Deck 7: Marriage Relationships

Question 1

In a study of 71 African-American couples, the top reason couples gave for their marriages lasting so long (average of 32 years) was:

A)their Christian faith
B)fidelity
C)being alcohol free
D)having children

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In which marriage scenario are spouses likely to report higher marital satisfaction?

A)marriages in which a third party contributes the labor so that spouses are free of labor demands
B)marriages in which there is a nontraditional (male dominant) division of labor
C)marriages in which there is a traditional division of labor
D)marriages in which both spouses contribute equally to the relationship

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is true of income and marital happiness?

A)The less income a couple has, the happier they are since they focus on each other.
B)Income has a small positive impact on happiness.
C)The very rich are very happy.
D)There is no relationship between income and happiness.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The ketubah in the traditional Jewish wedding is the:

A)wedding march
B)ceremony of breaking the glass
C)marriage contract
D)canopy under which the couple get married

Question 5

Compared to the "family oriented 1960s":

A)parents today spend more time in child care activities
B)parents spend less time in child care activities
C)mothers are more dominant than fathers
D)grandmothers are more dominant than grandfathers

Question 6

Which race is the least likely to marry a white person?

A)African-American
B)Asian-American
C)Native-American
D)Hispanic

Question 7

When one partner in a relationship changes his or her commitment, the other partner:

A)tends to mirror the change
B)changes in the opposite direction
C)becomes steadfast in his or her commitment
D)demonstrates a roller coaster pattern of first less then more commitment

Question 8

In a study of 706 couples who had been married over 20 years:

A)63% started out unhappy and got worse
B)36% started out unhappy and got worse
C)3.6% started out unhappy and got worse
D)80% plus started out unhappy and got worse

Question 9

What is the primary way military wives cope with their husbands' deployment?

A)becoming involved in volunteer organizations on base
B)alcohol
C)talking with other military wives whose husbands had been deployed
D)having an affair

Question 10

In 2011, the average cost of a wedding was approximately:

A)$13,000.
B)$28,000
C)$51,000
D)$15,000

Question 11

Which of the following is not true of newlyweds across the first four years?

A)A negative personality was associated with steeper declines in marital satisfaction.
B)Chronic stress was associated with steeper declines in marital satisfaction.
C)Marital satisfaction was stable across the first four years.
D)Aggression was associated with steeper declines in marital satisfaction.

Question 12

When an older man marries a younger woman:

A)the marriage is beneficial for the woman but not the man
B)the marriage is beneficial for both spouses
C)neither spouse benefits
D)the marriage is beneficial for the man but not the woman

Question 13

A new pre-wedding trend is the:

A)the requirement of premarital counseling by the state
B)the couple being abstinent for two weeks
C)bachelor party without strippers
D)bachelorette party

Question 14

Those who are unhappily married have all of the following except:

A)they report having no love or trust in their marriage
B)they report having different goals
C)they report having no common interests
D)they report having homogamous backgrounds

Question 15

Which of the following is not true of Mexican marriages and families?

A)The husband reports higher marital satisfaction.
B)The wife's role is to take care of the children and family.
C)The husband makes more money than the wife.
D)The wife reports higher marital satisfaction.

Question 16

According to Coontz, what is the "legitimate goal of marriage"?

A)companionship
B)sexual satisfaction
C)children
D)a partner to share economic burden

Question 17

When people select the Covenant Marriage option, they are primarily showing:

A)their desire to go public with their religious views
B)their negative opinion of the justice of the peace type marriage ceremony
C)their sacred attitude toward marriage
D)their disdain for secular marriage

Question 18

Weigel (2010) noted all of the following except that:

A)greater mutual commitment is associated with higher quality relationship satisfaction
B)females tend to perceive higher commitment levels
C)males tend to perceive higher commitment levels
D)the higher the mutual commitment, the higher the relationship satisfaction

Question 19

Which of the following was not associated with reported intimacy in 124 marriages?

A)one glass of wine before dinner with one's beloved
B)sharing leisure activities
C)showing physical affection
D)sharing ideas/events

Question 20

What percent of 2922 undergraduates would divorce if love died?

A)none
B)ten percent
C)forty percent
D)eighty-five percent

Question 21

Which race/ethnic group tends to report being least happy in their marriage?

A)whites
B)Blacks
C)Hispanics
D)whites and Hispanics

Question 22

In the study on wedding nights, which aspect received the highest rating?

A)the talking/planning of the wedding and reception
B)just being with the new partner
C)the fact that the wedding was over
D)sex

Question 23

What percent of spouses did Amato et al. (2007) find not getting along with their in-laws?

A)less than five percent
B)about half
C)about three quarters
D)over 90 percent (and they felt they should have seen it coming)

Question 24

Covenant marriage in Louisiana and Arizona involves:

A)divorce only under conditions of fault and two years separation
B)divorce after two years of meeting with the campus minister
C)a contract with the church to stay married
D)a contract with the minister to stay married

Question 25

In our society, there is a marriage custom that dictates that the bride wear something old, new, borrowed, and blue. The "borrowed" represents which of the following?

A)the friendship of others that support the marriage
B)the potential for loss of income in today's economy
C)the volatility of the marriage
D)something from a happily married woman

Question 26

In our society, there is a marriage custom that dictates that the bride wear something old, new, borrowed, and blue. The "new" represents which of the following?

A)that the bride is a virgin
B)that the groom is a virgin
C)the durability of the marriage
D)that a new life is about to begin

Question 27

Getting a driver's license, graduating from college, and getting married are all:

A)maturational experiences
B)developmental tasks
C)state controlled developmental sequences
D)rites of passage

Question 28

A rite of passage is:

A)an event that marks the transition from one social status to another
B)a document allowing Asian families to relocate and to join the breadwinner
C)a formal agreement between two sets of parents setting forth the marriage conditions
D)a social map that shows the transition from singlehood to marriage

Question 29

"Not so soon, not so many" is the norm with regard to children in this country:

A)America
B)Kenya
C)Holland
D)Canada

Question 30

In the study on wedding nights, which of the following is true?

A)Women described the experience more positively than men.
B)Men described the experience more positively than women.
C)First marriage wedding nights were evaluated higher than 2^nd marriages.
D)Both a and c

Question 31

In Kenya, bride wealth means:

A)the amount of money the bride's father pays the parents of the groom
B)the amount of money parents spend on the wedding of their daughter
C)the amount of money a bride brings into the marriage
D)the amount of money a groom will pay the parents of his bride to be

Question 32

In a study of 1001 married adults, the largest percent missed what about singlehood?

A)not being able to live by their own rules
B)having more money
C)the irresponsibility of singlehood
D)the option of having sex with different people

Question 33

All of the following are true of Canadian families except that:

A)the definition of the family includes single parent families
B)same sex unions are more disapproved of than in the U.S.
C)the population of Canada is about 10 percent of the U.S.population
D)the divorce rate is lower in Canada

Question 34

In our society, there is a marriage custom that dictates that the bride wear something old, new, borrowed and blue. The "blue" represents which of the following?

A)that the bride is a virgin
B)that the groom is a virgin
C)the durability of the marriage
D)fidelity

Question 35

Which state does not offer covenant marriage?

A)Alabama
B)Louisiana
C)Arkansas
D)Arizona

Question 36

Which of the following does not characterize Hispanic families?

A)lower rates of marriage
B)higher fertility
C)prevalence of female householder
D)lower income than whites

Question 37

In age discrepant relationships, what is a cougar?

A)an older male seeking a younger female
B)an older female seeking a younger male
C)a younger male seeking an older female
D)a younger female seeking an older male

Question 38

In the study on wedding nights, what was the worst part?

A)nothing-everything was terrific
B)the accommodations and the partner's demeanor
C)the sex
D)being exhausted and the partner's demeanor

Question 39

White males looking for a hookup on the Internet eroticize and seek:

A)Asian women
B)Black women
C)Indian women
D)women with tattoos

Question 40

What percent of the U.S. population is Hispanic?

A)30 %
B)27%
C)15%
D)between 4 and 5%

Question 41

Which of the following couples best meet the criteria for marital success?

A)Heather and Andrew, who rarely fight or argue.
B)Kala and Charles, who have been married for 32 years and who love each other
C)George and Carol, who have 1 child, two careers, open communication and good sex
D)Maria and Jose, who are married 12 years and can't keep their hands off each other

Question 42

Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas have what type of marriage?

A)December-December
B)May-December
C)May-May
D)Winter-Spring

Question 43

People in marriages in which one or both spouses profess ____ tend to report lower levels of marital satisfaction.

A)an Evangelical religion
B)no religion
C)a Unitarian religion
D)strong Southern Baptist religion

Question 44

The fact that less than one percent of 60 million marriages consist of a black and white spouse reflects:

A)that conservative values are characteristic of mainstream America
B)the value of religion, which promotes intramarriage
C)that there are few true individuals left
D)that the freedom to marry whomever you choose is an illusion

Question 45

Longitudinal data on marital satisfaction shows that:

A)there are different patterns with some marriages remaining happy across time.
B)all marriages improve with children.
C)all marriages drop in satisfaction across time and then wobble back to happiness.
D)there is no valid research on marital satisfaction; there's too much deception in reporting.

Question 46

Mexican husbands report more marital satisfaction than wives.

Question 47

Your text implies which of the following in regard to cross-national marriages?

A)People should not cross national/cultural boundaries to marry.
B)Potential partners reared in different cultures should spend considerable time in each other's cultural home before making a marital commitment.
C)Spouses in cross-national marriages should probably not have children.
D)Cross-national dating partners should be outlawed for the good of children.

Question 48

When one partner in a relationship becomes less committed, the other increases
commitment.

Question 49

A study of age-discrepant relationships cited in your text found that most women in these relationships reported that they were ____ in their relationships.

A)frustrated
B)happy
C)unhappy
D)on the verge of divorce

Question 50

Not sitting next to a person of another race is an example of:

A)blatant racism
B)subtle racism
C)manifest racism
D)obvious racism

Question 51

With regard to sex, according to national data cited in your text, married people are more likely than single individuals to experience ____ with their partners.

A)extreme physical pleasure
B)extreme emotional satisfaction
C)both extreme physical pleasure and emotional satisfaction
D)abject boredom and monotony

Question 52

Who does more cooking and cleaning?

A)Hispanic men
B)Black women
C)Hispanic women
D)white women

Question 53

If you were involved in an interracial marriage and wanted to live in a state where you would be among many other spouses in interracial marriages, where would you live?

A)California
B)Hawaii
C)New York
D)Alaska

Question 54

In U. S. society, love is:

A)less important than in Asian countries
B)irrelevant in terms of whether a couple ends up staying married
C)expected to follow marriage, not precede it
D)expected to precede marriage, not follow it

Question 55

Which of the following place an extraordinarily high value on racial purity?

A)Japanese
B)Korean
C)Hispanics
D)Japanese and Korean

Question 56

What percent of Louisiana residents elect the restrictions of a Covenant Marriage?

A)2 %
B)33 %
C)53 %
D)93 %

Question 57

According to your text, what factors are used to define a marriage as "successful?"

A)marital stability and happiness
B)marital communication and sexual satisfaction
C)marital stability, communication skills, and sexual satisfaction
D)conflict resolution, sexual satisfaction, and reported relationship happiness

Question 58

Military wives with deployed husbands seem to curb loneliness best by going to the bar
with close girlfriends on a frequent basis.

Question 59

Which of the following religious faiths encourages interracial marriages?

A)Presbyterian
B)Baha'i
C)Catholic
D)Jewish

Question 60

Of the categories below, the context for the best physical and emotional sex is:

A)between two people who have never been married (age 21-25)
B)between a married couple
C)between a recently separated couple
D)between a cohabitating couple

Question 61

Based on what you know about successful marriages, evaluate your own
characteristics/skills in terms of your potential for a successful marriage.

Question 62

Discuss the sexual and financial changes that occur after marriage.

Question 63

Discuss how black and white fraternity men treat women.

Question 64

The older husband in an age discrepant marriage benefits more than the younger wife.

Question 65

The average cost of a wedding in 2011 was $27,800.

Question 66

What do newlyweds report about their wedding night and what do they recommend?

Question 67

Compare Canadian and U.S. families.

Question 68

Canadian couples have more children and a higher divorce rate than American couples.

Question 69

Spouses with PTSD from deployment are vulnerable to be violent with their partners.

Question 70

Negative personality, chronic stress, and aggression are associated with steady declines in
marital satisfaction of newlyweds.

Question 71

Discuss the various patterns of marital satisfaction across time.

Question 72

What are the advantages and disadvantages of age-discrepant marriages?

Question 73

Most spouses do not get along with their in-laws.

Question 74

Discuss the legal and social changes that take place after marriage. Describe how friendships are altered.

Question 75

What is the worst part about the wedding night identified by a sample of spouses?

Question 76

Asians are most likely to marry someone of a different race.

Question 77

Identify and discuss the various factors associated with a successful marriage.

Question 78

Discuss the symbolism of smashing the glass in the Jewish wedding.

Question 79

According to newlyweds, the worst part of the wedding night is "too much alcohol."

Question 80

Not living by one's own rules is what new spouses say they miss most about singlehood.