Chapter 9 Exam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  sex ratio

B  marriage quotient

C  marriage opportunity index

D  demographic slide

A  the failure of the feminist movement in America

B  the failure of the feminist movement in America

C  the postponement of marriage

D  the decline in education among women

A  A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.

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

C  40 states have legalized same-sex marriages.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  More men than women choose to live alone.

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

A  marriage opportunity index

B  selection disposition

C  sex ratio

D  marriage squeeze

A  white

B  Asian American

C  African American

D  Latino

A  voluntary temporary single

B  voluntary stable single

C  involuntary temporary single

D  involuntary stable single

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  substitute marriage cohabitation

B  accommodation

C  trial marriage cohabitation

D  dating cohabitation

A  the thinning out of the marriage market

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

C  the growing economic instability

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

A  inability to find a suitable husband

B  the prospect of losing their independence

C  financial insecurity

D  inability to commit to the future

A  substitute marriage

B  trail marriage

C  premarital cohabitation

D  dating cohabitation

A  Men their age are looking for much younger women.

B  They are looking for much younger men to marry.

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

D  They are only interested in men who already married.

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

B  Older singles are not expected to socialize.

C  Older singles do not have to worry about sex.

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

A  inertia effect

B  selection effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  dissolution effect

A  trial marriage cohabitation

B  dating cohabitation

C  serial cohabitation

D  accommodation