Exam 16: Marriage and Family

The feeling of sexual attraction and idealization of another is called ________.

Identify at least three factors that decrease one's likelihood of divorce within ten years of their marriage.

The percentage of married U.S. women who have never given birth is the lowest among which ethnic or racial group?

Explain the pattern of decline in two-parent families from 1970 to 2010.

Why don't we address families as the African American family, the Asian American family, the white American family, and so on, deleting the preceding the to simply African American families, Asian families, and so on?

In the United States and many other parts of the world, the common practice is for whites to marry whites, African Americans to marry African Americans, and members of specific social classes to marry within their class. This marital practice is called ________.

What are the two major components of romantic love?

What are the most common reasons some couples choose not to have children?

How extensive is the problem of child abuse? Why is it such a concern in the U.S.?