Exam 9: Variations: Nonmarital Families and Households

What effects has mass media had on changing families and households? Give several examples. How do you predict that mass media will continue to influence the perception of families and households? Be specific.

Give an example of a media portrayal of one of the four stages of acquiring a gay or lesbian identify. Which stage is illustrated by your example? Is the portrayal accurate or inaccurate, according to the text?

In the ________ type of cohabitation, one partner or both partners want independence from their parents' home and/or values.

In the ________ type of cohabiting relationship, the man generally resists any attempts to get married.

Identify and discuss five reasons for changes in American families and households.

Homosexual couples are characterized by

Which of the following states recognizes common-law marriages?

49% of cohabiting couples will end their relationship within

________ suggests singles can be classified according to whether their single status is by choice or not.

Distinguish Peter Stein's four types of singles.

In 2010, approximately 60% of the population ages 15 or older had never married.

The majority of grandparents raising their grandchildren in the U.S. are white.

Which of the following are characteristics of civil unions?

How are children affected by having gay parents?

Compare and contrast homosexual couples and heterosexual couples.

Discuss the four reasons for cohabitating.

In a group marriage, each member of the group is married to all other group members.

Identify and discuss adultolescents.

Which of the following factors contributes to grandparents caring for their grandchildren?

What social trends encourage young adults to delay marriage?