The highest rates of divorce and marital instability tend to occur among
A) those with no religion.
B) those with different religions.
C) those with the same religion.
D) those who convert to the religion of their partner.
Ques. 2What is the current rate of cohabitation?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 3Before their marriage ceremony took place, Ashton and Melinda decided to sign agreement that would dictate what would happen in the event of a divorce. Identify and briefly explain such an agreement.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Marriage therapist Edward Waring describes eight components that comprise intimacy.
The degree to which partners allow each other to access their most personal thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and the degree to which they allow themselves to share the most private parts of their lives are key elements of what component?
A) expressiveness
B) autonomy
C) sexuality
D) affection
Ques. 5According to recent research, which of the following individuals would be LEAST likely to have a positive attitude towards intermarriage?
a) Julia, a graduate student
b) Nelson, a Latino high school student
c) Edward, a retired senior
d) Rick, a liberal activist
e) David, a lawyer living in Boston
Ques. 6During a debate about social theories, Jack opines that children who grow up watching their parents fight physically and verbally are more likely to be abusive themselves.
However, Jose disagrees and argues that children are more likely to be abusive adults due to their genetic predispositions. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Jack's opinion?
A) According to learning theories, children who witness emotional abuse first-hand are more likely to blame themselves and engage in activities such as torturing pets and other animals.
B) According to exchange studies, children who grow up in matriarchal societies are more likely to witness physically abuse and adopt it.
C) According to social learning studies, when there's both physical and emotional abuse between adults in a household, children tend to model the behaviors and engage in sibling abuse.
D) According to feminist studies, when one spouse is aggressive, the other spouse may become more aggressive over time and children generally adopt the behavior of the spouse belonging to their own sex.
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