Chapter 9 Exam

A  premarital cohabitation

B  trial marriage cohabitation

C  dating cohabitation

D  substitute marriage cohabitation

A  The Latino population is on average a much older population compared to 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  Latinos are more likely to be never married than their African American counterparts.

A  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.

B  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.

C  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.

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

A  Involuntary temporary singles

B  Involuntary established singles

C  Voluntary stable singles

D  Voluntary temporary singles

A  They are clustered around urban areas.

B  They contain at least three single roommates.

C  They receive extensive financial assistance from their families.

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

A  social

B  pecuniary

C  financial

D  moral

A  trial marriage

B  common-law marriage

C  substitute marriage

D  dating cohabitation

A  demographic slide

B  sex ratio

C  marriage opportunity index

D  marriage quotient

A  the failure of the feminist movement in America

B  the decline in education among men

C  the postponement of marriage

D  the decline in education among women

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

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

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

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

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

B  Men their age are looking for much younger women.

C  They are only interested in men who already married.

D  They are looking for much younger men to marry.

A  female students

B  male students

C  older women

D  older men

A  physical or mental disability

B  waiting for a soul mate

C  desire to be independent

D  technological advances in contraceptive techniques

A  friction effect

B  inertia effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  separation effect

A  selection disposition

B  marriage squeeze

C  sex ratio

D  marriage opportunity index

A  involuntary stable single

B  voluntary temporary single

C  voluntary stable single

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

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

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

D  More men than women choose to live alone.

A  Older singles do not have to worry about sex.

B  Older singles are not expected to socialize.

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

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

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

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

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

D  Asian women have lower cohabitation rates than Latinas.