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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice

Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families in the Twenty-First Century

Multiple Choice

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1

__________ percent of mothers working 35 or more hours a week use nonparental child care for their children under 6 years of age.
A)Fifty-eight
B)Sixty-eight
C)Seventy-eight
D)Eighty-eight
2

The average number today of total births to never-married women between the ages of 15 and 55 is:
A)1.2
B)1.8
C)2.5
D)3.0
3

In 1998, married women with __________ had the highest labor force participation.
A)no children
B)no children under age 18
C)the youngest child between 6 and 17
D)the youngest child under age 6
4

One of the most important changes in the family has been a shift in emphasis from marriage for __________ to marriage for __________.
A)economic security; having children
B)economic security; love, companionship, and satisfaction of emotional need
C)having children; love, companionship, and satisfaction of emotional need
D)love, companionship, and emotional need; economic security
5

Which of the following has NOT been viewed as a cause of the decline of the patriarchy and the advent of the democratic family?
A)rise of the women's movement
B)increase in percentage of married women working
C)shift away from a child-centered family
D)demand for equality of sexual expression
6

The median age of marriage for men and women:
A)has narrowed substantially.
B)has widened substantially.
C)has stayed the same-increasing for both about the same.
D)has stayed the same-decreasing for both about the same.
7

Which family theory emphasizes the interdependence of family members?
A)structural-functional.
B)systems.
C)exchange.
D)symbolic interaction.
8

According to the text, one of the primary reasons gay males and lesbians sometimes resist declaring their sexual orientation is:
A)fear of losing their children.
B)fear of making a long-term commitment to a homosexual partner.
C)fear of turning their children into homosexuals.
D)fear of AIDS.