All of the following are reasons for an increase in cohabitation EXCEPT:
a. society's increased tolerance for nonmarital sexual relations.
b. the decline in divorce makes people less wary of marriage.
c. increasing urbanization that leads to anonymity.
d. higher education and increasing entry of women into the workforce decreases women's dependence on marriage.
Ques. 2More and more violent crimes are being committed by:
a. immigrants.
b. females.
c. suburbanites.
d. minors.
Ques. 3In the nineteenth century, most states legally recognized cohabiting couples as married after they had lived together for:
a. one year.
b. three years.
c. five years.
d. seven years.
Ques. 4Ambiguous loss can be hard on families. One type is present in kidnapping, where the person is physically absent, but psychologically present. The other type is when a person is physically present, but psychologically absent. All of the following are examples of the second type of ambiguous loss EXCEPT:
a. a person in a coma.
b. a missing soldier.
c. an Alzheimer's patient.
d. an individual suffering from mental illness.
Ques. 5The increasing incidence of heterosexual cohabitation is, in part, directly related to the increase in:
a. conservative sexual mores.
b. the single lifestyle.
c. interracial marriages.
d. marriages of complementary needs.
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