Chapter 9 Quiz

A  Latino

B  African American

C  Asian American

D  white

A  dissolution effect

B  selection effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  inertia effect

A  obtain a shared lease agreement

B  create a prenuptial agreement

C  acknowledge biological parenthood in writing

D  open a joint bank account

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

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

C  40 states have legalized same-sex marriages.

D  A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.

A  less likely to have academic, emotional, and behavioral problems

B  more likely to be living in a rich household

C  more likely to experience domestic violence

D  less likely to experience a parent breakup

A  inertia effect

B  separation effect

C  friction effect

D  cohabitation effect

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

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

C  Asian women have lower cohabitation rates than Latinas.

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

A  accommodation

B  trial marriage cohabitation

C  dating cohabitation

D  substitute marriage cohabitation

A  accommodation

B  substitute marriage cohabitation

C  dating cohabitation

D  trial marriage cohabitation

A  Hooking up

B  Civil union

C  Prenuptial agreement

D  Cohabitation

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

B  Latinos have lower marriage rates than 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  social

B  moral

C  financial

D  pecuniary

A  the growing economic instability

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

C  the thinning out of the marriage market

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

A  marriage squeeze

B  selection disposition

C  sex ratio

D  marriage opportunity index

A  Employment decreases a woman’s chances of meeting eligible men and may reduce her attractiveness to potential suitors.

B  Due to the rise of feminism, most women in America are opposed to marrying men who earn more money than them.

C  Women with high salaries and education levels are often unwilling to settle down with men who earn less than they do.

D  Studies have shown that due to “glass ceiling” effect, many women are increasingly wary of marrying men in higher positions.

A  waiting for a soul mate

B  technological advances in contraceptive techniques

C  physical or mental disability

D  desire to be independent

A  male students

B  older women

C  older men

D  female students

A  involuntary stable single

B  involuntary temporary single

C  voluntary stable single

D  voluntary temporary single

A  involuntary stable single

B  involuntary temporary single

C  voluntary temporary single

D  voluntary stable single

A  voluntary stable single

B  involuntary temporary single

C  involuntary stable single

D  involuntary temporary single