Chapter 10 Exam

A  wedding shower

B  engagement

C  betrothal

D  nuptial promise

A  vital marriage

B  devitalized marriage

C  congenial marriage

D  passive marriage

A  inherent reasons

B  manifest reasons

C  latent reasons

D  dormant reasons

A  It indicates the presence of a prenuptial agreement.

B  It symbolizes eternity.

C  It emphasizes that the partners are sexually committed.

D  It indicates that the couple has a child out of wedlock.

A  congenial burnout

B  identity bargaining

C  marital burnout

D  total marriage

A  vital

B  conflict-habituated

C  total

D  devitalized

A  placebo effect

B  ripple effect

C  protection effect

D  selection effect

A  devitalized marriage

B  conflict-habituated marriage

C  total marriage

D  passive-congenial marriage

A  the selection effect entails that receiving emotional, physical, and financial support from a spouse improves one’s general health

B  the protection effect does not take the couple’s health into account

C  the protection effect posits that marriage helps increase a person’s health by decreasing the opportunities for risky activities

D  the selection effect posits that it is marriage itself, and not the choice of the mate that increases a person’s health

A  Studies have found that marriage increases anxiety levels leading to health problems.

B  Cohabitants report being happier than married couples because their relationships are more flexible.

C  Marriage is found to decrease risky activities such as driving too fast and smoking.

D  Sociologists have observed that marriage itself does not improve health.

A  Newly married same-sex couples tend to be younger than their different-sex counterparts.

B  It is prohibited in a majority of American states.

C  Federal benefits are not afforded to legally married same-sex couples.

D  Empirical studies on lesbian marriages are abundant.

A  Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons are more likely to result in unhappy, short-term marriages.

B  Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons are respected and approved by the society.

C  Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons include commitment and personal fulfillment.

D  Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons emphasize love and companionship.

A  Some sociologists believe that if partners recognize and actively attempt to resolve conflicts, it can strengthen a relationship.

B  Conflicts happen only among spouses who are incompatible; partners who are supportive and caring family members do not face conflicts.

C  Studies have found that most conflicts end in compromise which is the worst way of ending a conflict.

D  Even discrete, isolated disagreements invariably result in chronic relationship problems.

A  utilitarian

B  passive-congenial

C  total

D  devitalized

A  cognitive dissonance

B  role conflict

C  identity bargaining

D  cognitive bias

A  exclusionary clause

B  prenuptial agreement

C  due process clause

D  voidance agreement

A  It is considered a utilitarian marriage.

B  It is considered to be an intrinsic marriage.

C  It is characterized by high involvement.

D  It involves high emotional investment.

A  have a low emotional investment in the marriage

B  have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility

C  thrive on their incompatibility

D  believe that feuding is an acceptable way to try to solve problems

A  Men typically are more attuned than women to the emotional quality of marriages.

B  Married women who work full time tend to have fewer domestic responsibilities.

C  Women work harder if the marriage is distressed and tend to neglect their own health while caring for family members.

D  Many married women enjoy “emotional capital” because husbands provide nurturing and companionship.

A  the divorce slide

B  marital burnout

C  disaffection

D  marriage deterioration