Question :
41.Of the following couples, which would you say would be : 1245446
41.Of the following couples, which would you say would be the quickest to make a commitment and opt to cohabit the fastest?
a.Mark and John, a homosexual male couple
b.Linda and Elizabeth, a homosexual female couple
c.John and Tessa, a heterosexual couple
d.Research has found that, despite popular belief, sexual orientation is unrelated to the speed at which couples “fall for” each other and choose to move in together.
42.How many of the following individuals would likely have the tendency to separate love and sex from each other? (a) Richard, who is gay; (b) Dominic, who is heterosexual; (c) Marlene, who is heterosexual; and (d) Bertina, who is a lesbian.
a.onec.three
b.twod.four
43.The lack of legal recognition of the relationship between same-sex couples means that such couples may be denied certain legal rights that are granted to heterosexual couples. How many of the following rights are noted by your authors as being those denied to same-sex couples? (a) marriage; (b) hospital visitation; (c) certain insurance benefits; and (d) level permission to share property ownership.
a.onec.three
b.twod.four
44.Your textbook notes that the median age of marriage has increased by several years in the last four decades. Which of the following is a benefit of this delayed entry into marriage?
a.Getting married later reduces the likelihood of marital infidelity occurring.
b.Getting married later reduces the chance of a couple losing their home to foreclosure.
c.Getting married later seems to reduce the likelihood of unwanted children.
d.Getting married later seems to decrease the likelihood of divorced for women.
45.How has the median age of first marriage in the United States changed from 1970 to 2009?
a.It has dropped by about four years.c.It has risen by about five years.
b.It has remained constant.d.It has risen by about eight years.
46.When they first got married, Marge and Irwin each had some individual behaviors that irritated the other. For example, Irwin would constantly leave his dirty socks on the bedroom floor, and this bothered Marge. Marge, on the other hand, always forgot to lock the front door when she came in the house. This drove Irwin up a tree! Twenty years later, however, Marge locks the door, and Irwin picks up his socks. This sort of change to accommodate a partner is called marital ________.
a.adjustmentc.quality
b.satisfactiond.success
47.Marital ________ is an umbrella term that refers to any marital outcome.
a.successc.quality
b.satisfactiond.adjustment
48.Although they generally get along well and love each other very much, Jeanie and Randall decide to seek marital counseling to strengthen their relationship. Their therapist begins by asking them both questions about things like work, finances, their children, their communication, their sex life, and other dimensions of their relationship. This therapist is assessing Jeanie and Randall’s marital ________.
a.successc.adjustment
b.qualityd.satisfaction
49.Which of the following couples will have the lowest chance of having a marriage that lasts?
a.Denise and Dennis, who were both in their twenties when they got married.
b.Joe and Josephine, who were both in their teens when they got married.
c.Christine and Christopher, who were both in their thirties when they got married.
d.Darryl, who was 42, and Darlene, who was 33 when they got married.
50.According to ________ theory, marriages are most likely to be successful when each partner contributes something to the relationship that would be difficult for the other partner to provide.
a.exchangec.input
b.reciprocityd.juxtaposition
