Marriages And Fam. Exam 2

Front 1

Which is not one of Branden’s “pillars” of self-esteem?

Back 1

The practice of giving into others' dersires

Front 2

According to Branden, “honoring my wants, needs, and values and seeking appropriate
forms of their expression in reality” reflects the practice of:

Back 2

Self-assertiveness

Front 3

Julie is extremely concerned about her self-image and how she appears to others,
without regard to the well-being of others. Julie’s behavior illustrates:

Back 3

Narcissism

Front 4

Psychologists point out that self-love and narcissism are:

Back 4

Opposites

Front 5

Besides self-esteem, or self-love, a quality necessary for loving is the ability to be
emotionally:

Back 5

Interdependant

Front 6

Jack is reliant on other people for continual support and assurance, and he is easily
influenced and controlled by those who are also greatly needed. Jack’s behavior
illustrates:

Back 6

Dependant

Front 7

Which is not one of the three basic styles of attachment?

Back 7

Flipant

Front 8

An adult with a(n) __________ attachment style dodges closeness and genuine
intimacy either by evading relationships altogether or establishing considerable distance
in intimate situations.

Back 8

Avoidant

Front 9

According to Ira Reiss’ theory, which is not one of the four stages in the development of love.

Back 9

Erotic

Front 10

Self-revelation is also known as:

Back 10

Self-disclosure

Front 11

In his theory of love, Reiss uses the term __________ to describe the stage of a
relationship in which a stable pattern of emotional exchange and mutual support has
developed.

Back 11

Personality need fulfillment

Front 12

James and Susan frequently watch videos and DVDs together. When either one of them watches a movie without the other person, each of them feels lonely. This illustrates:

Back 12

Mutual Dependancy

Front 13

According to the text, being __________ means that you do not expect your partner to meet all of your needs all of the time.

Back 13

Realistic

Front 14

Brad and Shirley have an intimate relationship and they both try to meet each other’s needs. This illustrates:

Back 14

Mutuality

Front 15

According to your text, keeping love may demand seeing your relationship as:

Back 15

Priceless, you do anything to keep it

Front 16

Research suggests that two hormones in particular may be related to finding and
keeping love. Which hormone pair helps relationships by positively affecting feelings and
behavior?

Back 16

Dopamine and Oxitocine

Front 17

Social scientists have recently argued that benevolent, loving relationships require
some things that might sound old-fashioned. Which is not one of these suggestions?

Back 17

Homemaking and Breadwinning

Front 18

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?

Back 18

Abstinance

Front 19

A recent NORC survey concluded that Americans have sex mainly with people we
know and care about. This reflects which standard of nonmarital sex?

Back 19

Permissiveness with affection

Front 20

Which standard of nonmarital sex reflects “casual sex?”

Back 20

Permissiveness without affection

Front 21

In its original form, the double standard meant that:

Back 21

women should not have sex before or outside of marriage, but men could

Front 22

The 1990s saw the emergence of a new brand of marital infidelity – adultery on the
net, or __________.

Back 22

Cyber Adultary

Front 23

In one study of couples who had been through an extramarital affair, _________ of couples ended up divorcing.

Back 23

Less than 1/4

Front 24

In the NORC survey discussed in the text, the average frequency of sex for sexually active, married respondents under age 60 was __________ per month.

Back 24

7

Front 25

A NSFH study cited in the text determined that __________ was the second largest predictor of sexual frequency (after age).

Back 25

Marrital Satisfaction

Front 26

David and Susan have been married for 20 years. Both are less interested in sex than they were at the beginning of their marriage, and their sexual frequency has declined over this period of time. David and Susan’s circumstances reflect what the text refers to as:

Back 26

Abituation

Front 27

For a couple to assume sexual responsibility and experience freedom in sexual
expression, several elements are needed in the relationship. Which is not one of these elements?

Back 27

Youthful strength and endurance

Front 28

Which is not one of the ways in which high self-esteem is important to pleasurable sex?

Back 28

To focus on the partner

Front 29

A __________ view sees sex as an extension of the whole relationship rather than as
a purely physical exchange.

Back 29

Holistic view

Front 30

Estimates are that __________ of those with HIV have not been tested and are
unaware of their condition.

Back 30

1/4

Front 31

The largest percentage (70%) of diagnosed AIDS cases to date involve:

Back 31

Young and middle aged adults

Front 32

Which racial/ethnic group has the highest percentage (44%) of people living with
HIV/AIDS?

Back 32

Blacks/African Americans

Front 33

Surveys indicate that __________ percent of parents support teaching about birth
control.

Back 33

80%

Front 34

Some groups have friends who are so close that they are hardly distinguished from actual relatives. These relationships are referred to as “__________” kin.

Back 34

Fictive

Front 35

Arranged marriage has characterized __________ societies.

Back 35

Collectivistic

Front 36

That marriages should involve romance and lead to personal happiness is a uniquely
__________ idea.

Back 36

Modern

Front 37

Among Europe’s noblemen and women, romantic love was expressed in relationships
0utside marriage in the practice of __________.

Back 37

Courtly Love

Front 38

Family sociologist Andrew Cherlin has noted that time-honored family definitions
and social norms “count for far less” than in the past. He calls this __________.

Back 38

The Deinstitutionalization of marriage

Front 39

In a(n) __________ marriage, the husband was expected mainly to be a hard-working
provider, and the wife a good housekeeper and cook.

Back 39

(Institutional or Companionment)

Front 40

Over the course of about three centuries, couples have moved from yoke mates to

Back 40

Soul Mates

Front 41

Spouses remain together because they find self-actualization, intimacy, and expressively communicated emotional support in their unions. What does this describe?

Back 41

Indiviualized marriage bond

Front 42

According to the text, the high expectations inherent in an individualistic marriage
may be associated with several societal results. What are these results?

Back 42

More early marriages and pregnant teens

Front 43

The __________ family has no one structure or form.

Back 43

Pluralistic

Front 44

Comparing children’s well-being in married families with that of those in one-parent
families, Linda Waite found that children from married families had several strengths.
What were her findings?

Back 44

Children will have higher IQ and more creativity

Front 45

The proportion of children under age eighteen living with two married parents
__________ over the past thirty years.

Back 45

Decline steadily

Front 46

More than __________ of children live in single-parent households.

Back 46

1/4

Front 47

Nearly half of all single-parent families are __________.

Back 47

Non Hispanic-White

Front 48

When compared with teens in married, two-biological-parent homes, those in single
parent and cohabiting families are more likely to experience what?

Back 48

Higher teen pregnancy rates

Front 49

Louisiana, Arizona and Arkansas became the first states to:

Back 49

Enact a covenent marriage law

Front 50

Polls show that both male and female spouses are far more likely than others to say
that they are “very happy.” Nearly __________ of marrieds say they are “very happy,”
compared to less than half of unmarrieds.

Back 50

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