Marriage and Family Midterm Flashcards

Compared to married couples, cohabitors are all EXCEPT which of the following?

Scholars and advocates with a __________ perspective point to what they see as a negative cultural change accentuated by excessive individualism and self-indulgence.

In its original form, the double standard meant that

John Alan Lee classified six

Consider this statement: “If I can get him/her to do what I want done, then I’ll be sure he/she loves me.” This reflects

A majority of children live in __________ households.

Compared to 50 years ago, marriage is not as __________ to Americans.

As the age of puberty has declined, the age at marriage has ___________

According to the text, more and more women are entering nontraditional occupations such as

The _______ perspective argues that human physiology, genetics, and hormones predispose individuals to certain behaviors

Confidence, assertiveness, and ambition can be classified as ___________ character traits

The 1990s saw the emergence of a new brand of marital infidelity: adultery on the net, or _______

___________ refers to male or female anatomy and physiology

An emerging alternative to marriage is _______, where a couple is engaged in a long-term relationship, but each partner also maintains a separate dwelling

The _______ model of sexual satisfaction explores the costs and rewards of a sexual relationship

One of the most striking changes over the past several decades has been the emergence of _________ issues as political controversies

By 2013 it was estimated that ________ percent of U.S. women aged 19 through 44 had ever cohabited

Today, only about ____________ percent of American households fit the 1950s nuclear family ideal of a married couple with children, where only the husband is employed

Statistics on women in politics highlight that women - who make up over 50% of the U.S. population - are ___________ in high government position

In __________ the researcher spends extensive time with respondents and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and other aspects of everyday life

______________ theory suggests that people tend to marry others who social currency - social class, education, physical attractiveness - is similar to their own

The likelihood of divorce declines with ___________

Scholars and advocates with a _________ perspective argue that we need to view the family from a historical standpoint

A feminine expectation that has emerged over the past thirty years is that of the "__________ woman," who is independent, ambitious, and self-confident

Regardless of the circumstances, Julie believes that nonmarital intercourse is wrong for both women and men. Julie's point of view reflects which standard of nonmarital sex?

About _________ percent of Americans say that they favor legal marriage for same-sex couples

According to the ____________ perspective, dating couples choose either to stay committed or break up by weighing the rewards of their relationships against its costs

Of the components of consummate love, which is the quickest to develop and the quickest to fade?

A _____________ is a situation or place characterized by group living

Children are _________ likely than the general population or the elderly to be living in poverty

Most mainstream pornography can be considered ________ exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust or general disregard for women.

Men are expected to have _________ character traits like strength, self-confidence, assertiveness, and ambition

Particularly among college educated women, parenthood is __________

Differences will arise in a satisfying long-term relationship because no two individuals

Individuals living along constitute about ___________ percent of American households

In 1957, the total fertility rate was about 3.6 chilren per woman. For the last 25 years, it had been _________ child/children per woman

The proportion of middle-aged cohabiters has __________ over the past two decades

Adults with a(n) ____________ attachment style shun or evade emotional closeness

What is assisted reproductive Technology (ART)

Today, women compose __________ percent of Congress

The text cites four social factors that may encourage young people today to postpone marriage or not to marry at all. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Adults with a(n) _________ attachment style exhibit possible negative behaviors such as unwarranted jealousy or attempts to control one's partner due to "fear of abandonment"

Americans tend to marry people of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class. This behavior reflects

Dorothy perceives herself as being ultra-feminine, based on society's definitions of appropriate gender roles. Dorothy's perceptions are linked to her

Images of men as instrumental and women as expressive are based on

Contemporary sexism denies that gender discrimination persists and includes the belief that women

According to the __________ perspective, children develop self-concepts based on feedback from those around them

According to the text, over time, cohabitation has become

The climate, soil, plants, and animals are all part of the __________ environment

Michael is a stay-at-home father and feels pressure from society to watch football on TV, enjoy actin movies, play basketball on the weekends, and bring home a bigger paycheck than his corporate executive wife. What is this societal pressure called?

Some adults who live with their parents have never moved out, but others - called ________ - have left home and then returned

Which of the following is true about the age at marriage today?

Over __________ people are living with HIV or full-blown AIDS

A sense of one's sexual identity begins in __________

According to the text, women full-time employees earn _________ percent of what employed men do

Arranged marriage has been the tradition in _________ societies, where decisions are made based on strong extended family ties

Which major advance in the 1960s made sexual activity more widespread?

Representative samples (like Gallup polls) are important to family survey research because the results can be _______ to the national population of the sample

warmth, sensitivity, tenderness, and placing concern about others' welfare above self-interest can be classified as ________ character traits

research suggest several qualities to look for when choosing a spouse. Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

In all couple types - gay, lesbian, heterosexual cohabitants, and married couples - within each group, sexual satisfaction was associated with

In 2014, ____________ percent of young adults aged 18-24 lived with their parents

Adults with a(n) __________ attachment style are inclined to trust that their relationships will provide ongoing emotional support

Cohabiting couples are ___________ as likely as marrieds to be interracial

____________ are the most likely of all ethnic/racial categories to intermarry

Individuals living alone now make up ___________ percent of U.S. households

Psychologist Robert Sternberg proposed a ________ theory of love

According to the wheel of love theory, there are four stages in the development of love. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Research finds that black couples prefer more role _________ and power sharing than whites

In Robert Sternberg's typology, ___________ love is composed of all three dimensions of his theory

Women ________ men in the proportion of the population who are college graduates

In much of the world, particularly in parts of Asia and Africa that are less Westernized, parents have traditionally ____________ their children's marriages

A relative absence of assertiveness and ambition characterizes our expectations of women, who are thought to embody ____________ character traits

Family researches will often generate a ___________, or "educated guess" about the way things are, based on their theoretical orientation

Many households containing grandparents are _________ family households, which include other relatives besides parents and children

AIDS was first identified in what year?

Family togetherness, stability, and loyalty are all examples of

In 2011, nearly __________ percent of cohabiting couples lived with children under 18 - either their own or those from a previous relationship or marriage

Exchange theory stresses the importance of _________ in family relationships

IN 1967, in the case of Loving v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme court ruled that

The process by which society influences members to internalize attitudes and expectations is called

The text reports that, after age, ___________ was the second largest predictor of sexual frequency

the child population of the U.S. is __________ racially and ethnically diverse than the adult population

About ___________ percent of all American children are expected to live in a single-parent household at some point in their lives

Children receive most of their sexual knowledge _________

Social scientist Ira Reiss has proposed what he calls a "_____________ theory" of love

Almost __________ percent of young adults say they believe in "one true love"

More than _________________ of all nonmarital births occur to cohabiting couples

The Census Bureau uses which of the following terms to describe a person or a group of people residing together?

In the 1950s, the nonmarital pregnancy rate was ___________ in comparison with today

Propinquity is also known as

Jane married a man from her own social group. Her marital behavior illustrates

Of the components of consummate love, which is the most gradual to develop?

A legally or policy-defined relationship between two individuals who live together and share a domestic life but are not married is called a

in the exchange perspective, what a person expects out of a relationship is referred to as

A person who believed in the "family-decline" theory might say the following