Question 1

What does Cherlin argue is the major benefit of marriage over cohabitation?

Accepted Answer

A)   The public declaration of marriage increases the chance that partner's will maintain agreements made to one another.
B)   Marriage allows people to benefit from legal institutions.
C)   Culture still tend to look down upon cohabitation, so marriage protects partners' reputations.
D)   Marriage allows people to feel connected in the long term.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

What are the four stages of cohabitation developed by Kathleen Kiernan?

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Question 3

How is marriage perceived in low-income contexts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marriage is the mark of a high-quality relationship.
B)   Marriage is the best way to improve a relationship.
C)   Marriage is perceived as damaging to a relationship.
D)   Marriage is not important to low-income folks.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above A

Question 4

The term deinstitutionalization can be defined as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   a decline in the number of people participating in a social institution
B)   decreasing political or legal control of a social institution
C)   the weakening of the social norms that define people's behavior in a social institution
D)   the replacement of one social institution with anotherE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

As the ______ importance of marriage has declined, its ______ importance has remained high.

Accepted Answer

A)   reproductive; legal
B)   emotional; reproductive
C)   symbolic; practical
D)   practical; symbolicE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The concept of ______ refers to how satisfied a person is in terms of their development of sense of self and expression of their feelings.

Accepted Answer

A)   an individualized marriage
B)   a pure relationship
C)   a companionate marriage
D)   a personalized marriageE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Evolutionary theory is unsuccessful at explaining ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   why people marry or form long-term relationships at all
B)   why people marry well after the birth of children
C)   why some people don't want to marry
D)   why many people desire childrenE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

According to Cherlin, all of the following have contributed to the deinstitutionalization of marriage EXCEPT for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   women entering the paid labor force
B)   expanding marriage rights to same-sex couples
C)   the increase in cohabitation
D)   the growing popularity of adoptionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 9

Based on Cherlin's reading about the deinstitutionalization of marriage, what do you hypothesize will happen to marriage in the future? Do you think it will become reinstitutionalized, remain symbolically important but deinstitutionalized, or fade away as an institution? Why?

Accepted Answer

Varies, opinion-based

Question 10

In the United States today, what is the symbolic significance of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is unimportant.
B)   It is seen as the capstone of a successful adulthood.
C)   It is seen as the foundation for a successful adulthood.
D)   It is the only means of becoming parents.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 13: The Deinstitutionalization of American Marriage

What does Cherlin argue is the major benefit of marriage over cohabitation?

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What are the four stages of cohabitation developed by Kathleen Kiernan?

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How is marriage perceived in low-income contexts?

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The term deinstitutionalization can be defined as ______.

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As the importance of marriage has declined, its importance has remained high.

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The concept of ______ refers to how satisfied a person is in terms of their development of sense of self and expression of their feelings.

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Evolutionary theory is unsuccessful at explaining ______.

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According to Cherlin, all of the following have contributed to the deinstitutionalization of marriage EXCEPT for ______.

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Based on Cherlin's reading about the deinstitutionalization of marriage, what do you hypothesize will happen to marriage in the future? Do you think it will become reinstitutionalized, remain symbolically important but deinstitutionalized, or fade away as an institution? Why?

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Exam 13: The Deinstitutionalization of American Marriage

What does Cherlin argue is the major benefit of marriage over cohabitation?

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What are the four stages of cohabitation developed by Kathleen Kiernan?

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How is marriage perceived in low-income contexts?

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The term deinstitutionalization can be defined as ______.

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As the ______ importance of marriage has declined, its ______ importance has remained high.

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The concept of ______ refers to how satisfied a person is in terms of their development of sense of self and expression of their feelings.

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Evolutionary theory is unsuccessful at explaining ______.

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According to Cherlin, all of the following have contributed to the deinstitutionalization of marriage EXCEPT for ______.

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In the United States today, what is the symbolic significance of marriage?

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