Exam 8: Living Alone, Cohabiting, Same-Sex Unions, and Other Intimate Relationships

List four social factors that may encourage young people today to postpone marriage or not to marry at all.

The text points out that, in American society, communes

Individuals living alone now make up __________ percent of U.S. households.

The text indicates that perhaps the most important task for unmarried individuals of both genders is

The text points out that Puerto Rican women have a long history of

Which state prohibits same-sex couple adoption, although it does allow them to serve as foster parents?

The __________ case established that nonmarital partners may claim property and support if their explicit or implicit contract (the verbal or written understanding underlying their union) established these obligations.

The text points out that getting married is still the only way to gain adult status.

Compared with married women, cohabiting women are __________.

On average, cohabiting relationships are

Explain why many social scientists see a declining psychological advantage to marriage compared to singlehood. Compare and contrast the emotional advantages and disadvantages of marriage versus singlehood.

Mainland Puerto Ricans often define living together as a form of consensual marriage.

In 2000, __________ became the first country to allow same-sex partners to marry. Some other European countries, as well as Canada, now allow same-sex marriage.

By 2005, the proportion of nonmarital births to cohabiting heterosexual couples reached about 50 percent.

By 2003, __________ percent of young adults aged 18-24 lived with their parents.

Significantly less likely to be married than other racial/ethnic groups, __________ are more likely than other groups to be living by themselves, particularly in older age groups.

Sociologist Catherine Ross has suggested that we need to reconceptualize various living arrangements as a continuum of

What percent of lesbians are in long-term, committed relationships?

In discussing the importance of friendships for single individuals, the text points out that

To the U.S. Census Bureau __________ still means unmarried.