Compared with married couples, cohabitors tend to be:
less educated.
younger.
more likely to be unemployed.
all of these answers are
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Identify a true statement about cohabitors.
Cohabitors tend to have grown up in a single-parent home.
In the context of cohabitation, which of the following statements is true of coresidential daters?
They basically dislike living the single life and opt to move in with someone.
Which of the following statements is true of the comparison between married couples and cohabitors?
Children born to cohabiting parents are five times more likely than those born to married parents to experience parental separation.
The communication patterns practiced before marriage:
are good predictors of marital success.
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.
general readiness
The nineteenth-century philosopher John Stuart Mill was so impressed with the problems of finding a suitable mate that he called marriage a:
lottery
Ted and Betty study in the same college for their undergraduate program. They attend their piano classes together and live in the same neighborhood. They like each other and eventually get married. Which of the following terms most likely explains their marital decision?
Propinquity
Which of the following is true regarding education and seeking a marriage partner?
Most people are willing to marry someone with more education.
According to the text's discussion, cohabitation:
is often a testing ground for marriage.
Which of the following religious groups has the highest rate of marrying within their religion?
Jews
The group with the highest rate of intermarriage is:
Asian Americans
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, age homogamy has been:
increasing
Dona is a struggling model and is from a low economic background. However, Simon, a business tycoon, wants to marry her for her physical attractiveness and kindness. They marry each other in a lavish wedding ceremony. This is most likely an example of ________.
hypergamy
________ is defined as the marriage between two people who are dissimilar in some social and demographic characteristics.
Heterogamy
________ is a broad concept that refers to marriage between two people who are similar on one or more characteristics.
Assortative mating
In a(n) ________ relationship, people seek to maximize their rewards and minimize their costs.
exchange
Worldwide, men tend to look for women as potential spouses who:
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