Marriage and Family Exam 2

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According to experts, the average amount spent on weddings today is between

$28,000-$30,000

The majority of cohabitants are

25 years of age and older

In the Ellen episode,

All of these answers

In the video "Boys beware", homosexuality was viewed as

All of these answers

Sarah and Tom, who have been married for over three years, say that they have liberal views with regard to household chores. Which of the following statements best reflects what actually takes place in their relationship?

Although Tom helps with household chores, Sarah has major responsibility for getting them done.

__________ is a general term that includes all treatments or procedures involving the handling of human eggs and sperm to establish a pregnancy

Assisted reproductive technology (ART)

The four types of parenting styles are

Authoritative, Authoritarian, Uninvolved, and Permissive.

Currently, same-sex marriage is illegal in all 50 states

F

Evidence shows that premarital counseling does not contribute to more stable marriages.

F

Marriage as a legal contract is unique, in that the terms and conditions are not specified at the time of marriage, but rather only if the couple divorces.

F

One advantage of hooking up is that women are more likely to get pleasure in a hook up as opposed to a relationship.

F

Permissive styles of parenting involve neglectful practices, such as ignoring the child and not providing for their basic needs.

F

Research findings have conclusively proven that cohabitation is a good predictor of successful marriages.

F

The authoritarian parenting style is considered to be the best for children.

F

The number one reason people state that they get married is for the benefits they will receive.

F

The presence of conflict in a relationship is an accurate indicator of the instability of the relationship.

F

The stigma surrounding singlehood is completely gone- there is no pressure to be married in today's society.

F

The term SEXUAL IDENTITY means the gender that one is attracted to.

F

Why does Shapiro (1987) suggest that the pregnancy of a partner thrusts a man into an alien world?

Most men know little or nothing about pregnancy or childbirth.

American society has experienced a significant increase in the number of couples who cohabit.

T

Compared to a happy marriage, being in an unhappy marriage is like smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, in terms of your health outcomes.

T

Dr. Brown's checklist of questions about marriage cover many areas, such as finances, children, inlaws, etc.

T

Exogamy means the practice of dating someone outside of one's group.

T

In the post-industrial world, women are waiting longer and having fewer children.

T

One of the dangers of surrogacy is that the business is unregulated, relying on a patchwork of state laws.

T

Pasupathi showed that there is more choice and stability in arranged marriages than what people generally think.

T

People who cohabit experience higher levels of violence and infidelity, when compared to married couples.

T

There are several factors that can predict successful marriage: shared leisure activities, shared values, pooled incomes, active social life, sharing power and decision making.

T

Marriage can be understood to be

all of these answers

Dating in today's society has the purpose of

all of these choices

Carlos has dated a variety of women from diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds but ended up marrying someone from his small town in Cuba. Sociologists would say that this clearly represents the principle of

homogamy

The term pool of eligibles is used to define

individuals who are regarded as acceptable marriage partners

Surrogacy is perhaps the most controversial of all reproductive techniques because it

involves a third person and unclear legal status.

The article on Hooking up showed that

the double standard exists in hooking up.

The dating game powerpoint

tried to show how the rules of homogamy work

According to researchers, arranged marriages tend to be

very stable

According to Stein's typology, priests and nuns are in which category of singles?

voluntary stable

The majority of child care today is performed by

working and nonworking women


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