Chapter 9 Quiz

A  African American

B  Latino

C  white

D  Asian American

A  dissolution effect

B  inertia effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  selection effect

A  obtain a shared lease agreement

B  acknowledge biological parenthood in writing

C  open a joint bank account

D  create a prenuptial agreement

A  Same-sex marriage rates are highest among black communities.

B  A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.

C  40 states have legalized same-sex marriages.

D  The breakup rates among same-sex couples is lower than different-sex couples.

A  less likely to have academic, emotional, and behavioral problems

B  less likely to experience a parent breakup

C  more likely to experience domestic violence

D  more likely to be living in a rich household

A  separation effect

B  inertia effect

C  friction effect

D  cohabitation effect

A  Asian women have lower cohabitation rates than Latinas.

B  Foreign-born Asian women have higher cohabitation rates than U.S.-born Latinas.

C  Lesser percentage of Asian American women are married than their Latina counterparts.

D  Higher percentage of Asian American women are single than their Latina counterparts.

A  accommodation

B  dating cohabitation

C  trial marriage cohabitation

D  substitute marriage cohabitation

A  accommodation

B  trial marriage cohabitation

C  dating cohabitation

D  substitute marriage cohabitation

A  Hooking up

B  Cohabitation

C  Civil union

D  Prenuptial agreement

A  The Latino population is on average a much older population compared to their African American counterparts.

B  Latinos are more likely to be never married than their African American counterparts.

C  Latinos have lower marriage rates than their African American counterparts.

D  Latino women are generally less likely than African American women to experience a shortage of marriageable partners.

A  moral

B  pecuniary

C  financial

D  social

A  the rise of cohabitation and the acceptance of parenthood outside marriage

B  the growing economic instability

C  the reliance on peers and urban clusters for company and support

D  the thinning out of the marriage market

A  marriage opportunity index

B  marriage squeeze

C  selection disposition

D  sex ratio

A  Due to the rise of feminism, most women in America are opposed to marrying men who earn more money than them.

B  Women with high salaries and education levels are often unwilling to settle down with men who earn less than they do.

C  Employment decreases a woman’s chances of meeting eligible men and may reduce her attractiveness to potential suitors.

D  Studies have shown that due to “glass ceiling” effect, many women are increasingly wary of marrying men in higher positions.

A  desire to be independent

B  waiting for a soul mate

C  physical or mental disability

D  technological advances in contraceptive techniques

A  older men

B  male students

C  older women

D  female students

A  voluntary temporary single

B  involuntary stable single

C  voluntary stable single

D  involuntary temporary single

A  voluntary temporary single

B  involuntary temporary single

C  involuntary stable single

D  voluntary stable single

A  involuntary temporary single

B  involuntary stable single

C  involuntary temporary single

D  voluntary stable single