Marriage & the family quiz 7

In 2005, the median age for men to marry was

27

It is estimated that there are about ____ married swingers in the United States.

3 million

About ____ percent of Americans are, have been, or will be married for at least part of their lives.

90

The text reports that well over ____ percent of Americans believe that extramarital sex is "always harmful to a marriage" or "always wrong."

90

Which racial/ethnic group is most likely to be married and least likely to be divorced?

Asian American

Among Europe's noblemen and women, romantic love was expressed in relationships outside marriage in the practice of ____.

Courtly love

An important goal from the marital ____ perspective is to return to a society more in line with the values and norms of companionate marriage.

Decline

Parents and children, along with other relatives such as in-laws, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins are included in the ____ family.

Extended

Policy advocates from a ____ perspective are concerned with the breakdown of the family including money spent on welfare.

Family decline

The text lists four interrelated characteristics which distinguish individualized marriage. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

It is economically practical.

For now, ____ remains the most socially acceptable--and stable--gateway to family life.

Marriage

That marriages should involve romance and lead to personal happiness is a uniquely ____ idea.

Modern

____ (having more than one spouse) is culturally accepted in many parts of the world.

Polygamy

Since 1980, the proportion of widowed women and men has

Remained the same

Over the course of about three centuries, couples have moved from yoke mates to ____.

Soul mate

Arranged marriage has characterized ____ societies.

collectivistic

In a(n) ____ marriage, the husband and wife could expect practical and economic security, along with the rewards that we often associate with custom and tradition.

institutional

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in the last 50 years, the divorce rate ____.

is higher today than in 1950

According to the text, the high expectations inherent in an individualistic marriage may be associated with several societal results. Which of the following is NOT one of these results?

more early marriages, and pregnant teens

Bill and JoAnn have recently married and have made a commitment to each other that they will keep each other as the most important people in their lives, and stay together as long as they live. Bill and JoAnn's joint commitment reflects the expectations of

permanence.

Spouses and children are part of a person's family of

procreation.

For Hispanics today, la familia means

the extended as well as the nuclear family.

Couples are "yoked" together by high expectations for permanence, bolstered by the strong social control of extended kin and community. Which does this describe?

the institutional marriage bond

Divorces in the United States reached an all-time high in ____.

the mid-1970s

Polls show that both male and female spouses are far more likely than others to say that they are "very happy." Nearly ____ of marrieds say they are "very happy," compared to less than half of unmarrieds.

two-thirds