Cohabitation: (Multiple Choice)

Cohabitation:
 
  a. reduces the risk of divorce.
 b. increases the risk of divorce.
 c. leads to beneficial marital outcomes.
 d. has the same effect on all racial and ethnic groups in predicting future divorce.

Ques. 2

Compared to cohabiting couples, married couples tend to:
 
  a. have higher personal earnings than cohabiting couples.
 b. become less stable with the arrival of children.
 c. be less sexually monogamous.
 d. suffer less economically when breaking up.

Ques. 3

Compared to marriage, cohabitation tends to involve:
 
  a. less commitment.
 b. greater permanence.
 c. greater encouragement from others to make sacrifice for the relationship.
 d. more satisfying sexual relationships.

Ques. 4

When comparing common law marriages and domestic partnerships, we find that:
 
  a. common law marriage is found in more states than domestic partnerships.
 b. domestic partnerships afford more legal rights than civil unions.
 c. domestic partnerships are newer than common law marriage.
 d. common law marriage applies only to same-sex couples and domestic partnerships are granted only to heterosexual couples.

Ques. 5

Domestic partnerships are:
 
  a. recognized by most Fortune 500 companies.
 b. the same as common law marriages.
 c. only allowed for heterosexual couples.
 d. not offered by state or government agencies.