51.Individuation means that individual family members are encouraged to:
a.pursue their own goals at the expense of the family.
b.have independent thoughts, feelings, and judgments.
c.adopt the marital roles used by their parents.
d.treat family members better than strangers.
52.Unfaithfulness occurs more often with:
a.married men.
b.married women.
c.couples who are separated but not divorced.
d.cohabitating men and women.
53.What percentage of the general public state that it is always or almost always wrong to have sex outside of marriage?
a.50%
b.90%
c.70%
d.65%
54.All of the following factors correlate with greater acceptance of extramarital affairs
EXCEPT:
a.being young and male.
b.being in a cohabiting relationship.
c.being politically liberal.
d.having a high school education or less.
55.The increase in the number of younger wives having affairs has been attributed to:
a.sexual explicit media images.
b.higher educational levels among women.
c.women entering the labor force.
d.the emergence of American individualism.
56.Career women who prefer to remain unmarried but look to fulfill needs for companionship and a sexual relationship seek:
a.single career-focused men.
b.single working-class men.
c.married men.
d.homosexual relationships.
57.The most threatening aspect of an affair:
a.is the physical relationship.
b.is the loss of economic support.
c.is the detrimental social image.
d.stems from falling in love with a new partner.
58.The long-term extramarital affair is characterized by:
a.egalitarian gender roles.
b.a strong emotional attachment.
c.boredom and tension.
d.complete commitment.
59.Which of the following statements about men and extramarital affairs is
NOT
true?
a.They take their extramarital affairs more seriously than women.
b.The main focus is on the sexual aspects of the affair.
c.Affairs are associated with increased marital happiness.
d.Their affairs are shorter than the ones experienced by women.
60.Women tend to associate their affairs with:
a.sexual needs.
b.gender equality.
c.decreasing marital satisfaction.
d.sin and lust.