Question 1

Marriages in the White population tend to be more egalitarian in behavior than those in the African American population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following couples is least likely to describe their marriage as happy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a middle-class couple whose children are grown 
B)  a low-income couple with four children under the age of ten 
C)  a professional couple with one child 
D)  a recently married, childless working-class couple 
A)  a middle-class couple whose children are grown 
B)  a low-income couple with four children under the age of ten 
C)  a professional couple with one child 
D)  a recently married, childless working-class couple

Question 3

Interracial marriage is

Accepted Answer

A)  more common among younger than older Americans. 
B)  more common among less educated than more educated Americans. 
C)  more common in areas with miscegenation laws. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  more common among younger than older Americans. 
B)  more common among less educated than more educated Americans. 
C)  more common in areas with miscegenation laws. 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

According to research on sexuality in marriage,

Accepted Answer

A)  high quality marriages experience no lag in frequency of sexual contact over time. 
B)  couples often engage in a "discourse of difference." 
C)  sex in marriage occurs most often after children leave the home. 
D)  sexual behavior among spouses is always an expression of physical desire. 
A)  high quality marriages experience no lag in frequency of sexual contact over time. 
B)  couples often engage in a "discourse of difference." 
C)  sex in marriage occurs most often after children leave the home. 
D)  sexual behavior among spouses is always an expression of physical desire.

Question 5

The text reviews the sociological research on marital quality.Discuss the factors that are associated with higher quality marriages.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that have been

Question 6

Women's flexibility and independence in making life choices appears to be empirically related to

Accepted Answer

A)  life after divorce. 
B)  remarriage rates. 
C)  the women's movement. 
D)  delaying marriage. 
A)  life after divorce. 
B)  remarriage rates. 
C)  the women's movement. 
D)  delaying marriage.

Question 7

What is "peer marriage"? How are these marriages organized? Schwartz believes that peer marriage may become a dominant type of marriage in the near future.Do you agree or disagree with her prediction? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Peer marriage refers to a type of marita

Question 8

Schwartz identifies a new type of marriage relationship characterized by equality,equity,and friendship as

Accepted Answer

A)  "assortive mating." 
B)  "passive congenial marriage." 
C)  "peer marriage." 
D)  "feminist marriage." 
A)  "assortive mating." 
B)  "passive congenial marriage." 
C)  "peer marriage." 
D)  "feminist marriage."

Question 9

Traditional expectations about marriage in the United States have held that individuals should marry as young adults,should have children,and that marriage lasts a lifetime.Looking at recent trends,discuss how these expectations compare to reality.

Accepted Answer

Traditional expectations about marriage

Question 10

The text concludes which of the following about the future of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marriage is a dying institution. 
B)  It is quite likely that the Religious Right will reestablish the dominance of traditional marriage in the United States. 
C)  Marriage is changing because "family values" are no longer important in this society. 
D)  Marriage is changing because the social conditions have changed markedly. 
A)  Marriage is a dying institution. 
B)  It is quite likely that the Religious Right will reestablish the dominance of traditional marriage in the United States. 
C)  Marriage is changing because "family values" are no longer important in this society. 
D)  Marriage is changing because the social conditions have changed markedly.

Question 11

Increased longevity for women and men is one explanation for the relatively high divorce rate in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about marital quality is inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homogamy and marital quality are positively correlated. 
B)  The higher the income and education levels, the more positively partners tend to evaluate their marriage. 
C)  The birth of children improves marital quality. 
D)  All statements are accurate. 
A)  Homogamy and marital quality are positively correlated. 
B)  The higher the income and education levels, the more positively partners tend to evaluate their marriage. 
C)  The birth of children improves marital quality. 
D)  All statements are accurate.

Question 13

Divorced women are more likely to remarry than are divorced men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to the text,the strong propensity for divorced people to remarry suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  disillusionment is with a partner, rather than with the institution of marriage. 
B)  conformity is more important in the United States than personal happiness. 
C)  individuals in the United States think family values require a marital context. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  disillusionment is with a partner, rather than with the institution of marriage. 
B)  conformity is more important in the United States than personal happiness. 
C)  individuals in the United States think family values require a marital context. 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Marital satisfaction is reported to be the highest during the years when a couple's children are in school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Marriages in the White population tend to be more egalitarian in behavior than those in the African American population.

Which of the following couples is least likely to describe their marriage as happy?

Interracial marriage is

According to research on sexuality in marriage,

The text reviews the sociological research on marital quality.Discuss the factors that are associated with higher quality marriages.

Women's flexibility and independence in making life choices appears to be empirically related to

What is "peer marriage"? How are these marriages organized? Schwartz believes that peer marriage may become a dominant type of marriage in the near future.Do you agree or disagree with her prediction? Explain.

Schwartz identifies a new type of marriage relationship characterized by equality,equity,and friendship as

Traditional expectations about marriage in the United States have held that individuals should marry as young adults,should have children,and that marriage lasts a lifetime.Looking at recent trends,discuss how these expectations compare to reality.

The text concludes which of the following about the future of marriage?

Increased longevity for women and men is one explanation for the relatively high divorce rate in the United States.

Which of the following statements about marital quality is inaccurate?

Divorced women are more likely to remarry than are divorced men.

According to the text,the strong propensity for divorced people to remarry suggests that

Marital satisfaction is reported to be the highest during the years when a couple's children are in school.

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Exam 9: Contemporary Marriages

Marriages in the White population tend to be more egalitarian in behavior than those in the African American population.

Which of the following couples is least likely to describe their marriage as happy?

Interracial marriage is

According to research on sexuality in marriage,

The text reviews the sociological research on marital quality.Discuss the factors that are associated with higher quality marriages.

Women's flexibility and independence in making life choices appears to be empirically related to

What is "peer marriage"? How are these marriages organized? Schwartz believes that peer marriage may become a dominant type of marriage in the near future.Do you agree or disagree with her prediction? Explain.

Schwartz identifies a new type of marriage relationship characterized by equality,equity,and friendship as

Traditional expectations about marriage in the United States have held that individuals should marry as young adults,should have children,and that marriage lasts a lifetime.Looking at recent trends,discuss how these expectations compare to reality.

The text concludes which of the following about the future of marriage?

Increased longevity for women and men is one explanation for the relatively high divorce rate in the United States.

Which of the following statements about marital quality is inaccurate?

Divorced women are more likely to remarry than are divorced men.

According to the text,the strong propensity for divorced people to remarry suggests that

Marital satisfaction is reported to be the highest during the years when a couple's children are in school.

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

Filters