1 Compared to married couples, cohabitors are all EXCEPT which of the following? more sexually conservative 2 Scholars and advocates with a __________ perspective point to what they see as a negative cultural change accentuated by excessive individualism and self-indulgence. 3 In its original form, the double standard meant that women should not have sex outside of marriage, but men can 4 John Alan Lee classified six 5 Consider this statement: “If I can get him/her to do what I want done, then I’ll be sure he/she loves me.” This reflects 6 A majority of children live in __________ households. 7 Compared to 50 years ago, marriage is not as __________ to Americans. 8 As the age of puberty has declined, the age at marriage has ___________ 9 According to the text, more and more women are entering nontraditional occupations such as 10 The _______ perspective argues that human physiology, genetics, and hormones predispose individuals to certain behaviors 11 Confidence, assertiveness, and ambition can be classified as ___________ character traits 12 The 1990s saw the emergence of a new brand of marital infidelity: adultery on the net, or _______ 13 ___________ refers to male or female anatomy and physiology 14 An emerging alternative to marriage is _______, where a couple is engaged in a long-term relationship, but each partner also maintains a separate dwelling 15 The _______ model of sexual satisfaction explores the costs and rewards of a sexual relationship 16 One of the most striking changes over the past several decades has been the emergence of _________ issues as political controversies 17 By 2013 it was estimated that ________ percent of U.S. women aged 19 through 44 had ever cohabited 18 Today, only about ____________ percent of American households fit the 1950s nuclear family ideal of a married couple with children, where only the husband is employed 19 Statistics on women in politics highlight that women - who make up over 50% of the U.S. population - are ___________ in high government position significantly underrepresented 20 In __________ the researcher spends extensive time with respondents and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and other aspects of everyday life 21 ______________ theory suggests that people tend to marry others who social currency - social class, education, physical attractiveness - is similar to their own 22 The likelihood of divorce declines with ___________ 23 Scholars and advocates with a _________ perspective argue that we need to view the family from a historical standpoint 24 A feminine expectation that has emerged over the past thirty years is that of the "__________ woman," who is independent, ambitious, and self-confident 25 Regardless of the circumstances, Julie believes that nonmarital intercourse is wrong for both women and men. Julie's point of view reflects which standard of nonmarital sex? 26 About _________ percent of Americans say that they favor legal marriage for same-sex couples 27 According to the ____________ perspective, dating couples choose either to stay committed or break up by weighing the rewards of their relationships against its costs 28 Of the components of consummate love, which is the quickest to develop and the quickest to fade? 29 A _____________ is a situation or place characterized by group living 30 Children are _________ likely than the general population or the elderly to be living in poverty 31 Most mainstream pornography can be considered ________ exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust or general disregard for women. 32 Men are expected to have _________ character traits like strength, self-confidence, assertiveness, and ambition 33 Particularly among college educated women, parenthood is __________ 34 Differences will arise in a satisfying long-term relationship because no two individuals have exactly the same points of view 35 Individuals living along constitute about ___________ percent of American households 36 In 1957, the total fertility rate was about 3.6 chilren per woman. For the last 25 years, it had been _________ child/children per woman 37 The proportion of middle-aged cohabiters has __________ over the past two decades 38 Adults with a(n) ____________ attachment style shun or evade emotional closeness 39 What is assisted reproductive Technology (ART) the manipulation of sperm and/or egg in the absence of sexual intercourse that may involve a third party 40 Today, women compose __________ percent of Congress 41 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 rejection of marriage as an institution 42 Adults with a(n) _________ attachment style exhibit possible negative behaviors such as unwarranted jealousy or attempts to control one's partner due to "fear of abandonment" 43 Americans tend to marry people of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class. This behavior reflects 44 Dorothy perceives herself as being ultra-feminine, based on society's definitions of appropriate gender roles. Dorothy's perceptions are linked to her 45 Images of men as instrumental and women as expressive are based on white, middle-class heterosexuals 46 Contemporary sexism denies that gender discrimination persists and includes the belief that women 47 According to the __________ perspective, children develop self-concepts based on feedback from those around them interaction-constructionist 48 According to the text, over time, cohabitation has become 49 The climate, soil, plants, and animals are all part of the __________ environment natural physical-biological 50 Michael is a stay-at-home father and feels pressure from society to watch football on TV, enjoy actin movies, play basketball on the weekends, and bring home a bigger paycheck than his corporate executive wife. What is this societal pressure called? 51 Some adults who live with their parents have never moved out, but others - called ________ - have left home and then returned 52 Which of the following is true about the age at marriage today? it is the highest recorded since the 1890 census. 53 Over __________ people are living with HIV or full-blown AIDS 54 A sense of one's sexual identity begins in __________ 55 According to the text, women full-time employees earn _________ percent of what employed men do 56 Arranged marriage has been the tradition in _________ societies, where decisions are made based on strong extended family ties 57 Which major advance in the 1960s made sexual activity more widespread? 58 Representative samples (like Gallup polls) are important to family survey research because the results can be _______ to the national population of the sample 59 warmth, sensitivity, tenderness, and placing concern about others' welfare above self-interest can be classified as ________ character traits 60 research suggest several qualities to look for when choosing a spouse. Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities? a physically attractive, healthy person 61 In all couple types - gay, lesbian, heterosexual cohabitants, and married couples - within each group, sexual satisfaction was associated with general relationship satisfaction 62 In 2014, ____________ percent of young adults aged 18-24 lived with their parents 63 Adults with a(n) __________ attachment style are inclined to trust that their relationships will provide ongoing emotional support 64 Cohabiting couples are ___________ as likely as marrieds to be interracial 65 ____________ are the most likely of all ethnic/racial categories to intermarry 66 Individuals living alone now make up ___________ percent of U.S. households 67 Psychologist Robert Sternberg proposed a ________ theory of love 68 According to the wheel of love theory, there are four stages in the development of love. Which of the following is NOT one of these? 69 Research finds that black couples prefer more role _________ and power sharing than whites 70 In Robert Sternberg's typology, ___________ love is composed of all three dimensions of his theory 71 Women ________ men in the proportion of the population who are college graduates 72 In much of the world, particularly in parts of Asia and Africa that are less Westernized, parents have traditionally ____________ their children's marriages 73 A relative absence of assertiveness and ambition characterizes our expectations of women, who are thought to embody ____________ character traits 74 Family researches will often generate a ___________, or "educated guess" about the way things are, based on their theoretical orientation 75 Many households containing grandparents are _________ family households, which include other relatives besides parents and children 76 AIDS was first identified in what year? 77 Family togetherness, stability, and loyalty are all examples of familistic (communal) values 78 In 2011, nearly __________ percent of cohabiting couples lived with children under 18 - either their own or those from a previous relationship or marriage 79 Exchange theory stresses the importance of _________ in family relationships how family members use their resources to trade with other family members 80 IN 1967, in the case of Loving v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme court ruled that interracial marriage must be considered legally valid in all states 81 The process by which society influences members to internalize attitudes and expectations is called 82 The text reports that, after age, ___________ was the second largest predictor of sexual frequency 83 the child population of the U.S. is __________ racially and ethnically diverse than the adult population 84 About ___________ percent of all American children are expected to live in a single-parent household at some point in their lives 85 Children receive most of their sexual knowledge _________ at home from mothers and female family members 86 Social scientist Ira Reiss has proposed what he calls a "_____________ theory" of love 87 Almost __________ percent of young adults say they believe in "one true love" 88 More than _________________ of all nonmarital births occur to cohabiting couples 89 The Census Bureau uses which of the following terms to describe a person or a group of people residing together? 90 In the 1950s, the nonmarital pregnancy rate was ___________ in comparison with today 91 Propinquity is also known as 92 Jane married a man from her own social group. Her marital behavior illustrates 93 Of the components of consummate love, which is the most gradual to develop? 94 A legally or policy-defined relationship between two individuals who live together and share a domestic life but are not married is called a 95 in the exchange perspective, what a person expects out of a relationship is referred to as 96 A person who believed in the "family-decline" theory might say the following "There has been a serious breakdown in marriage and family values." |