Exam 7: 2017 Marriage

Those who view individualized marriage as __________ say that those who look back with nostalgia to the good old days may be idealizing the past.

La familia means the extended, but NOT the nuclear family.

Instead of marital stability, some policy makers argue for _________, or supporting children and therefore their parents in whatever family form they find themselves.

Parents and children, along with other relatives such as in-laws, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins are included in the __________ family.

Beginning with a public ceremony, marriage makes for what sociologist Andrew Cherlin calls

Compared with family members in unmarried households, spouses as a category have

Marriages in which one or both spouses retain the option to sexually love others in addition to their spouse are practicing _________.

Compared to other same-sex couples, married same-sex couples are more likely to

Marital _______ encourages spouses to see their marriages as ordained by god and hence of divine significance.

Seventy-two percent of Americans ages 18 and older were married in 1960, compared with _____ percent in 2014.

__________ is a marriage arrangement in which couples exchange partners in order to engage in purely recreational sex.

Those who view individualized marriage as __________ assert that our culture's unchecked individualism has cause widespread moral weakening and self-indulgence.

The family as a social institution rests on the __________ of permanence and sexual exclusivity.

What is the marriage gap and why does it exist?

__________ refers to multiple wives for a man.

Historically, polygamy has been very rare and taboo across all cultures.

Contrast the selection and experience hypotheses. Which seems more plausible to you? Why?

Polyandry refers to multiple wives for one husband.

Polls show that both male and female spouses are far more likely than others to say that they are "very happy." Nearly __________ of marrieds say they are "very happy," compared to less than half of unmarrieds.

According to family historian Stephanie Coontz, the institution of marriage has changed from being seen as the fundamental unit of work and politics to being ____________________.