Question 1

The majority of men (70%)over age sixty-five __________ while almost half of women (49%)over age sixty-five __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  live with a wife … live with a husband.
B)  live alone … live alone.
C)  live with a wife … live alone.
D)  live alone … live with a husband. C

Question 2

The precedent-setting case regarding a lesbian couple,Sharon Kowalski and Karen Thompson,happened in Minnesota.After an accident disabled Sharon,her father and Karen engaged in an eight-year legal battle over Sharon's guardianship and care.After numerous court hearings,what was the outcome of that case?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court permanently awarded custody to Sharon's father who convinced his daughter to discontinue her lesbian relationship.
B)  The court allowed Sharon to return home with her partner,Karen.
C)  The court required Sharon's father to allow supervised visitation by Karen.
D)  The court gave custody to a third party,a guardian ad litum social worker appointed by the court with the stipulation that both Sharon's father and Karen would be allowed to visit. B

Question 3

The period from 1839 through the 1960's in the United States is labeled as the "separate but equal" period in marriage history.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were no longer under the control of their husbands.
B)  Women and men had the same rights and responsibilities in marriage.
C)  Women and men had different rights and responsibilities in marriage.
D)  If a couple divorced,they became legally separate and each received an equal share of their property. C

Question 4

Yanagisako interviewed Japanese Americans about their views on Japanese and American marriages.They generally think that

Accepted Answer

A)  American marriages are whimsical and unstable.
B)  Japanese marriages are whimsical and unstable.
C)  American marriages are too duty bound.
D)  American marriages have too many laws on private matters.

Question 5

U.S.Census Bureau data indicate that for Whites,Blacks and Hispanics over 18 years of age,the percentage of those who have never married _______ over the past four decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  has increased
B)  has decreased
C)  has stayed essentially the same

Question 6

The legal assumptions in the "shared partnership" period of marriage laws mean that

Accepted Answer

A)  women and men have economic and social equality in marriage.
B)  couples share a complimentary partnership in which the husband provides economic support and the wife is responsible for housework and child care.
C)  husbands and wives have equal and overlappping responsibilities for economic,household and child care tasks.
D)  the state will enforce privately negotiated,written,and signed partnership agreements or contracts between husbands and wives.

Question 7

Marital status varies by race.Which of the following categories is the most likely to never have been married?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanics
B)  Whites
C)  Blacks

Question 8

Since the 1950's the median age at first marriage in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  has risen for both men and women.
B)  has risen for men but declined for women.
C)  has risen for women but declined for men.
D)  has declined for both men and women.

Question 9

Frederick Engels,a nineteenth century collaborator of Karl Marx,theorized that marriage had been invented

Accepted Answer

A)  to control women and especially to ensure they were sexually exclusive.
B)  to allow people to trace their kinship through their mothers.
C)  as a way to disperse the wealth of the community in an equitable manner to all members.
D)  at the point of human emergence as a species.

Question 10

What is the relationship between education and cohabitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A positive relationship -- the more education the more likely a person has cohabited.
B)  A negative or inverse relationship -- the more education the less likely a person has cohabited.
C)  A curvilinear relationship -- as education increases,the rate of cohabitation first increases and then decreases.
D)  A curvilinear relationship -- as education increases,the rate of cohabitation first decreases and then decreases.

Question 11

Which of the following is true about widowhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more likely to be widowed than men.
B)  Men are more likely to be widowed than women.
C)  Women and men have about equal rates of widowhood.

Question 12

Marital status varies by race.Which of the following categories has the highest rate of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanics
B)  Whites
C)  Blacks

Question 13

According to Aulette,42 states

Accepted Answer

A)  are considering legalizing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.
B)  have specific legislation forbidding same-sex marriage.
C)  have specific legislation allowing health insurance benefits for same-sex couples without legal marriage.
D)  have specific legislation allowing inheritance rights for same-sex couples without legal marriage.

Question 14

According to research cited in Aulette,women have more power in dating relationships when they

Accepted Answer

A)  are more attractive.
B)  have more resources.
C)  are funny.
D)  have a dominant personality.

Question 15

The Gallup Poll asked a representative sample of Americans to rate their marital happiness and their satisfaction with their spouse's weight.They found that

Accepted Answer

A)  husbands were slightly more critical of wives than vice versa.
B)  wives were slightly more critical of husbands than vice versa.
C)  husbands and wives were equally critical of each other's weight.
D)  gender was unrelated to satisfaction with spouse's weight.

Question 16

Evangelical feminists,also called Biblical feminists or Christian feminists,believe all of the following EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Bible teaches that husbands and wives should be mutually submissive to each other.
B)  women have the right to be leaders in the Christian community.
C)  the Bible uses inclusive language referring to God.
D)  wives should be submissive to husbands and that husbands should consider their wives' opinions while maintaining a leadership role.

Question 17

What is the status of same-sex marriage in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  No country allows same-sex marriage nor recognizes same-sex unions.
B)  No country allows same-sex marriage but a few recognize same-sex unions.
C)  Seven countries allow same-sex marriage and several others recognize same-sex unions.
D)  The United States is the only country to recognize same-sex civil unions.

Question 18

The history of marriage and family law in the United States has moved through three stages including all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  couverture.
B)  separate but equal.
C)  comparable worth.
D)  shared partnership.

Question 19

When we combine marriage and cohabitation,___________ of young adults share a household with a partner now as in 1970.

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately the same proportion
B)  a significantly larger proportion
C)  a significantly smaller proportion
D)  an unknown proportion

Question 20

Research documents that all of the following are the primary concerns that men have about first dates EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  making conversation.
B)  planning activities.
C)  paying for the date.
D)  initiating sex.

Exam 9: Marriage

The majority of men (70%) over age sixty-five while almost half of women (49%) over age sixty-five .

The period from 1839 through the 1960's in the United States is labeled as the "separate but equal" period in marriage history.What does this mean?

Yanagisako interviewed Japanese Americans about their views on Japanese and American marriages.They generally think that

U.S.Census Bureau data indicate that for Whites,Blacks and Hispanics over 18 years of age,the percentage of those who have never married _______ over the past four decades.

The legal assumptions in the "shared partnership" period of marriage laws mean that

Marital status varies by race.Which of the following categories is the most likely to never have been married?

Since the 1950's the median age at first marriage in the United States

Frederick Engels,a nineteenth century collaborator of Karl Marx,theorized that marriage had been invented

What is the relationship between education and cohabitation?

Which of the following is true about widowhood?

Marital status varies by race.Which of the following categories has the highest rate of marriage?

According to Aulette,42 states

According to research cited in Aulette,women have more power in dating relationships when they

The Gallup Poll asked a representative sample of Americans to rate their marital happiness and their satisfaction with their spouse's weight.They found that

Evangelical feminists,also called Biblical feminists or Christian feminists,believe all of the following EXCEPT that

What is the status of same-sex marriage in the world?

The history of marriage and family law in the United States has moved through three stages including all of the following EXCEPT:

When we combine marriage and cohabitation,___________ of young adults share a household with a partner now as in 1970.

Research documents that all of the following are the primary concerns that men have about first dates EXCEPT:

Exam 9: Marriage

The majority of men (70%) over age sixty-five __________ while almost half of women (49%) over age sixty-five __________.

The period from 1839 through the 1960's in the United States is labeled as the "separate but equal" period in marriage history.What does this mean?

Yanagisako interviewed Japanese Americans about their views on Japanese and American marriages.They generally think that

U.S.Census Bureau data indicate that for Whites,Blacks and Hispanics over 18 years of age,the percentage of those who have never married _______ over the past four decades.

The legal assumptions in the "shared partnership" period of marriage laws mean that

Marital status varies by race.Which of the following categories is the most likely to never have been married?

Since the 1950's the median age at first marriage in the United States

Frederick Engels,a nineteenth century collaborator of Karl Marx,theorized that marriage had been invented

What is the relationship between education and cohabitation?

Which of the following is true about widowhood?

Marital status varies by race.Which of the following categories has the highest rate of marriage?

According to Aulette,42 states

According to research cited in Aulette,women have more power in dating relationships when they

The Gallup Poll asked a representative sample of Americans to rate their marital happiness and their satisfaction with their spouse's weight.They found that

Evangelical feminists,also called Biblical feminists or Christian feminists,believe all of the following EXCEPT that

What is the status of same-sex marriage in the world?

The history of marriage and family law in the United States has moved through three stages including all of the following EXCEPT:

When we combine marriage and cohabitation,___________ of young adults share a household with a partner now as in 1970.

Research documents that all of the following are the primary concerns that men have about first dates EXCEPT:

The majority of men (70%) over age sixty-five while almost half of women (49%) over age sixty-five .