Question 1

Cohabitation is:

Accepted Answer

A)   more likely among those with less education.
B)   less likely among those whose parents divorced.
C)   more likely among men who have full-time,year-round employment.
D)   most prevalent among Asians. A

Question 2

Liz is wondering if she is suitable for marriage and so she moves in with Andrew.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Coresidential dating
B)   ​Substitute for marriage
C)   ​Precursor to marriage
D)   ​Trial marriage D

Question 3

Intention and anticipated duration are two significant factors in evaluating the unmarried experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Expanded educational and employment opportunities for women have had a limited impact on the rise in singlehood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Gay men and lesbians commonly construct families of choice with more fluid boundaries than heterosexual couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Among the unmarried population aged 18 or older,there is a ratio of ___ men to every 100 women.

Accepted Answer

A)   50
B)   63
C)   87
D)   97

Question 7

Domestic partnerships and common law marriage are the same things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How many cohabiting couples are in the United States?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​About 1 million
B)   ​About 5 million
C)   ​About 8 million
D)   ​About 11 million

Question 9

Those who engage in serial cohabitation:​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​are less likely to divorce after marrying.
B)   ​more than double their risk of divorcing after marriage.
C)   ​typically learn from previous mistakes and have more rewarding relationships.
D)   ​rarely marry.

Question 10

Ben wants to get married,but not yet.He is busy now with school and still likes to "have a good time." Ben would be characterized as which type of single?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Involuntarily and temporarily unmarried
B)   ​Voluntarily and temporarily unmarried
C)   ​Involuntarily unmarried
D)   ​Voluntarily and permanently unmarried

Question 11

"Gray divorce" refers to the phenomenon of:​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​divorce among those over 50 years old.
B)   ​a divorce in which partners continue to have active roles in each other's lives.
C)   ​an informal separation of a marriage.
D)   ​a high number of men and women whose marriages have ended in divorce.

Question 12

Coresidential dating typically includes an intention to marry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Families of choice are best defined as:​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​people who are there for you.
B)   ​our family of origin.
C)   ​our family of procreation.
D)   ​same-sex couples and their adopted children.

Question 14

​The "over-the-top hyping of marriage and coupling" as the best way to achieve happiness and fulfillment in life is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   ​marriage hyping.
B)   ​hypermania.
C)   ​matrimania.
D)   ​the single-deficiency model.

Question 15

Common law marriage:​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​is recognized in all states.
B)   ​is not recognized by most states.
C)   ​began in the 1970s.
D)   ​allows couples to break up without divorcing.

Question 16

​Rates of cohabitation have increased tenfold since the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In general,cohabiting gay and lesbian couples differ from heterosexual cohabiting couples in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are older than heterosexual couples.
B)   They are less racially diverse than heterosexual couples.
C)   They are less likely to have earned college degrees.
D)   They are less likely than heterosexual couples to be in a cohabiting relationship.

Question 18

Matrimania casts marriage as the only way to achieve intimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​There are more women than men among the unmarried.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Between 1960 and 2015,rates of cohabitation in the United States:​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​rose steadily.
B)   ​declined steadily.
C)   ​increased until the 1990s and then began to decline.
D)   ​remained the same.

Exam 9: Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

Cohabitation is:

Liz is wondering if she is suitable for marriage and so she moves in with Andrew.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

Intention and anticipated duration are two significant factors in evaluating the unmarried experience.

Expanded educational and employment opportunities for women have had a limited impact on the rise in singlehood.

Gay men and lesbians commonly construct families of choice with more fluid boundaries than heterosexual couples.

Among the unmarried population aged 18 or older,there is a ratio of ___ men to every 100 women.

Domestic partnerships and common law marriage are the same things.

How many cohabiting couples are in the United States?​

Those who engage in serial cohabitation:​

Ben wants to get married,but not yet.He is busy now with school and still likes to "have a good time." Ben would be characterized as which type of single?​

"Gray divorce" refers to the phenomenon of:​

Coresidential dating typically includes an intention to marry.

Families of choice are best defined as:​

​The "over-the-top hyping of marriage and coupling" as the best way to achieve happiness and fulfillment in life is referred to as:

Common law marriage:​

​Rates of cohabitation have increased tenfold since the 1960s.

In general,cohabiting gay and lesbian couples differ from heterosexual cohabiting couples in which of the following ways?

Matrimania casts marriage as the only way to achieve intimacy.

​There are more women than men among the unmarried.

Between 1960 and 2015,rates of cohabitation in the United States:​

Liz is wondering if she is suitable for marriage and so she moves in with Andrew.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?

How many cohabiting couples are in the United States?

Those who engage in serial cohabitation:

Ben wants to get married,but not yet.He is busy now with school and still likes to "have a good time." Ben would be characterized as which type of single?

"Gray divorce" refers to the phenomenon of:

Families of choice are best defined as:

The "over-the-top hyping of marriage and coupling" as the best way to achieve happiness and fulfillment in life is referred to as:

Common law marriage:

Rates of cohabitation have increased tenfold since the 1960s.

There are more women than men among the unmarried.

Between 1960 and 2015,rates of cohabitation in the United States: