Exam 9: Variations: Nonmarital Families and Households

Homosexual and lesbian couples have children through

Transnational marriages

Define the term POSSLQ. What groups are included in this definition?

________ became the first country to allow gay couples to marry with all the rights afforded straight couples.

The Linus Blanket type of cohabitation is engaged in by partners who tend to be anxious or insecure about being alone.

Discuss the circumstances under which LAT and transnational marriages occur?

Which of the following is an important issue to be included in a "cohabitation agreement"?

Personal ________, ________ religion, and ________ about homosexuality are three reasons for anti-gay feelings.

Homosexual civil unions are legal in 25 states in the U.S.

Singles who prefer to pursue education and careers before marriage are called

The median age of first marriage for women in 2010 was approximately ________.

________ is the marriage practice of one man with two or more wives.

Heterosexual women who have husbands who have engaged in sex with other men are said to be in mixed-orientation marriages or ________ marriages.

When children and adolescents suspect they are different in their sexual orientation, they are in the ________ stage of acquiring a homosexual identity.

Which of the following stages of living together comes first?

The term __________________ describes a dependent cohabiting relationship.

Singles tend to volunteer more than married people.

A University of Michigan study found that in 2006, ________ of college students planned to move back to their parents' homes after graduation.

Social ________, female ________, and the impermanence of ________ are three factors that have contributed to the increase and acceptance of cohabitation

The ________ single refuses to become involved in romantic or sexual relationships.