Deck 37: The Effects of Religion on Remarriage Among American Women: Evidence From the National Survey of Family Growth

Question 1

In the United States, remarriage is ______ first marriage.

A) as common as
B) more common as
C) less common as
D) more difficult to track than

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What did Brown and Porter find regarding religious salience and worship service attendance?

A) as religious salience and worship service attendance increase, propensity to remarry also increases
B) as religious salience and worship service attendance increase, propensity to remarry declines
C) as religious salience and worship service attendance decrease, propensity to remarry increases
D) Religious salience and worship service attendance were not significantly related.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

How important was frequency of worship service attendance on the propensity of remarriage?

A) Less often a woman attends worship services, the less likely she is to remarry.
B) The less often a woman attends worship services, the more likely she is to remarry.
C) The more often a woman attends worship services, the more likely she is to remarry.
D) Frequency of worship service attendance had no impact on propensity to remarry.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Research suggests that ______ are the most socially conservative religious group in the United States when it comes to "profamily values" such as premarital sex, abortion, gender roles, and remarriage.

A) Jewish people
B) Catholics
C) Southern Baptists
D) Muslims

Question 5

Research suggests that ______ has greater impact on parenting and parent-child relationships than does ______.

A) religious affiliation; political ideology
B) political ideology; religious affiliation
C) religiosity; religious affiliation
D) religious affiliation; religiosity

Question 6

What is the most conservative religious group in the United States? What is the least conservative religious group? In what ways do conservative religions provide support of gender inequality and patriarchy?

Question 7

Why were men omitted from Brown and Porter's study?

A) They were not; men were included in this analysis.
B) Previous research suggest that religion does not affect men's marriage behaviors.
C) Men were of less interest to the authors because of traditional gender roles place the burden of care more on women.
D) Not enough divorced men participated in the national survey for reliable statistical analysis.

Question 8

Women who are ______ are more likely to remarry following divorce than women who are ______.

A) not religious; affiliated with Christian denominations
B) affiliated with Christian denominations; not religious
C) Jewish, Muslim, or Buddhist; affiliated with Christian denominations
D) not religious; Jewish, Muslim, or Buddhist

Question 9

Women of which religious affiliations are more likely to remarry following divorce? Why do Brown and Porter think this trend exists? What else do you think might contribute to this pattern?

Question 10

Which of the following best reflects Smith's religious subcultural identity theory?

A) Religious groups value similar morals and behaviors and thus the members of different religious groups are more similar to each other than to non-religious people.
B) Religious values and norms are often overlooked by religious members despite how much they say they follow the religious norms.
C) The distinct norms and values of different religious groups affect the day-to-day activities and behaviors of each group's members.
D) Each religious group creates a religious identity that is as important to members as the religion itself.