Deck 6: Nonmarital Lifestyles

Question 1

Which category (all ages)is least likely to live alone?

A)Asians and Hispanics
B)nonHispanic whites
C)blacks
D)Arab Americans

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Young singles choose to live with their parents for several reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

A)the need for emotional support
B)the need for a tax shelter
C)the need for help with child raising
D)the need for economic support

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The text points out that, in American society, communes

A)have existed throughout its history.
B)are more popular now than ever.
C)are a very recent development.
D)began to develop in the 1940s.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The sex ratio is the ratio of __________ in a given society or subgroup of a society.

A)married men to married women
B)men to women
C)single men to single women
D)divorced men to divorced women

Question 5

To the U.S. Census Bureau, "single" means

A)cohabiting.
B)divorced or widowed.
C)living with parents.
D)unmarried.

Question 6

By 2013 it was estimated that _________ percent of U.S. women aged 19 through 44 had ever cohabited.

A)10
B)33
C)25
D)65

Question 7

In 1940, the proportion of adults under age 30 living with their parents was quite high. Sociologists Paul Glick and Sung-Ling Lin suggest that this was true because

A)an atmosphere of familism prevailed at this time.
B)the birth rate had been particularly high for several years.
C)the Great Depression made it difficult for young people to find jobs.
D)these adult children felt closer to their parents.

Question 8

In the year 2012, the sex ratio was about 96 men for every 100 women in the United States. Why is this important to the study of marriage and the family?

A)People will get married younger if there are more men than women in a population.
B)When there is a vastly uneven ratio of men and women, homosexual relationships are more common.
C)The sex ratio indicates who will get married and when.
D)A high rate of heterosexual marriage presumes matching numbers of males and females in a population.

Question 9

Today there are more than ______ million unmarried couple households in the United States.

A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8

Question 10

Only about ______ of parents to 18- to 21-year-olds consider their children to be "adults"

A)5
B)10
C)30
D)50

Question 11

Individuals living alone now make up __________ percent of U.S. households.

A)5
B)12
C)17
D)27

Question 12

A __________ is a situation or place characterized by group living.

A)club
B)hospital
C)commune
D)gathering

Question 13

Communal living may be one way to deal with problems associated with being single EXCEPT which of the following?

A)aging
B)unattached singlehood
C)single parenthood
D)sexual permissiveness

Question 14

Some adults who live with their parents have never moved out, but others - called _________ - have left home and then returned.

A)late bloomers
B)boomerangers
C)losers
D)bouncers

Question 15

Significantly less likely to be married than other racial/ethnic groups, __________ of all social classes are more likely than other groups to be living by themselves, particularly in older age groups.

A)nonHispanic whites
B)blacks
C)Native Americans
D)Asian Americans

Question 16

An emerging alternative to marriage is __________, where a couple is engaged in a long-term relationship, but each partner also maintains a separate dwelling.

A)cohabitation
B)living apart together
C)domestic partnership
D)common-law marriage

Question 17

In 2014, __________ percent of young adults aged 18-24 lived with their parents.

A)about 5
B)close to 10
C)nearly 25
D)more than 50

Question 18

The text concludes that much of the increase in singlehood is explained by several factors. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A)technological changes regarding pregnancy
B)changing attitudes toward nonmarital sex and cohabitation
C)man men's earning potential has increased relative to women's
D)changing attitudes toward marriage and singlehood

Question 19

Sociologists who argue that singles weigh the costs against the benefits of marrying are utilizing the __________ perspective.

A)exchange
B)structure functional
C)conflict
D)family ecology

Question 20

The text cites four social factors that may encourage young people today to postpone marriage or not to marry at all. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A)a rejection of marriage as an institution
B)changing cultural attitudes
C)better contraception
D)population numbers - low sex ratios

Question 21

Compared to marrieds, cohabitants pool their money __________.

A)to a lesser extent
B)equally
C)a little more often
D)to a greater extent

Question 22

On average, cohabiting relationships are

A)stable and enduring.
B)relatively short term.
C)longer term.
D)permanent.

Question 23

According to the text, unmarried parents to one partner's child should consider three documents. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A)a co-parenting agreement
B)a nomination of guardianship
C)a prenuptial agreement
D)a consent to medical treatment

Question 24

When unmarried partners decide to move in together, there are

A)certain firm legal guidelines to follow.
B)some legal guidelines, but these are limited.
C)many legal guidelines to follow.
D)regulations, customs, and laws that may cause them problems.

Question 25

The definition of __________ usually includes criteria of joint residence and finances, plus a statement of loyalty and commitment.

A)communal living
B)cohabitor
C)living together alone
D)domestic partner

Question 26

It is estimated that ________of all cohabiting relationships last less than two years, because the couple either break up or marry.

A)One quarter
B)One third
C)Half
D)Two thirds

Question 27

Cohabiting couples are __________ as likely as marrieds to be interracial.

A)twice
B)just
C)half
D)five times

Question 28

Today, some cohabitants consider their lifestyle a means of courtship, officially called __________, as they seek to test their compatibility before deciding whether to marry.

A)domestic partnership
B)common-law marriage
C)civil union
D)premarital cohabitation

Question 29

The text points out that Puerto Rican women have a long history of

A)non-consensual cohabitation.
B)consensual marriages.
C)arranged marriages.
D)trans-national marriages.

Question 30

A legally or policy-defined relationship between two individuals who live together and share a domestic life but are not married is called a

A)common law partnership
B)civil arrangement
C)faux-marriage relationship
D)domestic partnership

Question 31

Compared to married couples, cohabitors are all EXCEPT which of the following?

A)younger
B)more sexually conservative
C)less educated
D)poorer

Question 32

Research has compared adolescents living in married, two-biological-parent families with those who have lived with a cohabiting parent. Those adolescents who have lived with a cohabiting parent are more likely to experience all EXCEPT which of the following?

A)earlier premarital intercourse
B)higher academic test scores
C)higher rates of school suspension
D)antisocial and delinquent behaviors

Question 33

In the early 1970s, about 70 percent of Americans thought homosexual relations were "always wrong." In 2015, about ______ percent thought so.

A)10
B)20
C)37
D)58

Question 34

In 2011, nearly _____ percent of cohabiting couples lived with children under 18-either their own or those from a previous relationship or marriage.

A)40
B)10
C)25
D)75

Question 35

The proportion of middle-aged cohabiters has _____ over the past two decades.

A)dramatically decreased
B)slightly decreased
C)remained stable
D)increased

Question 36

Today there are approximately ________  same-sex couple households in the United States

A)100,000
B)500,000
C)800,000
D)2 million

Question 37

The level of domestic violence in cohabiting relationships is

A)virtually nonexistent.
B)similar to that within marriage.
C)much less than that among dating couples.
D)much higher to that within marriage.

Question 38

More than__________ of all nonmarital births occur to cohabiting couples.

A)one-tenth
B)one-quarter
C)one-third
D)half

Question 39

Lesbian and gay singles

A)are a very homogenous group demographically.
B)comprise a diverse category of all ages, but racially, most are non-Hispanic whites.
C)comprise a diverse category of all ages and racial/ethnic groups.
D)are usually racially prejudiced.

Question 40

Compared with married women, cohabiting women are __________.

A)much younger than their partners
B)several years older than and earn more than their partners
C)more likely to be financially dependent on their partners
D)less likely to be sexually abused

Question 41

The text indicates that perhaps the most important task for unmarried individuals of both genders is

A)finding an appropriate mate.
B)the development of strong social networks.
C)avoiding sexually transmitted diseases.
D)understanding the value of a permanent companion.

Question 42

About __________ percent of Americans say that they favor legal marriage for same-sex couples.

A)15
B)25
C)60
D)80

Question 43

It appears that some of the increase in singlehood results from the low sex ratio and economic disadvantage.

Question 44

The text points out that when we think of singlehood as a(n)__________, we realize that not all singles are socially unattached, disconnected, or isolated.

A)product
B)process
C)continuum
D)entity

Question 45

Mainland Puerto Ricans often define living together as a form of consensual marriage.

Question 46

The number of one-person households has increased dramatically over the past 30 years.

Question 47

The United States is in the "fourth stage" of cohabitation, in which cohabitation and marriage become virtually indistinguishable.

Question 48

The cohabitation trend spread widely in the 1960s, took off sharply in the 1970s, and has risen steadily ever since.

Question 49

Some people live together because they are morally or politically opposed to the institution of marriage.

Question 50

Sociologist Catherine Ross has suggested that we need to reconceptualize various living arrangements as a continuum of

A)diversity.
B)social attachment.
C)individuals.
D)families.

Question 51

Many parenting couples move in together, then out, then back in, a situation referred to as

A)intermittent cohabitation.
B)trial marriage.
C)domestic partnership.
D)consensual marriage.

Question 52

Living communally has become even more popular today than during the 1960s.

Question 53

Sociologist E. Kay Trimberger identified several "pillars of support" for unattached single women. Which of the following is NOT one of these "pillars"?

A)a nurturing home
B)satisfying work
C)connections to the next generation
D)financial comfort

Question 54

Stable cohabiting families with two biological parents seem to offer many of the same benefits that stable married biological parents provide.

Question 55

The text points out that getting married is still the only way to gain adult status.

Question 56

Because of cohabiting parents' fairly common breakups, a child in a cohabiting family is likely to have a biological parent living elsewhere.

Question 57

In discussing the importance of friendships for single individuals, the text points out that

A)unmarried men usually cultivate a wide variety of same-sex friendships.
B)women's friendships with each other are likely to be "thinner" in comparison with men's friendships.
C)jealousy and competition are typical characteristics of women's friendships.
D)men may be more open and disclosing with a female friend.

Question 58

Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States had more men than women.

Question 59

Today there are as many singles as married people.

Question 60

The proportion of young adults living with parents rose sharply between 2000 and 2012.

Question 61

To the U.S. Census Bureau __________ simply means unmarried.

Question 62

Describe several factors that are related to happiness, satisfaction, and lack of loneliness in singlehood. Identify differences as they are reported to exist between males and females and between younger and older singles.

Question 63

What is a domestic partnership ? Give at least one example.

Question 64

The __________ is the ratio of men to women in a given society or subgroup of a society.

Question 65

Briefly explain sociologist Catherine Ross's reconceptualization of marital status as a continuum of social attachment .

Question 66

The relationship quality of "long-term" cohabiting couples differs little from that of marrieds.

Question 67

Social support is necessary for feeling positive about and generally satisfied with being single, whether living alone or not.

Question 68

What is the sex ratio ? Why is this concept important in terms of marriage?

Question 69

__________ are situations or places characterized by group living.

Question 70

__________ refers to singles living together.

Question 71

Explain why many social scientists see a declining psychological advantage to marriage compared to singlehood. Compare and contrast the emotional advantages and disadvantages of marriage versus singlehood.

Question 72

Describe how so-called "boomerangers" affect parent-child relationships.

Question 73

The definition of __________ usually includes criteria of joint residence and finances, as well as a statement of loyalty and commitment.

Question 74

Explain how cohabitation could create legal problems for couples when it comes to residence, money, property, inheritance, health care decision making, and children.

Question 75

Describe the social, demographic, and economic factors that contribute to much of the current increase in the number of single Americans today. Where appropriate information exists, be sure to give attention to variations or differences according to race, sex, and age as you construct your essay.

Question 76

In general, singles of both sexes have been less likely than marrieds to say that they were happy with their lives.

Question 77

What is a supportive social network ? Give at least one example.

Question 78

Sociologist Catherine Ross has suggested that we need to reconceptualize marital status as a continuum of __________.

Question 79

__________ marriages are heterosexual, conjugal unions that have not gone through a legal marriage ceremony.