Question 1

The proportion of the U.S.population living in alternative domestic arrangements has increased markedly.Discuss the social and structural factors that have contributed to this increase.

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Question 2

Discuss the factors that explain the increase in heterosexual cohabitation.

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Question 3

How do the relational values and domestic practices of gay and lesbian couples differ from each other? What parallels can be drawn between these patterns and those found in the population of heterosexual men and women?

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Question 4

How are lesbians and gays broadening conventional understandings of the definition of "family"? Discuss the "chosen" kinship networks of gay families.

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Question 5

According to the research of Gerstel and Gross,commuter marriages work best

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Gerstel and Gross found that commuter marriages work best for established couples whose children are grown, as they are more flexible in terms of timing and location. The other options (A, B, and D) are not supported by their research.

Question 6

What explains the rise in commuter marriages? How do wives evaluate this arrangement? How do husbands evaluate this arrangement?

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Quiz 13: Emergent Families in the Global Era