Deck 14: Remarriage

Question 1

Following a divorce, those with more traditional gender role attitudes

A)are more likely to remarry.
B)are less likely to remarry.
C)are no more or less likely to remarry.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In comparison to those in their first marriage,

A)women who have remarried are more likely to be employed.
B)women who have married are more likely to be full-time homemakers.
C)those who have remarried are more likely to have 3 or more members living in their household.
D)both b and c above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

People who live in _______________ are the most likely to remarry following a divorce?

A)rural areas
B)small towns
C)the suburbs
D)big cities

Answer 3

A

Question 4

How would you explain the difference in remarriage rates for males and females?

Question 5

A comparison of the remarriage rates for men and women reveals that

A)women are the most likely to remarry.
B)men are the most likely to remarry.
C)sex has no effect on the likelihood of remarriage.

Question 6

People who have remarried are

A)more likely to approve of married women being employed.
B)less likely to approve of married women being employed.
C)no more or less likely to approve of married women being employed.

Question 7

Summarize four factors that increase the likelihood that someone will remarry following a divorce.Explain why you think each of the factors you listed is influential.

Question 8

In the modern United States, people frequently marry, divorce, and then marry someone else.This pattern is called

A)polygamy.
B)serial polygamy.
C)monogamy.
D)serial monogamy.

Question 9

According to the General Social Survey, respondents who ______________ are less likely to socialize weekly with extended family.

A)are currently divorced.
B)are in their first marriage.
C)have divorced and remarried
D)none of the above

Question 10

With regard to marital happiness,

A)first marriages are happier than remarriages.
B)remarriages are happier than first marriages.
C)there is not a statistically significant difference between first marriages and remarriages.

Question 11

The percentage of divorced respondents to the General Social Survey who have remarried has ____________ since 1972.

A)increased
B)decreased
C)remained constant