FCS 340 - Marriage and Family Relations » Spring 2019 » Chapter 10 Exam

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Question #1
In a ________ marriage, the partners have a low emotional investment in the marriage and few expectations of each other.
A.   total marriage
B.   vital marriage
C.   conflict-habituated
D.   passive-congenial
Question #2
This is a function of engagements
A.   It provides couples with the opportunity to copulate legally.
B.   It signals that the union is inherently legal.
C.   It sends a hands-off message to other interested sexual partners.
D.   It gives the couple the chance to strengthen their identities as individuals.
Question #3
Which statement is true about using a wedding ceremony?
A.   It legalizes the couple's ability to adopt children.
B.   It reinforces the idea that the marriage is a permanent bond.
C.   It is used to justify the bridal shower.
D.   It is used to provide authenticity to the engagement ceremony.
Question #4
When the married partners participate in each other's lives at all levels and have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility.
A.   total
B.   utilitarian
C.   devitalized
D.   passive-congenial
Question #5
Keith is of the opinion that, overall, married women are less healthy than married men. Janet, on the other hand believes that marriage benefits women more than men. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Keith's view?
A.   Married women who work full time tend to have fewer domestic responsibilities.
B.   Men typically are more attuned than women to the emotional quality of marriages.
C.   Many married women enjoy "emotional capital" because husbands provide nurturing and companionship.
D.   Women work harder if the marriage is distressed and tend to neglect their own health while caring for family members.
Question #6
When young adults return to their parents' home after living far away from it for a while
A.   boomerang generation
B.   Silent Generation
C.   baby boomer group
D.   G.I. Generation
Question #7
Married couples may experience ____________ when after being married for several years they become disenchanged with the idea of marriage and they experience a loss of emotional attachment preferring instead the company of their friends.
A.   identity bargaining
B.   marital burnout
C.   total marriage
D.   congenial burnout
Question #8
During a heated debate about marriage, Jake opines that men are more dominant in most relationships. However, Ronald disagrees and states that most American families are egalitarian. Both Jake and Ronald respect each other's opinion and politely agree to disagree. In this scenario, Jake and Ronald are exhibiting ________.
A.   validation
B.   information support
C.   cognitive dissonance
D.   reciprocal self-disclosure
Question #9
Which statement supports the view that unmarried couples are less likely to be happy than their married counterparts.
A.   Unlike their married counterparts, unmarried couples are generally afraid of being ridiculed by society.
B.   Unlike their married counterparts, unmarried couples cannot legally raise their children as their own.
C.   Unlike their unmarried counterparts, married couples are reported to have greater financial security and stability.
D.   Unlike their unmarried counterparts, married couples tend to have smaller extended family ties.
Question #10
Couples in conflict-habituated marriages differ from couples in total marriages in that couples in conflict-habituated marriages ________.
A.   participate in each other's lives at all levels
B.   have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility
C.   spend a lot of time together out, but out of obligation rather than love
D.   believe that feuding is an acceptable way to try to solve problems
Question #11
Which of the following is a difference between manifest and latent reasons for getting married?
A.   Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons are more likely to result in unhappy, short-term marriages.
B.   Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons emphasize love and companionship.
C.   Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons are respected and approved by the society.
D.   Unlike manifest reasons for getting married, latent reasons include commitment and personal fulfillment.
Question #12
When her son decides to move out of his parents home, the mother feels depressed and lonely after a few months. She experienced a lessened sense of well-being as well. She experiences _______
A.   empty-nest syndrome
B.   empathy syndrome
C.   flying the coop syndrome
D.   boomerang syndrome
Question #13
Which of the following is true of same-sex marriages?
A.   Empirical studies on lesbian marriages are abundant.
B.   Newly married same-sex couples tend to be younger than their different-sex counterparts.
C.   Federal benefits are not afforded to legally married same-sex couples.
D.   It is prohibited in a majority of American states.
Question #14
The gradual deterioration of love and ultimate loss of an emotional attachment between married partners is called ________.
A.   disaffection
B.   the divorce slide
C.   marital burnout
D.   marriage deterioration
Question #15
This refers to the need for commitment and personal fulfillment in the marriage context
A.   dormant reasons
B.   latent reasons
C.   manifest reasons
D.   inherent reasons
Question #16
If the married couples are in a passive-congenial marriage, which of the following statements is most likely to convey their opinion about their marriage?
A.   Participating in each other's lives and making sacrifices for each other.
B.   Love and affection sustain a marriage; conflicts can always be resolved by compromise.
C.   Practicality is more important in a marriage than emotional intensity.
D.   Quarreling and feuding are normal between couples and conflicts over minor issues do occur in a marriage.
Question #17
In order to predict divorce and understand inadequate parenting, psychological distress, and poor physical health, researchers are likely to measure ________.
A.   marital stability
B.   marital satisfaction
C.   marital longitude
D.   marital feasibility
Question #18
When an individual says that each partner must be willing to tell the other about their own thoughts, about themselves, and their feelings, with the expectation that open communication will result from it, he is advocating
A.   self-disclosure
B.   scapegoating
C.   validation
D.   esteem support
Question #19
The process by which newly married partners modify their idealized expectations and deal with the realities of living together is called ________.
A.   cognitive bias
B.   identity bargaining
C.   cognitive dissonance
D.   role conflict
Question #20
Couples in total marriages differ from couples in passive-congenial marriages in that couples in a total marriage ________.
A.   thrive on their incompatibility
B.   believe that feuding is an acceptable way to try to solve problems
C.   have a low emotional investment in the marriage
D.   have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility

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