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CHAPTER 6—DATING, SINGLE LIFE, AND MATE SELECTION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Most American dating practices developed:

a. during the colonial period.
b. in the late 1800s.
c. after World War I.
d. in the 1960s.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1
2. In light of the textbook material on the emergence of American dating, it would be reasonable to
conclude:
a. the process is still controlled by parents.
b. mate selection was initially an informal process.
c. dating is a fairly recent development.
d. lifestyle changes have made dating less complex.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1
3. The United States has a large group of older people dating. What is a major contributing factor in this
phenomenon?
a. recreational sex
b. high divorce rates
c. changing media images
d. economic prosperity
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1
4. American dating has been shaped by all of the following factors EXCEPT:
a. the emancipation of women.
b. arranged marriage systems.
c. mass production of automobiles.
d. rural to urban migration.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating
OBJ: 2
5. Perhaps the characteristic of mate selection in America that most distinguishes it from the rest of the
world is that it is:
a. based on sex and reproduction.
b. supported by religious sentiments.
c. a highly competitive process.
d. run by participants themselves.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating
OBJ: 2
6. With open-choice mate selection, the ensuing marriages are totally subservient to:
a. individual needs and desires.
b. unwanted family influences.
c. changing sexual mores.
d. premarital gender roles.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating
OBJ: 2
7. The most important element in the open-choice mate selection process is:
a. parental influence.
b. family background.
c. individual attraction.
d. community approval.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating
OBJ: 2
8. The stability of a relationship is accurately predicted by:

a. the couple.
b. parents.
c. children.
d. Tarot cards.
OBJ: 2
9. Dating offers all of the following benefits EXCEPT:

a. social status.
b. self-knowledge.
c. ego-fulfillment.
d. meretricious rewards.
OBJ: 2
10. The classic example of how dating can change one's status is the young man who dates and then
marries:
a. a childhood sweetheart.
b. the boss' daughter.
c. an older woman.
d. the girl next door.
OBJ: 2
11. Cox and Demmitt link the limited opportunity to learn about the opposite sex to:
a. small nuclear families.
b. changing American lifestyles.
c. commitment oriented values.
d. telephone dating services.
OBJ: 2
12. John dates Amanda because she understands him and makes him feel important. John's involvement
with Amanda is based on:
a. ego needs.
b. courtly love.
c. social principles.
d. shared interests.
OBJ: 2
13. The dating continuum demonstrates that American dating:

a. is rarely committed and follows no formal process.
b. flows from casual dating of many people to marriage.
c. is too open to have set categories.
d. understands the individual needs in mate selection.
OBJ: 2
14. Roberto and Juanita are going steady. Their next step on the dating continuum is likely to be:
a. informal commitment.
b. marriage.
c. cohabitation.
d. engagement.
OBJ: 2
15. In light of the discussion of the dating continuum, we may conclude that:
a. modern dating is becoming more formal.
b. informal commitment causes people to go steady.
c. men receive fewer benefits from dating.
d. mate selection is a gradual process.
OBJ: 2
16. It is difficult to describe a common American dating pattern because young people's interactions have
become more:
a. egalitarian.
b. interracial.
c. individualized.
d. interpersonal.
OBJ: 2
17. More traditional, formalized dating is still found in:

a. poor communities.
b. small towns.
c. private schools.
d. the Northeast.
OBJ: 2
18. All of the following statements about high school dating are true EXCEPT:
a. couples usually don't know one another well when they first date.
b. there is a lot of gossip about who is dating whom.
c. friends play a major role in the selection process.
d. the person you are dating can hurt or enhance your reputation.
OBJ: 3
19. Which of the following examples best demonstrates “hanging out” as opposed to dating among college
students?
a. going out to dinner
b. meeting at a coffee shop
c. calling just to talk
d. asking someone to go to a party
OBJ: 3
20. Compared to high school dating, college dating is characterized by:

a. fewer rules.
b. less dating diversity.
c. endless gossip.
d. more friend involvement.
OBJ: 3
21. One of the main benefits of group dating is that it:

a. provides premarital couple training.
b. reduces the chances of unwanted sexual contact.
c. fosters a higher degree of commitment than casual dating.
d. exposes students to formal dating rules.
OBJ: 3
22. For many college men and women, dating is synonymous with a relationship defined as a sex-without-
commitment interaction known as:
a. "joined at the hip."
b. "going steady."
c. "hooking up."
d. "going together."
OBJ: 3
23. John and Beth are a college couple involved in a fast-moving, highly committed relationship. They
often spend every waking minute together when they are not in class, but rarely go on a "date." John
and Beth are:
a. "joined at the hip."
b. "going steady."
c. "hooking up."
d. engaged.
OBJ: 3
24. The dramatic increase in the number of people living alone has been attributed to:
a. deep-seated commitment and extended singleness.
b. high divorce rates and extended singleness.
c. courtly love and extended singleness.
d. formal engagements and extended singleness.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness
OBJ: 4
25. For most Americans, singleness is:

a. a mark of disgrace.
b. a period of sexual abstinence.
c. a transitory state.
d. better than remarriage.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness
OBJ: 4
26. Public acceptance of singleness has been fueled by all of the following factors EXCEPT:
a. greater educational opportunity.
b. the women's movement.
c. homogamous mate selection.
d. changing attitudes toward premarital sex.
OBJ: 4
27. Older couples who marry after a long period of singleness may discover that:
a. their chances of marital success are significantly reduced.
b. the endogamy rule only applies to young couples.
c. it is difficult to make marital compromises.
d. reciprocity generally leads to self-disclosure.
OBJ: 4
28. Marrying late in life has been linked to:
a. marital success.
b. economic problems.
c. sexual infidelity.
d. the halo effect.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness
OBJ: 4
29. Cox and Demmitt believe that the most attractive feature of the single life is the fact that it offers
people:
a. sexual variety.
b. a sense of freedom.
c. financial security.
d. commitment opportunities.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness
OBJ: 4
30. Despite social changes in singleness:

a. the idea of marriage remains strong in America.
b. young adults who do not graduate college marry younger.
c. men want to keep independence and do not push commitment.
d. remaining single has little social appeal.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness
OBJ: 4
31. Cox and Demmitt argue that much of the music listened to by American teenagers tends to
romanticize:
a. going steady.
b. violence.
c. puberty.
d. teen pregnancy.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores
OBJ: 6
32. What is the impact of changing sexual mores on women?

a. The double standard has been reinforced.
b. They opened women up to extramarital affairs and no repercussions.
c. They lessened her control of sexual interactions by indicating sexual behavior is
acceptable.
d. They increased the acceptance of acquaintance rape.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores
OBJ: 6
33. A father warns his daughter about premarital sex, but tells his son that he is becoming a "real" man
when he finds out that he is sexually active. This is an example of:
a. homogamy.
b. endogamy.
c. the double standard.
d. complementary needs.
OBJ: 6
34. The historical double standard is:

a. the central focus of dating.
b. unfair to young men.
c. a new sexual norm.
d. gradually disappearing.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores
OBJ: 6
35. The majority of teenagers who have engaged in premarital intercourse report that:
a. it was against their will.
b. they were in "love."
c. "it just happened."
d. they wanted to experiment.
OBJ: 6
36. A teenager's first sexual experience is most likely to occur:

a. at the beginning of the summer.
b. in the home of one of the partners.
c. at a party where alcohol is present.
d. in a car owned by parents.
OBJ: 6
37. The younger the first sexual experience:

a. the greater the likelihood that the female is older than the male.
b. the less likely it is to occur in a partner’s home.
c. the less likely it is to influence future sexual encounters.
d. the greater the likelihood that it is not consensual.
OBJ: 6
38. A female's first sexual experience is likely to take place with a male who is:
a. about the same age.
b. three years younger.
c. less than one year older.
d. several years older.
OBJ: 6
39. Cox and Demmitt believe that the best way to teach young people responsible sexual behavior is to:
a. provide them with good information.
b. encourage them to "just say no."
c. limit contact with members of the opposite sex.
d. return to the values of the 1950s.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores
OBJ: 6
40. According to research presented in the text, the primary reason a majority of adolescents regret
engaging in sexual activity is that it:
a. resulted in pregnancy.
b. resulted in a sexually transmitted disease.
c. was inconsistent with their moral views.
d. led to the breakup of the relationship.
OBJ: 6
41. All of the following are problems with sexual intercourse “just happening” with adolescents
EXCEPT:
a. not being able to contemplate the principles involved in engaging in intercourse.
b. regretting the experience at some point.
c. overcoming the historical double standard.
d. lack of protection and exposure to teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
OBJ: 6
42. Which of the following questions is consistent with the authors’ description of personal principles?
a. Do I think that there is a conflict between the sexual attitudes of my church and society?
b. What kind of sexual behavior do I believe would make the best kind of society?
c. Is my behavior going to harm the other person or myself, either physically or
psychologically?
d. Can I handle the guilt feelings that may result from premarital sex?
OBJ: 6
43. Cox and Demmitt argue that as an unmarried couple considers sexual intercourse, the difficult
principles to uncover are:
a. personal.
b. psychological.
c. religious.
d. social.
OBJ: 6
44. Mary believes that premarital sex will make it difficult to enjoy sex after marriage. Her belief about
premarital sexuality is based on:
a. social principles.
b. religious principles.
c. personal principles.
d. psychological principles.
OBJ: 6
45. Chris abstains from premarital sex because he feels uncomfortable about breaking society's rules. His
behavior is based on:
a. psychological principles.
b. social principles.
c. religious principles.
d. personal principles.
OBJ: 6
46. In a recent survey of community college students, 90% of the respondents who were against premarital
sex indicated that their beliefs were influenced by:
a. social principles.
b. psychological principles.
c. religious principles.
d. personal principles.
OBJ: 6
47. In short-duration sexual encounters where communication is less open, there is a greater likelihood of:
a. unwanted pregnancy.
b. premature ejaculation.
c. sexually transmitted diseases.
d. the halo effect.
OBJ: 6
48. Teenage pregnancy has:

a. risen sharply.
b. risen slightly.
c. remained the same.
d. dropped significantly.
OBJ: 6
49. Most young women report that their first sexual experience was:
a. very romantic.
b. an act of rebellion.
c. a prelude to marriage.
d. not very enjoyable.
OBJ: 6
50. Nonmarital sex for the young in our culture is often poor quality because:
a. it is met with parental disapproval.
b. it typically ends with an unwanted pregnancy.
c. of the environment and sexual ignorance.
d. it makes later sexual experiences seem worse in comparison.
OBJ: 6
51. Cox and Demmitt prefer the term acquaintance violence because it is:
a. less stigmatizing than the term date rape.
b. a much broader term than date rape.
c. the official government term for date rape.
d. widely used by feminist scholars.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courtship Violence
OBJ: 7
52. Many couples dismiss minor aggression as a sign of:

a. changing mores.
b. homogamy.
c. stress.
d. sexual repression.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courtship Violence
OBJ: 7
53. All of the following statements about date rapists are true EXCEPT:
a. they feel great sexual deprivation.
b. most of them view women as property.
c. they are nontraditional in their sexual values.
d. most of them place a high value on sexuality.
OBJ: 7
54. Misunderstandings about sex tend to be more common when:

a. drugs and alcohol are involved.
b. couples get married.
c. people practice homogamy.
d. men ignore the halo effect.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courtship Violence
OBJ: 7
55. Research demonstrates that there may be miscommunications around sexual intent because:
a. women do not listen to men when they talk.
b. men appear to confuse friendly behavior with sexual interest.
c. females view males in more sexual terms than males view females.
d. there is a fear of talking about sex.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courtship Violence
OBJ: 7
56. Date rape drugs have been used to sedate a person so that their date can have sex with them
unknowingly. This type of drug also causes:
a. weight loss.
b. sleeplessness.
c. short-term memory loss.
d. hormonal imbalance.
OBJ: 7
57. The term used to describe a situation where a couple lives together without being married is:
a. engagement.
b. cohabitation.
c. miscegenation.
d. exogamy.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households
OBJ: 8 NAT:
58. The 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.
OBJ: 8
59. In 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.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households
OBJ: 8
60. 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.
OBJ: 8
61. When asked why they are cohabiting, most elderly and/or retired cohabitants said that it allows them
to:
a. have a sexual outlet.
b. stay mentally alert.
c. save money.
d. start a second family.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households
OBJ: 8
62. Couples who view cohabiting as a permanent alternative to marriage usually argue that marriage is
characterized by:
a. boredom and conflict.
b. jealousy and possessiveness.
c. too many legal constraints.
d. massive economic pressures.
OBJ: 8
63. A significantly larger proportion of cohabiting women than noncohabiting women want to:
a. get married.
b. go to college.
c. enter the workforce.
d. abort unwanted pregnancies.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households
OBJ: 8
64. Men are most apt to cohabit for:

a. companionship.
b. emotional security.
c. sex.
d. practical reasons.
OBJ: 8
65. All of the following are reasons for cohabiting EXCEPT:

a. a trial marriage.
b. reducing the likelihood of divorce.
c. a permanent alternative to marriage.
d. a short-lived sexual fling.
OBJ: 8
66. When compared to noncohabiting couples, couples who cohabit before marriage tend to have:
a. more children.
b. higher marital commitment.
c. higher divorce rates.
d. fewer arguments.
OBJ: 8
67. Divorced individuals who cohabitate prior to remarriage report:

a. higher levels of marital satisfaction but also higher rates of marital instability.
b. lower levels of marital satisfaction and higher rates of marital instability.
c. higher levels of marital satisfaction and lower levels of marital instability.
d. lower levels of marital satisfaction and lower levels of marital instability.
OBJ: 8
68. The term palimony was coined to describe:

a. engagements lasting more than two years.
b. sexual intercourse between close relatives.
c. settlements made to an nonmarried live-in partner.
d. the tendency to marry people with opposite characteristics.
OBJ: 8
69. Cox and Demmitt use the term "field of desirables" to describe:
a. individuals who have stable personality traits.
b. people to whom we are attracted.
c. women who are single and have never had children.
d. single people who are free to engage in a relationship.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Finding the One and Only: Mate Selection
OBJ: 9
70. James is attracted to two women in his biology class. He is also interested in dating two women that he
met at work. The term Cox and Demmitt used to describe these women is:
a. "potentials"
b. "desirables"
c. "compatibles"
d. "availables"
OBJ: 9
71. Cox and Demmitt use the term "availables" to describe:

a. women who are guided by social principles.
b. couples who are not committed to their marriage.
c. people who are unmarried and not in love with anyone.
d. adults who desperately want to marry but can't.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Finding the One and Only: Mate Selection
OBJ: 9
72. Our American social system has an impact on love and marriage in that:
a. we are increasingly seeing exogamous marriages.
b. our marriages are arranged by our parents who want homogamy.
c. we are free to love and marry who we choose.
d. we don’t fall in love with just anyone; our marriages tend toward homogamy.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Finding the One and Only: Mate Selection
OBJ: 9
73. A researcher discovers that most of the married couples in a moderate-sized Southern city grew up
within a 10-mile radius. Her findings illustrate the principle of
a. exogamy.
b. complementary needs.
c. extended singleness.
d. propinquity.
OBJ: 9
74. Vance met and married Amanda while they were both stationed at Robbins Air Force Base. Their
marriage illustrates the principle of:
a. propinquity.
b. exogamy.
c. inconclusiveness.
d. heterogamy.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Finding the One and Only: Mate Selection
OBJ: 9
75. Choosing to be with people who are similar to ourselves is called:

a. endogamy.
b. homogamy.
c. exogamy.
d. propinquity.
OBJ: 9
76. James and Nicole were initially attracted to each other because they both enjoy photography, rock
climbing, and organic gardening. The available evidence suggests that their relationship is based on:
a. propinquity.
b. endogamy.
c. miscegenation.
d. homogamy.
OBJ: 9
77. The inclination or necessity to marry within a particular group is called:

a. endogamy.
b. miscegenation.
c. exogamy.
d. propinquity.
OBJ: 9
78. Ron grew up in the South. He is so proud of his Southern heritage that he wants his daughter to marry
a Southerner. Ron's behavior illustrates the principle of:
a. complementary needs.
b. availability.
c. endogamy.
d. cognitive compatibility.
OBJ: 9
79. Elite colleges and universities tend to promote:

a. cognitive compatibility.
b. miscegenation.
c. complementary needs.
d. endogamy.
OBJ: 9
80. ____ is one of the strongest endogamic factors.

a. Attractiveness
b. Education
c. Geography
d. Occupation
OBJ: 10
81. All of the following background factors are predictive of marital stability EXCEPT:
a. religious participation.
b. supportive friends.
c. the wife's education.
d. financial success.
OBJ: 10
82. Marty and Janelle have dated for a few months and are planning on getting married next year. Marty
graduated from college two years ago and has a good job as an architect. Janelle is a few years younger
and although she didn't finish college, she enjoys her job as an assistant at the pet clinic. Marty and
Janelle are an example of:
a. monogamy.
b. the halo effect.
c. miscegenation.
d. the marital gradient.
OBJ: 10
83. Research demonstrates that couples who have similar backgrounds and preferences are:
a. more likely to be happy when they first marry, but are no more or less likely to be happily
married later on.
b. more likely to be happily married later on.
c. are no more or less likely to be happily married later on.
d. are less likely to be happily married later on.
OBJ: 10
84. One rule of exogamy is the requirement that we marry someone of the opposite sex. Until recently, this
was taken for granted. Why is this important for society?
a. It maintains the sanctity of marriage.
b. It ensures reproduction and the continuation of the species.
c. The rule justifies discrimination and miscegenation.
d. It creates a necessary opening for homosexual marriages.
OBJ: 10
85. Which of the following is NOT a major social group in endogamous marriages?
a. race/ethnicity
b. religion
c. political party
d. social class
OBJ: 10
86. Miscegenation laws prohibited:

a. marriages between siblings.
b. same-sex marriages.
c. interracial marriages.
d. marriages between teenagers.
OBJ: 10
87. About 30 states had miscegenation laws as recently as:

a. World War I.
b. the 1920s.
c. the Great depression.
d. World War II.
OBJ: 10
88. In Loving v. Virginia, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that:

a. marriages between stepchildren and stepparents were illegal.
b. cohabiting couples were financially tied to one another.
c. laws prohibiting interracial marriages were unconstitutional.
d. minors could not marry without parental permission.
OBJ: 10
89. Which of the following is true of interracial marriages?

a. The number of interracial marriages more than doubled from 1980 to 2008.
b. Interracial marriages make up half of all marriages.
c. Interracial marriages are more common, but most Americans report that they would not
support a family member in an interracial marriage.
d. Interracial marriages are still illegal in eight states.
OBJ: 10
90. The inclination or necessity to marry outside a particular group is called:

a. homogamy.
b. exogamy.
c. miscegenation.
d. endogamy.
OBJ: 10
91. A man who marries his niece is violating the:

a. exogamy rule.
b. miscegenation rule.
c. endogamy rule.
d. propinquity rule.
OBJ: 10
92. John and Robert have been involved in a same-sex relationship for two years. They can't marry
because our society has a(n):
a. miscegenation rule.
b. endogamy rule.
c. exogamy rule.
d. propinquity rule.
OBJ: 10
93. Physical attractiveness as a first impression is:

a. a relatively unimportant marital choice variable.
b. more important to men than to women.
c. more important to women than to men.
d. just as important to women as to men.
OBJ: 10
94. The tendency for first impressions to influence subsequent judgements is called:
a. homogamy.
b. the exogamy rule.
c. self-disclosure.
d. the halo effect.
OBJ: 10
95. In order to assess cognitive compatibility, we try to:

a. estimate how another person thinks.
b. evaluate our body image.
c. use attraction-seeking strategies.
d. maximize our halo effect.
OBJ: 10
96. Which of the following questions would probably be asked by an individual who is trying to access
another person's cognitive compatibility?
a. "Do you listen to classical music?"
b. "What did you say your name was?"
c. "When do final exams start?"
d. "Do you know how to get to the interstate?"
OBJ: 10
97. Albert constantly tells Mary how much he admires her, offers to help her with her homework, and
always agrees with what she says. Albert is trying to further his relationship with Mary by using:
a. endogamic rules.
b. self-disclosure techniques.
c. social principles.
d. attraction-seeking strategies.
OBJ: 10
98. Self-disclosure tends to lead to:

a. increased marital conflict.
b. reciprocity.
c. short-lived sexual flings.
d. divorce.
OBJ: 10
99. In a relationship based on complementary needs:

a. the partners have almost identical social characteristics.
b. each partner enters the marriage expecting to change the other person.
c. the partners are similar in age and energy levels, but differ widely in interest.
d. each partner is able to supply something the other lacks.
OBJ: 10
100. Ray is in a relationship with a woman who was thrifty to help control his wild spending sprees. His
relationship illustrates the principle of:
a. cognitive compatibility.
b. exogamy.
c. endogamy.
d. complementary needs.
OBJ: 10
101. Engagement has become:

a. less formal.
b. an extension of cohabitation.
c. a religious event.
d. a trial marriage.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
102. The final courtship stage is:

a. dating.
b. engagement.
c. marriage.
d. divorce.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
103. Susie and Johnny just got engaged at Christmas. They plan to marry in May. Their engagement can be
classified as:
a. short and romantic.
b. long and separated.
c. long and inclusive.
d. short and determined.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
104. Cox and Demmitt believe that short engagements don't give couples much insight into:
a. traditional engagement practices.
b. each other's personalities.
c. their sexual compatibility.
d. changing dating patterns.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
105. One of the main issues in long, separated engagements is:

a. indecisiveness.
b. date rape.
c. alimony.
d. exclusivity.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
106. Cox and Demmitt argue that engagements are functional because they provide all of the following
benefits EXCEPT:
a. premarital counseling.
b. premarital medical examinations.
c. extensive legal protection.
d. time to examine long-range goals.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
TRUE/FALSE
1. Every society has a system by which mates are selected and new families are started.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1
2. Open choice of a mate means that parents of young adults have no influence at all.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1
3. On the whole, starting early and remaining in a steady relationship throughout adolescence is probably
disadvantageous to later adult relations.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating

OBJ: 2
4. The rate of people “going steady” is gradually increasing.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating

OBJ: 2
5. Young women have become more like young men in their sexual behavior.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores

OBJ: 6
6. American sexual mores have become increasingly conservative.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores

OBJ: 6
7. The younger the first experience, the greater the likelihood that first intercourse was involuntary.

OBJ: 6
8. Sexually transmitted diseases are more common among the unmarried than the married.

OBJ: 6
9. Avoiding pregnancy or STDs are the main reasons young people cite for not having sexual intercourse.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores
OBJ: 6
10. Healthy sexual expression is a primary part of human intimacy.

OBJ: 6
11. Women and men initiate verbal or physical aggression in about equal numbers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courship Violence

OBJ: 7
12. Researchers have consistently found that physical aggression is more common in married couples than
in cohabiting couples.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courship Violence

OBJ: 7
13. Females view males in more sexual terms than males view females.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courship Violence

OBJ: 7
14. Premarital cohabitation appears to raise the risk of subsequent marital dissolution.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households

OBJ: 8
15. The presence of children seems to have a stabilizing effect on cohabitation relationships.

OBJ: 8
16. In some states, a divorced person who is receiving alimony may lose it for cohabiting.

OBJ: 8
17. The tendency to marry individuals similar to ourselves is called propinquity.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Finding the One and Only: Mate Selection
OBJ: 9
18. The increasing levels of education and workforce participation among women have little impact on
marriage.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness

OBJ: 4
19. Wives' education appears to be unrelated to marital stability.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Finding the One and Only: Mate Selection
OBJ: 10
20. Same-sex marriages have no legal standing and there is no pressure to recognize such marriages.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Finding the One and Only: Mate Selection
OBJ: 10
21. Some people tend to avoid highly attractive individuals in order to enhance their own chances of
acceptance.
OBJ: 10
22. Meeting via the Internet has lessened the importance of attractiveness as an early factor in meeting
another person.
OBJ: 10
23. Engagement is the culmination of courtship.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
24. The phrase "absence makes the heart grow fonder" is often used to describe short, romantic
engagements.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
25. A truly successful engagement period leads either to a successful marriage or to a broken engagement.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11
SHORT ANSWER
1. Why do we date?
ANS:
Dating fills the time between puberty and marriage, it is a way to gain social status, it is an opportunity
to interact with and learn about the opposite sex, it meets ego needs, and it leads to mate selection.
PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating OBJ: 2
2. Differentiate between dating in high school and dating in college.
ANS:
High school dating involves one's friends; gossip makes the dating process more serious; there is more
difficulty and embarrassment involved; and group dating is more common. In college, dating tends to
be more relaxed with fewer rules; dating or courtship has been replaced by "hooking up" (sex without
commitment) and "joined at the hip" couples who are fast-moving and highly committed but rarely go
on dates.
PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating OBJ: 3

3. Why is being single considered only a transitory state?
ANS:
Despite the increase in singleness, most Americans usually get married or remarried.
PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness OBJ: 4
4. What are the advantages of being single?
ANS:
Freedom, lower expenses, and less relational conflicts.
5. What are the negative and positive effects of remaining single longer?
ANS:
The negative effects included increased risk of problems during pregnancy, being older parents, having
fewer children (which impacts other industries), and more difficulty compromising. The positive
effects include better economic circumstances, willingness to communicate and work toward a positive
experience, and a greater chance of marital success.
6. In a society that supposedly prohibits premarital sexual relations, evaluate the underlying messages
given by society about sexuality.
ANS:
Advertising based on sex appeal, popular music with major themes of sex, young people being given
the resources to determine their own sexual behavior, and peer influences all contribute to the
underlying messages that premarital sexual relations are expected.
PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores OBJ: 6
7. An unmarried couple contemplating sexual intercourse should consider personal, psychological, social
and religious principles. Compare these principles.
ANS:
Personal principles are used as a guide in our lives; psychological principles are those that are
ingrained in us by society and family; social principles are rules that are placed by society; and
religious principles are obtained through religious training.
8. How might individuals evaluate if their sexual behavior is healthy?
ANS:
They can ask themselves questions to understand their attitudes surrounding sex. Questions about
enhancing self-esteem, freely-chosen sexual expression, enjoyment and gratification from sex, and
risks of pregnancy or STDs will help an individual understand if their sexual behavior is healthy.
9. Who stands to lose the most in a cohabitating relationship, men or women? Give reasons.
ANS:
Women. Studies indicate that males seem less committed than females, cohabitating men are less
likely to be employed, gender attitudes tend to be traditional, cohabitating males are less considerate
than husbands, and cohabitating women experience more abuse.
PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households

OBJ: 8
10. Compare the three types of engagement.
ANS:
The short, romantic engagement lasts from two to six months. It usually fails to give the couple much
insight into one another's personalities because much of the time is taken up by preparation for the
wedding. The long, separated engagement tends to defeat the purpose of engagement and raises
questions of exclusivity in the relationship. The separation is usually unsatisfactory for both. The long
but inconclusive engagement is an engagement that is put off for economic reasons, deference to
parental demands, or indecisiveness. This is usually a sign that all is not well between them.
PTS: 1 REF: Engagement OBJ: 11

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CHAPTER 6—DATING, SINGLE LIFE, AND MATE SELECTION

1. Most American dating practices developed:

8. The stability of a relationship is accurately predicted by:

9. Dating offers all of the following benefits EXCEPT:

13. The dating continuum demonstrates that American dating:

17. More traditional, formalized dating is still found in:

20. Compared to high school dating, college dating is characterized by:

21. One of the main benefits of group dating is that it:

25. For most Americans, singleness is:

30. Despite social changes in singleness:

32. What is the impact of changing sexual mores on women?

34. The historical double standard is:

36. A teenager's first sexual experience is most likely to occur:

37. The younger the first sexual experience:

48. Teenage pregnancy has:

52. Many couples dismiss minor aggression as a sign of:

54. Misunderstandings about sex tend to be more common when:

64. Men are most apt to cohabit for:

65. All of the following are reasons for cohabiting EXCEPT:

67. Divorced individuals who cohabitate prior to remarriage report:

68. The term palimony was coined to describe:

71. Cox and Demmitt use the term "availables" to describe:

75. Choosing to be with people who are similar to ourselves is called:

77. The inclination or necessity to marry within a particular group is called:

79. Elite colleges and universities tend to promote:

80. ____ is one of the strongest endogamic factors.

86. Miscegenation laws prohibited:

87. About 30 states had miscegenation laws as recently as:

88. In Loving v. Virginia, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that:

89. Which of the following is true of interracial marriages?

90. The inclination or necessity to marry outside a particular group is called:

91. A man who marries his niece is violating the:

93. Physical attractiveness as a first impression is:

95. In order to assess cognitive compatibility, we try to:

98. Self-disclosure tends to lead to:

99. In a relationship based on complementary needs:

101. Engagement has become:

102. The final courtship stage is:

105. One of the main issues in long, separated engagements is:

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Introduction OBJ: 1

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating

4. The rate of people “going steady” is gradually increasing.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Premarital American Dating

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores

6. American sexual mores have become increasingly conservative.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores

10. Healthy sexual expression is a primary part of human intimacy.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Changing Sexual Mores

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courship Violence

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courship Violence

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Date Rape and Courship Violence

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Cohabitation: Unmarried-Couple Households

17. The tendency to marry individuals similar to ourselves is called propinquity.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Dating and Extended Singleness

19. Wives' education appears to be unrelated to marital stability.