hdfs 202 exam 2

gender is based on: a. physical traits b. social and cultural expectations c. anatomical differences d. genetic characteristics

B

in the US the early colonists believed that marriage should be based on a. love and romance b. politics and economics c. sexual attraction d. personal fulfillment

B

the awareness of ourselves as male or female and how we express our sexual values, attitudes, feelings and beliefs is called our a. sex b. sexual identity c. sexual desire d. sexual response

B

the minimum age at which people marry a. is lower in industrialized societies than in traditional societies b. varies widely from one state to another c. is fairly similar around the world d. is usually determined by one's parents

B

the specific ways in which married couples define their behavior and structure their time are called marital: a. constructs b. roles c. schedules d. rituals

B

these days a popular pathway to marriage in the US includes a. living with parents until the wedding day b. cohabiting for about 1.5 years or so first c. cohabiting for at least 10 years first d. marrying at a young age

B

which of the following is an accurate statement concerning men, women and intimacy?: a. both men and women define intimacy as talking things over b. men and women may define intimacy differently c. most men want to feel close emotionally before being sexual d. most women assume that sex is the same as emotional closeness

B

which of the following was a characteristic of the sexual revolution? a. social norms emphasized that love, sex and marriage were intertwined b. the invention of the birth control pill separated sex and childbearing for women c. reproductive sex became emphasized to the exclusion of recreational sex d. there were harsh sanctions against premarital sex.

B

women are more likely to express love verbally, while men are more likely to express love a. privately b. through action c. heroically d. in words

B

Increasingly cohabitors in the US include: a. only college age individuals b. only the elderly c. individuals with children and the elderly d. teenagers

C

a majority of high school seniors, both girls and boys say that having a good marriage and family is not important to them True or False

False

before the industrial revolution, most courtships took place in private where the couple could spend a substantial amount of time alone True or False

False

prenuptial agreements only cover the couple's financial arrangements True or False

False

the main reason today that most people get married is to have children True or False

False

according to happily married couples, emotional support is more important than romantic love True or False

True

by age 34, the majority of US adults have been married True or False

True

love, like friendship is a process that develops over time True or False

True

marital stability and marital satisfaction tends to be higher for those with a college education or higher True or False

True

the likelihood of marriage increases with educational attainment True or False

True

Which of the following is true about gender roles? a. we learn to become male or female through interactions with family members and the larger society b. our gender roles are determined by our genes c. gender roles are fixed and unchangeable d. different gender roles for men and women reflect innate biological differences

A

according to recent research excluding men's ways of showing affection of the a. feminization of love b. breadwinner fallacy c. fear of commitment d. instrumental dilemma

A

chromosomes, anatomy, hormones and other physiological attributes determine our a. sex b. gender c. gender roles d. race

A

dating someone who possesses similar social characteristics such as ethnicity and age is called a. homogamy b. heterogamy c. propinquity d. exogamy

A

his and her marriage refers to the notion that a. men and women experience marriage differently b. marriages disintegrate into his and her marriages c. men and women experience marriage similarly d. married life increases the number of roles each partner plays

A

if a father gives his son advice on how to play soccer and a mother tells her daughter that she is a good cook, the parents are engaging in: a. sex stereotypical encouragement b. discrimination c. schematic differentiation d. critical commenting

A

in western societies, the single greatest attraction of marriage is a. continuous, intimate companionship with a loved one b. the ability to have children c. to secure family ties d. to get away from the family of origin

A

most people date and marry within their social class because they a. and their partners share similar attitudes, values, and lifestyles b. are prejudiced against people who have more or less money than they do c. believe people of a different class are less attractive d. do not know how to introduce themselves to someone of a different class

A

romantic and long term love relationships involve___ in the sense that they provide rewards and costs to each person a. social exchange b. interaction c. functional consequences d. conflict

A

which of the following is NOT a benefit of traditional gender roles a. husbands and wives can share economic and child rearing responsibilities b. wives do not have to juggle jobs and housework c. both parties in the relationship know what is expected of them d. men in traditional relationships do not have to worry about household chorers

A

which of the following is an accurate statement a. men seem to fall in love faster than women b. men tend to not link love and sex in their romantic relationships c. men are more likely than women to see love as leading to marriage d. men are less likely than women to believe that true love lasts forever

A

according to Reiss's wheel theory of love, the wheel a. turns once, slowly, for all couples b. can turn many times c. once set in motion will never unwind d. must pass through each stage consecutively

B

according to research many low income women are likely to remain single despite wanting to marry. why is this? a. they cannot find someone to love b. they do not want to marry a man who cannot support himself economically c. they are indecisive d. they think that their children may not want them to marry

B

dating or marrying someone from a social, racial, ethnic, religious, or age group different from one's own is called a. homogamy b. heterogamy c. endogamy d. interfaith relationships

B

for people of both sexes, the younger age at first marriage in the 1950s and 1960s was: a. normal in that historically marriage ages have always been low b. a historical exception rather than the rule c. caused by an increase in premarital sexuality and pregnancy d. a rebellion against parents who did not want their child to marry

B

from the biological perspective, which of the following is the reason that lovers may feel high or as if they are being swept away? a. culture has taught people that love makes them feel high and as if they are being swept away b. they are being flooded with natural amphetamines which cause feeling of elation and euphoria c. they are fulfilling the need to be subservient to someone d. people get more pleasure from playing the game than from winning the prize

B

Which of the following statements about marriage and children is true? a. marital satisfaction tends to increase after a couple has children b. marital satisfaction is not affected by having children if the marriage was already a good one c. marital satisfaction tends to decrease after the couple has children d. couples who marry before their out of wedlock child is born are less satisfied than couples who remain unmarried

C

according to Sternberg, if a couple is perfectly matches, they will be a. similar on at least one of the three components of love b. totally committed to each other but not too passionate c. equally passionate, intimate and committed d. intimate and passionate without being overly committed

C

according to research, people are brought together by a. destiny b. true love c. cultural norms and values d. fate

C

since 1960 the rate of cohabitation has a. stayed the same b. decreased c. increased steadily d. has not been measured

C

some people maintain that cohabitation is replacing marriage in the US a. and they are correct as young people no longer desire to marry b. but this is true only among those over the age 39 c. but there is little evidence to support such claims- instead in the US people breakup or marry after a relatively short amount of time d. however it is more likely that cohabitation will replace being single rather than marriage

C

some sociologists describe the dating process as a(n)______, in which prospective spouses compare the assets and liabilities of eligible partners and choose the best available mate. a. game b. investment c. marriage market d. gauntlet

C

the ___ debate refers to the controversy over whether differences in the ways men and women behave reflect innate biological differences or social and cultural expectations a. testosterone-estrogen b. gender roles c. nature-nurture d. identity

C

which of the following is NOT a myth about being single a. singles are tied to their mothers apron strings b. singles are selfish and self-centered c. singles are usually lonely and miserable d. singles are well off financially

C

which of the following is an accurate statement concerning Americas self reports of marital happiness? a. men report being less happily married than women b. rates of marital satisfaction tend to be higher for African Americans than whites c. marital happiness decreases when couples experience poverty, job loss, and financial problems d. people who were married in their teens tend to be happier than people who marry after the age of 20

C

which of the following statements is true concerning dating and physical attractiveness? a. women are morel likely than men to want an attractive date b. men and women tend to choose partners whose level of physical attractiveness is greater than their own c. physically attractive people benefit from a halo effect- they are assumed to posses other desirable characteristics d. people who date physically attractive people have better experiences

C

why might many women in their middle years experience a marriage squeeze? a. they are only interested in already married men b. they are looking for much younger men to marry c. men their age are looking for much younger women d. men in their middle years do not want to marry

C

In terms of age, american men typically marry women: a. 10 years younger than they b. 10 years older than they c. the exact same age as they d. a year or two younger than they

D

according to the text which of the following statements is FALSE a. men and women exhibit some sex-related genetic differences b. cross-cultural research shows much variation in the characteristics that are typically ascribed to men and women c. nature and nurture interact to explain our behavior d. our genetic predispositions are not affected by socialization

D

some researchers claim that married people are healthier than their unmarried counterparts because healthy people are attracted to other healthy people and are more desirable marriage partners. this phenomenon is referred to as the _____ effect a. protection b. robust c. emotional d. selection

D

According to Sternberg, the mix of intimacy, passion, and commitment can vary from one relationship to another True or False?

True