Exam 7: Marriage

Cultures try to control the development of love by many different mechanisms.Which one is practiced in the United States?

During Colonial America, marriage:

The idea that men benefit from marriage to a greater degree than do women has been nicknamed by Jessie Bernard:

What factors may contribute to a successful marriage?

Leslie believes that marriages are not really weaker than they were in the past. She thinks that the real threats to marriage are social problems such as poverty, discrimination, poor schools, or the lack of social services that families need to remain strong and resilient. Her views represent:

The founders of the U.S. government established marriage as a free-choice, polygamous, or monogamous union that emphasized equality among spouses.

Many changes have occurred to marriage in the past generation, including:

According to sociologist Jesse Bernard, women tend to benefit more from marriage than do men.

List three personal traits that can improve your odds of a successful marriage.

According to recent research, couples marrying today are less likely to have different ________.

How have attitudes toward interracial and interethnic marriages changed over the last 30 or 40 years?

Describe the marriage movement and covenant marriage. Would you want a covenant marriage? Why or why not?

Sean believes that marriage is increasingly threatened by the hedonistic pursuit of personal happiness at the expense of long-term commitment. His views represent:

The marital decline perspective is the view that overall, marriages are no weaker than in the past, but that all families need an increase in structural support to thrive.

Rosa, a Mexican-American woman, just married Garrett, a Caucasian man. She is bilingual (Spanish and English)and Garrett speaks only English. They worry that this might cause a bit of a problem when he meets her grandparents, who do not speak English well. This is an example of what type of marriage?

According to recent polls, more people support than oppose same-sex marriages.

A relationship in which spouses consider themselves to have equal status or standing in the relationship, sharing breadwinning, housework, and childrearing roles is called:

Which of the following has the greatest effect on the success of a marriage?

Peer marriage is a type of marriage in which couples consider themselves to have equal status or standing in the relationship.

Covenant marriage is a type of marriage available in three states that restricts access to divorce, requires premarital counseling, and imposes other rules and regulations.