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Aging and The Life Course
Aging and The Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, 2/e
Jill Quadagno, Florida State University

Family Relationships and Social Support Systems

True or False



1

Over the life course, women are more likely than men to maintain social networks.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Family sociologists used the concept of a family life cycle to describe the evolution of the nuclear family.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Research has persistently shown that marital satisfaction follows a linear pattern over the life course.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Fewer than 3 percent of all marriages last 50 years.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Studies consistently find that women report higher levels of marital satisfaction than men.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

The vast majority of married men and women continue to have sexual intercourse well into their seventies.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Remarriages are less likely to end in divorce than first marriages.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Rachel Pruchno found in her study of custodial grandmothers that the primary reason they began caring for their grandchildren was because of divorce.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

Older African Americans are more likely than whites to be involved in a variety of religious activities.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Duvall’s model of the family life cycle accurately reflects the typical life course of a nuclear family.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE