Deck 1: Perspectives on Intimate Relationships

Question 1

Children generally fare better when their parents are _____.

Answer 1

married

Question 2

Currently,about _____ of all American adults are married.

A) one in four
B) less than half
C) more than half
D) three out of four

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In our continuous quest to market technological solutions to human problems,much has been made of the computer's potential for connecting human beings._____% of families with children have Internet access.

Answer 3

59

Question 4

Two or more people who are committed to each other and who share intimacy,resources,values and decision making responsibilities is a _____.

Question 5

Which of the following would be part of your family,as defined by the United States Bureau of the Census?

A) your grandmother,who lives in a nursing home
B) your sister,who lives with her husband two hundred miles away
C) your brother,who rents a room in your basement
D) all these

Question 6

As business commentators and politicians point out,we live in a _____ economy.

Question 7

Most people need intimate relationships with other people.Intimacy is sharing with another person all of the following EXCEPT:

A) financially.
B) intellectually.
C) physically.
D) emotionally.

Question 8

The emotional and legal commitment of two people is called:

A) monogamy.
B) cohabitation.
C) marriage.
D) common law marriage.

Question 9

Of those people who get divorced,about _____ eventually remarry.

A) 75%
B) 60%
C) 40%
D) 30%

Question 10

Who is most likely to get divorced?

A) African Americans.
B) Caucasians.
C) Asians.
D) Hispanics.

Question 11

Any definition of family should be broad enough to encompass a range of family structures,dynamics,and:

A) values.
B) resources.
C) functions.
D) goals.

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of the United States population marries at least once?

A) 50%
B) 65%
C) 75%
D) 85%

Question 13

Those who use the Internet to lure children into participation in sexual behavior are known as _____.

Question 14

Currently,about _____ of all American adults are divorced.

A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 40%
D) 50%

Question 15

Contemporary families may include:

A) families with disabled parents and children.
B) same-sex parents.
C) foster care families.
D) all of these

Question 16

Strategies designed to engage citizens to make changes in their communities is known as the _____.

Question 17

Which American ethnic group has the highest percentage of single parents?

A) White
B) Latino
C) African American
D) Asian American

Question 18

The most common stressors couples and families face are _____.

Question 19

Women have served as leaders of more than 20 countries around the world,but a woman has yet to serve as _____.

Question 20

According to Waite and Gallagher,"Not being married can be _____ to your health."

Question 21

Suicide alone resulted in over _____ deaths in 2006 in the United States.

A) 14,000
B) 29,000
C) 34,000
D) 50,000

Question 22

The first country to end the exclusion of same sex couples from marriage was:

A) Canada.
B) Argentina.
C) Netherlands.
D) South Africa.

Question 23

Nearly _____ women have been raped in their lifetime.

A) 1 in 5
B) 1 in 10
C) 1 in 20
D) 1 in 50

Question 24

In 2005,the number of single-parent families was:

A) 15%.
B) 35%.
C) 40%.
D) 50%.

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a state in the U.S.where it is legal for same sex couples to marry?

A) Massachusetts.
B) New York.
C) Washington DC.
D) Florida.

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT one of the suspected reasons for the high divorce rate in the U.S.?

A) Many people marry for the wrong reasons.
B) Many people enter marriage with unrealistic expectations.
C) Marriage is challenging.
D) Adultery.

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT one of the differences between married and cohabitating couples?

A) People living together are less likely to pool financial resources then married couples.
B) Couples that live together have more favorable views of divorce than married couples.
C) Married couples have less positive views on marriage than couples that live together.
D) Married couples are more likely to view the relationship as sexually exclusive than cohabitating couples.

Question 28

Men use the Internet _______ compared to women.

A) more
B) less
C) equally
D) never

Question 29

With the emergence of women in traditionally male roles,particularly in positions of power,_____ are being redefined.

A) salaries
B) work schedules
C) gender roles
D) men's rights

Question 30

Nationwide,nearly 800,000 children who were victims of abuse and neglect in 2007,_____ accounted for the highest rate of victimization.

A) children from birth to 1 year old
B) children from birth to 10 years old
C) children from 1 year told to 5 years old
D) children from 10 years old to 15 years old

Question 31

The leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.is _____.

A) alcohol
B) illegal drugs
C) heart disease
D) smoking

Question 32

In 2001,the majority of homicides and suicides in the United States were done with:

A) knives.
B) ropes.
C) firearms.
D) poison.

Question 33

Which of the following statements is false?

A) The median age for marriage for men and women is in their 20s.
B) The majority of people who divorce do not remarry.
C) Ninety percent of all Americans marry at least once.
D) The number of stepfamilies is growing.

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT an impact of marriage?

A) Married people live longer.
B) Married people are happier.
C) Married people have less sex.
D) Married men make more money.

Question 35

With the growth of the _____,sex reaches into homes causing concern about child exploitation.

A) movie industry
B) television industry
C) music industry
D) Internet

Question 36

What is the median age for first marriage for men and women?

A) 27 for males,26 for females
B) 25 for males,23 for females
C) 28 for males,25 for females
D) 26 for males,23 for females

Question 37

Which if the following is NOT a factor associated with failure of a second marriage?

A) Presence of children.
B) Communities with a high poverty rate.
C) Low proportion of college-educated residences in the neighborhood.
D) Women who reported their children were wanted.

Question 38

The birth rate in the United States hovers around ____ births per woman over the past 20 years.

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Question 39

Women have served as leaders in ____________ countries around the world,but a woman has yet to serve as president of the United States.

A) 3
B) 5
C) 12
D) 22

Question 40

Married people are happier than:

A) single people.
B) widowed people.
C) cohabiting people.
D) all of the above.

Question 41

One growing trend regarding marriage is that the number of marriages continues to decrease over time and is at the lowest in our country's history.

Question 42

Villages today are also being created in _____:

A) rural areas.
B) small towns.
C) on ranches.
D) in cyber space.

Question 43

The impersonal forces of urban living can be countered by creating village like social structures in a:

A) neighborhood.
B) workplace.
C) religious institutions.
D) all of these

Question 44

"Truck drivers are generally males",is an example of:

A) a gender schema.
B) gender typing.
C) a gender role.
D) a gender norm.

Question 45

What proportion of children in this country is now living in poverty?

A) 1 in 50
B) 1 in 30
C) 1 in 5
D) 1 in 3

Question 46

Marriage by its nature is a _______________ institution.

A) multifaceted
B) legal
C) dynamic
D) traditional

Question 47

You are surprised when at the doctor's office a young man comes in and introduces himself as your nurse.This error in your thinking is an example of:

A) a gender schema.
B) gender typing.
C) a gender role.
D) a gender norm.

Question 48

Men and women are waiting longer than ever before to get married for the first time.

Question 49

One recent study shows that ________ of parents have made efforts to monitor and regulate their teen's Internet use.

A) 52%
B) 61%
C) 33%
D) 21%

Question 50

Contemporary families are more varied than ever.

Question 51

_____ provides strategies to engage citizens to make changes in their communities and provides direction to family professionals and community citizens to come together to solve problems that affect individuals and families.

A) The National Coalition for the Homeless
B) The Families and Democracy Model
C) Administration for Children and Families
D) A social psychologist

Question 52

Those who are ___________ use the Internet more than those who are _________.

A) married; single
B) divorced; married
C) widowed; divorced
D) single; married

Question 53

People from ___________ years use the Internet more than any other adult age group.

A) 18 to 24
B) 25 to 34
C) 35 to 54
D) 55 to 64

Question 54

Your social environment consists of all of the following EXCEPT:

A) media.
B) internet.
C) changing gender roles.
D) self-esteem.

Question 55

Of all the poor people in this country,what percentage are children?

A) 15%
B) 22%
C) 36%
D) 78%

Question 56

_____ are the most common stressors couples and families face.

A) Religious issues
B) Parenting issues
C) Sexual issues
D) Financial issues

Question 57

Besides occurring in couple relationships,intimacy occurs in:

A) parent-child relationships
B) relationships with extended family
C) relationships with those who take the place of family
D) all of these

Question 58

Waite and Gallagher report there is growing evidence that people are _____ if they are in a marriage.

A) healthier
B) happier
C) wealthier
D) all of these

Question 59

Betty Friedan,a pioneer in the latest wave of feminist movement,says,"People's priorities-men's and women's alike-should be affirming life,enhancing life,not:

A) greed."
B) money."
C) marriage."
D) death."

Question 60

All the factors in society,both positive and negative,that impact individuals and their relationships is one's

A) social environment.
B) microsystem.
C) locus of control.
D) marriage.

Question 61

Males use the internet more than females.

Question 62

Women are the true pioneers of the gender revolution.

Question 63

Religious issues are the most common stressors couples and families face.

Question 64

Many observers have argued that our fast-moving and competitive social environment is not directly related to the high rate of marital dissolution we experience in this country and in the increase in single-parent families and stepfamilies.

Question 65

The Internet is used most by people aged 35 to 54.

Question 66

The social environment shapes us much more than we can shape the social environment.

Question 67

Gender roles are not being redefined even though women are now well represented in the workforce.

Question 68

Alcohol is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States.

Question 69

Few observers today predict a resurgence of population in most rural areas,especially those outside commuting distance from good-size cities.

Question 70

Nearly one in ten women will have been raped in their lifetime.

Question 71

In about two-thirds of the marriages taking place each year,both the bride and the groom are marrying for the first time.

Question 72

We are not puppets of the social environment and we preserve our human dignity by taking responsibility for our own lives.

Question 73

The decline in the number of stay-at-home moms since the 1950s has shown a reversal in recent years.

Question 74

Women have served as leaders of 23 countries around the world,but a woman has yet to serve as president of the United States.

Question 75

Most observers would argue that America is becoming less violent.

Question 76

The greater the change,the greater the stress.

Question 77

Twenty-five percent of the children in this country now live in poverty.

Question 78

There are many more single-parent families today than in 1970.

Question 79

Tobacco use is the third most preventable cause of death in the U.S.

Question 80

While a majority of the U.S.population is married,that majority continues to decrease over time.