Deck 7: Selecting a Life Partner

Question 1

Over the past few decades,the rate of interracial and interethnic marriage has:

A)risen considerably.
B)declined considerably.
C)remained stable.
D)fluctuated a great deal.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the United States,after age 24 and increasingly after age 30,there is/are __________ male(s)for each female.

A)less than one
B)one
C)two
D)three

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The group with the highest rate of intermarriage is:

A)Asian Americans.
B)African Americans.
C)American Indians.
D)Hispanics who are recent immigrants.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Ted,a 30-year-old accountant from an upper-middle class family,marries Jean,a 20-year-old waitress from a low-income family.This is an example of:

A)hypergamy.
B)homogamy.
C)propinquity.
D)aversive socialization.

Question 5

Worldwide,men tend to look for women as potential spouses who:

A)have pleasing personalities.
B)are intelligent and self-confident.
C)are physically attractive.
D)share their attitudes,beliefs,and values.

Question 6

Since the beginning of the twentieth century,age homogamy has been:

A)increasing.
B)decreasing.
C)stable.
D)fluctuating wildly.

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding older cohabitors?

A)Most have not been married before.
B)They do not view cohabitation as an alternative to marriage.
C)Most have been previously married before
D)none of these

Question 8

Which is the most common types of cohabitation as outlined by Casper and Sayer (2002)?

A)coresidential daters
B)precursor to marriage
C)trial cohabitors
D)alternative to marriage

Question 9

The tendency of persons to marry people who are similar in social and demographic characteristics is called:

A)heterogamy.
B)hypergamy.
C)homogamy.
D)propinquity.

Question 10

As __________ theorists point out,a good deal of the competition for valued resources takes place along racial lines in the United States.

A)systems
B)conflict
C)exchange
D)symbolic interactionist

Question 11

How many unmarried couples in the U.S.live together and have children under the age of fifteen?

A)196,000
B)431,000
C)891,000
D)2,558,000

Question 12

Compared with married couples,cohabitors tend to be:

A)younger
B)less educated
C)more likely to be unemployed
D)all of these

Question 13

Which of the following character traits did people value highly in a British Internet survey?

A)general good looks
B)face attractiveness
C)kindness
D)all of these

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the more important qualities that women look for in a mate?

A)intelligence
B)good looks
C)good provider
D)maturity

Question 15

Comparing cohabitation with marriage,we can say that:

A)married couples have more and more satisfying sex.
B)there are higher rates of violence among cohabitors.
C)marriages are more likely to last than are cohabiting relationships.
D)all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following religious groups has the highest rate of marrying within their religion?

A)Protestants
B)Catholics
C)Jews
D)They all have about the same rate.

Question 17

__________ is a broad concept that refers to marriage between two people who are similar on one or more characteristics.

A)Assortative mating
B)Homogamy
C)Hypergamy
D)Heterogamy

Question 18

In American marriages,on average,we generally find the age of men to be:

A)about two years younger than their wives' age.
B)within six months of their wives' age.
C)about two years older than their wives'.
D)about four years older than their wives'.

Question 19

__________ stresses the fact that mate selection is nonrandom.

A)Heterogamy
B)Symbolic interactionism
C)Systems theory
D)Assortative mating

Question 20

In a/an __________ relationship,people seek to maximize their rewards and minimize their costs.

A)passive-congenial
B)symbolic
C)exchange
D)systems

Question 21

In terms of the importance of equity in relationships,analysis of a national survey showed that:

A)middle-class wives who perceived inequity in the division of household tasks reported higher levels of marital conflict.
B)working-class wives reported less marital conflict when they did most of the traditionally female tasks.
C)working-class wives may not have the same notions as middle-class wives as to what constitutes fairness in a marriage.
D)all of the above

Question 22

According to the text,men tend to marry women who:

A)have more education than they do.
B)have little or no education.
C)are either at or somewhat below their own educational level.
D)none of the above

Question 23

Which of the following is true regarding education and seeking a marriage partner?

A)Men tend to marry women who are more educated.
B)Most people are willing to marry someone with more education.
C)Partners educational levels are usually very different.
D)none of the above

Question 24

The communication patterns practiced before marriage:

A)influence their satisfaction in dating but not in marriage.
B)are good predictors of marital success.
C)are poor predictors of marital success.
D)are unrelated to relationship satisfaction.

Question 25

Compared to those who do not cohabit,cohabitors tend to be:

A)less religious.
B)more religious.
C)less likely to have grown up in a single home
D)none of these

Question 26

Among _________,heterogamy is not related to marital happiness.

A)Episcopalians
B)Catholics
C)Jews
D)Baptists

Question 27

People who date longer before marriage tend to:

A)divorce sooner.
B)have more extramarital affairs.
C)grow bored with each other.
D)have a rewarding marriage.

Question 28

The text points out that good communication includes self-disclosure,sharing daily events,conveying respect to the partner,and:

A)telling the partner how she or he can improve.
B)discussing problems.
C)not discussing problematic issues.
D)being quiet unless there is something important to say.

Question 29

According to the text's discussion,cohabitation:

A)is often a testing ground for marriage.
B)avoids most of the problems that are characteristic in marriage.
C)involves less tension for the participants in comparison with marriage.
D)all of the above

Question 30

The tendency for persons to marry people located physically near them (same neighborhood,school,workplace,or city)is called:

A)hypergamy.
B)heterogamy.
C)propinquity.
D)aversive assortative mating.

Question 31

The fact that people's needs and interests change over time makes:

A)it difficult to predict long-term marital satisfaction.
B)it easy to predict long-term marital satisfaction.
C)assortative mating unimportant to marital success.
D)communication skills less effective over time.

Question 32

You are more likely to have a satisfying marriage if you:

A)come from an intact,nurturing family.
B)have good interpersonal skills.
C)are similar to each other rather than opposites.
D)all of the above.

Question 33

The nineteenth-century philosopher John Stuart Mill was so impressed with the problems of finding a suitable mate that he called marriage a/an:

A)crap-shoot.
B)game of Chinese checkers.
C)lottery.
D)perilous journey.

Question 34

PREPARE,an instrument developed by Dr.David Olson and his colleagues,measures factors important in predicting marital satisfaction,including:

A)realistic expectations.
B)the sexual relationship.
C)family and friends.
D)all of the above.

Question 35

The quality of the premarital relationship:

A)has no necessary bearing on the quality of the marriage.
B)is an important predictor of the quality of the marriage.
C)is unrelated to the stability of the marriage.
D)a and c only.

Question 36

You are more likely to have high marital satisfaction if you:

A)practice forgiveness in the marriage.
B)share in such things as decisions and household chores.
C)both of the above.
D)neither of the above; there are no adequate predictors because each couple is unique.

Question 37

Husbands and wives have about the same amount of education in __________ of all marriages.

A)one-eighth
B)one-fourth
C)one-third
D)over one-half

Question 38

As __________ theorists point out,one personal task that confronts everyone is to develop their individuality while remaining a part of their families of origin.

A)systems
B)conflict
C)exchange
D)symbolic interactionist

Question 39

Persons who delay marriage until their thirties or forties:

A)experience a "marriage squeeze."
B)find fewer people like themselves to marry.
C)are more likely to marry heterogamously.
D)all of the above

Question 40

The text points out that the third aspect of timing--__________--means that getting married is not merely a matter of finding the right partner but of being at a point in your life where you feel equipped for the challenges and adventure of marriage.

A)how long a couple has known and dated each other
B)age at marriage
C)general readiness
D)sexual readiness