51.Cox and Demmitt prefer the term acquaintance violence because it is:
a.less stigmatizing than the term date rape.
b.a much broader term than date rape.
c.the official government term for date rape.
d.widely used by feminist scholars.
52.Many couples dismiss minor aggression as a sign of:
a.changing mores.
b.homogamy.
c.stress.
d.sexual repression.
53.All of the following statements about date rapists are true
EXCEPT:
a.they feel great sexual deprivation.
b.most of them view women as property.
c.they are nontraditional in their sexual values.
d.most of them place a high value on sexuality.
54.Misunderstandings about sex tend to be more common when:
a.drugs and alcohol are involved.
b.couples get married.
c.people practice homogamy.
d.men ignore the halo effect.
55.Research demonstrates that there may be miscommunications around sexual intent because:
a.women do not listen to men when they talk.
b.men appear to confuse friendly behavior with sexual interest.
c.females view males in more sexual terms than males view females.
d.there is a fear of talking about sex.
56.Date rape drugs have been used to sedate a person so that their date can have sex with them unknowingly. This type of drug also causes:
a.weight loss.
b.sleeplessness.
c.short-term memory loss.
d.hormonal imbalance.
57.The term used to describe a situation where a couple lives together without being married is:
a.engagement.
b.cohabitation.
c.miscegenation.
d.exogamy.
58.The increasing incidence of heterosexual cohabitation is, in part, directly related to the increase in:
a.conservative sexual mores.
b.the single lifestyle.
c.interracial marriages.
d.marriages of complementary needs.
59.In the nineteenth century, most states legally recognized cohabiting couples as married after they had lived together for:
a.one year.
b.three years.
c.five years.
d.seven years.
60.All of the following are reasons for an increase in cohabitation
EXCEPT:
a.society’s increased tolerance for nonmarital sexual relations.
b.the decline in divorce makes people less wary of marriage.
c.increasing urbanization that leads to anonymity.
d.higher education and increasing entry of women into the workforce decreases women’s dependence on marriage.