Deck 3: Getting Together

Question 1

According to the text,what is increasing in importance in the marriage marketplace?

A) a man's status or occupation
B) a woman's ability to contribute financially to the family
C) a man's physical attractiveness or appearance
D) a woman's physical attractiveness or appearance

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes marriages that are arranged by relatives and those decided upon by the couple themselves?

A) They cannot be compared because they occur in different cultural traditions.
B) They are similar in that the couples always have the final choice whether the marriage will occur.
C) They differ in whether the couple lives with relatives or in their own home.
D) They are both closely tied to the values and traditions of the cultures that support them.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In our society,most people marry at some point in their lives.What does this make marriage?

A) the ideal
B) the myth
C) the norm
D) the principle

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What are the two main types of marriages?

A) romantic and economic
B) arranged and happy
C) self-chosen and customary
D) arranged and self-chosen

Question 5

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes society today?

A) growing pressure to fit the timetable of the social time clock
B) growing acceptance of relationships that do not include marriage
C) increased pressure to marry so that children will be raised by two parents
D) increased recognition that marriage will most fully meet a person's needs

Question 6

Which statement is NOT true of traditional Asian Indian families?

A) They are the principal social security system in their culture.
B) One person's behaviour affects many other family members.
C) Women are valued for their financial contribution to the family.
D) The well-being of the family takes priority over individual happiness.

Question 7

What do we mean when we say that,in our society,marriage is the norm?

A) It is considered wrong to remain unmarried.
B) Getting married is a matter of individual decision.
C) Most people marry at some time during their lives.
D) Individuals are expected to marry during their 20s.

Question 8

Jeremy takes Suzanne to expensive restaurants and buys her flowers and gifts.What does he seem to be relying on?

A) his exchange value
B) the depth of his love
C) emotional exchange
D) courtship by seduction

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE of the continuum between marriage as exchange and marriage as shared emotion in North America?

A) They have nothing in common apart from the ceremony.
B) They are other terms for arranged and freely chosen marriages.
C) Most people fall somewhere between the two positions.
D) Women, more than men, adopt both exchange and emotion perspectives..

Question 10

According to the text,in contrast to Asian Indian society,what does mainstream North American culture value?

A) a rigid occupational system
B) individual achievement
C) family solidarity
D) reliance on relatives

Question 11

Marriages lie along a continuum between arranged and self-chosen unions.What does this mean?

A) There is a range in the degree to which individuals can choose their mates.
B) Marriages are either one or the other, with nothing in between.
C) Most partners are chosen by the individuals involved.
D) Marriages are based on either exchange or shared emotion.

Question 12

Mate selection may involve all of the following EXCEPT which one?

A) marriage
B) homosexual pairing
C) cohabitation
D) child bearing

Question 13

According to Erik Erikson,what is the most important developmental task in young adulthood?

A) finding a sense of identity
B) establishing intimacy
C) falling in love
D) getting married

Question 14

How are the patterns within intimate relationship often set?

A) through the adoption of cultural norms
B) through generational transmission of values
C) through the earliest interactions between the couple
D) through the laws concerning marriage

Question 15

According to the text how does the way a couple interacts when they are "going together" affect their relationship later?

A) It has little bearing on any long-term relationship.
B) It is the result of the level of trust they develop.
C) The same behaviours often continue into cohabitation and marriage.
D) It depends on the level of their sexual activities.

Question 16

According to the text,what is happening to the number of people cohabiting without marriage?

A) It is decreasing.
B) It is staying the same.
C) It is increasing in Alberta only.
D) It is increasing across Canada.

Question 17

Natalie thinks Jason is a good prospect as a husband.He has a well-paying job,wears stylish clothes and drives a sports car.What standard does Natalie appear to be using?

A) romantic love
B) compatibility
C) blind attraction
D) exchange

Question 18

According to the text,which of the following is usually NOT a reason for arranged marriages?

A) providing emotional enrichment
B) improving financial position
C) linking families
D) enhancing social standing

Question 19

According to exchange theory,what are women more likely than men to display?

A) their education
B) their job skills
C) their physical appearance
D) their physical possessions

Question 20

What is the most common way of starting family life?

A) having a baby
B) selecting a partner
C) moving out of parents' homes
D) finding a same-sex lover

Question 21

According to the text,which approach do young men and women appear to be moving toward with regard to their relationships?

A) a more egalitarian approach
B) a more selfish approach
C) a more pleasure-focused approach
D) a more conventional approach

Question 22

When Marie came to New France,she was expected to marry soon after her arrival.She was also provided a dowry at the king's expense.What was Marie known as?

A) an opportunist
B) a silly girl
C) a daughter of the king
D) a king's servant

Question 23

Which person has the greatest power in a relationship?

A) the one who cares about it the most
B) the one who cares about it the least
C) both, when they make decisions together
D) neither, because power doesn't matter

Question 24

According to the text,in societies that believe in arranged marriages,what do people often consider marriage?

A) a means of preventing alliances between families
B) too important for young people to control
C) the ideal expression of romantic love
D) both a and b

Question 25

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes marriages among members of European royalty prior to the 20th century?

A) They were often arranged as part of a treaty.
B) They were ordinarily a matter of free choice.
C) They were invariably unhappy because they were arranged.
D) They were often unhappy because of public interest and comment.

Question 26

What does "traditional" dating involve?

A) hanging around in groups
B) the man paying for the cost of the date
C) the woman inviting the man out
D) both man and woman paying their own way

Question 27

James was an early fur trader in the Hudson Bay area.What did he probably do in terms of marriage?

A) He sent back to England for a wife to join him.
B) He married one of the "daughters of the king."
C) He found a native wife who knew the country.
D) He found a wife in Toronto and took her north.

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a function of dating?

A) recreation
B) status-building
C) procreation
D) courtship

Question 29

James lived in the new colonies of Canada and worked on the family farm,helping his father and older brothers.He wanted to marry May,who lived six farms over,but his parents thought she was too flighty to make a good farmer's wife.Which of the following was the most likely result?

A) James' parents probably eventually approved of the marriage because they were in need of another worker on the farm.
B) James went ahead and married anyway, because he felt the New World allowed for freedom and individuality.
C) James seriously considered his parents' opinion because he depended on their goodwill and the family farm for his income.
D) James and May engaged in premarital sex so that his parents would agree to the marriage to prevent family shame.

Question 30

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes arranged marriages?

A) They do not take place in Canada.
B) They may have happened earlier, but no longer occur.
C) They are actually common, but are kept secret.
D) They occur most often among immigrant families.

Question 31

According to the text,what is the role of the proposed couple in arranged marriages?

A) They are rarely consulted about the match.
B) They are not usually affected by endogamy.
C) They are often asked for approval of the match.
D) They never meet before the engagement.

Question 32

What is another term for gay and lesbian orientation?

A) homogamy
B) closeted
C) cohabitation
D) homosexuality

Question 33

According to the text,during the period of settlement by white farmers in Canada,what happened in terms of marriage?

A) Practical considerations were important in choosing a mate.
B) Men had a wide choice of marriage partners.
C) Men usually asked relatives to arrange marriages.
D) Romantic love played no part in mate selection.

Question 34

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes attitudes toward mate selection in North America today?

A) They have changed little since the early days of white settlement.
B) They have shifted away from arranged marriages toward free choice.
C) They are largely in alignment with attitudes of earlier generations.
D) Young people are reluctant to take into account their parents opinions of potential partners

Question 35

In the early years of settlement in Canada,what did explorers who came from Europe often do for companionship?

A) They formed unions with Aboriginal women.
B) They brought wives over from France and England.
C) They brought animals into their homes as pets.
D) They developed a "society of bachelors."

Question 36

Soni came with her parents from India when she was four.She has accepted many values of the majority Canadian society,including the idea of choosing her own husband.According to the text,which statement is LEAST likely to be true of her?

A) Her parents are pressuring her to marry someone of East Indian descent.
B) Her parents feel it is her decision and they should not interfere.
C) There may be a great deal of conflict in her family as a result of cultural clash.
D) Soni may become isolated from her family and social group.

Question 37

According to the text,in pioneer days,how did the courtship of young men and women proceed?

A) It was strictly controlled by parents.
B) It often took place in the home.
C) It was almost non-existent because of the rush to marry.
D) It occurred behind the barn for the sake of privacy.

Question 38

According to the text,which of the following statements is TRUE about "hooking up"?

A) Adolescents today learn most of their relationship skills through hooking up.
B) Young adults prefer to hook up rather than engage in longer-term relationships.
C) It is a variable term, referring to kissing all the way to intercourse.
D) It didn't exist prior to 1960.

Question 39

According to the text,what development has recently impacted dating in Canada?

A) speed dating
B) hooking up
C) the Internet
D) female-initiated courtship

Question 40

In 1837,Joseph lived with his parents and helped work the family farm in southern Ontario.He hoped to marry Martha,who lived a few farms down the road.What was his decision probably affected by?

A) Martha's willingness to go on dates with him
B) Martha's ability to have children as demonstrated by a pregnancy
C) the willingness of his parents to arrange this marriage
D) the willingness of his parents to provide land or an income

Question 41

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes individuals in "living apart together" relationships?

A) They make up about one-quarter of adult Canadians.
B) They regard themselves as a couple and so do others.
C) They are in a cohabiting relationship under another name.
D) They are mostly older, often over the age of 70.

Question 42

What does celibacy in Hinduism and Buddhism often mean?

A) staying married to one person for life
B) limiting sexual activity to members of one's own sex
C) an aid in meditation
D) choosing to live with only occasional sexual gratification

Question 43

What is the term for vowing to live without sexual gratification?

A) insanity
B) monogamy
C) celibacy
D) endogamy

Question 44

Although less is known about same-sex romantic relationships than heterosexual relationships,what does research suggests about gay and lesbian relationships

A) Gay and lesbian individuals enter courtship later than heterosexual individuals.
B) Gay and lesbian individuals prefer to marry over cohabit.
C) Gay and lesbian individuals prolong public dating before becoming intimate in private.
D) Gay and lesbian individuals find partners faster than other young people.

Question 45

What did the common attitude toward sexuality emphasize during the late 1800s?

A) its sinfulness
B) the merging of sex and romance
C) the "pure" woman
D) the fun standard

Question 46

Which of the following sayings might refer to homogamy?

A) Faint heart never won fair lady.
B) Birds of a feather flock together.
C) All that glitters is not gold.
D) Love is blind.

Question 47

According to the text,among older widowed people interested in dating

A) both men and women are interested in companionship.
B) women, more than men, are interested in sexual activity.
C) the gender gap in attitudes is least among the oldest people.
D) those close to family and friends are most interested in romance.

Question 48

When are people LEAST likely to marry across ethnic lines?

A) when they have an ethnically diverse set of friends in the area
B) when they have a Japanese rather than an Asian Indian background
C) when there is a large imbalance in the male/female ratio
D) when there is a large local population of their own ethnic group

Question 49

Immigrants who live in ethnic enclaves tend to marry others like them.Which factor probably does NOT influence their mate selection?

A) homogamy
B) male/female ratio
C) physical closeness
D) field of eligible people

Question 50

Who has an advantage in finding a mate due to an imbalance in the male/female ratio?

A) men in Ottawa
B) women in Yukon
C) younger baby-boom men
D) younger baby-boom women

Question 51

Who is probably LEAST at a disadvantage in finding a mate?

A) a man with a so-so job
B) a significantly overweight person
C) an attractive woman over 55 years
D) a man with a facial deformity

Question 52

As far as choosing marriage partners,what effect do our families have?

A) They have no noticeable effect on our decisions.
B) They have an effect on choice only in arranged marriages.
C) They affect our choice because of values we have learned at home.
D) They have an effect only in minority families and among recent immigrants.

Question 53

What is the term for the tendency to marry someone similar to oneself?

A) endogamy
B) mirroring oneself
C) homogamy
D) monogamy

Question 54

Which is TRUE of the development of romantic relationships in smaller communities?

A) Family and friends play a smaller role in partner choice.
B) Relationships are often initiated through online dating.
C) Opportunities for romantic partnerships are more abundant.
D) Opportunities for romantic partnerships are more limited.

Question 55

According to the text,what did the puritan outlook on sex state?

A) Men and women should be held to different standards.
B) Sex is all right as long as the couple love each other.
C) Anything that is fun is sinful, especially sex.
D) There should be no limitations on sexual behaviour.

Question 56

According to the text,what impacts how comfortable an unmarried person feels about his or her status?

A) whether or not they are financially stable on their own
B) whether singleness was a personal decision or forced
C) whether or not they plan to have a child
D) whether they identify as heterosexual or not

Question 57

What is the practice of allowing men and boys more freedom than women and girls?

A) faulty science
B) selective abstinence
C) the marriage imperative
D) the double standard

Question 58

Which of the following does NOT help explain why physically challenged individuals may have difficulty finding mates?

A) They are often seen as little more than their disability.
B) They have difficulty finding jobs that allow them to support a family.
C) Their disability does not allow them to fill spouse and parent roles.
D) They are not "supposed" to be interested in sex, marriage, and child rearing.

Question 59

Which of the following is NOT a way parents can influence mate selection?

A) by providing introductions
B) by approval or disapproval
C) by choice of residence
D) by withholding an inheritance

Question 60

What is the term for the prohibition against mating between people who are too closely related?

A) illegal enclave
B) endogamy
C) incest taboo
D) closeting

Question 61

Why did the tradition of courtly love originate?

A) Settlers to Canada didn't have possessions to woo partners so used romantic gestures instead.
B) British nobility had to prove themselves worthy of beautiful French maidens.
C) Young men did not have the finances for marriage and needed to divert sexual energy.
D)Young women were the sexual gatekeepers and required gifts in exchange for sexual activity.

Question 62

According to the text,what happened during the 1960s and 1970s?

A) Young people became more concerned about safe sex.
B) Attitudes toward sexual experience became less permissive.
C) The sex-for-fun standard became the norm for men and women.
D) Sexual experience among dating couples increased.

Question 63

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes the idea of romantic love?

A) It seems to have started in the Middle Ages when knights idolized their ladies.
B) It originally was considered the only basis for marriage.
C) It began in the 1920s with "rating and dating."
D) It was invented by modern-day romance novelists.

Question 64

According to the text,what can be said of the major shift in attitudes about sexuality which occurred in Canada between 1968 and 1974?

A) It stressed greater egalitarianism.
B) It occurred earlier in women than men.
C) It occurred only among French-Canadian men.
D) It occurred because of the AIDS epidemic.

Question 65

In terms of sex and romantic love,what do men tend to do more than women?

A) agree to sex even when they do not want it
B) see women's behaviour through "sexual glasses"
C) misinterpret women's sexual cues as friendly
D) strive for long-term exclusive relationships

Question 66

For men,what does a sense of closeness seem to depend mostly on?

A) shared experiences
B) open communication
C) denial of problems
D) skill in reading nonverbal cues

Question 67

Why might men and women have difficulties communicating with each other?

A) They have learned different communication skills.
B) Women have difficulty reading nonverbal messages.
C) Both are confused by too-great understanding by their partner.
D) Men want to discuss problems more than women do.

Question 68

A major shift in attitudes toward sexuality occurred in Canada for men between 1968 and 1971.According to the text,when did it occur for women?

A) between 1968 and 1971
B) between 1975.and 1980
C) between 1971 and 1974
D) between 1968 and 1971

Question 69

According to the text,what did surveys of Canadian teenagers from 1996 to 2005 find?

A) an increase in the number of young men who said they had sex at least once
B) an increase in the number of young women who said they had sex at least once
C) a decline in the number of young men who said they had sex at least once
D) a decline in the number of young women who said they had sex at least once

Question 70

When the needs of one person fit the strengths of another person and vice versa,what is the situation called?

A) rapport of attraction
B) need fulfillment
C) complementarity of needs
D) self-revelation

Question 71

According to the text,why might couples have difficulties in communication?

A) as a result of ignoring the rules of the "wheel of love"
B) as a result of expectations based on past relationships
C) as a result of high levels of commitment and devotion
D) as a result of awareness of nonverbal messages

Question 72

Which of the following statements are true according to the "wheel of love" theory?

A) All forms of love and friendship start with self-revelation.
B) Need fulfillment is necessary for the development of rapport.
C) Love develops through a vicious circle of emotions.
D) All forms of love and friendship begin with a feeling of rapport.

Question 73

Risk taking,that is,not using condoms during intercourse or using them inconsistently,is more common among which young people?

A) those with a good relationship with their parents
B) those who do not use alcohol or drugs
C) those with multiple partners
D) those who are involved in prostitution

Question 74

According to the text,what are two major problems in relationships?

A) unrequited love and stalking
B) love gone bad and sex gone bad
C) Internet infidelity and sexual incompatibility
D) intimacy and obsession

Question 75

Which of the following is NOT a difficulty in communication between men and women?

A) expectations based on the past
B) presenting oneself as someone one is not
C) listening to learn what the other really means
D) telling others the partner's "real" feelings

Question 76

According to the text,in a relationship,what do lesbians tend to do?

A) form an emotional attachment first
B) emphasize non-monogamy
C) marry first and think later
D) engage in short-term sexual encounters

Question 77

According to the text,what is one difference between premarital and marital infidelity?

A) Married people are more likely to be unfaithful.
B) Married people are less likely to engage in Internet relationships.
C) Unmarried people are more likely to be emotionally unfaithful.
D) Unmarried people are likelier to end a relationship.

Question 78

What does "complementarity of needs" refer to?

A) the match between the strengths of one partner and the needs of the other
B) the need to receive praise and approval on a daily basis
C) the danger that an individual's needs will be too great for a partner to fill
D) the development of mutual dependencies in a love relationship

Question 79

According to the text,what do many teens and adults believe about sexually transmitted diseases?

A) Sexually transmitted diseases have decreased.
B) They are likely to be infected with HIV.
C) HIV occurs mostly among lesbians.
D) There is a cure for HIV/AIDS.

Question 80

What does the fun standard of sexuality hold?

A) Men are allowed unlimited experience and women can have sex only in marriage.
B) Sex is permissible only in marriage to have children.
C) Sex is moral only if it is enjoyable for both partners.
D) Sex is moral only if it occurs in a love relationship.