Question 1

Which is true about social class and marital happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)   Richer couples tend to be happier, whether married or cohabiting.
B)   Social class has no effect on marital happiness.
C)   Middle-class couples tend to be the happiest group.
D)   Poor marriages tend to be happiest.

Question 2

Which of the following is considered a sign of modernization in marriage decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)   American marriage markets are informally but sharply divided along the lines of race/ethnicity, religion, and social class.
B)   Endogamy helps maintain the existence of groups from generation to generation.
C)   The intermarriage rate is still low compared with the potential for intermarriage.
D)   The importance of education has increased and the importance of religion declined as a factor in marriage.

Question 3

Outline the benefits of marriage for individuals, as indicated by research, addressing issues of life course, gender, health, and same-sex relationships.

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-Resea...

Question 4

Many previously divorced couples over 50 choose cohabitation

Accepted Answer

A)   to prepare for marriage.
B)   as a substitute for marriage.
C)   to maximize financial benefits.
D)   to placate their grown children.

Question 5

Which of the following are the two assumptions necessary for viewing marriage as a market?

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A)   voluntary participation and competition
B)   available partners and competition
C)   available partners and valuing partners
D)   competition and valuing partners

Question 6

The author of the text asserts that the benefits of marriage stem from which of the following sources?

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A)   management
B)   obstruction
C)   social status
D)   communication

Question 7

Sociologists have objected to the market model of marriage for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)   Potential mates may have complementary desires.
B)   This model trivializes human intimacy.
C)   Marriage choices are always rational because they are driven mainly by evolution.
D)   Spouse decisions do not always reflect a choice from many alternatives.

Question 8

Why would a sociologist analyze what people spend on weddings? What can analyzing the process of preparing for and participating in a wedding reveal about a society or culture?

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Question 9

Philip Cohen sees marriage benefits as stemming from which three sources?

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A)   responsibility, cooperation, and social status
B)   religion, endogamy, and social class
C)   the marriage market, cohabitation, and the selection effect
D)   incentives, social pressure, and imitation

Question 10

Marriage rates have

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A)   fallen slightly since the 1960s.
B)   dramatically decreased since the 1960s.
C)   gradually risen since the 1800s.
D)   gradually decreased since the 1960s.

Question 11

Which of the following is true about current trends in marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marriage rates are higher for those with college degrees.
B)   Marriage rates are on the rise for those without college degrees.
C)   It is becoming more common for people with dissimilar education levels to marry.
D)   Married couples are more likely to be poor than single adults are.

Question 12

Discuss the varied causes and ramifications of cohabitation among couples who choose it as a living arrangement before marriage, instead of marriage, or after divorce.

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Responses should define cohabitation and...

Question 13

"When I met my husband, we turned in toward each other and our worlds got smaller." What best describes this quote?

Accepted Answer

A)   Andrew Cherlin's work showed the "deinstitutionalization of marriage."
B)   Rebecca Traister's research showed that married people can be lonelier than single people.
C)   Chrys Ingraham's research investigates the "wedding industrialization complex."
D)   Gary Becker's idea of the marriage market.

Question 14

Outline the marriage market model and evaluate its effectiveness in understanding mate selection.

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Students will discuss the spouse-matchin...

Question 15

Dana and Chege feel that they are husband and wife. Most of their friends and coworkers assume that they are legally married. However, on credit card applications and when filling out tax returns, they do not indicate that they are married. What does this show about marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marriage is both a symbolic status and a legal status.
B)   It is illegal for a couple to live together without first being married.
C)   Before being legally married, a couple must convince their friends and coworkers that they are socially married.
D)   Marriage is a symbolic status only, and it does not have tangible or legal benefits.

Question 16

The idea that wedding must be expensive, large, and lavish may contribute to

Accepted Answer

A)   how often married adults attend religious services.
B)   the divergence of marriage rates between rich and poor.
C)   the political movement for gay and lesbian rights.
D)   the increasing marriage rates for all groups.

Question 17

Symbolically, what does the Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)  case represent, according to the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)   the stereotype that rich men marry women who are poorer yet beautiful
B)   the growth of the "wedding industrial complex"
C)   how individualism causes the decay of American institutions
D)   the social recognition of family diversity

Question 18

Men and women with higher incomes are more likely to marry than people with lower incomes because people with higher incomes

Accepted Answer

A)   have an economic need to marry.
B)   have more incentive to stay single because finding a partner is difficult.
C)   have more choices in the "marriage market," and this tips in favor of getting married.
D)   are more likely to feel confident while in a long-term relationship and, therefore, not need marriage.

Question 19

Declining marriage rates have led many to conclude that Americans no longer place a high value on marriage. Use the data and arguments presented in the text to advocate for and against this conclusion.

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Students should understand that although...

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the primary forms of endogamy practiced in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   political affiliation
B)   desire for children
C)   religion
D)   occupational similarities

Exam 8: Marriage and Cohabitation

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The author of the text asserts that the benefits of marriage stem from which of the following sources?

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