Deck 8: Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

Question 1

People in which of the following groups are least likely to be married?​

A) ​Caucasians
B) ​Asian Americans
C) ​African Americans
D) ​Hispanic Americans

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Individualized marriages emphasize:

A) sexual unfaithfulness.
B) fear of divorce.
C) personal fulfillment.
D) kinship ties.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The marriage debate refers to the debate about whether:​

A) ​marriage is becoming more or less popular.
B) ​marriage has become more or less stable over time.
C) ​the family is in decline or dynamic,changing,and resilient.
D) ​the duration of marriage effect truly exists.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Partners must be at least ___ years of age to marry in 49 of the 50 states without parental consent.​

A) ​16
B) ​17
C) ​18
D) ​21

Question 5

Men tend to marry women who are:​

A) ​more educated.
B) ​the same age.
C) ​below them in age and education.
D) ​above them in age and education.

Question 6

The incest taboo is an enforcement of:​

A) ​exogamy.
B) ​homogamy.
C) ​heterogamy.
D) ​endogamy.

Question 7

Endogamy is:

A) the tendency of people to marry outside their particular group.
B) marriage to a person suffering poor health.
C) enforced by deep taboos.
D) the tendency to choose a mate with similar personal characteristics.

Question 8

The likelihood of marriage:​

A) ​has declined among college-educated white women.
B) ​has declined among women without a high school diploma.
C) ​has declined for men with a college education.
D) ​is the same for men regardless of their college education.

Question 9

​For both men and women which of the following is most positively associated with the likelihood of marriage?

A) ​Careers
B) ​Education
C) ​Geographical origins
D) ​Ability to have children

Question 10

Barriers to marriage for low-income unmarried couples with children include which of the following?​

A) ​Financial concerns
B) ​Correlational inferiority
C) ​Acceptance of divorce
D) ​Concerns about relationships with new in-laws

Question 11

Same-sex marriage is allowed in ___ states in the United States.

A) 17
B) 4
C) 29
D) 50

Question 12

Positive assortative mating is also known as:​

A) ​hypergamy.
B) ​hypogamy.
C) ​heterogamy.
D) ​homogamy.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true regarding attitudes about marriage?

A) More than 80% of the population believes that marriage is obsolete.
B) More whites believe that marriage is obsolete than blacks or Hispanics.
C) The younger you are,the more likely you are to believe marriage is obsolete.
D) The older you are,the more likely you are to believe marriage is obsolete.

Question 14

An example of the mating gradient is a(n):​

A) ​young man choosing to marry an older woman.
B) ​middle-aged widower not being able to find a partner because there are not enough women.
C) ​attractive,older career woman not being able to find a suitable partner.
D) ​attractive woman being able to choose a partner from any class or age group.

Question 15

The tendency for women to marry men of higher status is called the:

A) mating gradient
B) closed field.
C) marriage squeeze.
D) halo effect.

Question 16

The tendency to marry others who share our social characteristics is referred to as:​

A) ​endogamy.
B) ​exogamy.
C) ​heterogamy.
D) ​homogamy.

Question 17

Marriages that are homogamous tend to be more stable than those that are heterogamous because:​

A) ​homogamous couples may have more approval from relatives.
B) ​homogamous couples are probably less conventional.
C) ​heterogamous couples are likely to be rigid in their beliefs.
D) ​homogamous couples may have considerably different values.

Question 18

Premarital factors which researchers have found to predict later marital happiness and satisfaction include all of the following except:​

A) ​length of courtship.
B) ​level of education.
C) ​number of previous dating relationships.
D) ​age at marriage.

Question 19

A marriage between a man and his mother,sister,or daughter violates the principles of:​

A) ​endogamy.
B) ​exogamy.
C) ​heterogamy.
D) ​homogamy.

Question 20

​The "marriage squeeze" refers to the:

A) ​rise of divorce in mid-life.
B) ​rise in frequency of extramarital affairs.
C) ​tendency for women to marry men of higher status.
D) ​gender imbalance reflected in the ratio of available unmarried women to men.

Question 21

Which of the following statements about marriage is a myth?​

A) ​Marriage changes a person for the better.
B) ​Marriage is beneficial to health and well-being if the marriage is good.
C) ​Passionate courtships can lead to marriages that end in divorce.
D) ​Undramatic courtships are most likely to lead to satisfying marriages.

Question 22

In Murstein's stimulus-value-role theory:​

A) ​the sequence of stages is interchangeable.
B) ​exchange is an important element.
C) ​"role" refers to the way each person acts on his or her values.
D) ​"stimulus" refers to factors that keep an established relationship going.

Question 23

Marriage tends to change people for the better.​

Question 24

According to the text,each of the following is a function of engagement except:​

A) ​the beginning of serious lifelong plans.
B) ​preparing couples for future divorce.​
C) ​the beginning of kinship with each other's families.
D) ​the strengthening of the partners as a couple.

Question 25

Lauer and Lauer found which of the following to be ingredients for marital success?​

A) ​Believing in marriage as a short-term obligation
B) ​Having a best friend other than your spouse to confide in
C) ​Consensus on fundamentals such as aims and goals
D) ​Being able to maintain traditional gender roles within the marriage

Question 26

Which of the following courtship patterns is most likely to lead to satisfying and enduring marriage?​

A) ​Rocky and turbulent courtships
B) ​Sweet and undramatic courtships
C) ​Passionate courtships
D) ​Disappointing and negative courtships

Question 27

The boomerang generation mostly affects which marriage stage?​

A) ​Second marriages
B) ​Older marriage
C) ​Middle-aged marriage
D) ​Early marriage

Question 28

How does parenthood affect marriage?​

A) ​It lowers marital conflict.
B) ​It leads to more involvement in leisure activities.
C) ​It leads to a deterioration of marital functioning.
D) ​It leads to more shared household responsibility.

Question 29

Carr and Springer argue that successful marriages involve all of the following except:​

A) ​social control.
B) ​economic resources.
C) ​psychosocial support and strain.
D) ​political negotiation.

Question 30

Parenthood frequently causes couples to evolve into more traditional division of labor roles in their marriage and families.​

Question 31

Social and psychological issues which typically need to be dealt with during engagement include which of the following?​

A) ​Gender identity
B) ​Partner choice
C) ​Self-knowledge
D) ​Identity bargaining

Question 32

According to the stimulus-value-role theory,in the stimulus stage each person is:​

A) ​attracted to the other.
B) ​determining if they are compatible.
C) ​analyzing the other's behavior.
D) ​determining if the other would make a good spouse.

Question 33

Marital satisfaction is associated with each of the following except:​

A) ​that the two partners are believed to be meant to be married.
B) ​the belief that the marriage should always be individualized.
C) ​that religion plays a role in the marriage.
D) ​the idea that marriage is sacred.

Question 34

The duration of marriage effect looks at the accumulation of different behaviors over time.​

Question 35

The Defense of Marriage Act was passed in:​

A) ​2016.
B) ​1996.
C) 2015.
D) ​1973.

Question 36

Most Americans now agree that marriage is an outdated institution.​

Question 37

Which of the following relationship factors is most important in predicting marital success?​

A) ​Problem-solving skills
B) ​The absence of conflict
C) ​Assertiveness
D) ​Emotional environment

Question 38

Parental image theory suggests that we seek partners who are unlike our parents.​

Question 39

Which of the following are true regarding widowhood?​

A) ​Widows who had poor marriages think about remarrying more often than those who had good marriages.
B) ​Most marriages end with divorce rather than death.
C) ​Widowhood is often associated with financial hardship.
D) ​All widows enjoy their new freedom.

Question 40

The most important background factor in shaping marital outcomes is:

A) socioeconomic class.
B) age at marriage.
C) religion.
D) ethnicity.

Question 41

Hypergamy is a practice also known as "marrying up."​

Question 42

Women typically experience depression and an identity crisis when their youngest child departs from the home.​

Question 43

Conflict-habituated marriages are more common than vital marriages,according to Cuber and Harroff.

Question 44

Civil unions are the same as marriages.​

Question 45

Cohabitation serves many of the same functions as engagement.​

Question 46

Early married couples need to separate from their families of orientation in order to strengthen their marriages.​

Question 47

When it comes to mate selection,opposites attract.​

Question 48

The elderly tend to be neglected and isolated.​

Question 49

The exchanging of rings dates back to ancient Egyptian weddings and symbolizes timelessness.​

Question 50

The federal ruling that made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states is called the Defense of Marriage Act.​

Question 51

Value theory or role theory both argue that gratification follows from finding someone who feels or thinks the same way we do.​

Question 52

The first honeymoons involved the drinking of honey wine.​

Question 53

The term "boomerang generation" refers to young adults living with one or both of their parents until their mid-twenties or moving back in after a temporary absence.

Question 54

More than half of first marriages result from cohabitation.​