Marriage Final 2014Spring

1. Since 1970, the percentage of married people has

a.
b.
c.
d.

Increased drastically.
Somewhat increased.
Stayed the same.
Decreased.

2. Since 1970 the percentage of divorced/widowed people has

a. Increased.
b. Stayed the same.
c. Decreased.
d. This information was not given in class.
3. Cohabitation in the United States since 1970 has
a.
b.
c.
d.

Increased.
Stayed the same.
Decreased.
This information was not given in class.

4. The time at which we had the highest rate of divorce was

a.
b.
c.
d.

1976.
1986.
1996.
2006.

5. In what year did there begin to be more people in the U.S. in non-traditional
families than in traditional families (i.e. families with a mom and dad who have
never been divorced)?
a.
b.
c.
d.

1976.
1986.
1996.
2006.

6. The percentage of persons age 35 and above who were married in 1960 was
about _______ and now in 2010 it is about ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

57 % / 63%
61% / 45%
87 % / 63%
99% / 95%

7. About _____ of married people say they are very happy.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

1/3

2/3
We all seek.

8. In cohabiting relationships, women typically pay about ____ of the expenses.

a.
b.
c.
d.

20%
50%
70%
99%

9. Common cohabitation is called common because

a. Couples in this type of relationship share everything in
common.
b. It is the common form of cohabitation, i.e. couples living
together, having sex and not wanting to get married.
c. Because 33% of couples cohabit.
d. All of the above.
10.Engaged cohabitation is called engaged because
a. Couples in this type of relationship are engaged to be
married.
b. Couples in this type of relationship are engaged in open
dialogue.
c. Couples in this type of relationship have engaging
personalities.
d. None of the above.

11.The trajectory of cohabitation over the period of about 1960 to 2014 indicates
that in the future, cohabitation will
a.
b.
c.
d.

Decrease slightly.
Remain the same.
Increase slightly.
Increase drastically.

12.Common cohabiters have a (n) ______ divorce rate than those who have never
cohabited.

a.
b.
c.
d.

higher
Equivalent.
Lower.
This question was not discussed in class.

13.Engaged cohabiters have a (n) ______ divorce rate than those who have never
cohabited.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Higher.
Equivalent.
Lower.
This question was not discussed in class.

14.Since 1960, the divorce rate has _________________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Increased drastically.
Increased somewhat.
Stayed about the same.
Slightly decreased.

15.The change in divorce rate since 1960 indicates that

a. More people are choosing to stay together for the sake of
children.
b. Society before the sixties had a system that discouraged
divorce.
c. Marriages since the sixties have deteriorated at a drastic
rate.
d. People do not care about their marriages anymore.
16.Effects of divorce include
a.
b.
c.
d.

Mental health problems.

Economic problems.
Abuse in relationships.
All of the above.

17.The percentage of households with a child or children under 18 changed from

about ___ in 1960 to about ___ in 2010.
a.
b.
c.
d.

50%
66%
33%
50%

/
/
/
/

33%
50%
50%
66%

18.The percentage of children under 18 living with two parents changed from ____ in
1960 to ____ in 1998.
a.
b.
c.
d.

98%
88%
78%
68%

/
/
/
/

58%
68%
78%
88%

19.The percentage of children under 18 living with a single parent changed from
about ___ in 1960 to about ___ in 1998.
a.
b.
c.
d.

9% /
14%
17%
25%

27%
/ 21%
/ 18%
/ 9%

20.In _____, the percentage of teenagers without a Mom, Dad, and 1st marriage with
children dropped below 50%.
a.
b.
c.
d.

1976
1986
1996
2006

21.People who are in or have been in common cohabiting relationships are those
who have profiles similar to people who
a.
b.
c.
d.

Are likely to stay with their spouses in marriage.

End up divorced.
People who never end up getting married.
This was not brought up in class.

Please answer A for True and B for false on the Answer sheets.
22.According to the class lectures animal sexuality and human sexuality are
different because human beings have sex more often than animals
a. True
b. False
23.According to the class lectures animal sexuality and human sexuality are
different because human beings have long term mating whereas animals never
mate for life
a. True
b. False

24.According to the class lectures animal sexuality and human sexuality are
different because human beings are free and must chose to engage in sexual
behavior.
a. True
b. False
25.According to the class lectures animal sexuality and human sexuality are
different because males and females among the animals have different sexual
responses and normally males and females in the human species have the same
sexual responses.
a. True
b. False
26.According to the class lectures women experience themselves with their whole
bodies while men compartmentalize.
a. True
b. False
27.According to the class lectures men think of their whole bodies while women
compartmentalize
a. True
b. False
28.According to the class lectures women and men think about their whole bodies
and rarely compartmentalize.
a. True
b. False
29.According to the class lectures males and females always try to do the same
thing in sexual intercourse.
a. True
b. False
30.According to the class lectures Men have a more integrated understanding of sex
than women
a. True
b. False
31.According to the class lectures men and women do not necessarily try to do the
same thing in intercourse.
a. True
b. False
32.According to the class lectures the signifier is whats doing the pointing and the
signified is what is being pointed at.
a. True
b. False

33.According to the class lectures A conventional sign is a sign that occurs naturally
a. True
b. False
34.According to the class lectures Stopping is the signifier and a red light is what is
signified
a. True
b. False
35.According to the class lectures Our bodies are symbols of ourselves because our
bodies are always seen
a. True
b. False
36.According to the class lectures Our bodies are symbols of ourselves because our
bodies we are what we look like
a. True
b. False
37.According to the class lectures the church teaches our bodies are symbols of
ourselves because we become present in and through our bodies.
a. True
b. False
38.According to the class lectures in an image there is a reproduction or
duplication of the signified
a. True
b. False
39.According to the class lectures the body a symbol of yourself because it is
yourself.
a. True
b. False
40.According to the class lectures the body a symbol of yourself because it makes
yourself present and it is identical to yourself.
a. True
b. False
41. According to the class lectures in engaging in sexual behavior a couple is
primarily to give each other physical pleasure.
a. True
b. False
42.According to the class lectures in engaging in sexual behavior a couple is trying
to give their selves to each other as gifts
a. True
b. False

43.According to the class lectures, a couple should engage in sexual intimacy when
they know each other long enough and do not have and communicable diseases.
a. True
b. False
44.According to the class lectures, a couple can engage in sexual intimacy and not
give themselves to each other.
a. True
b. False
45.According to the class lectures, sexual intimacy is warranted in the content of
unconditioned love i.e., total permanent-faithful-and exclusive.
a. True
b. False
46.
B
47. The usage African context presupposes that Africa is an absolutely
homogenous people, culture and tradition
a. True
b. False
48. In African context, the social meaning of marriage is a major focus.
a) True
b) False
49. The procreative end of marriage is a primary focus in African context.
a) True
b) False
50. In African context, polygamy is an unacceptable practice.
a) True
b) False
51. African perspective of sexuality upholds the sacrality of sex, which impacts on
how it (sex) is talked about, where and when it is practiced and by whom it is
practiced.
a) True
b) False
52. Humane Vitae or on the Regulation of Birth teaches that married couples must
be responsible parents and regulate the birth of their children.
A) True
B) False
53 The principle of totality would allow the use of artificial means of contraception
A) True
B) False

54 Applying the principle of double effect the church might allow the removal of a
fallopian tube where the fetus has implanted even though it will result in the
abortion of the fetus.
A) True
B) False
55. The church believes that by legalizing same sex marriage heterosexual marriage
and the family are being injured
A) True
B) False
56. The church is not opposed to homosexual relationships if the couple do not
engage in sexual behavior
A) True
B) False
57. According to the research data available at present, children raised by same sex
couples are more likely to themselves grow up with a homosexual orientation.
A) True
B) False
58. According to the Gottman video viewed in class, In the world of relationships,
the most important numbers to learn are: five to one. That is the ratio of positive
interactions to negative ones that predicts whether a marriage will last or become
one of the sad statistics of divorce.
A) True
B) False
59. The Masters of Marriage is Gottman's term for the long-term happily married.
A) True
B) False
60. Along with a team of mathematicians, Gottman has developed what he calls
bilinear influence functions. These describe a person's ability to affect his or her
spouse's mood, a kind of emotional contagion. Good couples routinely influence
each other's moods, in a positive direction..
A) True
B) False