Chapter 9 Quiz

A  African American

B  white

C  Latino

D  Asian American

A  inertia effect

B  selection effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  dissolution effect

A  acknowledge biological parenthood in writing

B  obtain a shared lease agreement

C  open a joint bank account

D  create a prenuptial agreement

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

B  40 states have legalized same-sex marriages.

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

D  A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.

A  more likely to experience domestic violence

B  less likely to experience a parent breakup

C  more likely to be living in a rich household

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

A  separation effect

B  inertia effect

C  cohabitation effect

D  friction effect

A  Asian women have lower cohabitation rates than Latinas.

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

A  substitute marriage cohabitation

B  accommodation

C  dating cohabitation

D  trial marriage cohabitation

A  dating cohabitation

B  accommodation

C  substitute marriage cohabitation

D  trial marriage cohabitation

A  Civil union

B  Cohabitation

C  Prenuptial agreement

D  Hooking up

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

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

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

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

A  moral

B  pecuniary

C  social

D  financial

A  the growing economic instability

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

C  the thinning out of the marriage market

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

A  selection disposition

B  sex ratio

C  marriage squeeze

D  marriage opportunity index

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

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

A  desire to be independent

B  physical or mental disability

C  waiting for a soul mate

D  technological advances in contraceptive techniques

A  older women

B  male students

C  older men

D  female students

A  voluntary stable single

B  voluntary temporary single

C  involuntary temporary single

D  involuntary stable single

A  involuntary stable single

B  involuntary temporary single

C  voluntary temporary single

D  voluntary stable single

A  involuntary temporary single

B  involuntary temporary single

C  voluntary stable single

D  involuntary stable single