Exam 10: Marriage and Intimate Relationships

A) Divorce is usually more disruptive for women than men.
B) Women are more likely to assume responsibility for the children.
C) Half of fathers lose contact with their children within the first year.
D) Both men and women are unlikely to have an adequate income or satisfying job.

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A) There is increased acceptance of cohabitation.
B) People are less concerned with the stigma of divorce.
C) People are not as interested in monogamous relationships now.
D) There is an increase in the prevalence of single-parent households and childless marriages.

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A) have a period of difficult transition.
B) feel better if her children move back.
C) have a more negative attitude about them returning home than her children do.
D) feel liberated from child-rearing responsibilities.

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A) simply don't occur.
B) may still be a problem.
C) generally don't threaten marital satisfaction.
D) tend to occur if the wife doesn't work outside the home.

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A) Happy couples engage in more joint decision-making on finances.
B) Eventually-divorced couples have more arguments about how much money each partner earns.
C) Among couples who get divorced,one spouse provides a regular allowance for the other.
D) Among happy couples,typically there is agreement about who is primarily responsible for financial matters.

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A) is legal in all states.
B) rates have increased.
C) rates are higher in the less-educated,lower-income population.
D) leads to increased likelihood of divorce after marriage.

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A) gay.
B) lesbian.
C) heterosexual.
D) any of these.

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A) depression.
B) lowered academic performance.
C) precocious sexual behavior.
D) all of the above.

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A) a threat to the institution of marriage.
B) a new stage in the courtship process.
C) a fad that will level off in the next several decades.
D) an indication of young people's preference for alternative lifestyles.

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A) conflict and anger in marital interaction are not normal.
B) jealousy is by far the greatest of all threats to marital stability.
C) the style of communication is the key issue in predicting marital dissolution.
D) conflict and anger are predictive of marital dissolution.

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A) Premarital cohabitation increases the likelihood of subsequent marital success.
B) Cohabitants tend to reject marriage as a viable alternative for them.
C) The majority of cohabitants plan to marry eventually.
D) Cohabitants are generally people who shy away from responsibility.

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A) males.
B) females.
C) Males and females are equally likely to experience crisis.
D) Research does not support a major transition to parenthood.

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A) 35%
B) 50%
C) 78%
D) 92%

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A) she and her husband are more satisfied with the wife's role.
B) her husband can still be the primary breadwinner.
C) time away from children is a good stress relief.
D) she has increased social contacts and self-esteem.

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A) Most cohabitants expect to marry their current partner.
B) Cohabiting relationships tend to be more stable than marital relationships.
C) Cohabiting couples are more likely to stay together if they have a child together.
D) Cohabitants report that they are less satisfied with their relationships than married couples.

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A) depression.
B) nightmares.
C) reduced physical health.
D) all of the above.

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A) Beginning families
B) Families with preschool children
C) Families with teenagers
D) Families in the middle years

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