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1
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Structures and processes in selecting intimate partners and creating marriage are known as ____.

A

Marriage trends and characteristics

2
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In studying marriage trends we look at number of _____, _____, and _____ _____.

A

Marriages, single, never married

3
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Number of marriages per 1,000 population. An example would be 7.3 marriages actually equate to 14.6 individuals. This is called ____.

A

Crude Marriage Rate

4
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A way to correct for misrepresentations we use a _____ ____ ____.

A

General Marriage Rate

5
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Rate is based upon number of person in population who are eligible to get married in a given year and corrects for the fact that two people are involved in ever marriage is called ____.

A

General Marriage Rate

6
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Economics turmoil (Depression, civil unrest), Pre and Post war (Families reunited) , Economic Peaking (financial stability, employment) are contributors for _____ ______.

A

Marriage Rates

7
Q

An imbalance in sex ratio or number of males to females is called ___?

A

Marriage Squeeze

8
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What are popular marriage months?

A

May June July

9
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Higher marriage rates in ____ ____. An example are Arkansas, Alabama.

A

Red states

10
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Lower marriage rates in ______ ______. Examples are Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

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Blue States

11
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Shorter waiting periods, no medical exams and blood test, higher restrictive states lose these couples making the other states higher in percentages of marriage are know as ___.

A

Attractions to getting married in certain states

12
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Reproduction, relationships, status, economic, sexual relationships, religious expectations, and companionship are ____ and ____ of marriage.

A

Purposes and Consequences

13
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Marriage, divorce, remarriage is known as what kind of marriage pattern ____.

A

Sequential or serial monogamy

14
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Marriage with satisfaction of bother partners is known as what kind of marriage pattern ____.

A

Life long marriage

15
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Two unmarried adults sharing a common residence in a marriage-like relationship is known as what kind of marriage pattern ____.

A

Non-marital Cohabitation

16
Q

Married women and men are generally ____.

A

Happy

17
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Married couples ave lower rates of emotional and physical ______ _____.

A

Health Problems

18
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Married couples are more likely to abstain from ______ _______.

A

Risk taking behaviors

19
Q

Married people longer than _____ ______.

A

Non-married individuals

20
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Free choice of partner is called ____.

A

Autonomous Marriage

21
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Selected partners preserves family property, political linkages, protects economic and status concerns is called ____.

A

Arranged Marriage

22
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5 Countries that still practice arranged marriage are:

A

Pakistan, India, Japan, China, and Israel

23
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Amount to be paid by brides family to family of groom is called ____.

A

Dowry

24
Q

A set amount paid by the groom’s family to family of the bride is called ___.

A

Bride’s Price

25
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Romance, self selection, shared interests, abilities, friendships, geographic reflects what attribute of marriage?

A

Autonomous

26
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The social practice of marrying another member of the same sociocultural group is called ____.

A

Endogamy

27
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Describes likeness or similarities among marital or relationship partners not necessarily from the same community is called ____.

A

Homogamy

28
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Marriage of individuals from different sociocultural groups, “mixed marriage”

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Intermarriage

29
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Availability of those of similar race. This factor foster intermarriage.

A

Group size

30
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Receptive to differences. This factor foster intermarriage..

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Heterogeneity

31
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Where one sex outnumbers another. This factor foster intermarriage.

A

Sex Ratio

32
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Religious constraints/expectations. This factor foster intermarriage.

A

Group controls

33
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Love is more important than other factors. For an example: follow your heart, rebellion, alienation and emotional immaturity. This factor foster intermarriage.

A

Romantic Love Complex

34
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Union of couple with different faith backgrounds, teachings and practices is called ____.

A

Interfaith Marriage

35
Q

Those married in the same faith have higher levels of satisfaction in marriage than those of ______ marriages and with those of “no faith” affiliation.

A

Interfaith

36
Q

Discussion of _____ ______ often brings up difficult choices and extended family input.

A

Child rearing

37
Q

There is not much _____ of different faith marriages being a deterrent to a successful marriage.

A

Support

38
Q

Age at marriage affect the selection of a _____ _____.

A

Marriage Partner

39
Q

People tend to marry in their own ____.

A

Class/Social Status

40
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Marriage with a person of a lower social position is called ____.

A

Mesalliance