Marriage and Family: Chapter 5

It is predicted that Americans will spend _____________ on dating services in 2013.

$1.7 billion

The term __________ originally referred to a specific date, time, and place of meeting.

dating

During the 1980s, adolescents as young as ________ years of age participated in some form of dating or pairing off.

13

The highest acceptance of interracial dating occurs among people born since

1977

According to U.S. Census Data, there are approximately 10 women 65 and older for every __________ men 65 and older.

5 9 7 8

Today, __________ is/are based far more on sharing and supporting one another than on traditional gender roles.

dating

In China, the mating process changed considerably during the 1990s, due to

a dramatic decrease in the number of marriageable women.

"Dial-your-mate" is a form of __________ dating service.

computerized

The term used to describe rape by the individual the female is "going out with" is

date rape.

If a country establishes laws that prohibit interracial marriages, the country supports

endogamy

According to equity theory, attraction toward a partner is based on

fairness

Because of actual or perceived racism aimed at the African American community, it is reasonable to expect that

gay black males are likely to be bisexuals.

By the 1930s ____________, an exclusive relationship with one person was an entrenched part of the mate selection process.

going steady

Jeff and Sonia, who have dated each other since they were sophomores, agreed in their senior year of high school to see each other exclusively. We would say that Jeff and Sonia are now

going steady

The tendency to marry upward in social status is referred to as

hypergamy

Nearly 60% of all sexual assaults that take place on college campus occur where?

in the victim's living quarters.

The term pool of eligibles is used to define

individuals who are regarded as acceptable marriage partners.

In some cultures, mate selection begins as early as

infancy

Which of the following is NOT one of the major functions of dating today?

learning how to control others

Seldom are both parties equally interested in continuing their relationship. Thus the one who is least interested has an advantage. Some researchers have described this as the principle of

least interest

Sociologists use the term __________ to refer loosely to the wide range of behaviors and social relationships individuals engage in prior to marriage and that lead to long or short-term pairing or coupling.

mate selection

Sociologists use the term "sex ratio" to describe the

number of men to every 100 women.

Acquaintance or date rape occurs most frequently

on college campuses.

The mate selection process is sometimes referred to as a marketplace because

personal resources are traded and exchanged.

The fact that a good number of Americans are married to individuals from their own neighborhoods is best explained by

residential propinquity.

In the traditional dating pattern, the expected outcome for the male was

sex

In the traditional dating pattern, the expected outcome for the male was

sex.

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of dating?

social control of sexual expression

The marriage gradient refers to the

social status of each partner.

"8minuteDating" is part of a widely growing phenomenon referred to as __________ dating

speed

In which of the following social classes would you expect parents to exercise the least control over mate selection?

the lower class

According to the text, most males and many females have the attitude that

the male use of force and aggression to have sexual intercourse is acceptable.

Donna, a family therapist, is explaining to her friend Betty, a 40-year-old African American female and Vice President at a large bank, that Betty is having difficulty finding a mate due to the marriage squeeze. In simple terms, what Donna means is that

there is an imbalance in the ratio of men who are eligible for marriage to women who are eligible for marriage.

According to the text, the future of dating is

uncertain

According to researchers, arranged marriages tend to be

very stable