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

Sociologist Catherine Ross has suggested that we need to reconceptualize marital status as a continuum of __________.

Stress resulting from the effects of discrimination was once thought to point to higher rates of __________ among same-sex couples than among heterosexual couples.

The definition of __________ usually includes criteria of joint residence and finances, plus a statement of loyalty and commitment.

Compared to marrieds, cohabitants pool their money __________.

In 2008, of the 565,000 same-sex households in the United States, were there more gay-male couples or lesbian couples?

The text cites four social factors that may encourage young people today to postpone marriage or not to marry at all. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

In 1996, the U.S. passed DOMA, which refuses to acknowledge same-sex marriages. What does DOMA stand for?

Briefly explain sociologist Catherine Ross's reconceptualization of marital status as a continuum of social attachment.

__________ allow any two single adults-including same-sex partners-to have access to virtually all marriage rights and benefits on the state level, but none on the federal level.

What is a domestic partnership? Give at least one example.

The cohabitation trend spread widely in the 1960s, took off sharply in the 1970s, and has risen steadily ever since.

Today, approximately __________ million U.S. heterosexual couples cohabit.

Cohabiting couples are __________ as likely as marrieds to be interracial.

Communal living may be one way to deal with problems associated with all EXCEPT which of the following?

WTo the U.S. Census Bureau, single means

The __________ is the ratio of men to women in a given society or subgroup of a society.

About __________ percent of Americans say that they favor legal marriage for same-sex couples.

In 1970, less than 28 percent of U.S. adults were single. Today that number is about ____ percent.

Describe the social, demographic, and economic factors that contribute to much of the current increase in the number of single Americans today. Where appropriate information exists, be sure to give attention to variations or differences according to race, sex, and age as you construct your essay.

Although we know little about this family form, it is apparently at least partly motivated by a desire to retain __________.