Deck 9: Adult Sexual Relationships

Question 1

The percentage of college students who report they would consider dating someone of another race is about __________.

A)25%
B)33%
C)50%
D)67%
E)75%

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The factor making it most difficult for couples to move from "hook-up" into a more serious dating relationship is lack of:

A)contact.
B)communication.
C)experience.
D)common courtesy.
E)compassion.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

You read that the "bride price" in a particular village is $500.You know that:

A)young daughters can be sold for that price.
B)$500 is the fixed price for a bride-to-be's dowry.
C)a bride-to-be's dowry will average about $500.
D)all marriages in the village are arranged marriages.
E)polygyny is the norm in that village.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Compared to those who do not cohabit before marriage,those who do cohabit before marriage are:

A)less likely to divorce after they do marry.
B)less likely to divorce after they do marry,but only if they cohabit less than two years.
C)less likely to divorce after they do marry,but only if they cohabit more than two years.
D)about equally likely to divorce after they marry.
E)more likely to divorce if they marry.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about cohabitating couples?

A)If they get married,they are less likely to divorce than non-cohabitating couples.
B)They tend to cohabitate as a prelude to marriage,not as a substitute for it.
C)Of all of the cohabitating couples in the United States,the majority of them are gay or lesbian.
D)Most do not expect to marry their partner.
E)None of the above are true.

Question 6

Marci meets a man,and eventually ends up living with him.Soon after they break up,she is dating another man and then moves in with him.We can conclude:

A)that Marci engages in serial cohabitation.
B)has a difficult time with intimacy.
C)Marci's parents are likely divorced.
D)Marci doesn't want children.
E)that Marci might have questions about her sexual orientation.

Question 7

In the U.S.,about what proportion of people eventually end up in a heterosexual marriage?

A)3/4
B)4/5
C)9/10
D)19/20
E)almost everyone--99/100

Question 8

On the average,married couples in which of the following conditions report the lowest levels of marital satisfaction?

A)couples with one young child
B)couples with two young children
C)couples with two teenagers
D)couples whose children have grown up and left the home
E)newly-married couples with no children

Question 9

What have researchers found about the relationship between marijuana use and relationship satisfaction?

A)Marijuana use is associated with high relationship satisfaction,but only in casual relationships.
B)Marijuana use is associated with lower relationship satisfaction
C)Marijuana use is not related to relationship satisfaction
D)Those who smoke marijuana are more likely to cheat.
E)Marijuana mixed with alcohol is associated with relationship satisfaction,but only if both partners partake of both.

Question 10

Compared to a generation ago,those who get married in the early 21^st century in the U.S.are likely to be:

A)older,and about as happy with their marriages.
B)older,and happier about their marriages.
C)older,and less happy about their marriages.
D)about the same age,and less happy about their marriages.
E)about the same age,and happier about their marriages.

Question 11

In recent years,about what percent of couples pursue prenuptial agreements?

A)Less than 10%
B)10%
C)20%
D)30%
E)over 30%

Question 12

Which of the following is true about same sex dating?

A)Gay men are more likely to self-identify as gay before dating men.
B)Lesbians are more likely to self-identify as lesbians before dating women.
C)Gay relationships are seldom monogamous.
D)Lesbians are more likely to engage in a serious of "hook-ups" before finding a long-term relationship
E)All of the above are true.

Question 13

What percentage of today's marriages worldwide are arranged?

A)5%
B)10%
C)20%
D)40%
E)60%

Question 14

Which of the following did John Gottman find to be predictive of divorce?

A)eye-rolling
B)having divorced parents
C)frequent arguments
D)using foul language
E)having differing ideas about parenting

Question 15

The probability that a cohabiting couple will be considered to have a "common-law marriage" simply because they have lived together for a while is:

A)almost 100%; almost every state recognizes common-law marriage after a period of cohabitation.
B)high; almost every state recognizes common-law marriage,although a couple may have to openly declare they are living together.
C)about 50-50; most states recognize common-law marriage,but couples have to do "married" things like file joint tax returns.
D)low; most states do not recognize common-law marriages any more.
E)almost zero; only two (small)states still recognize common-law marriages.

Question 16

The earliest that someone could have legally engaged in interracial dating throughout the U.S.was the late

A)1860s.
B)1890s.
C)1920s.
D)1940s.
E)1960s.

Question 17

Arranged marriages:

A)are virtually unknown in the world today.
B)are less and less common in developed nations,although some still take place.
C)are practiced only in rural Africa today.
D)are practiced only in rural China today.
E)are increasing in popularity,especially in the industrialized areas of China.

Question 18

Overall,those who derive the greatest health benefits from their marital status are:

A)married women.
B)married men.
C)women who never marry.
D)men who never marry.
E)marital status is not related to health benefit in women or men.

Question 19

Which of the following are true about trends in marriage?

A)Couples are marrying later now than they did thirty years ago.
B)Marriages are as happy now as they were twenty years ago.
C)93% of Americans list marriage as one of their life goals.
D)White adults are more likely to marry than African American or Hispanic adults.
E)All of the above are true.

Question 20

"Yes,we're married,but we don't have sex.All we're trying to do is keep the farmland under our family's ownership." Most likely,this marriage is:

A)consanguineous.
B)polygynous.
C)polyandrous.
D)arranged.
E)common-law.

Question 21

If you don't want to run the risk of losing all of your property in a divorce because you cheated on your spouse,then don't get married in:

A)China.
B)Egypt.
C)Israel.
D)India.
E)Brazil.

Question 22

A man,woman or couple who openly exchanges sexual partners is called a(n):

A)polyamorist
B)infidel
C)polygynist
D)polyandrous
E)consanguineous

Question 23

Married older adults are more likely to describe their marriage as having:

A)gradually declined over time,but more recently has stabilized
B)gradually declined over time.
C)improved over time,with the later years as the happiest
D)improved over time,with the first years as the happiest
E)very little happiness once the first child was born.

Question 24

If a couple is gay or lesbian,and they want to be legally married in the U.S.,they should head for:

A)Hawaii.
B)Massachusetts.
C)the District of Columbia.
D)Texas
E)none of these are true

Question 25

A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority is called:

A)androcentric.
B)patriarchy.
C)chauvinism
D)patrilineal.
E)agrarian.

Question 26

A marriage in which the couple no longer has sex anymore can be called:

A)a frigid marriage.
B)asexual.
C)antisexual.
D)amononomous.
E)typical,if they've been married over twenty years.

Question 27

Which of the following partnerships is most likely to end up divorced?

A)a European American couple
B)an African American couple
C)an Asian American Couple
D)a Mexican American couple
E)a European American-African American couple

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors relating to marriage stability according to John Gottman?

A)quality of friendship with one's spouse
B)the ability to resolve conflict
C)financial burdens
D)satisfying sex life
E)Gottman found that all of the above were related to marital stability.

Question 29

A marriage between blood relatives,usually for the purposes of preserving property is called:

A)consanguineous
B)polyandrous
C)arranged
D)polygynous
E)adulterous

Question 30

A higher-than-usual divorce rate occurs among couples who:

A)marry because of an unplanned pregnancy.
B)marry at a young age.
C)are not religious
D)have children quickly after marriage
E)all of the above

Question 31

According to John Gottman,for a marriage to succeed,what is the ratio of positive interactions to negative interactions?

A)two to one (2:1)
B)three to one (3:1)
C)five to one (5:1)
D)ten to one (10:1)
E)twenty-five to one (25:1)

Question 32

Which kind of extra marital affairs are more likely to destroy a marriage?

A)an emotional affair
B)a sexual affair
C)an emotional/sexual affair
D)a cyberspace affair
E)a polyamorous affair

Question 33

The lowest level of compatibility in marital couples is found in:

A)the United States
B)Belgium
C)India
D)Japan
E)Turkey

Question 34

The group with the lowest marriage of any racial group in the United States is:

A)African American women.
B)African American men.
C)Caucasian women.
D)Caucasian men.
E)Asian women.

Question 35

Which of the following is true?

A)Civil unions are essentially identical.to domestic partnerships.
B)Civil unions or domestic partnerships are available in most states in the U.S.
C)Civil unions and domestic partnerships give gay couples the same rights as married couples.
D)Civil unions and domestic partnerships are honored by states other than the one in which they were performed
E)None of the above are true.

Question 36

A year after getting divorced,roughly

A)40% of women and 50% of men report they are happier than they were while married.
B)60% of women and 50% of men report they are happier than they were while married.
C)80% of women and 60% of men report they are happier than they were while married.
D)60% of women and 80% of men report they are happier than they were while married.
E)80% of women and men report they are happier than they were while married.

Question 37

Polyandry involves:

A)having multiple husbands at one time.
B)marrying without the legal possibility of divorce.
C)having multiple wives at one time.
D)paying support to a former spouse.
E)exchanging marital partners for sexual activity.

Question 38

The U.S.'s Defense of Marriage Act:

A)prevents states from legalizing same-sex marriage.
B)prohibits giving homosexuals health insurance benefits earned by their partners.
C)defines marriage as involving one man and one woman.
D)invalidates civil unions and domestic partnerships.
E)none of these are true

Question 39

From least to most,which couples are emotionally closest?

A)heterosexual relationships,gay male relationships,lesbian relationships
B)heterosexual relationships lesbian relationships,gay male relationships
C)gay male relationships,lesbian relationships,heterosexual relationships
D)gay male relationships,heterosexual relationships,lesbian relationships
E)lesbian relationships,gay male relationships,heterosexual relationships

Question 40

Why is it so difficult for college students to think or talk about older people having sex?

A)It reminds them that their parents or grandparents have sex.
B)They would prefer not to think that they will get old themselves.
C)They know that old people really don't have sex.
D)Our society equates sex with youth.
E)None of the above.

Question 41

In which country does a woman need her husband's permission to divorce?

A)China
B)Australia
C)Egypt
D)Isreal
E)Spain.

Question 42

Despite the many benefits of marriage,research finds that single men experience fewer psychological problems than married men,including less depression and suicidal thoughts.

Question 43

Polyamorists are women legally married to more than one man.

Question 44

Some researchers believe that civil unions will do all of the following EXCEPT

A)increase the stability of same-sex relationships
B)improve the physical and mental health of the individuals in the relationship
C)reduce outside discrimination
D)create an unhealthy environment for children living with the couple
E)Researchers believe that civil unions will do all of the above.

Question 45

Among categories of older individuals in the U.S.,white males are the most likely to remarry after the death of a spouse.

Question 46

The practice of divorce and remarriage,followed by divorce and remarriage is called:

A)sequential marriage
B)multiphasic marriage
C)serial divorce
D)restless spouse syndrome
E)a fear of intimacy

Question 47

Civil unions generally have no legal weight outside the state they were performed in.

Question 48

In the U.S.,those who cohabit before they marry are less likely to divorce than those who do not cohabit before they marry.

Question 49

The difference between comarital sex and a typical extramarital affair is that comarital sex:

A)involves a married couple including another male in their sexual activities.
B)involves a married couple including another female in their sexual activities.
C)is illegal in most states.
D)involves the marriage partners in consensual sex outside the marriage.
E)is a homosexual,as opposed to a heterosexual,extramarital affair.

Question 50

Which of the following likely contributes to the likelihood of a divorce?

A)the increase of covenant marriage
B)a more equitable distribution of marital assets
C)a lack of education,particularly of the female
D)the rising cost of divorce
E)all of the above

Question 51

Women remarry at higher rates than men.

Question 52

Divorce rates are highest in:

A)men in their teens
B)women in their teens
C)men in their fifties
D)women in their fifties
E)men in their sixties

Question 53

Which of the following may predispose a couple to divorce?

A)being religious
B)having parents who stayed married
C)a longer period between marriage and the arrival of a child
D)being divorced before
E)All of the above may predispose a couple to divorce.

Question 54

A covenant marriage is one in which:

A)one party needs to be found guilty of a transgression to get divorced.
B)a marriage ceremony is performed by a nun instead of a minister or priest.
C)a religious,but no legal ceremony is performed.
D)an institution designed to attempt to reduce skyrocketing divorce rates.
E)a marriage that can only be dissolved by a priest,as opposed to the court system.

Question 55

Although swinging was popular years ago,there are no longer any practicing swingers.

Question 56

Which of the following is true about arranged marriage?

A)It is a practice that is still very common throughout the world.
B)Offering a dowry is illegal in many countries.
C)Some couples use the internet or classified ads to find brides and grooms.
D)The value of the dowry has increased over the years.
E)All of the above are true.

Question 57

Dating patterns can enlighten us about a society's ideals about masculinity and femininity.

Question 58

About one quarter of U.S.college students would be open to dating someone of another race.

Question 59

Marrying a first cousin would be a consanguineous marriage.

Question 60

Clarissa and Denny meet with other couples and exchange partners.This practice is known as:

A)swinging
B)an extra marital affair
C)polygamy
D)polyandry
E)all of the above

Question 61

Text mesaging and IMing can help promote intimacy.

Question 62

According to John Gottman,eye-rolling is a predictor that a couple will divorce.

Question 63

Common law marriage is an option for same-sex couples who do not live in states where same-sex marriage is legal.

Question 64

A recent study of over 1,000 undergraduates found that over 50% had engaged in a "friends with benefits" relationship.

Question 65

Denmark was the first country to legalize same sex marriage.