Question 1

Unfaithfulness occurs more often with:

Accepted Answer

A)  married men. 
B)  married women. 
C)  couples who are separated but not divorced. 
D)  cohabitating men and women. 
A)  married men. 
B)  married women. 
C)  couples who are separated but not divorced. 
D)  cohabitating men and women.

Question 2

Summarize the expectation of permanence in a marriage.

Accepted Answer

A successful marriage is one i

Question 3

The marriage contract can only be dissolved by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the church. 
B)  mutual consent of both spouses. 
C)  the state. 
D)  lawyers. 
A)  the church. 
B)  mutual consent of both spouses. 
C)  the state. 
D)  lawyers.

Question 4

State marriage contracts require husbands to:

Accepted Answer

A)  support their wives. 
B)  accommodate their in-laws. 
C)  give their wives companionship. 
D)  legally adopt their stepchildren. 
A)  support their wives. 
B)  accommodate their in-laws. 
C)  give their wives companionship. 
D)  legally adopt their stepchildren.

Question 5

When psychological needs are not met in a marriage, trouble is most likely to appear in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the sexual relationship. 
B)  cross-interactions. 
C)  parenting activities. 
D)  family decision making. 
A)  the sexual relationship. 
B)  cross-interactions. 
C)  parenting activities. 
D)  family decision making.

Question 6

Describe the marriage where romantic ideals are present and expectations are too high.

Accepted Answer

One partner expects so much fr

Question 7

Societies set minimum standards for marriage in the interest of:

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic love. 
B)  order and stability. 
C)  growth and self-actualization. 
D)  religious values. 
A)  romantic love. 
B)  order and stability. 
C)  growth and self-actualization. 
D)  religious values.

Question 8

In Western societies, marital laws focus on all of the following tasks EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  endorsing monogamous marriages. 
B)  protecting property and inheritance rights. 
C)  preventing unacceptable marriages. 
D)  providing emotional gratification. 
A)  endorsing monogamous marriages. 
B)  protecting property and inheritance rights. 
C)  preventing unacceptable marriages. 
D)  providing emotional gratification.

Question 9

Prenuptial agreements tend to promote:

Accepted Answer

A)  sex-based marriages. 
B)  religious values. 
C)  egalitarian relationships. 
D)  deceit and dishonesty. 
A)  sex-based marriages. 
B)  religious values. 
C)  egalitarian relationships. 
D)  deceit and dishonesty.

Question 10

The strongest factor influencing the success of a relationship is:

Accepted Answer

A)  commitment to the relationship. 
B)  sexual attraction. 
C)  an open attitude about having children. 
D)  romantic love. 
A)  commitment to the relationship. 
B)  sexual attraction. 
C)  an open attitude about having children. 
D)  romantic love.

Question 11

Marriage in Japan is based more on role fulfillment than love and intimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Practical and emotional problems that accompany the maintenance of an extramarital affair include all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  legal problems. 
B)  a private place to meet. 
C)  coping with guilt and anxiety. 
D)  the risk of jeopardizing the primary relationship. 
A)  legal problems. 
B)  a private place to meet. 
C)  coping with guilt and anxiety. 
D)  the risk of jeopardizing the primary relationship.

Question 13

One of the implied conditions of the marriage contract is that the wife must:

Accepted Answer

A)  give her husband a home life without compensation. 
B)  help support the family if she has an estate. 
C)  control the couple's sexual interaction. 
D)  learn to tolerate her in-laws. 
A)  give her husband a home life without compensation. 
B)  help support the family if she has an estate. 
C)  control the couple's sexual interaction. 
D)  learn to tolerate her in-laws.

Question 14

Although most marriages in the United States take place in a church, marriage is not seen as a sacrament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

John and Ellen are having an extramarital affair. When their spouses found out, Ellen's husband was very distress about her sexual infidelity. John's wife was distressed about:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
B)  her financial future. 
C)  his emotional infidelity. 
D)  the children. 
A)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
B)  her financial future. 
C)  his emotional infidelity. 
D)  the children.

Unfaithfulness occurs more often with:

Summarize the expectation of permanence in a marriage.

The marriage contract can only be dissolved by:

State marriage contracts require husbands to:

When psychological needs are not met in a marriage, trouble is most likely to appear in:

Describe the marriage where romantic ideals are present and expectations are too high.

Societies set minimum standards for marriage in the interest of:

In Western societies, marital laws focus on all of the following tasks EXCEPT:

Prenuptial agreements tend to promote:

The strongest factor influencing the success of a relationship is:

Marriage in Japan is based more on role fulfillment than love and intimacy.

Practical and emotional problems that accompany the maintenance of an extramarital affair include all EXCEPT:

One of the implied conditions of the marriage contract is that the wife must:

Although most marriages in the United States take place in a church, marriage is not seen as a sacrament.

John and Ellen are having an extramarital affair. When their spouses found out, Ellen's husband was very distress about her sexual infidelity. John's wife was distressed about:

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

Unfaithfulness occurs more often with:

Summarize the expectation of permanence in a marriage.

The marriage contract can only be dissolved by:

State marriage contracts require husbands to:

When psychological needs are not met in a marriage, trouble is most likely to appear in:

Describe the marriage where romantic ideals are present and expectations are too high.

Societies set minimum standards for marriage in the interest of:

In Western societies, marital laws focus on all of the following tasks EXCEPT:

Prenuptial agreements tend to promote:

The strongest factor influencing the success of a relationship is:

Marriage in Japan is based more on role fulfillment than love and intimacy.

Practical and emotional problems that accompany the maintenance of an extramarital affair include all EXCEPT:

One of the implied conditions of the marriage contract is that the wife must:

Although most marriages in the United States take place in a church, marriage is not seen as a sacrament.

John and Ellen are having an extramarital affair. When their spouses found out, Ellen's husband was very distress about her sexual infidelity. John's wife was distressed about:

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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