In a ________ marriage, the partners have a low emotional investment in the marriage and few expectations of each other.

1. passive-congenial
2. vital marriage
3. total marriage
4. conflict-habituated

Which of the following is a function of engagements?

1. It gives the couple the chance to strengthen their identities as individuals.
2. It provides couples with the opportunity to copulate legally.
3. It sends a hands-off message to other interested sexual partners.
4. It signals that the union is inherently legal.

Which of the following is true of using a wedding ceremony?

1. It is used to justify the bridal shower.
2. It legalizes the couple’s ability to adopt children.
3. It reinforces the idea that the marriage is a permanent bond.
4. It is used to provide authenticity to the engagement ceremony.

In a ________ marriage, the partners participate in each other’s lives at all levels and have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility.

1. devitalized
2. total
3. passive-congenial
4. utilitarian

Keith is of the opinion that, overall, married women are less healthy than married men. Janet, on the other hand believes that marriage benefits women more than men. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Keith’s view?

1. Married women who work full time tend to have fewer domestic responsibilities.
2. Many married women enjoy “emotional capital” because husbands provide nurturing and companionship.
3. Men typically are more attuned than women to the emotional quality of marriages.
4. Women work harder if the marriage is distressed and tend to neglect their own health while caring for family members.

Young adults who live away from their parents’ home for a while and then return to it are referred to as the ________.

1. G.I. Generation
2. boomerang generation
3. Silent Generation
4. baby boomer group

Stuart and Kelly have been married for ten years. Over the past few years, Kelly has become disenchanted with the marriage and the couple has experienced a loss of emotional attachment. Stuart provides for the family but does not confide his problems with his wife and prefers his friends’ company. In this scenario, the couple is experiencing ________.

1. identity bargaining
2. total marriage
3. marital burnout
4. congenial burnout

During a heated debate about marriage, Jake opines that men are more dominant in most relationships. However, Ronald disagrees and states that most American families are egalitarian. Both Jake and Ronald respect each other’s opinion and politely agree to disagree. In this scenario, Jake and Ronald are exhibiting ________.

1. reciprocal self-disclosure
2. cognitive dissonance
3. validation
4. information support

Kurt, a sociologist, claims that unmarried couples are less likely to be happy than their married counterparts. Which of the following accurate statements strengthens Kurt’s argument?

1. Unlike their unmarried counterparts, married couples are reported to have greater financial security and stability.
2. Unlike their married counterparts, unmarried couples are generally afraid of being ridiculed by society.
3. Unlike their married counterparts, unmarried couples cannot legally raise their children as their own.
4. Unlike their unmarried counterparts, married couples tend to have smaller extended family ties.

Couples in conflict-habituated marriages differ from couples in total marriages in that couples in conflict-habituated marriages ________.

1. believe that feuding is an acceptable way to try to solve problems
2. participate in each other’s lives at all levels
3. have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility
4. spend a lot of time together out, but out of obligation rather than love

Which of the following is a difference between manifest and latent reasons for getting married?

1. Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons are respected and approved by the society.
2. Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons emphasize love and companionship.
3. Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons include commitment and personal fulfillment.
4. Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons are more likely to result in unhappy, short-term marriages.

When he turned 18, Jim wished to move out of his parents’ home. Jim’s mother reluctantly agreed to let him leave, but felt depressed and lonely after a few months. She experienced a lessened sense of well-being as well. In this scenario, Jim’s mother is experiencing the ________.

1. boomerang syndrome
2. empty-nest syndrome
3. empathy syndrome
4. flying the coop syndrome

Which of the following is true of same-sex marriages?

1. Newly married same-sex couples tend to be younger than their different-sex counterparts.
2. Federal benefits are not afforded to legally married same-sex couples.
3. Empirical studies on lesbian marriages are abundant.
4. It is prohibited in a majority of American states.

The gradual deterioration of love and ultimate loss of an emotional attachment between married partners is called ________.

1. marriage deterioration
2. marital burnout
3. disaffection
4. the divorce slide

In the marriage context, the need for commitment and personal fulfillment are considered to be ________.

1. dormant reasons
2. latent reasons
3. manifest reasons
4. inherent reasons

Alexander and Marianne are in a passive-congenial marriage. Which of the following statements is most likely to convey their opinion about their marriage?

1. Love and affection sustain a marriage; conflicts can always be resolved by compromise.
2. Participating in each other’s lives and making sacrifices for each other.
3. Practicality is more important in a marriage than emotional intensity.
4. Quarreling and feuding are normal between couples and conflicts over minor issues do occur in a marriage.

In order to predict divorce and understand inadequate parenting, psychological distress, and poor physical health, researchers are likely to measure ________.

1. marital stability
2. marital longitude
3. marital satisfaction
4. marital feasibility

Nicky, a social theorist, opines that in order to have a good relationship, each partner must be willing to tell the other about their own thoughts, about themselves, and their feelings, with the expectation that open communication will result from it. In this scenario, Nicky is advocating ________.

1. esteem support
2. validation
3. self-disclosure
4. scapegoating

The process by which newly married partners modify their idealized expectations and deal with the realities of living together is called ________.

1. role conflict
2. identity bargaining
3. cognitive bias
4. cognitive dissonance

Couples in total marriages differ from couples in passive-congenial marriages in that couples in a total marriage ________.

1. have a low emotional investment in the marriage
2. believe that feuding is an acceptable way to try to solve problems
3. thrive on their incompatibility
4. have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility