Chapter 9 Quiz

A  involuntary temporary single

B  involuntary stable single

C  voluntary stable single

D  involuntary temporary single

A  white

B  African American

C  Asian American

D  Latino

A  inertia effect

B  dissolution effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  selection effect

A  create a prenuptial agreement

B  open a joint bank account

C  obtain a shared lease agreement

D  acknowledge biological parenthood in writing

A  A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.

B  40 states have legalized same-sex marriages.

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

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

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  cohabitation effect

B  separation effect

C  friction effect

D  inertia effect

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

B  Asian women have lower cohabitation rates than Latinas.

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

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

A  substitute marriage cohabitation

B  trial marriage cohabitation

C  dating cohabitation

D  accommodation

A  substitute marriage cohabitation

B  dating cohabitation

C  trial marriage cohabitation

D  accommodation

A  Cohabitation

B  Hooking up

C  Civil union

D  Prenuptial agreement

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

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

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

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

A  pecuniary

B  financial

C  social

D  moral

A  the growing economic instability

B  the thinning out of the marriage market

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

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

A  selection disposition

B  marriage opportunity index

C  sex ratio

D  marriage squeeze

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

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

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

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

A  desire to be independent

B  physical or mental disability

C  waiting for a soul mate

D  technological advances in contraceptive techniques

A  older men

B  male students

C  older women

D  female students

A  voluntary stable single

B  voluntary temporary single

C  involuntary stable single

D  involuntary temporary single

A  voluntary stable single

B  voluntary temporary single

C  involuntary temporary single

D  involuntary stable single