Chapter 9 Exam

A  Asian Americans have lower marriage rates than their Latino counterparts.

B  A higher percentage of Asian Americans are divorced than their Latino counterparts.

C  Asian Americans have lower singlehood rates than their Latino counterparts.

D  A higher percentage of Asian Americans are never married as compared to their Latino counterparts.

A  Lily cannot claim the insurance money as they are not legally married.

B  Lily cannot claim the money since her relationship is only considered a common-law marriage.

C  Lily can claim the insurance money only if she has lived with Mark for more than 2 years.

D  Lily and her son can claim the insurance money stating their cohabitation relationship.

A  sex ratio

B  marriage opportunity index

C  demographic slide

D  marriage quotient

A  the failure of the feminist movement in America

B  the decline in education among women

C  the failure of the feminist movement in America

D  the postponement of marriage

A  40 states have legalized same-sex marriages.

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

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

D  A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.

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

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

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

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

A  Men’s median age at first marriage is more than that of women.

B  More men than women choose to live alone.

C  Women’s median age at first marriage since 1960 has decreased when compared to men.

D  From a historical perspective, the present tendency to delay marriage has been the norm for women when compared to men.

A  marriage opportunity index

B  marriage squeeze

C  selection disposition

D  sex ratio

A  African American

B  Asian American

C  white

D  Latino

A  voluntary temporary single

B  involuntary stable single

C  involuntary temporary single

D  voluntary stable single

A  The Latino population is on average a younger population compared to non-Latino

B  The assimilation of American behaviors has contributed to rising marriage rates and falling divorce rates.

C  The concept of “familism” ensures that most people do not consider divorce as an option even under extreme circumstances.

D  Since most Hispanic workers are undocumented, most people cannot apply for legal divorces, and hence “breakups” remain under the radar.

A  American born Koreans have a lower divorce rate than their immigrant counterparts.

B  Chinese Americans have the highest divorce rates in the general population.

C  Chinese Americans are more likely to marry outside their racial communities.

D  Japanese Americans are less likely to face a marriage squeeze.

A  dating cohabitation

B  accommodation

C  trial marriage cohabitation

D  substitute marriage cohabitation

A  the thinning out of the marriage market

B  the growing economic instability

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

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

A  inability to commit to the future

B  the prospect of losing their independence

C  inability to find a suitable husband

D  financial insecurity

A  dating cohabitation

B  premarital cohabitation

C  trail marriage

D  substitute marriage

A  They are only interested in men who already married.

B  Men in their middle years typically prefer to remain single.

C  They are looking for much younger men to marry.

D  Men their age are looking for much younger women.

A  Older singles are not expected to socialize.

B  People do not have to worry about widowhood or divorce.

C  People do not have to save extra money for retirement.

D  Older singles do not have to worry about sex.

A  dissolution effect

B  selection effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  inertia effect

A  trial marriage cohabitation

B  serial cohabitation

C  dating cohabitation

D  accommodation