Question 1

A longitudinal study of couples' happiness over a 20-year period was conducted.What factor did researchers find to be the most predictive of declines in happiness?

Accepted Answer

A) the couple's level of happiness at the beginning of the study 
B) whether or not the couple had children 
C) the couple's communication style 
D) the couple's income 
A) the couple's level of happiness at the beginning of the study 
B) whether or not the couple had children 
C) the couple's communication style 
D) the couple's income A

Question 2

According to the text,what is one result of higher levels of female employment and social benefits?

Accepted Answer

A) The divorce rate is declining. 
B) Fewer women are getting married. 
C) It is possible for single parents to raise children. 
D) More women are choosing to cohabit rather than to marry. 
A) The divorce rate is declining. 
B) Fewer women are getting married. 
C) It is possible for single parents to raise children. 
D) More women are choosing to cohabit rather than to marry. C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of couples in mixed unions,when compared to couples not in mixed unions?

Accepted Answer

A) younger 
B) earn more 
C) live in urban areas 
D) gay 
A) younger 
B) earn more 
C) live in urban areas 
D) gay A

Question 4

Which statement best describes a trend occurring in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Grooms are generally around two years older than brides. 
B) Grooms are generally around the same age as brides. 
C) Brides are generally around two years older than grooms. 
D) Grooms are generally around five years older than brides. 
A) Grooms are generally around two years older than brides. 
B) Grooms are generally around the same age as brides. 
C) Brides are generally around two years older than grooms. 
D) Grooms are generally around five years older than brides.

Question 5

Why will marriage probably survive?

Accepted Answer

A) Many more individuals will choose to marry than cohabit. 
B) Same-sex couples will ensure that the number of marriages will increase. 
C) Marriage is favoured in law above other relationships and has more rights. 
D) Marriage still has high social value. 
A) Many more individuals will choose to marry than cohabit. 
B) Same-sex couples will ensure that the number of marriages will increase. 
C) Marriage is favoured in law above other relationships and has more rights. 
D) Marriage still has high social value.

Question 6

Based on past trends,what might happen to the marriage rate if there were a strong economic boom period in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) It would decrease. 
B) It would increase. 
C) It would stay the same. 
D) Most people will delay marriage. 
A) It would decrease. 
B) It would increase. 
C) It would stay the same. 
D) Most people will delay marriage.

Question 7

Debra met Lloyd while she was on vacation in New Zealand.Lloyd wants to immigrate to Canada,so Debra agreed to marry him so that he could come to Canada as her spouse.Which term best describes this kind of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) arranged marriage 
B) infatuation marriage 
C) vacation marriage 
D) marriage of convenience 
A) arranged marriage 
B) infatuation marriage 
C) vacation marriage 
D) marriage of convenience

Question 8

Whenever Martin and Janna have an argument,Martin never defends his opinion but always gives in to Janna.Which conflict style best describes Martin's approach?

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive 
B) non-assertive 
C) strategic 
D) empathic 
A) aggressive 
B) non-assertive 
C) strategic 
D) empathic

Question 9

Which statement best describes a trend occurring in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) The proportion of Canadians getting married is increasing. 
B) Canadians who do marry are doing so at a younger age than ever before. 
C) Canadians who do marry are doing so at an older age than ever before. 
D) Most people in Canada will never get married. 
A) The proportion of Canadians getting married is increasing. 
B) Canadians who do marry are doing so at a younger age than ever before. 
C) Canadians who do marry are doing so at an older age than ever before. 
D) Most people in Canada will never get married.

Question 10

What is a marriage contract?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the contract implied when people marry each other. 
B) It is an agreement usually drawn up by common-law spouses to protect their property rights. 
C) It is a method of ensuring a fair division when a partner's financial situation changes. 
D) It is a legal document that alters the effect of the law. 
A) It is the contract implied when people marry each other. 
B) It is an agreement usually drawn up by common-law spouses to protect their property rights. 
C) It is a method of ensuring a fair division when a partner's financial situation changes. 
D) It is a legal document that alters the effect of the law.

Question 11

According to the text,what is an important motive for same-sex couples to marry?

Accepted Answer

A) the legal recognition and benefits that come with marriage 
B) the greater social acceptability of marriage 
C) the greater show of love and affection among married people 
D) to look like heterosexual couples 
A) the legal recognition and benefits that come with marriage 
B) the greater social acceptability of marriage 
C) the greater show of love and affection among married people 
D) to look like heterosexual couples

Question 12

Janet and Dean just got married.According to the text,what is one of the functions of their wedding ceremony?

Accepted Answer

A) permission for the newly married couple to have sexual relations 
B) public acknowledgment that a new family has been created 
C) reciprocating all the invitations the couple and their family received in the past 
D) acceptance of the fact the partners have been cohabiting 
A) permission for the newly married couple to have sexual relations 
B) public acknowledgment that a new family has been created 
C) reciprocating all the invitations the couple and their family received in the past 
D) acceptance of the fact the partners have been cohabiting

Question 13

What did the federal government do in 2005 regarding marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) It used the "notwithstanding" clause to opt out of same-sex marriage. 
B) It passed the Civil Marriage Act,permitting same-sex marriage. 
C) It passed the Adult Interdependent Relations Act,which applied to various close relationships. 
D) It required all clergy to marry same-sex couples in spite of their beliefs. 
A) It used the "notwithstanding" clause to opt out of same-sex marriage. 
B) It passed the Civil Marriage Act,permitting same-sex marriage. 
C) It passed the Adult Interdependent Relations Act,which applied to various close relationships. 
D) It required all clergy to marry same-sex couples in spite of their beliefs.

Question 14

The term ______________ refers to the marriage of one man to several wives at the same time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ______________ refers to the marriage...

Question 15

What was the trend in marriage rates in Canada during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A) Hardly anyone got married. 
B) Marriages were delayed. 
C) Nearly everyone got married. 
D) People got married very young. 
A) Hardly anyone got married. 
B) Marriages were delayed. 
C) Nearly everyone got married. 
D) People got married very young.

Question 16

According to the text,why do couples marry when the functions considered a part of marriage can be met in other ways?

Accepted Answer

A) Marriage provides "an enforceable trust." 
B) People who are married are considered socially superior. 
C) Marriage is a way to guarantee sexual fidelity. 
D) Extended families place a great deal of pressure on dating and cohabiting couples. 
A) Marriage provides "an enforceable trust." 
B) People who are married are considered socially superior. 
C) Marriage is a way to guarantee sexual fidelity. 
D) Extended families place a great deal of pressure on dating and cohabiting couples.

Question 17

According to the text,what evidence do we have that Canadians generally view cohabitation as a prelude to marriage rather than as a substitute for it?

Accepted Answer

A) The proportion of people cohabiting is increasing. 
B) Most people in a common-law relationship eventually marry. 
C) The laws are changing to make cohabitation the same as marriage. 
D) Fewer common-law relationships break up. 
A) The proportion of people cohabiting is increasing. 
B) Most people in a common-law relationship eventually marry. 
C) The laws are changing to make cohabitation the same as marriage. 
D) Fewer common-law relationships break up.

Question 18

In Canada,who is responsible for licensing and registering marriages?

Accepted Answer

A) the federal government 
B) the provincial governments 
C) the municipal governments 
D) the Catholic Church 
A) the federal government 
B) the provincial governments 
C) the municipal governments 
D) the Catholic Church

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a monogamous marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) one man married to several women at the same time 
B) one woman married to several husbands at the same time 
C) two women married to each other at the same time 
D) one man married to one woman 
A) one man married to several women at the same time 
B) one woman married to several husbands at the same time 
C) two women married to each other at the same time 
D) one man married to one woman

Question 20

The marriage ideal has changed in recent years.According to the text,how is it now seen?

Accepted Answer

A) as the principal career and greatest fulfillment for a woman 
B) as a partnership with male and female roles clearly separated 
C) as mainly a setting in which to raise children 
D) as a source for self-fulfillment and emotional growth 
A) as the principal career and greatest fulfillment for a woman 
B) as a partnership with male and female roles clearly separated 
C) as mainly a setting in which to raise children 
D) as a source for self-fulfillment and emotional growth

A longitudinal study of couples' happiness over a 20-year period was conducted.What factor did researchers find to be the most predictive of declines in happiness?

According to the text,what is one result of higher levels of female employment and social benefits?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of couples in mixed unions,when compared to couples not in mixed unions?

Which statement best describes a trend occurring in Canada?

Why will marriage probably survive?

Based on past trends,what might happen to the marriage rate if there were a strong economic boom period in Canada?

Debra met Lloyd while she was on vacation in New Zealand.Lloyd wants to immigrate to Canada,so Debra agreed to marry him so that he could come to Canada as her spouse.Which term best describes this kind of marriage?

Whenever Martin and Janna have an argument,Martin never defends his opinion but always gives in to Janna.Which conflict style best describes Martin's approach?

Which statement best describes a trend occurring in Canada?

What is a marriage contract?

According to the text,what is an important motive for same-sex couples to marry?

Janet and Dean just got married.According to the text,what is one of the functions of their wedding ceremony?

What did the federal government do in 2005 regarding marriage?

The term ______________ refers to the marriage of one man to several wives at the same time.

What was the trend in marriage rates in Canada during the Great Depression?

According to the text,why do couples marry when the functions considered a part of marriage can be met in other ways?

According to the text,what evidence do we have that Canadians generally view cohabitation as a prelude to marriage rather than as a substitute for it?

In Canada,who is responsible for licensing and registering marriages?

Which of the following is an example of a monogamous marriage?

The marriage ideal has changed in recent years.According to the text,how is it now seen?

What Is a Family

History, Culture, and Canadian Families

Getting Together

Childrenyes or No

Bringing up Baby

The Middle Years of the Family and the Not-So-Empty Nest

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family, Work, and Caregiving

The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come

Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

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Exam 4: Wedding Bells or Not

A longitudinal study of couples' happiness over a 20-year period was conducted.What factor did researchers find to be the most predictive of declines in happiness?

According to the text,what is one result of higher levels of female employment and social benefits?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of couples in mixed unions,when compared to couples not in mixed unions?

Which statement best describes a trend occurring in Canada?

Why will marriage probably survive?

Based on past trends,what might happen to the marriage rate if there were a strong economic boom period in Canada?

Debra met Lloyd while she was on vacation in New Zealand.Lloyd wants to immigrate to Canada,so Debra agreed to marry him so that he could come to Canada as her spouse.Which term best describes this kind of marriage?

Whenever Martin and Janna have an argument,Martin never defends his opinion but always gives in to Janna.Which conflict style best describes Martin's approach?

Which statement best describes a trend occurring in Canada?

What is a marriage contract?

According to the text,what is an important motive for same-sex couples to marry?

Janet and Dean just got married.According to the text,what is one of the functions of their wedding ceremony?

What did the federal government do in 2005 regarding marriage?

The term ______________ refers to the marriage of one man to several wives at the same time.

What was the trend in marriage rates in Canada during the Great Depression?

According to the text,why do couples marry when the functions considered a part of marriage can be met in other ways?

According to the text,what evidence do we have that Canadians generally view cohabitation as a prelude to marriage rather than as a substitute for it?

In Canada,who is responsible for licensing and registering marriages?

Which of the following is an example of a monogamous marriage?

The marriage ideal has changed in recent years.According to the text,how is it now seen?

What Is a Family

History, Culture, and Canadian Families

Getting Together

Childrenyes or No

Bringing up Baby

The Middle Years of the Family and the Not-So-Empty Nest

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family, Work, and Caregiving

The Family Beleagueredwhen Problems Come

Home Dangerous Homeviolence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

Filters