Deck 6: Love and Choosing a Life Partner

Question 1

In much of the world, particularly in parts of Asia and Africa that are less Westernized, parents have traditionally __________ their children's marriages.

A) arranged
B) interfered in
C) paid for
D) organized

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In terms of mate selection patterns, the United States is an example of what cross-cultural researchers call a __________ culture.

A) nationalized marriage
B) cross-national
C) collectivist
D) free-choice

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Adults with a(n) __________ attachment style exhibit possible negative behaviors such as unwarranted jealousy or attempts to control one's partner due to "fear of abandonment."

A) secure
B) insecure/anxious
C) avoidant
D) ambivalent

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the three components of psychologist Robert Sternberg's theory of love?

A) sexuality
B) intimacy
C) passion
D) commitment

Question 5

Today, in countries where arranged marriages used to be the norm, it is more common for the children to marry only when they themselves accept their parents' choice. Unions like these are called __________.

A) love marriages
B) conceded marriages
C) reluctant marriages
D) assisted marriages

Question 6

When both spouses come from a divorced family, the probability of their own divorce is higher. Family scholars refer to this phenomenon as the __________ risk.

A) mate selection
B) intergenerational transmission of divorce
C) marriage
D) separation

Question 7

The text points out that youths from divorced families are more likely to select high-risk partners who are also from divorced families and have a history of other personal problems. This phenomenon is referred to as __________ risk.

A) delinquent
B) anxious marriage
C) mate selection
D) separation

Question 8

One of the things love isn't is __________, which involves maintaining relationships by consistently minimizing one's own needs while trying to satisfy those of a partner

A) martyring
B) agapic
C) manipulation
D) coercion

Question 9

Of the components of consummate love, which is the most gradual to develop?

A) intimacy
B) commitment
C) passion
D) devotion

Question 10

WAdults with a(n) __________ attachment style are inclined to trust that their relationships will provide ongoing emotional support.

A) insecure/anxious
B) avoidant
C) ambivalent
D) secure

Question 11

Children of divorce, as a category, are less likely to have developed a(n) __________ attachment style.

A) insecure/anxious
B) avoidant
C) ambivalent
D) secure

Question 12

Psychologist Robert Sternberg proposed a __________ theory of love.

A) square
B) round
C) triangular
D) quaternary

Question 13

Almost __________ percent of American adults said they believed in "one true love."

A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 75

Question 14

Consider this maxim: "If I can get him/her to do what I want done, then I'll be sure he/she loves me." This reflects

A) pragma.
B) manipulation.
C) storge.
D) passion.

Question 15

Research suggests several qualities to look for when choosing a spouse. Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

A) a socially responsible, respectful, and emotionally supportive mate
B) someone who demonstrates good communication and problem-solving skills
C) a physically attractive, healthy person
D) someone who is committed to the relationship and to the value of marriage itself

Question 16

In Robert Sternberg's typology, __________ love is composed of all three dimensions of his theory.

A) passionate
B) committed
C) intimate
D) consummate

Question 17

Of the components of consummate love, which is the quickest to develop and the quickest to fade?

A) passion
B) commitment
C) intimacy
D) devotion

Question 18

Adults with a(n) __________ attachment style shun or evade emotional closeness.

A) avoidant
B) insecure/anxious
C) secure
D) ambivalent

Question 19

How many divorced Americans remarry within 10 years ?

A) one quarter
B) one third
C) half
D) three quarters

Question 20

WJohn Alan Lee classified six

A) love styles.
B) types of sexual relationships.
C) forms of intimacy.
D) patterns of cohabitation.

Question 21

Typically in __________ cultures, a wedding takes place only after a relationship has developed.

A) arranged marriage
B) fundamentalist religious
C) free-choice
D) homogenous

Question 22

__________ refers to marriage between those who are different in race, age, education, religious background, or social class.

A) Homogamy
B) Hypergamy
C) Hypogamy
D) Heterogamy

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT an interethnic marriage?

A) African American-non-Hispanic white
B) African American-Black Caribbean
C) Thai-Chinese
D) Puerto Rican-Cuban

Question 24

It is estimated that between ____________ percent of Jewish, Catholic, Mormon, Muslim, and a higher percentage of Protestant adults and children in the United States live in interfaith or interdenominational households.

A) 1 and 2
B) 10 and 20
C) 30 and 40
D) 50 and 60

Question 25

Arranged marriage has been the tradition in __________ societies, where decisions are made based on strong extended family ties.

A) capitalist
B) collectivist
C) primitive
D) postindustrial

Question 26

The ideas of bargaining, market, and resources used to describe relationships such as marriage come to us from ___________ theory.

A) interactionist
B) conflict
C) exchange
D) functionalist

Question 27

Sometimes the marriage exchange is accompanied by a dowry, a sum of money or property brought to the marriage by the __________.

A) male
B) parents of the groom
C) community members
D) female

Question 28

Desiring wives who can make good money, college-educated men are now much more likely than a few decades ago to marry college-educated women. This reflects increased __________ homogamy.

A) religious
B) racial
C) ethnic
D) educational

Question 29

__________ theory suggests that people tend to marry others whose social currency-social class, education, physical attractiveness-is similar to their own.

A) Exchange
B) Conflict
C) Interactionist
D) Functionalist

Question 30

In 1967, in the case of Loving v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

A) interracial marriage must be considered legally valid in all states.
B) interethnic marriage violates certain religious principles.
C) states decide whether to allow heterogamous marriages.
D) hypergamy is illegal.

Question 31

Available statistics show that the proportion of interracial and interethnic marriages is fairly small (between ___________of the adult U.S. population), or 4.5 million couples.

A) 1-2%
B) 3-4%
C) 5-6%.
D) 7-8 %

Question 32

Suppose that a Puerto Rican marries a Cuban. The situation reflects

A) homogamy.
B) hypergamy.
C) interethnic marriage.
D) arranged marriage.

Question 33

Propinquity is also known as

A) racial similarity.
B) geographic segregation.
C) a tendency toward ethnic diversity.
D) geographic availability.

Question 34

More than __________ percent of non-Hispanic white and black couples are racially homogeneous.

A) 60
B) 70
C) 80
D) 90

Question 35

Research has shown that individuals gradually filter, or sort out, those who they think would not make the best life partner; for instance, women place importance on potential financial success in a mate. This is an example of which concept?

A) assortive mating
B) stimulus-values-roles
C) complementary needs
D) role compatibility

Question 36

Jane married a man with the same educational, religious and economic background as herself. Her marital behavior illustrates

A) arranged marriage.
B) homosexuality.
C) homogamy.
D) heterogamy.

Question 37

WAmericans tend to marry people of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class. This behavior reflects

A) hypergamy.
B) hypogamy.
C) homogamy.
D) heterogamy.

Question 38

Boo-long is a member of Hmong culture and is about to marry. The Hmong practice the custom of a bride price. Which of the following is most likely to occur in preparation for the marriage?

A) Boo-long will give the bride's family a piece of property so that he can marry her.
B) The bride's family will give the bride a sum of money to take into her new marriage.
C) A matchmaker will be used to determine the price required for a successful match.
D) The bride's parents will meet with Boo-long's parents to arrange the marriage.

Question 39

WWith global westernization, __________ are replacing arranged marriage as the preferred way to select mates throughout the world.

A) non-traditional unions
B) participant-run marriages
C) free choice marriages
D) individual unions

Question 40

__________ are the most likely of all ethnic/racial categories to intermarry.

A) African Americans
B) Hispanics
C) Asian Americans
D) Arab Americans

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT one of the "rape myths" discussed in the text?

A) The rape was somehow provoked by the victim.
B) Men cannot control their sexual urges.
C) Rapists are mentally ill.
D) Statutory rape is not a crime.

Question 42

__________ couples vacillate between commitment and ambivalence and often disagree on how committed they were as well as why they became committed in the first place.

A) Stimulus-driven
B) Role-driven
C) Event-driven
D) Relationship-driven

Question 43

Social scientist Ira Reiss has proposed what he calls a "__________ theory" of love.

A) triangular
B) process
C) wheel
D) sequential

Question 44

Robert Winch proposed the theory of __________, whereby people are attracted to partners whose needs complement their own.

A) rating and dating
B) complementary needs
C) assortive mating
D) harmonious needs

Question 45

The text points out that ___________ is closely related to the concept of date rape.

A) courtship
B) sexual coercion
C) homogamy
D) the principle of least interest

Question 46

Researchers have found it discouraging that about __________ of abusive dating relationships continue rather than being broken off.

A) one quarter
B) a third
C) half
D) three-fourths

Question 47

Applying the __________ hypothesis to black-white intermarriage would suggest marrying up socioeconomically on the part of a white person, who, in effect, trades socially defined superior racial status for the economically superior status of a middle- or upper-middle class black partner.

A) null
B) pool-of-eligibles
C) status exchange
D) marriage

Question 48

Despite its growing appeal among college students, __________ has unfortunately been empirically linked to known risky behaviors such as alcohol abuse and engaging in sexual intercourse without using a condom.

A) marital mindedness
B) elopement
C) hooking up
D) engagement

Question 49

Which of the following is NOT one of the early indicators that a dating partner is likely to become violent eventually?

A) He/she handles ordinary disagreements with inappropriate anger or rage.
B) He/she grew up in a divorced home.
C) He/she is quick to criticize or to be verbally mean.
D) He/she appears unduly jealous, restricting and controlling.

Question 50

Sociologist Robert Davis believes that black men are inclined to see white women as

A) "inferior."
B) "the prize."
C) "selling out."
D) "gold diggers."

Question 51

The text cites one study of forty black-white interracially married couples in which it was found that, with few exceptions, this group's motives for marriage were

A) love and compatibility.
B) money and prestige.
C) status and recognition.
D) very different than for individuals marrying within their own race.

Question 52

Most dating violence consists of

A) exchanges with fists.
B) kicking and punching.
C) pushing, grabbing, or slapping.
D) aggravated assault.

Question 53

During the 1990s, the proportion of cohabitors who eventually married their partners

A) increased substantially.
B) increased slightly.
C) stayed the same.
D) declined.

Question 54

Most couples meet for the first time in face-to-face encounters, but more couples today also meet through other means. Which ways were noted by your textbook?

A) phone dating
B) singles ads and online
C) video-dating services
D) mail order spouse

Question 55

In general, social scientists find that the most stable marriages are those that are homogamous in

A) family heritage.
B) geographic propinquity.
C) parental background.
D) age, education, religion and race.

Question 56

Date rape is also known as __________ rape.

A) acquaintance
B) conjugal
C) non-violent
D) verbal

Question 57

Research suggests that physical violence occurs in about __________ percent of dating relationships.

A) 5-10
B) 10-20
C) 20-40
D) 40-50

Question 58

WFrom a(n) __________ theoretical perspective, research with seriously dating couples shows that they pass through a series of fairly predictable stages.

A) interactionist
B) family ecology
C) exchange
D) structure-functional

Question 59

According to the wheel of love theory, there are four stages in the development of love. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A) rapport
B) erotic
C) self-revelation
D) mutual dependency

Question 60

According to the__________ theory, dating couples choose either to stay committed or to break up by weighing the rewards of their relationship against its costs.

A) functionalist
B) exchange
C) social conflict
D) interactionist

Question 61

Love may be accurately characterized as excessive self-sacrifice.

Question 62

Everyone who enters the marriage market is equally available to everyone else.

Question 63

Furthermore, research has found that cohabitors who marry after having a nonmarital birth experience ___________ marital relationship quality than do non-parent cohabitors who eventually marry.

A) higher
B) lower
C) about equal
D) much higher

Question 64

Many people in the world expect love to develop after marriage.

Question 65

The __________ hypothesis posits that cohabitating experiences themselves affect individuals so that, once married, they are more likely to divorce.

A) selection
B) dating
C) experience
D) getting together

Question 66

Serial cohabitors are more likely to have all BUT which of the following factors, which are all related to divorce?

A) low relative education
B) low relative income
C) mixed ethnicity
D) less effective problem-solving and communication skills

Question 67

Martyring is essentially equivalent to intimacy.

Question 68

Couples who "slide" from cohabiting into marrying, rather than making more deliberative decisions, are said to be

A) choosing by default.
B) lazy.
C) unconsciously married.
D) sliders.

Question 69

The __________ hypothesis assumes that individuals who choose serial cohabitation are different from those who do not; these differences translate into higher divorce rates.

A) cohabitation
B) selection
C) serial
D) previously existing condition

Question 70

Children of divorce usually divorce themselves.

Question 71

From a sociological perspective, the triangular theory of love is the only way of looking at love.

Question 72

Differences will arise in a satisfying long-term relationship because no two individuals ___________.

A) can tolerate commitment for long
B) are compatible enough for more than a year or so
C) can live together indefinitely
D) have exactly the same points of view

Question 73

The fact that marriages are arranged implies that love is ignored by parents.

Question 74

The text points out that people have consummate love is the same as "good chemistry."

Question 75

Relationships can more often be permanently satisfying, counselors advise, when spouses learn to care for the __________other, not a "splendid image."

A) "imaginary"
B) "completed"
C) "unvarnished"
D) "perfect"

Question 76

Research over the past twenty years has consistently shown that marriages that are preceded by more than one instance of cohabitation are __________ likely to end in separation or divorce than are marriages in which the spouses had not previously cohabited at all.

A) more
B) just as
C) no more
D) less

Question 77

Which of the following reasons is espoused by your textbook as a good reason for ending a relationship?

A) If the relationship has become too much work and not enough play.
B) When you start to feel uncomfortable with the level of commitment, or scared of increasing intimacy.
C) If your partner is too different from you in terms of economic background.
D) When the relationship is characterized by violence or consistent verbal abuse.

Question 78

A research study discussed in your text compared the effects of cohabitation on marital stability in several countries and found that cohabiting had no negative effect on marital stability in countries such as _________, where cohabiting is more common than in the United States.

A) Kenya
B) Canada
C) Argentina
D) Norway

Question 79

Less than 25 percent of American adults said they believed in "one true love."

Question 80

Love is found, not discovered.