood of dating later in life?

____________________ is the custom where single men and women go out alone together without any particular intention of marrying each other.

Individuals disadvantaged in romance include people of size,people with physical differences,and __________________________.

The ___________________ theory of mate selection is based on the idea that individuals evaluate the potential success of a relationship based on a number of comparisons.

Risk taking by not using condoms during intercourse or using them inconsistently is more common among which young people?

According to the text,how did dating practices change in the 1960s?

What does celibacy in Hinduism and Buddhism often mean?

Tamara is part of a North American family and her parents believe that individuality and self-sufficiency are important values.Who is most likely to choose Tamara's mate?

State four practical limitations on choice of marriage partners in Canadian society.

What Is a Family

History, Culture, and Canadian Families

Wedding Bells or Not

Children-yes or No

Bringing up Baby

The Middle Years of the Family and the Not So Empty Nest

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family and the World of Work

The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come

Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ball-predicting the Future of the Family

Filters