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Chapter 6: Being Single Alone and With Others



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

____ refers to multiple wives for a man and ______ to multiple husbands
for one wife.
a.
polygamy; polyandry
b.
polyandry; polygamy
c.
group marriage; polygamy
d.
bigamy; polygamy
 

 2. 

According to Robert Staples' typology of singles, the term _____ refers
to an individual who either temporarily or permanently lives a solitary
life, except for friendships, refusing all dates and heterosexual contacts.
a.
free-floating
b.
misanthropic
c.
accommodationist
d.
self-absorbed
 

 3. 

David likes being married. He was saddened and disorganized when his wife died. However, at age 32, he wants to be married again when the right woman comes along. This situation illustrates which of these?
a.
voluntary temporary single
b.
voluntary stable single
c.
involuntary stable single
d.
none of these
 

 4. 

Which of these illustrates a temporary voluntary single?
a.
Patrick, who is single and intends to remain that way until he is "trapped" by some woman's pregnancy and her attendant threat surround that situation
b.
Carolyn, a professional woman who wants to marry but is waiting for "the right man" to come along before she marries
c.
Jack, who wants a wife but, given his many negative characteristics, has accepted the fact that he will probably never marry again
d.
Margaret, whose husband deserted her because she wouldn't change her ways to suit him
 

 5. 


Regarding job opportunities, unmarried women may be ________than men because of     their single status.
a.
likelier to have to move geographically to get a job
b.
more disadvantaged
c.
much more disadvantaged
d.
less disadvantaged
 

 6. 

Parents tend to "get in the way of' or "interfere" with ___________
a.
single women
b.
young single men, who have difficulty tolerating this interference
c.
single men who are in their 20s, who tolerate this interference
d.
single men who are middle aged, but who in fact welcome the interference as a sign of "caring" and as a way to have more "goods and services" at home
 

 7. 

Lesbian couples are likelier than gay males to have met through:
a.
friendship networks
b.
co-worker or co-professional (on-the-job) relationships
c.
educational or vocational training settings
d.
informal interaction at gay bars
 

 8. 

An alternative household form found to suit the needs and preferences of some Black Americans is one in which:
a.
two or more women, each in her own household, has relationships with several men
b.
two or more men share the same woman who lives in her own household
c.
two or men share the same women, moving from the household of one woman to another
d.
two or more women, each in her own household, share the same man
 

 9. 

Which of the following categories is likeliest to he left without a partner?
a.
older women
b.
Roman Catholic and/or Baptist women
c.
middle-aged and older gay men
d.
the well-educated
 

 10. 

The newly divorced:
a.
tend to throw themselves into a frantic round of social activities
b.
tend to have a honeymoon or 'pink cloud" period
c.
tend to suffer from depression
d.
have a statistically significant tendency toward sexual promiscuity.
 



 
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