Which of the following statements about age at marriage is NOT true?
a. Age at first marriage tends to be somewhat higher for males than females.
b. Men tend to marry women younger than they.
c. Minority group members tend to marry earlier than majority group members.
d. People with lower incomes tend to delay marriage.
Question 2Above all, the Industrial Revolution depended on the development of
a. markets.
b. agriculture.
c. language.
d. exploration.
Question 3Median age at first marriage is
a. at its highest ever for both men and women.
b. is declining for both men and women.
c. is declining for women and increasing for men.
d. is increasing for women and declining for men.
Question 4All of the following were key in allowing the earliest people to produce food surpluses EXCEPT:
a. plows.
b. domesticated animals.
c. stone walls.
d. wheels.
Question 5In recent years the median age of Americans at first marriage has:
a. decreased
b. fallen dramatically
c. remained the same
d. risen slowly
Question 6The most advanced cultures in North and South America prior to European discovery were concentrated in which region?
a. The current United States
b. The area that is currently central Mexico south to northern South America
c. The southernmost portion of South America
d. The area that is now the U.S. west coast
Question 7Family life cycle research has found that:
a. during the eighties, age at first marriage differed substantially from the pattern at the turn of the century
b. all families go through similar stages of development
c. few families experience substantive changes in the internal system of role relations during their passage through the family life cycle
d. the idea of a family life cycle is a useful measure of change in families
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