Question 1

The prevailing cultural view of marriage as expressed in the mass media is one of everlasting:

Accepted Answer

A)  boredom. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  romance. 
D)  commitment. 
A)  boredom. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  romance. 
D)  commitment. C

Question 2

Domestic partnership ordinances require couples to:

Accepted Answer

A)  undergo premarital counseling. 
B)  publicly register their relationship. 
C)  go through a traditional wedding ceremony. 
D)  sign a standard prenuptial contract. 
A)  undergo premarital counseling. 
B)  publicly register their relationship. 
C)  go through a traditional wedding ceremony. 
D)  sign a standard prenuptial contract. B

Question 3

Boys raised in single-parent homes:

Accepted Answer

A)  have similar outcomes to boys raised in two-parent homes. 
B)  are twice as likely to commit a crime leading to incarceration by the time they reach their early 30s. 
C)  have greater risks of problems than boys raised in stepfamilies. 
D)  are better off than girls in single-parent homes. 
A)  have similar outcomes to boys raised in two-parent homes. 
B)  are twice as likely to commit a crime leading to incarceration by the time they reach their early 30s. 
C)  have greater risks of problems than boys raised in stepfamilies. 
D)  are better off than girls in single-parent homes. B

Question 4

Marriages in the United States have an expectation of primariness. Define this expectation and provide support from research presented in the text.

Accepted Answer

Primariness is the belief that one's sex

Question 5

Traditional marriage vows are based on the belief that marriage is:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual. 
B)  permanent. 
C)  idealistic. 
D)  sequential. 
A)  sexual. 
B)  permanent. 
C)  idealistic. 
D)  sequential.

Question 6

Marital expectations are higher for Americans than for other people around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Society recognizes that fulfilling sexual, material, and psychological needs is a valid responsibility of marriage. Compare these three needs.

Accepted Answer

Sexual needs refer to the legitimate out

Question 8

Career women who prefer to remain unmarried but look to fulfill needs for companionship and a sexual relationship seek:

Accepted Answer

A)  single career-focused men. 
B)  single working-class men. 
C)  married men. 
D)  homosexual relationships. 
A)  single career-focused men. 
B)  single working-class men. 
C)  married men. 
D)  homosexual relationships.

Question 9

What percentage of the general public state that it is always or almost always wrong to have sex outside of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  90% 
C)  70% 
D)  65% 
A)  50% 
B)  90% 
C)  70% 
D)  65%

Question 10

All of the following goals are associated with intimacy EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  continued freshness of appreciation. 
B)  crisis management. 
C)  growing in a fulfilling manner. 
D)  emotional gratification. 
A)  continued freshness of appreciation. 
B)  crisis management. 
C)  growing in a fulfilling manner. 
D)  emotional gratification.

Question 11

Religious involvement has a positive association with marital quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when the expectations you hold about another person tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  romanticize and idealize that person. 
B)  destroy your ability to communicate with that person. 
C)  influence that person in the direction of the expectations. 
D)  prevent the person from becoming self-actualized. 
A)  romanticize and idealize that person. 
B)  destroy your ability to communicate with that person. 
C)  influence that person in the direction of the expectations. 
D)  prevent the person from becoming self-actualized.

Question 13

The most threatening aspect of an affair:

Accepted Answer

A)  is the physical relationship. 
B)  is the loss of economic support. 
C)  is the detrimental social image. 
D)  stems from falling in love with a new partner. 
A)  is the physical relationship. 
B)  is the loss of economic support. 
C)  is the detrimental social image. 
D)  stems from falling in love with a new partner.

Question 14

Marital disruption is considerably higher among families that are:

Accepted Answer

A)  in economic trouble. 
B)  involved in cross-interactions. 
C)  based on prenuptial contracts. 
D)  fairly traditional. 
A)  in economic trouble. 
B)  involved in cross-interactions. 
C)  based on prenuptial contracts. 
D)  fairly traditional.

Question 15

Marital success is:

Accepted Answer

A)  measured in economic terms. 
B)  difficult to define. 
C)  an American myth. 
D)  rarely studied. 
A)  measured in economic terms. 
B)  difficult to define. 
C)  an American myth. 
D)  rarely studied.

Question 16

Phenomenology is the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  how people experience their world. 
B)  marriage and family myths. 
C)  childhood sexual development. 
D)  the physiological symptoms of love. 
A)  how people experience their world. 
B)  marriage and family myths. 
C)  childhood sexual development. 
D)  the physiological symptoms of love.

Question 17

In many religious faiths, the marriage is supposed to be witnessed and blessed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents. 
B)  God. 
C)  church members. 
D)  the community. 
A)  parents. 
B)  God. 
C)  church members. 
D)  the community.

Question 18

Researchers have developed a definitive list of factors that influence a couple's ability to attain marital success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A marriage may be considered legally invalid if:

Accepted Answer

A)  permission to marry was not granted by the bride's parents. 
B)  consent to marry is obtained by fraud. 
C)  one person is Protestant and the other is Catholic. 
D)  the couple lied about their feelings toward one another. 
A)  permission to marry was not granted by the bride's parents. 
B)  consent to marry is obtained by fraud. 
C)  one person is Protestant and the other is Catholic. 
D)  the couple lied about their feelings toward one another.

Question 20

It is likely that if a person has the ability to be successful and manage interactions in marriage, they will be successful in other interpersonal relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The prevailing cultural view of marriage as expressed in the mass media is one of everlasting:

Domestic partnership ordinances require couples to:

Boys raised in single-parent homes:

Marriages in the United States have an expectation of primariness. Define this expectation and provide support from research presented in the text.

Traditional marriage vows are based on the belief that marriage is:

Marital expectations are higher for Americans than for other people around the world.

Society recognizes that fulfilling sexual, material, and psychological needs is a valid responsibility of marriage. Compare these three needs.

Career women who prefer to remain unmarried but look to fulfill needs for companionship and a sexual relationship seek:

What percentage of the general public state that it is always or almost always wrong to have sex outside of marriage?

All of the following goals are associated with intimacy EXCEPT:

Religious involvement has a positive association with marital quality.

The self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when the expectations you hold about another person tend to:

The most threatening aspect of an affair:

Marital disruption is considerably higher among families that are:

Marital success is:

Phenomenology is the study of:

In many religious faiths, the marriage is supposed to be witnessed and blessed by:

Researchers have developed a definitive list of factors that influence a couple's ability to attain marital success.

A marriage may be considered legally invalid if:

It is likely that if a person has the ability to be successful and manage interactions in marriage, they will be successful in other interpersonal relationships.

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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Exam 7: Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

The prevailing cultural view of marriage as expressed in the mass media is one of everlasting:

Domestic partnership ordinances require couples to:

Boys raised in single-parent homes:

Marriages in the United States have an expectation of primariness. Define this expectation and provide support from research presented in the text.

Traditional marriage vows are based on the belief that marriage is:

Marital expectations are higher for Americans than for other people around the world.

Society recognizes that fulfilling sexual, material, and psychological needs is a valid responsibility of marriage. Compare these three needs.

Career women who prefer to remain unmarried but look to fulfill needs for companionship and a sexual relationship seek:

What percentage of the general public state that it is always or almost always wrong to have sex outside of marriage?

All of the following goals are associated with intimacy EXCEPT:

Religious involvement has a positive association with marital quality.

The self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when the expectations you hold about another person tend to:

The most threatening aspect of an affair:

Marital disruption is considerably higher among families that are:

Marital success is:

Phenomenology is the study of:

In many religious faiths, the marriage is supposed to be witnessed and blessed by:

Researchers have developed a definitive list of factors that influence a couple's ability to attain marital success.

A marriage may be considered legally invalid if:

It is likely that if a person has the ability to be successful and manage interactions in marriage, they will be successful in other interpersonal relationships.

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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