Question 1

When comparing common law marriages and domestic partnerships,we find that:

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A)  ​common law marriage is found in more states than domestic partnerships. 
B)  ​domestic partnerships afford more legal rights than civil unions. 
C)  ​domestic partnerships are newer than common law marriage. 
D)  ​common law marriage applies only to same-sex couples and domestic partnerships are granted only to heterosexual couples. 
A)  ​common law marriage is found in more states than domestic partnerships. 
B)  ​domestic partnerships afford more legal rights than civil unions. 
C)  ​domestic partnerships are newer than common law marriage. 
D)  ​common law marriage applies only to same-sex couples and domestic partnerships are granted only to heterosexual couples.

Question 2

Compared to cohabiting couples,married couples tend to:

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A)  ​have higher personal earnings than cohabiting couples. 
B)  ​become less stable with the arrival of children. 
C)  ​be less sexually monogamous. 
D)  ​suffer less economically when breaking up. 
A)  ​have higher personal earnings than cohabiting couples. 
B)  ​become less stable with the arrival of children. 
C)  ​be less sexually monogamous. 
D)  ​suffer less economically when breaking up.

Question 3

Which statement is false regarding gay and lesbian cohabitation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​About 75% of same-sex couples are raising children. 
B)  ​Same-sex married couples have a median income higher than unmarried same-sex couples. 
C)  ​Same-sex couples can marry in all fifty states. 
D)  ​Lesbian couples make up slightly more than half of all same-sex households. 
A)  ​About 75% of same-sex couples are raising children. 
B)  ​Same-sex married couples have a median income higher than unmarried same-sex couples. 
C)  ​Same-sex couples can marry in all fifty states. 
D)  ​Lesbian couples make up slightly more than half of all same-sex households.

Question 4

All states recognize common law marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Singlism refers to the:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​inability of some people to find a mate. 
B)  ​negative effects on children of being in a single-parent household. 
C)  ​prejudice and discrimination experienced by singles. 
D)  ​tendency of singles to be self-focused and individualistic. 
A)  ​inability of some people to find a mate. 
B)  ​negative effects on children of being in a single-parent household. 
C)  ​prejudice and discrimination experienced by singles. 
D)  ​tendency of singles to be self-focused and individualistic.

Question 6

​Domestic partnerships are not recognized by any major Fortune 500 company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​Accelerated cohabitants find that moving in together felt like "a natural process."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compared to marriage,cohabitation tends to involve:

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A)  ​less commitment. 
B)  ​greater permanence. 
C)  ​greater encouragement from others to make sacrifice for the relationship. 
D)  ​more satisfying sexual relationships. 
A)  ​less commitment. 
B)  ​greater permanence. 
C)  ​greater encouragement from others to make sacrifice for the relationship. 
D)  ​more satisfying sexual relationships.

Question 9

The increase in the number of single adults in the United States is due to all except which of the following?

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A)  Delayed marriage 
B)  Increasing educational options 
C)  More conservative sexual and social standards 
D)  An imbalance in the sex ratio 
A)  Delayed marriage 
B)  Increasing educational options 
C)  More conservative sexual and social standards 
D)  An imbalance in the sex ratio

Question 10

Cohabitation is:​

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A)  ​more of a substitute for marriage than a trial marriage for African Americans. 
B)  ​not tolerated at all among the Hispanic population. 
C)  ​the most common partnership in which White children are born. 
D)  ​much more approved among African Americans than Whites. 
A)  ​more of a substitute for marriage than a trial marriage for African Americans. 
B)  ​not tolerated at all among the Hispanic population. 
C)  ​the most common partnership in which White children are born. 
D)  ​much more approved among African Americans than Whites.

Question 11

Regarding finances,cohabiting women generally have:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a more precarious economic situation than men. 
B)  ​more economic opportunities and success than men. 
C)  ​about the same economic situation as men. 
D)  ​have a dramatic rise in their economic status after dissolving cohabitation relationships. 
A)  ​a more precarious economic situation than men. 
B)  ​more economic opportunities and success than men. 
C)  ​about the same economic situation as men. 
D)  ​have a dramatic rise in their economic status after dissolving cohabitation relationships.

Question 12

Couples who cohabit before remarrying tend to:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​be happier than those who do not cohabit before remarriage. 
B)  ​be less happy than those who do not cohabit before remarriage. 
C)  ​be no different with respect to happiness from those who do not cohabit before remarriage. 
D)  ​have a lower divorce rate than those who do not cohabit before remarriage. 
A)  ​be happier than those who do not cohabit before remarriage. 
B)  ​be less happy than those who do not cohabit before remarriage. 
C)  ​be no different with respect to happiness from those who do not cohabit before remarriage. 
D)  ​have a lower divorce rate than those who do not cohabit before remarriage.

Question 13

Based on 2015 Census data,there are about _____ gay and lesbian couple households in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​150,000 
B)  ​370,000 
C)  ​600,000 
D)  ​1,000,000 
A)  ​150,000 
B)  ​370,000 
C)  ​600,000 
D)  ​1,000,000

Question 14

Studying singles and family helps us to appreciate that:​

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A)  ​biological families are best. 
B)  ​many people "do family" in less conventional ways. 
C)  ​many family members are uncaring or "fictive kin." 
D)  ​singles tend to be people for whom family is relatively unimportant. 
A)  ​biological families are best. 
B)  ​many people "do family" in less conventional ways. 
C)  ​many family members are uncaring or "fictive kin." 
D)  ​singles tend to be people for whom family is relatively unimportant.

Question 15

Linda and Bill are very committed to one another and live together,but have no intentions of marrying.They like their relationship the way it is.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Coresidential dating 
B)  ​Substitute for marriage 
C)  ​Precursor to marriage 
D)  ​Trial marriage 
A)  ​Coresidential dating 
B)  ​Substitute for marriage 
C)  ​Precursor to marriage 
D)  ​Trial marriage

Question 16

Relationships among the unmarried are more egalitarian than among marrieds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Cohabitation:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​reduces the risk of divorce. 
B)  ​increases the risk of divorce. 
C)  ​leads to beneficial marital outcomes. 
D)  ​has the same effect on all racial and ethnic groups in predicting future divorce. 
A)  ​reduces the risk of divorce. 
B)  ​increases the risk of divorce. 
C)  ​leads to beneficial marital outcomes. 
D)  ​has the same effect on all racial and ethnic groups in predicting future divorce.

Question 18

Dan and Tricia dated for only three months before deciding to move in together.They are very attracted to one another and their relationship is very intense.They would be classified as which type of cohabitors?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Purposeful delayers 
B)  ​Accelerated cohabitants 
C)  ​Tentative cohabitants 
D)  ​Infatuated coresidents 
A)  ​Purposeful delayers 
B)  ​Accelerated cohabitants 
C)  ​Tentative cohabitants 
D)  ​Infatuated coresidents

Question 19

Jan and Les decided to move in together in order to keep from having to drive 40 minutes each time they got together.As girlfriend and boyfriend,they see one another quite frequently.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Coresidential dating 
B)  ​Substitute for marriage 
C)  ​Precursor to marriage 
D)  ​Trial marriage 
A)  ​Coresidential dating 
B)  ​Substitute for marriage 
C)  ​Precursor to marriage 
D)  ​Trial marriage

Question 20

No state in the United States:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​distinguishes common law marriage from legal marriage. 
B)  ​recognizes new common law marriages except through "grandfathering in" pre-existing unions. 
C)  ​recognizes same-sex common law marriage. 
D)  ​considers the amount of time a couple has been together significant to common law marriage. 
A)  ​distinguishes common law marriage from legal marriage. 
B)  ​recognizes new common law marriages except through "grandfathering in" pre-existing unions. 
C)  ​recognizes same-sex common law marriage. 
D)  ​considers the amount of time a couple has been together significant to common law marriage.

When comparing common law marriages and domestic partnerships,we find that:

Compared to cohabiting couples,married couples tend to:

Which statement is false regarding gay and lesbian cohabitation?

All states recognize common law marriages.

Singlism refers to the:

Domestic partnerships are not recognized by any major Fortune 500 company.

Accelerated cohabitants find that moving in together felt like "a natural process."

Compared to marriage,cohabitation tends to involve:

The increase in the number of single adults in the United States is due to all except which of the following?

Cohabitation is:

Regarding finances,cohabiting women generally have:

Couples who cohabit before remarrying tend to:

Based on 2015 Census data,there are about _____ gay and lesbian couple households in the United States.

Studying singles and family helps us to appreciate that:

Linda and Bill are very committed to one another and live together,but have no intentions of marrying.They like their relationship the way it is.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

Relationships among the unmarried are more egalitarian than among marrieds.

Cohabitation:

Dan and Tricia dated for only three months before deciding to move in together.They are very attracted to one another and their relationship is very intense.They would be classified as which type of cohabitors?

Jan and Les decided to move in together in order to keep from having to drive 40 minutes each time they got together.As girlfriend and boyfriend,they see one another quite frequently.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

No state in the United States:

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Exam 9: Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

When comparing common law marriages and domestic partnerships,we find that:

Compared to cohabiting couples,married couples tend to:

Which statement is false regarding gay and lesbian cohabitation?​

All states recognize common law marriages.

Singlism refers to the:​

​Domestic partnerships are not recognized by any major Fortune 500 company.

​Accelerated cohabitants find that moving in together felt like "a natural process."

Compared to marriage,cohabitation tends to involve:

The increase in the number of single adults in the United States is due to all except which of the following?

Cohabitation is:​

Regarding finances,cohabiting women generally have:​

Couples who cohabit before remarrying tend to:​

Based on 2015 Census data,there are about _____ gay and lesbian couple households in the United States.​

Studying singles and family helps us to appreciate that:​

Linda and Bill are very committed to one another and live together,but have no intentions of marrying.They like their relationship the way it is.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

Relationships among the unmarried are more egalitarian than among marrieds.

Cohabitation:

Dan and Tricia dated for only three months before deciding to move in together.They are very attracted to one another and their relationship is very intense.They would be classified as which type of cohabitors?​

Jan and Les decided to move in together in order to keep from having to drive 40 minutes each time they got together.As girlfriend and boyfriend,they see one another quite frequently.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

No state in the United States:​

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Gender and Family

Intimacy,friendship,and Love

Understanding Sex and Sexualities

Communication,power,and Conflict

Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

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Marriage,work,and Economics

Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse

Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce

New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families,remarriages,and Blended Families

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Which statement is false regarding gay and lesbian cohabitation?

Singlism refers to the:

Domestic partnerships are not recognized by any major Fortune 500 company.

Accelerated cohabitants find that moving in together felt like "a natural process."

Cohabitation is:

Regarding finances,cohabiting women generally have:

Couples who cohabit before remarrying tend to:

Based on 2015 Census data,there are about _____ gay and lesbian couple households in the United States.

Studying singles and family helps us to appreciate that:

Linda and Bill are very committed to one another and live together,but have no intentions of marrying.They like their relationship the way it is.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

Dan and Tricia dated for only three months before deciding to move in together.They are very attracted to one another and their relationship is very intense.They would be classified as which type of cohabitors?

Jan and Les decided to move in together in order to keep from having to drive 40 minutes each time they got together.As girlfriend and boyfriend,they see one another quite frequently.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

No state in the United States: