Chapter 9 Exam

A  substitute marriage cohabitation

B  dating cohabitation

C  trial marriage cohabitation

D  premarital cohabitation

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

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

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

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

A  National data from the FBI show disproportionately large numbers of urban black men in their 20s and early 30s are in prison or jail or are victims of homicide.

B  The marriage squeeze among Asian communities is leading to several intermarriages, which has led to disproportionate marriage rates.

C  Unlike their Asian counterparts, many African American women are increasingly opting to cohabit with men from other races rather than marry men from their own societies.

D  Unlike Asian American women, whose familial ties encourage them to marry first and second cousins, African American women are generally averse to marrying within their social circles.

A  Voluntary stable singles

B  Involuntary temporary singles

C  Involuntary established singles

D  Voluntary temporary singles

A  They are clustered around urban areas.

B  They receive extensive financial assistance from their families.

C  They refer to the clustering of single moms in rural western states.

D  They contain at least three single roommates.

A  social

B  moral

C  pecuniary

D  financial

A  trial marriage

B  substitute marriage

C  common-law marriage

D  dating cohabitation

A  marriage opportunity index

B  demographic slide

C  sex ratio

D  marriage quotient

A  the postponement of marriage

B  the decline in education among men

C  the decline in education among women

D  the failure of the feminist movement in America

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

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

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

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

A  They are only interested in men who already married.

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

C  Men their age are looking for much younger women.

D  They are looking for much younger men to marry.

A  older men

B  male students

C  older women

D  female students

A  physical or mental disability

B  desire to be independent

C  technological advances in contraceptive techniques

D  waiting for a soul mate

A  friction effect

B  cohabitation effect

C  separation effect

D  inertia effect

A  sex ratio

B  selection disposition

C  marriage squeeze

D  marriage opportunity index

A  involuntary temporary single

B  involuntary stable single

C  voluntary stable single

D  voluntary temporary single

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

B  The Latino population is on average a younger population compared to non-Latino populations.

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

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

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

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

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

D  More men than women choose to live alone.

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

B  Older singles are not expected to socialize.

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

D  Older singles do not have to worry about sex.

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

B  Asian women have lower cohabitation rates than Latinas.

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

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