Chapter 8 Exam

A  filter theory

B  conflict theory

C  social exchange theory

D  equity theory

A  The recent influx of Asian immigrants has expanded Asian men’s pool of eligible mates.

B  Asian women are less likely to engage in homogamy than African American women.

C  Research indicates that the better educated women are, the less likely they are to meet people who match their credentials.

D  Asian men have higher intermarriage rates than African American and Latino men

A  bigamy

B  hypergamy

C  homogamy

D  exogamy

A  hanging out

B  coming-out

C  getting together

D  stayover

A  They are an emerging trend of finding partners.

B  They involve hiring a professional matchmaker who provides “marriage brokerage.”

C  They first appeared in newspapers in the early 1700s.

D  During 1700s, they were a socially accepted means to find a mate.

A  hanging out

B  dating

C  getting together

D  hooking up

A  It is an expensive dating method.

B  It does not collect crucial information about individuals.

C  It is not a convenient process.

D  It does not allow people to arrange spur-of-the-moment dates.

A   Women are more likely to initiate sexual interaction than men.

B  Women tend to worry less about their appearance.

C  They are highly scripted in nature.

D  They are an emerging dating trend.

A  a quinceañera

B  hooking up

C  a homecoming party

D  getting together

A  It encourages racism among people

B  It ensures that people marry within their social class so that they can pass down their wealth to a kin group.

C   It involves marriage between cousins.

D  It is thriving because people do not have potential marriage mates in their own social group.

A  Societies consider men to be more socially acceptable if they are in a romantic relationship.

B  Studies have shown that women are less likely to be affected by losing a relationship when compared to men.

C  Women are depressed after a breakup because many women’s self-worth is tied to having a boyfriend.

D  People who have fewer resources to exchange in the marriage market are more upset by dating breakups.

A  bat mitzvah

B  bar mitzvah

C  coming-out party

D  quinceañera

A  quinceañera

B  coming-out party

C  bat mitzvah

D  bar mitzvah

A  The Act was not enforced effectively.

B  The Act received a lot of opposition from broker agencies.

C  Women who are in abusive marriages believe that their families will support them in case of a break up.

D  Most women who are in abusive relationships report assault immediately.

A  polygamy

B  homogamy

C  interfaith relationship

D  interdating

A  It is organized by females rather than males.

B  It involves a group of friends who meet at someone’s house or a party.

C  It indicates that a couple wants to become exclusive.

D  It refers to a short-lived casual sexual experience that involves drugs and alcohol.

A  fulfillment of ego needs

B   companionship

C  mate selection

D  recreation

A  social class

B  physical appearance

C  geographic closeness

D  ethnicity and race

A  big business

B  sexual experimentation

C  socialization

D  maturation

A  Hypogamy

B   Polygamy

C  Endogamy

D  Hypergamy