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With few cross-cultural or historical exceptions, marriages have been expected to

A) result in divorce.
B) produce children.
C) be lifelong undertakings.
D) be based on love.

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In a(n) __________ marriage, coming together as husband and wife was based on dutiful adherence to the time-honored marriage premise, particularly the norm of permanence.

A) institutional
B) companionate
C) individualized
D) romantic

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Bill and JoAnn have recently married and have made a commitment to each other that they will keep each other as the most important people in their lives, and stay together as long as they live. Bill and JoAnn's joint commitment reflects the expectations of

About  __________ million children under age 18 live in single-parent households.

Which of the following is NOT strongly related to couple satisfaction?

Explain the relationship between expectations of permanence and expectations of sexual exclusivity. Give an example of each category.

In a(n) __________ marriage, the husband was expected mainly to be a hard-working provider, and the wife a good housekeeper and cook .

Family sociologist Andrew Cherlin has noted that time-honored family definitions and social norms "count for far less" than in the past. He calls this__________.

In a(n)__________ marriage, the husband was expected mainly to be a hardworking provider and the wife was expected to be a good housekeeper and cook.

An important goal from the marital __________ perspective is to return to a society more in line with the values and norms of companionate marriage.

In most cases, marriage alone is sufficient to alleviate poverty.

Due to the American individualist orientation, three interrelated developments have occurred relating to marriage. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

According to the text, permanence and sexual exclusivity are two every important elements of the marriage

For Hispanics today, la familia means

The proportion of children under age eighteen living with two married parents __________ over the past 30 years.

What is the key function of marriage for most Americans?

Some groups have friends who are so close that they are hardly distinguished from actual relatives. These relationships are referred to as "__________" kin.

Social scientists have defined the family as a(n) __________-a fundamental component of social organization.

Roland and Megan are married, but have agreed to retain the option of sexually and emotionally loving others. This is referred to in the text as

Not all same-sex couples want to marry. Briefly explain why.