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Chapter 07
Selecting a Life Partner
1. How many unmarried couples in the U.S. live together and have children under the age of
fifteen?
A. 196,000
B. 431,000
C. 891,000
D. 2,558,000
4. Which is the most common types of cohabitation as outlined by Casper and Sayer (2002)?
A. coresidential daters
B. precursor to marriage
C. trial cohabitors
D. alternative to marriage
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6. Which of the following is one of the more important qualities that women look for in a
mate?
A. intelligence
B. good looks
C. good provider
D. maturity
8. Which of the following character traits did people value highly in a British Internet
survey?
A. general good looks
B. face attractiveness
C. kindness
D. all of these
9. In a/an __________ relationship, people seek to maximize their rewards and minimize their
costs.
A. passive-congenial
B. symbolic
C. exchange
D. systems
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10. In the United States, after age 24 and increasingly after age 30, there is/are __________
male(s) for each female.
A. less than one
B. one
C. two
D. three
11. The tendency of persons to marry people who are similar in social and demographic
characteristics is called:
A. heterogamy.
B. hypergamy.
C. homogamy.
D. propinquity.
12. __________ is a broad concept that refers to marriage between two people who are
similar on one or more characteristics.
A. Assortative mating
B. Homogamy
C. Hypergamy
D. Heterogamy
14. Ted, a 30-year-old accountant from an upper-middle class family, marries Jean, a 20-year-
old waitress from a low-income family. This is an example of:
A. hypergamy.
B. homogamy.
C. propinquity.
D. aversive socialization.
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15. In American marriages, on average, we generally find the age of men to be:
A. about two years younger than their wives' age.
B. within six months of their wives' age.
C. about two years older than their wives'.
D. about four years older than their wives'.
16. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, age homogamy has been:
A. increasing.
B. decreasing.
C. stable.
D. fluctuating wildly.
17. Over the past few decades, the rate of interracial and interethnic marriage has:
A. risen considerably.
B. declined considerably.
C. remained stable.
D. fluctuated a great deal.
19. As __________ theorists point out, a good deal of the competition for valued resources
takes place along racial lines in the United States.
A. systems
B. conflict
C. exchange
D. symbolic interactionist
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20. Which of the following religious groups has the highest rate of marrying within their
religion?
A. Protestants
B. Catholics
C. Jews
D. They all have about the same rate.
23. Husbands and wives have about the same amount of education in __________ of all
marriages.
A. one-eighth
B. one-fourth
C. one-third
D. over one-half
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26. Which of the following is true regarding education and seeking a marriage partner?
A. Men tend to marry women who are more educated.
B. Most people are willing to marry someone with more education.
C. Partners educational levels are usually very different.
D. none of the above
27. The tendency for persons to marry people located physically near them (same
neighborhood, school, workplace, or city) is called:
A. hypergamy.
B. heterogamy.
C. propinquity.
D. aversive assortative mating.
28. As __________ theorists point out, one personal task that confronts everyone is to
develop their individuality while remaining a part of their families of origin.
A. systems
B. conflict
C. exchange
D. symbolic interactionist
29. The nineteenth-century philosopher John Stuart Mill was so impressed with the problems
of finding a suitable mate that he called marriage a/an:
A. crap-shoot.
B. game of Chinese checkers.
C. lottery.
D. perilous journey.
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32. The text points out that the third aspect of timing--__________--means that getting
married is not merely a matter of finding the right partner but of being at a point in your life
where you feel equipped for the challenges and adventure of marriage.
A. how long a couple has known and dated each other
B. age at marriage
C. general readiness
D. sexual readiness
33. In terms of the importance of equity in relationships, analysis of a national survey showed
that:
A. middle-class wives who perceived inequity in the division of household tasks reported
higher levels of marital conflict.
B. working-class wives reported less marital conflict when they did most of the traditionally
female tasks.
C. working-class wives may not have the same notions as middle-class wives as to what
constitutes fairness in a marriage.
D. all of the above
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35. The text points out that good communication includes self-disclosure, sharing daily
events, conveying respect to the partner, and:
A. telling the partner how she or he can improve.
B. discussing problems.
C. not discussing problematic issues.
D. being quiet unless there is something important to say.
38. PREPARE, an instrument developed by Dr. David Olson and his colleagues, measures
factors important in predicting marital satisfaction, including:
A. realistic expectations.
B. the sexual relationship.
C. family and friends.
D. all of the above.
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39. You are more likely to have high marital satisfaction if you:
A. practice forgiveness in the marriage.
B. share in such things as decisions and household chores.
C. both of the above.
D. neither of the above; there are no adequate predictors because each couple is unique.
40. The fact that people's needs and interests change over time makes:
A. it difficult to predict long-term marital satisfaction.
B. it easy to predict long-term marital satisfaction.
C. assortative mating unimportant to marital success.
D. communication skills less effective over time.
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