adult sexuality 4-6Q

Question 1

What is the largest age range of the “singles”?

Answer 1

late 20s and early 30s

Question 2

How much has the “singles” group increased by since the 70s?

Answer 2

more than doubled

Question 3

When did the number of people of opposite sex sharing living quarters double?

Answer 3

from 1980-1992

Question 4

What % of single people were never married? Divorced?

Answer 4

50

30

Question 5

What % of single people are younger than 35 years?

Answer 5

60-70%

Question 6

Increase in singles since the 1980s are what age?

Answer 6

over 35

Question 7

What is the mating gradient?

Answer 7

trend for some women to marry up economically and men marry down

Question 8

Current patterns in the USA:
Married men ___%
Married women ___%
Age of first marriage ___ 3 years since 1975
Age of first marriage men ___ women ___
___% end in divorce
high divorce rates due to low ___ and ___

Answer 8

Married men 65%
Married women 60%
Age of first marriage up 3 years since 1975
Age of first marriage men 26.5 women 24.4
50% end in divorce
high divorce rates due to low education and religion

Question 9

Current patterns in Canada:
# of marriages \_\_\_ by \_\_% since 1972
Age of first marriage \_\_\_ from 1972
Age of first marriage men \_\_\_ women \_\_\_
\_\_% divorce rate
divorce rate tripled from 1960 to \_\_\_\_

Answer 9

# of marriages down by 24% since 1972
Age of first marriage up from 1972
Age of first marriage men 30.8 women 28.5
33% divorce rate
divorce rate tripled from 1960 to 1970

Question 10

What are the 3 pieces of research on marital sexuality?

Answer 10

1. kinsey 1950s
2. hunt 1970s
3. NHSLS 1990s

Question 11

What are some marital sexual changes?

Answer 11

• increased foreplay
• increased frequency of sex (7x a month)
• greater variety of positions
• greater variety of behaviours
• longer duration of sex
• still decreases in frequency with aging

Question 12

What is conventional adultery?

Answer 12

not known to partner

ranges from once to many years

Question 13

What is consensual adultery?

Answer 13

known to partner
data unreliable
mostly still disapproved
men more accepting and higher incidence than women

Question 14

What is swinging?

Answer 14

both partners openly involved with others
white, affluent, higher education
avoids emotional connection as this threaten first relationship

Question 15

What is an open marriage?

Answer 15

either partner may have relationship outside of marriage

Question 16

What is group marriage?

Answer 16

3 or more share intimate relationship, more committed than swingers

Question 17

What % of marriages end in divorce?

Answer 17

30-50

Question 18

Who is more likely to remarry?

Answer 18

men

Question 19

What are the factors in divorce?

Answer 19

no fault
improved economics in women
social acceptance

Question 20

Whats the most common reason to get divorced?

Answer 20

poor communication and lack of understanding

Question 21

What are the costs of divorce?

Answer 21

emotional and financial

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