Deck 9: Adult Sexual Relationships

Question 1

What is a typical characteristic of those who most often report being open to interracial dating?

A) Politically liberal
B) Younger
C) Less religious
D) All of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Current research indicates that high school graduates are more likely to marry than those with college degrees.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes a typical pattern related to interracial dating?

A) White people are more likely than any other racial/ethnic group to report being open to a mixed race relationship.
B) Men and women with lower education levels report the highest degree of openness to mixed race relationships.
C) Heterosexual men and women are more likely than their homosexual counterparts to be open to mixed race relationships.
D) While college students are more open to casual and sexual mixed race relationships, most report preference for their same race/ethnicity for long-term relationships.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A recent study found that woman initiate 2/3 of all divorces.

Question 5

Most married adults report that over time their marital satisfaction and happiness gradually decline.

Question 6

The American term for "dating" seems to be a universal concept used cross-culturally.

Question 7

Sexual satisfaction in short-term intimate relationships is a strong predictor of how happy a couple is in the relationship but it is not a predictor of happiness in long-term relationships.

Question 8

In 2009, the number of unmarried women outnumbered the number of married women for the first time in U.S. history.

Question 9

Couples who were already engaged prior to living together have the same chance of divorce as couples who marry without living together first.

Question 10

What does the "half-age-plus-seven rule" indicate?

A) Research indicates best outcomes when a person dates someone who is half their age plus seven years
B) This "rule" indicates a person should not date someone under half their age plus seven years.
C) This "rule" indicates that couples tend to stay together longer when there is a larger gap between their ages.
D) Research indicates that couples who have at least a difference of half their age plus seven indicate higher levels of sexual satisfaction in their relationships.

Question 11

There is a higher percentage of married men than women who are over 65.

Question 12

When choosing someone to date, a person's race has been found to be more important than his or her religion.

Question 13

It is more likely for Black females to be in mixed-race marriages than Black men, while the opposite gender difference is true for Asian men and women.

Question 14

Legal marriage offers the same rights to same-sex couples as both domestic partnerships and civil unions.

Question 15

A civil union performed in one state is typically not recognized in other states, even if the state has civil or domestic partnership laws.

Question 16

The number of cohabitating couples has decreased slightly over the last 10 years.

Question 17

All of the following are reasons "dating" on college campuses has declined EXCEPT?

A) Hooking up, casual sex, and "friends with benefits" has become more acceptable.
B) There are more male students than female students.
C) There are more male students than female students.
D) Students more often hang out in groups which results in more casual "dating."

Question 18

Current research available on cohabitation makes it difficult to determine if couples who live together and later divorce would have been just as likely to divorce had they not lived together.

Question 19

The number of people in long-distance relationships has been on the rise.

Question 20

Gay men and lesbian women are twice as likely to be in a mixed-race relationship compared to straight men and women.

Question 21

What is a factor related to why older men are more likely than older women to remarry after the death of a spouse?

A) Men tend to marry younger women.
B) Men are more likely to have familial support to remarry.
C) Men maintain their physical attractiveness longer than women.
D) Men tend to be in better health into later ages.

Question 22

All of the following EXCEPT this are reasons given for increased rates of cohabitation among U.S. couples:

A) Unplanned pregnancies
B) Getting married at later ages
C) Increased acceptance of cohabitation
D) Financial and economic issues

Question 23

Related to sexuality in dating relationships, couples who wait to have sex in a relationship:

A) Are more likely to cheat on their partners.
B) Report less overall relationship satisfaction.
C) Experience better relationship outcomes.
D) Are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy

Question 24

What does research show related to the chance for a hookup to result in a committed relationship?

A) Since there are fewer restrictions related to casual sex, relationships started from a hook-up have quite successful rates of becoming long-term relationships.
B) Less than 1% of hook-up relationships progress into committed relationships.
C) Only a small percentage of hookups progress into committed relationships.
D) Hook-ups often progress into committed relationships; however, those rarely last longer than a few years.

Question 25

Over the last few years, what correlation was found related to cohabitation rates and financial status?

A) There was an increase in cohabitation rates where both partners were employed.
B) There was an increase in cohabitation rates where one partner was unemployed.
C) There was in increase in cohabitation rates among couples with higher income status.
D) No differences were found between cohabitation rates and financial status.

Question 26

What is one of the reasons given in your text for why current research on cohabitating couples may be skewed?

A) Couples are often ashamed to admit to living in premarital relationships.
B) We lack adequate relationship labels to define different "forms" of living together.
C) The Census survey does not include a category for people to indicate when they live together but are not married.
D) Only couples who live together and also have children are labeled as cohabitating in the Census data.

Question 27

Related to REAL Research information, a study by Coan in 2014 using MRI results showed:

A) The brains of people who had frequent sex during the later years were more likely to experience irregularities.
B) The brains of married couples reacted less to stress than the brains of cohabitating couples.
C) There were no differences in the brain between married and single men; however, significant differences were found between brains of married and single women.
D) Couples who had an open sexual relationship showed higher levels of brain activity than those who were in strictly monogamous relationships.

Question 28

Related to research on sex within marriages, what has been found?

A) Reports of more frequent sexual behavior are correlated to higher levels of relationship satisfaction.
B) Increased relationship satisfaction leads to more frequent sexual behavior.
C) More frequent sexual behavior leads to higher levels of relationship satisfaction.
D) The frequency of sexual behavior is not correlated with relationship satisfaction.

Question 29

When was the earliest someone could have legally engaged in interracial dating throughout the U.S.?

A) The late 1870s
B) The early 1930s
C) The late 1960s
D) The early 1980s

Question 30

Which of the following is true about cohabitating couples in the U.S.?

A) If they get married, they are less likely to divorce than couples who did not live together prior to marriage.
B) Future divorce rates for couples who cohabitated with the intention to marry are similar to couples who marry without living together first.
C) The majority of couples who choose to live together prior to marriage are in homosexual relationships.
D) All of these

Question 31

Who is more likely to get married eventually?

A) Sheila, a White woman who dropped out of high school
B) Sara, a Black woman who dropped out of high school
C) Susan, a White woman with a Bachelor's degree
D) Samantha, a Black woman with a Bachelor's degree

Question 32

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Asian females are less likely than Asian males to marry a person of another racial/ethnic group.
B) Which of the following statements is true?
C) People in the Midwest have a higher percent of mixed-race marriages than people in Southern states.
D) White people are more likely than Hispanic people to be in mixed-race marriages.

Question 33

Joe and Sharon have been married for 25 years, and for the past 13 years they have chosen no longer to engage in sexual behaviors. How would their marriage be categoried?

A) Consensual marriage
B) Asexual marriage
C) Companionate marriage
D) Celibate marriage

Question 34

According to more recent studies, what factor is shown to result in poorer mental health and fewer benefits from marriage?

A) Marrying earlier than desired
B) Marrying later than desired
C) Marrying outside of one's racial and/or ethnic group
D) Both A & B

Question 35

What statement best describes a trend related to the practice of "hooking up" on college campuses?

A) It is estimated that between 30 and40% of college students have engaged in at least one hook up.
B) There are no gender differences in rates and perceptions of "hooking up."
C) Both men and women report engaging in this behavior for purely physical reasons, although the research does not clearly indicate this to be true.
D) Heterosexual students are more likely to engage in "hooking up" than homosexual students.

Question 36

According to John Gottman, what is the most important predictor of marital satisfaction for both men and women?

A) Quality of the friendship
B) Agreement on financial issues
C) Similar spiritual beliefs
D) Level of sexual satisfaction

Question 37

The average age at first marriage in the U.S. from 1970 until now:

A) Has remained constant.
B) Has increased.
C) Has increased.
D) Has increased for men and remained the same for women.

Question 38

Which group of adult children is LEAST likely to provide emotional, financial, and practical help to their aging parents?

A) Single
B) Married
C) Divorced
D) Widowed

Question 39

Who is most likely to report the highest level of marital happiness?

A) Joe, a Hispanic male
B) Rachel, a White female
C) Simone, a Black female
D) It is hard to tell because previous research often used people who were in marital therapy for their study participants.

Question 40

How do the majority of couples communicate expectations of monogamy?

A) Prenuptial agreement
B) Direct conversation once the relationship becomes serious
C) Assumption
D) Direct conversation at the beginning of a relationship

Question 41

According to research, what is the reason why the majority of extramarital affairs occur?

A) Unmet sexual needs
B) Incompatibility of sexual drives
C) Incompatibility of sexual drives
D) More women in the workplace

Question 42

According to your text, what can the strong history of protection of heterosexual marriage in the United States be tied to?

A) Economic well-being
B) Religious freedom
C) Procreative health
D) Sexual health

Question 43

What label is given to the practice of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved?

A) Swinger
B) Comarital sex
C) Open infidelity
D) Polyamory

Question 44

Will and Haley are married. They and their best friends, Mark and Loren, belong to a group of 5 other couples who all engage in comarital sex. What label would be given to Will and Haley?

A) Polygamists
B) Clubbers
C) Swingers
D) Swappers

Question 45

Between 1990 and 2008, births increased in which group?

A) Older women
B) Teens
C) College students
D) Married women

Question 46

On a survey, who is likely to report the lowest level of overall happiness?

A) Jan who is heterosexual and married
B) Justine who is lesbian and in a long-term dating relationship
C) Jacob who is gay and in a legal marriage
D) Jennifer who is heterosexual and single

Question 47

What statement describes research findings related to Internet infidelity?

A) Most people do not consider online sexual interaction as cheating.
B) Most couples do not communicate their rules about appropriate Internet use with their partners.
C) Most online communication is limited to flirting and sexual talk, but does not progress to behaviors such as mutual masturbation.
D) All of these

Question 48

A 2013 Gallup Poll showed what percentage of respondents responded that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry?

A) 37%
B) 53%
C) 68%
D) 82%

Question 49

Related to the overall impact on marital relationships, what type of affair has been found to have the LEAST effect?

A) Emotional
B) Sexual
C) Emotional and Sexual
D) Internet

Question 50

What are some possible explanations for the lower reports of sexual activity among lesbian women?

A) Women are less likely to initiate sex.
B) Women tend to have a lower sex drive.
C) Sexual occurrences last longer, resulting in fewer overall.
D) All of these

Question 51

What statement best describes common findings related to comarital sex?

A) Couples who engage in comarital sex were much more popular in the 1970s and have since been on the decline.
B) Couples who engage in comarital sex often come from families where comarital sex was practiced.
C) Many couples, especially men, who practice comarital sex report that jealousy increases their sexual excitement.
D) Most couples who engage in comarital sex do not identify themselves as church-goers.

Question 52

Mary and Jaime are in a relationship, and both agree to pursue outside relationships while keeping the relationship between the two of them the top priority. What label would their relationship have?

A) Individual with multiple primaries
B) Primary-plus
C) Triad
D) Polygamous

Question 53

What is true related to extramarital sexual relations in the U.S.?

A) Couples who live together are more likely to cheat than couples who are married.
B) Lesbian women are more likely to cheat than gay men.
C) There are no differences in the odds for cheating among those who are religious and those who are not.
D) There are significant gender differences in the rates of cheating.

Question 54

According to the Defense of Marriage Act, what defines a "spouse"?

A) A person of the other sex
B) A person of either sex
C) A person who is either legally married or in a legal civil union
D) It varies from state to state.

Question 55

Births to unmarried women are lowest among what group?

A) Caucasians
B) Hispanics
C) Asians
D) African-Americans

Question 56

Based on research findings, what factor would be most important related to same-sex relationships?

A) Family support
B) Societal support
C) Friend support
D) None of these

Question 57

What are same-sex couples more likely to report in their relationships than other-sex couples?

A) Less intimacy
B) More emphasis on physical attractiveness
C) Equal sharing of household responsibilities
D) More problems with communication

Question 58

All of the following are ways that same-sex and other-sex couples become parents EXCEPT:

A) Pregnancy through surrogacy
B) Foster parenting
C) Unintended pregnancy
D) Adoption

Question 59

What state was the first to legalize same-sex civil unions?

A) California
B) Wisconsin
C) Vermont
D) Maine

Question 60

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

A) Newly-married couples with no children
B) Couples with two young children
C) Couples with two teenagers
D) Couples whose children are grown

Question 61

Describe the current trends in parenting with respect to age, education, and ethnicity.

Question 62

Discuss the possible reasons why societies have given preference to heterosexual marriage over same-sex marriage.Make sure to include references to your text.

Question 63

If you want to cohabitate with your partner, which country would be your best choice?

A) Spain
B) Norway
C) Italy
D) China

Question 64

Explain the statistics and research findings between cohabitation and divorce and possible explanations for these findings.

Question 65

Comparing divorce rates within the first 10 years of marriage, what is true regarding divorce rates of couples married in the 1970s and couples married in the 1990s?

A) The percentage of couples that divorced within the first 10 years increased from the 1970s to the 1990s.
B) The percentage of couples that divorced within the first 10 years was about the same between both groups.
C) The percentage of couples that divorced within the first 10 years decreased from the 1970s to the 1990s.
D) Due to changes in divorce laws, comparisons between these groups are not valid.

Question 66

If a couple decides to "consciously uncouple," this refers to:

A) The process of dissolving a covenant marriage.
B) A form of divorce for couples in a gay or lesbian relationship due to lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage in many states.
C) A purposeful and amicable process to end an intimate relationship.
D) A spiritual process that a couple can choose in place of a legal divorce or annulment.

Question 67

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

A) Have been divorced or had divorced parents.
B) Married at a young age.
C) Had children quickly after marriage.
D) All of these

Question 68

Identify three ways that dating patterns and practices changed over the last 30 years in the U.S. Be sure to reference information from your text.

Question 69

Explain what we know about marital happiness, gender, and race providing information from your text to back up your response.

Question 70

Who is more likely to initiate a divorce?

A) The woman
B) The man
C) No difference between genders
D) Neither, most divorces are mutually initiated.

Question 71

Which country was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?

A) Brazil
B) Netherlands
C) Canada
D) United States

Question 72

All of the following statements regarding arranged marriages are true EXCEPT:

A) In Iran all marriages are arranged.
B) The Yaruros of Venezuela arrange marriages between "cross cousins."
C) Arranged marriages in China have become less common.
D) India, where arranged marriages are common, has the lowest divorce rates in the world.

Question 73

Discuss what is known about extramarital affairs, including common characteristics that someone who cheats might have compared to those who do not, what types of affairs there are,and how they differ by both gender and impact on the marriage.

Question 74

Which of the following couples are more likely to divorce?

A) A Korean couple
B) A Mexican American couple
C) A White couple
D) A mixed-race couple

Question 75

Ten years following a divorce, who is more likely to say their divorce was the right decision?

A) Women
B) Men
C) No difference in genders
D) Neither, the majority of men and women say their divorce was not the right decision.

Question 76

All of the following statements are true regarding divorce in other cultures EXCEPT?

A) Divorce rates are much lower in other countries compared to the U.S.
B) Divorce was not legal in Chile until 2004.
C) In Israel, women need their husband's permission to divorce.
D) In China and Brazil the main reason given for divorce is extramarital affairs.

Question 77

Differentiate between domestic partnerships, civil unions, and same-sex marriages. Include information about how each is recognized both federally and by different states.

Question 78

Identify three advantages and three disadvantages of cohabitation as discussed by the textbook.

Question 79

What statement best describes a covenant marriage?

A) A marriage in which one party needs to be found guilty of a transgression to get divorced
B) A marriage that can only be dissolved by a religious authority, as opposed to the court system
C) A marriage in which a religious ceremony is performed but no legal ceremony
D) A marriage in which prenuptially, the couple agrees on a set of rules and regulations for ending the marriage, including a wait time for finalization of a divorce

Question 80

What is a common purpose of polyandry and/or consanguineous marriages?

A) To protect family property
B) To decrease the chance of becoming a widow in later life
C) To allow men more sexual opportunities
D) All of these