Deck 9: Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

Question 1

Among the unmarried population aged 18 or older,there is a ratio of ___ men to every 100 women.

A) 50
B) 63
C) 87
D) 97

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The increase in the number of single adults in the United States is due to all except which of the following?

A) Delayed marriage
B) Increasing educational options
C) More conservative sexual and social standards
D) An imbalance in the sex ratio

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Cohabitation is:

A) more likely among those with less education.
B) less likely among those whose parents divorced.
C) more likely among men who have full-time,year-round employment.
D) most prevalent among Asians.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Rates of cohabitation have increased for which of the following reasons?

A) Women are more economically dependent on marriage.
B) Most people consider marriage obsolete.
C) Views of sexuality have liberalized.
D) The meaning of divorce has remained consistent over time.

Question 5

Based on 2015 Census data,there are about _____ gay and lesbian couple households in the United States.​

A) ​150,000
B) ​370,000
C) ​600,000
D) ​1,000,000

Question 6

Between 1960 and 2015,rates of cohabitation in the United States:​

A) ​rose steadily.
B) ​declined steadily.
C) ​increased until the 1990s and then began to decline.
D) ​remained the same.

Question 7

The percentage of the population that is unmarried has ____ in the last four decades.

A) been increasing
B) been decreasing
C) remained consistent
D) quadrupled

Question 8

The unmarried population in the United States:​

A) ​increased from 1890 to 1960.
B) ​decreased from 1890 to 1960.
C) ​decreased from 1960 to 2010.
D) ​has remained the same since 1960.

Question 9

Ben wants to get married,but not yet.He is busy now with school and still likes to "have a good time." Ben would be characterized as which type of single?​

A) ​Involuntarily and temporarily unmarried
B) ​Voluntarily and temporarily unmarried
C) ​Involuntarily unmarried
D) ​Voluntarily and permanently unmarried

Question 10

Singlism is reflected by which of the following?

A) Detestation of married couples
B) Receiving discounts on vacation packages because of being single
C) An inability to pass on Social Security benefits to someone after death
D) Putting in fewer hours at work

Question 11

When comparing past and present attitudes toward singles,we find that:​

A) ​singlehood is less stigmatized today.
B) ​pressure to marry is greater today than in the past.
C) ​people feel more guilt today than in the past if they are unmarried.
D) ​media casts marriage in a more favorable light than in the past.

Question 12

"Gray divorce" refers to the phenomenon of:​

A) ​divorce among those over 50 years old.
B) ​a divorce in which partners continue to have active roles in each other's lives.
C) ​an informal separation of a marriage.
D) ​a high number of men and women whose marriages have ended in divorce.

Question 13

Contemporary relationships among the unmarried are characterized by which of the following?​

A) ​Partners tend to be economically dependent on one another.
B) ​Partners tend to be emotionally dependent on one another.
C) ​Partners tend to emphasize egalitarian roles.
D) ​Partners tend to be more dependent in their roles.

Question 14

The largest group of singles in the United States is those who are:​

A) ​divorced.
B) ​widowed.
C) ​never married.
D) ​separated.

Question 15

Singlism refers to the:​

A) ​inability of some people to find a mate.
B) ​negative effects on children of being in a single-parent household.
C) ​prejudice and discrimination experienced by singles.
D) ​tendency of singles to be self-focused and individualistic.

Question 16

The racial/ethnic group with the largest percentage of unmarried individuals is:​

A) ​non-Hispanic whites.
B) ​Asian.
C) ​African American.
D) ​Hispanic.

Question 17

What percentage of adults have never married according to 2014 data?​

A) ​43.8%
B) ​28.1%
C) ​35.3%
D) ​49.7%

Question 18

Today the typical marriage includes:

A) a period of cohabitation.
B) common law marriage.
C) domestic partnership.
D) families of orientation.

Question 19

How many cohabiting couples are in the United States?​

A) ​About 1 million
B) ​About 5 million
C) ​About 8 million
D) ​About 11 million

Question 20

​The "over-the-top hyping of marriage and coupling" as the best way to achieve happiness and fulfillment in life is referred to as:

A) ​marriage hyping.
B) ​hypermania.
C) ​matrimania.
D) ​the single-deficiency model.

Question 21

Regarding finances,cohabiting women generally have:​

A) ​a more precarious economic situation than men.
B) ​more economic opportunities and success than men.
C) ​about the same economic situation as men.
D) ​have a dramatic rise in their economic status after dissolving cohabitation relationships.

Question 22

Common law marriage:​

A) ​is recognized in all states.
B) ​is not recognized by most states.
C) ​began in the 1970s.
D) ​allows couples to break up without divorcing.

Question 23

Liz is wondering if she is suitable for marriage and so she moves in with Andrew.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

A) ​Coresidential dating
B) ​Substitute for marriage
C) ​Precursor to marriage
D) ​Trial marriage

Question 24

In general,cohabiting gay and lesbian couples differ from heterosexual cohabiting couples in which of the following ways?

A) They are older than heterosexual couples.
B) They are less racially diverse than heterosexual couples.
C) They are less likely to have earned college degrees.
D) They are less likely than heterosexual couples to be in a cohabiting relationship.

Question 25

Jan and Les decided to move in together in order to keep from having to drive 40 minutes each time they got together.As girlfriend and boyfriend,they see one another quite frequently.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

A) ​Coresidential dating
B) ​Substitute for marriage
C) ​Precursor to marriage
D) ​Trial marriage

Question 26

Families of choice are best defined as:​

A) ​people who are there for you.
B) ​our family of origin.
C) ​our family of procreation.
D) ​same-sex couples and their adopted children.

Question 27

Dan and Tricia dated for only three months before deciding to move in together.They are very attracted to one another and their relationship is very intense.They would be classified as which type of cohabitors?​

A) ​Purposeful delayers
B) ​Accelerated cohabitants
C) ​Tentative cohabitants
D) ​Infatuated coresidents

Question 28

Roughly ______ of those who remarry after a divorce cohabit before formally remarrying.​

A) ​25%
B) ​50%
C) ​33%
D) ​75%

Question 29

Cohabitation:

A) ​reduces the risk of divorce.
B) ​increases the risk of divorce.
C) ​leads to beneficial marital outcomes.
D) ​has the same effect on all racial and ethnic groups in predicting future divorce.

Question 30

Domestic partnerships are:​

A) ​recognized by most Fortune 500 companies.
B) ​the same as common law marriages.
C) ​only allowed for heterosexual couples.
D) ​not offered by state or government agencies.

Question 31

Compared to cohabiting couples,married couples tend to:

A) ​have higher personal earnings than cohabiting couples.
B) ​become less stable with the arrival of children.
C) ​be less sexually monogamous.
D) ​suffer less economically when breaking up.

Question 32

Which statement is false regarding gay and lesbian cohabitation?​

A) ​About 75% of same-sex couples are raising children.
B) ​Same-sex married couples have a median income higher than unmarried same-sex couples.
C) ​Same-sex couples can marry in all fifty states.
D) ​Lesbian couples make up slightly more than half of all same-sex households.

Question 33

Couples who cohabit before remarrying tend to:​

A) ​be happier than those who do not cohabit before remarriage.
B) ​be less happy than those who do not cohabit before remarriage.
C) ​be no different with respect to happiness from those who do not cohabit before remarriage.
D) ​have a lower divorce rate than those who do not cohabit before remarriage.

Question 34

Compared to marriage,cohabitation tends to involve:

A) ​less commitment.
B) ​greater permanence.
C) ​greater encouragement from others to make sacrifice for the relationship.
D) ​more satisfying sexual relationships.

Question 35

Linda and Bill are very committed to one another and live together,but have no intentions of marrying.They like their relationship the way it is.This illustrates which type of cohabitation?​

A) ​Coresidential dating
B) ​Substitute for marriage
C) ​Precursor to marriage
D) ​Trial marriage

Question 36

The cohabitation effect is:

A) ​smaller among whites than among African Americans.
B) ​smaller among whites than among Hispanics.
C) ​smaller among African Americans and Hispanics than among whites.
D) ​similar regardless of race or ethnicity.

Question 37

Those who engage in serial cohabitation:​

A) ​are less likely to divorce after marrying.
B) ​more than double their risk of divorcing after marriage.
C) ​typically learn from previous mistakes and have more rewarding relationships.
D) ​rarely marry.

Question 38

No state in the United States:​

A) ​distinguishes common law marriage from legal marriage.
B) ​recognizes new common law marriages except through "grandfathering in" pre-existing unions.
C) ​recognizes same-sex common law marriage.
D) ​considers the amount of time a couple has been together significant to common law marriage.

Question 39

Cohabitation is:​

A) ​more of a substitute for marriage than a trial marriage for African Americans.
B) ​not tolerated at all among the Hispanic population.
C) ​the most common partnership in which White children are born.
D) ​much more approved among African Americans than Whites.

Question 40

When comparing common law marriages and domestic partnerships,we find that:

A) ​common law marriage is found in more states than domestic partnerships.
B) ​domestic partnerships afford more legal rights than civil unions.
C) ​domestic partnerships are newer than common law marriage.
D) ​common law marriage applies only to same-sex couples and domestic partnerships are granted only to heterosexual couples.

Question 41

In the United States,cohabiting couples lack most of the rights that married couples enjoy.

Question 42

Gay men and lesbians commonly construct families of choice with more fluid boundaries than heterosexual couples.

Question 43

Cohabitation reduces the risk of divorce in later marriage.

Question 44

​The presence of children has about the same effect on married and cohabiting couples.

Question 45

​Rates of cohabitation have increased tenfold since the 1960s.

Question 46

​There are more women than men among the unmarried.

Question 47

Domestic partnerships and common law marriage are the same things.

Question 48

​Accelerated cohabitants find that moving in together felt like "a natural process."

Question 49

Expanded educational and employment opportunities for women have had a limited impact on the rise in singlehood.

Question 50

Families of choice are:​

A) ​recognized by law.
B) ​more stable than families by marriage.
C) ​not officially recognized in family policy in the United States.
D) ​unlikely to include more than one care-taker for children.

Question 51

All states recognize common law marriages.

Question 52

​Domestic partnerships are not recognized by any major Fortune 500 company.

Question 53

Fictive kin are people who say they are there for you but never arrive.

Question 54

Relationships among the unmarried are more egalitarian than among marrieds.

Question 55

Singlism refers to the tendency to see singlehood as superior to marriage.

Question 56

Matrimania casts marriage as the only way to achieve intimacy.

Question 57

Intention and anticipated duration are two significant factors in evaluating the unmarried experience.

Question 58

Rates of singlehood declined in the 1950s.

Question 59

Coresidential dating typically includes an intention to marry.

Question 60

Studying singles and family helps us to appreciate that:​

A) ​biological families are best.
B) ​many people "do family" in less conventional ways.
C) ​many family members are uncaring or "fictive kin."
D) ​singles tend to be people for whom family is relatively unimportant.