Chapter 4-Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation

Question 1

Median age for marriage for men and women?

Answer 1

28.7; 26.5

Question 2

singlehood

Answer 2

state of being unmarried

Question 3

loneliness

Answer 3

subjective evaluation that the number of relationships a person has is smaller than the person desires or that intimacy the person wants has not been realized

Question 4

hanging out

Answer 4

going out in groups where the agenda is to meet others and have fun

Question 5

hooking up

Answer 5

having a one-time sexual encounter in which there are generally no expectations of seeing one another again

Question 6

cohabitation

Answer 6

two unrelated adults involved in an emotional and sexual relationship who sleep in the same residence at least four nights a week

Question 7

POSSLQs

Answer 7

an acronym used by the US census bureau that stands for people of the opposite sex sharing living quarters

Question 8

8 types of cohabitation

Answer 8

1. here and now-no future thoughts
2. testers-seeing if living together works
3. Engaged
4. Money Savers-economic convenience
5. pension partners-dont get married to keep pensions from previous marriage
6. security blanket cohabiters-need for security rather than attraction
7. rebellious cohabiters-making statements
8. marriage never

Question 9

Domestic partnership

Answer 9

a relationship in which individuals who live together are emotionally and financially interdependent and are given some kind of official recognition by a city or corporation so as to receive partner benefits