Question 1

Singlism is reflected by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detestation of married couples 
B)  Receiving discounts on vacation packages because of being single 
C)  An inability to pass on Social Security benefits to someone after death 
D)  Putting in fewer hours at work 
A)  Detestation of married couples 
B)  Receiving discounts on vacation packages because of being single 
C)  An inability to pass on Social Security benefits to someone after death 
D)  Putting in fewer hours at work

Question 2

What percentage of adults have never married according to 2014 data?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​43.8% 
B)  ​28.1% 
C)  ​35.3% 
D)  ​49.7% 
A)  ​43.8% 
B)  ​28.1% 
C)  ​35.3% 
D)  ​49.7%

Question 3

Cohabitation reduces the risk of divorce in later marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Contemporary relationships among the unmarried are characterized by which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Partners tend to be economically dependent on one another. 
B)  ​Partners tend to be emotionally dependent on one another. 
C)  ​Partners tend to emphasize egalitarian roles. 
D)  ​Partners tend to be more dependent in their roles. 
A)  ​Partners tend to be economically dependent on one another. 
B)  ​Partners tend to be emotionally dependent on one another. 
C)  ​Partners tend to emphasize egalitarian roles. 
D)  ​Partners tend to be more dependent in their roles.

Question 5

The cohabitation effect is:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​smaller among whites than among African Americans. 
B)  ​smaller among whites than among Hispanics. 
C)  ​smaller among African Americans and Hispanics than among whites. 
D)  ​similar regardless of race or ethnicity. 
A)  ​smaller among whites than among African Americans. 
B)  ​smaller among whites than among Hispanics. 
C)  ​smaller among African Americans and Hispanics than among whites. 
D)  ​similar regardless of race or ethnicity.

Question 6

The unmarried population in the United States:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​increased from 1890 to 1960. 
B)  ​decreased from 1890 to 1960. 
C)  ​decreased from 1960 to 2010. 
D)  ​has remained the same since 1960. 
A)  ​increased from 1890 to 1960. 
B)  ​decreased from 1890 to 1960. 
C)  ​decreased from 1960 to 2010. 
D)  ​has remained the same since 1960.

Question 7

Fictive kin are people who say they are there for you but never arrive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Families of choice are:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​recognized by law. 
B)  ​more stable than families by marriage. 
C)  ​not officially recognized in family policy in the United States. 
D)  ​unlikely to include more than one care-taker for children. 
A)  ​recognized by law. 
B)  ​more stable than families by marriage. 
C)  ​not officially recognized in family policy in the United States. 
D)  ​unlikely to include more than one care-taker for children.

Question 9

Rates of cohabitation have increased for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more economically dependent on marriage. 
B)  Most people consider marriage obsolete. 
C)  Views of sexuality have liberalized. 
D)  The meaning of divorce has remained consistent over time. 
A)  Women are more economically dependent on marriage. 
B)  Most people consider marriage obsolete. 
C)  Views of sexuality have liberalized. 
D)  The meaning of divorce has remained consistent over time.

Question 10

​The presence of children has about the same effect on married and cohabiting couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The percentage of the population that is unmarried has ____ in the last four decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  been increasing 
B)  been decreasing 
C)  remained consistent 
D)  quadrupled 
A)  been increasing 
B)  been decreasing 
C)  remained consistent 
D)  quadrupled

Question 12

When comparing past and present attitudes toward singles,we find that:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​singlehood is less stigmatized today. 
B)  ​pressure to marry is greater today than in the past. 
C)  ​people feel more guilt today than in the past if they are unmarried. 
D)  ​media casts marriage in a more favorable light than in the past. 
A)  ​singlehood is less stigmatized today. 
B)  ​pressure to marry is greater today than in the past. 
C)  ​people feel more guilt today than in the past if they are unmarried. 
D)  ​media casts marriage in a more favorable light than in the past.

Question 13

Roughly ______ of those who remarry after a divorce cohabit before formally remarrying.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​25% 
B)  ​50% 
C)  ​33% 
D)  ​75% 
A)  ​25% 
B)  ​50% 
C)  ​33% 
D)  ​75%

Question 14

In the United States,cohabiting couples lack most of the rights that married couples enjoy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The racial/ethnic group with the largest percentage of unmarried individuals is:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​non-Hispanic whites. 
B)  ​Asian. 
C)  ​African American. 
D)  ​Hispanic. 
A)  ​non-Hispanic whites. 
B)  ​Asian. 
C)  ​African American. 
D)  ​Hispanic.

Question 16

The largest group of singles in the United States is those who are:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​divorced. 
B)  ​widowed. 
C)  ​never married. 
D)  ​separated. 
A)  ​divorced. 
B)  ​widowed. 
C)  ​never married. 
D)  ​separated.

Question 17

Singlism refers to the tendency to see singlehood as superior to marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Rates of singlehood declined in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Domestic partnerships are:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​recognized by most Fortune 500 companies. 
B)  ​the same as common law marriages. 
C)  ​only allowed for heterosexual couples. 
D)  ​not offered by state or government agencies. 
A)  ​recognized by most Fortune 500 companies. 
B)  ​the same as common law marriages. 
C)  ​only allowed for heterosexual couples. 
D)  ​not offered by state or government agencies.

Question 20

Today the typical marriage includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  a period of cohabitation. 
B)  common law marriage. 
C)  domestic partnership. 
D)  families of orientation. 
A)  a period of cohabitation. 
B)  common law marriage. 
C)  domestic partnership. 
D)  families of orientation.

Singlism is reflected by which of the following?

What percentage of adults have never married according to 2014 data?

Cohabitation reduces the risk of divorce in later marriage.

Contemporary relationships among the unmarried are characterized by which of the following?

The cohabitation effect is:

The unmarried population in the United States:

Fictive kin are people who say they are there for you but never arrive.

Families of choice are:

Rates of cohabitation have increased for which of the following reasons?

The presence of children has about the same effect on married and cohabiting couples.

The percentage of the population that is unmarried has ____ in the last four decades.

When comparing past and present attitudes toward singles,we find that:

Roughly ______ of those who remarry after a divorce cohabit before formally remarrying.

In the United States,cohabiting couples lack most of the rights that married couples enjoy.

The racial/ethnic group with the largest percentage of unmarried individuals is:

The largest group of singles in the United States is those who are:

Singlism refers to the tendency to see singlehood as superior to marriage.

Rates of singlehood declined in the 1950s.

Domestic partnerships are:

Today the typical marriage includes:

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Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

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

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Exam 9: Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

Singlism is reflected by which of the following?

What percentage of adults have never married according to 2014 data?​

Cohabitation reduces the risk of divorce in later marriage.

Contemporary relationships among the unmarried are characterized by which of the following?​

The cohabitation effect is:

The unmarried population in the United States:​

Fictive kin are people who say they are there for you but never arrive.

Families of choice are:​

Rates of cohabitation have increased for which of the following reasons?

​The presence of children has about the same effect on married and cohabiting couples.

The percentage of the population that is unmarried has ____ in the last four decades.

When comparing past and present attitudes toward singles,we find that:​

Roughly ______ of those who remarry after a divorce cohabit before formally remarrying.​

In the United States,cohabiting couples lack most of the rights that married couples enjoy.

The racial/ethnic group with the largest percentage of unmarried individuals is:​

The largest group of singles in the United States is those who are:​

Singlism refers to the tendency to see singlehood as superior to marriage.

Rates of singlehood declined in the 1950s.

Domestic partnerships are:​

Today the typical marriage includes:

The Meaning of Marriage and the Family

Studying Marriages and Families

Variations in American Family Life

Gender and Family

Intimacy,friendship,and Love

Understanding Sex and Sexualities

Communication,power,and Conflict

Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

Becoming Parents and Experiencing Parenthood

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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What percentage of adults have never married according to 2014 data?

Contemporary relationships among the unmarried are characterized by which of the following?

The unmarried population in the United States:

Families of choice are:

The presence of children has about the same effect on married and cohabiting couples.

When comparing past and present attitudes toward singles,we find that:

Roughly ______ of those who remarry after a divorce cohabit before formally remarrying.

The racial/ethnic group with the largest percentage of unmarried individuals is:

The largest group of singles in the United States is those who are:

Domestic partnerships are: