Midterm

Question 1

Know the three things that Dr. Hill wants every class to remember

Answer 1

Life is hard, but you can do hard things
When life doesn’t go as planned, don’t get frustrated…Make the best of the circumstances.
TTT= Things take time

Question 2

What happened to the divorce rate in the United States in the 28 year period between 1980 and 2008?

Answer 2

It went down a lot (down more than 20%)

Question 3

If current trends continue, what percentage of first marriages contracted in the United States will likely end in divorce?

Answer 3

40% - 49%

Question 4

What percentage of children in the United States experience their parents’ divorce in a typical year?

Answer 4

Less than 2%

Question 5

What happened to the abortion rate in the United States between 1981 and 2008?

Answer 5

It went down a lot (down more than 20%)

Question 6

What was the median age of first marriage in the United States in 2010?

Answer 6

28 for men, 26 for women

Question 7

In 2011, what percentage of children resided in single-parent households headed by their mother?

Question 8

What percentage of children under age 18 in the United States lived with both of their parents in 2011?

Answer 8

60-69%

Question 9

Many complain that though the “culture of fatherhood” has changed, the behavior has not. Which statement is most correct based on recent studies of the time MARRIED MEN in the United States spend on HOUSEHOLD tasks between 1977 and 2008?

Answer 9

It has gone up a great deal (up more than 50%)

Question 10

What happened to the labor force participation rate for married women from 1990 to 2009?

Answer 10

It stayed about the same (didn’t go up or down more than 10%)

Question 11

What happened to the labor force participation rate for married mothers with children under the age of 6 from 1990 to 2009?

Answer 11

It stayed about the same (didn’t go up or down more than 10%)

Question 12

Know median age of first marriage in the United States

Answer 12

28 for men, 26 women in 2010

Question 13

Memorize nine foundation stones of family success

Answer 13

Faith, Prayer, Repentance, Forgiveness, Respect, Love, Compassion, Work, Wholesome Recreational activities

Question 14

Know the number of languages into which the Proclamation has been translated

Answer 14

Has been translated in over 80 languages

Question 15

Know what the “given-new” distinction is

Answer 15

“Given-New” distinction: we assume info at the beginning of sentence is accepted (presuppositions are more difficult to attack, and less susceptible to criticism.)

Question 16

Know the three basic doctrines of the “Great Plan of Happiness”

Answer 16

The Creation, the fall, and the atonement.

Question 17

Know the five love languages.

Answer 17

1. Words of Affirmation (verbal appreciation)
2. Quality Time (focused time and energy, sharing experiences, emotional intimacy)
3. Receiving Gifts (visual symbols of love, things you can hold onto, gifts of meaning)
4. Acts of Service (load lighteners, the right service, thoughtful)
5. Physical Touch (hand holding, hugging, kissing, psychological meaning)

Question 18

ABC’s of Successful Romantic Development

Answer 18

Awareness or Acquaintance
Buildup
Continuation followed by Commitment (oftentimes marriage)
Deterioration or Decline (for relationships not working out)
Ending of the relationship

Question 19

Know the six foundational processes linked to enduring healthy marriage

Answer 19

1. Respectfully handle differences and solve problems (Deal appropriately with anger)
2. Personal commitment to the marriage covenant.
3. Love and friendship
4. Positive interaction
5. Accepting influence
6. Continuing courtship through the years

Question 20

Know John Gottman’s four horsemen

Answer 20

1. contempt– sarcastic, crude remarks toward your spouse
2. criticism– putting down something that they cannot change
3. defensiveness– not being willing to talk through problems and accept your role.
4. stonewalling– most dangerous, means that you shut the other person out, unwillingness to discuss issue

Question 21

Know the ways of assessing equal partnership

Answer 21

Power processes (level of assertiveness, listening to spouse’s point of view, domination, and control)
Power outcomes (who makes the final decision, in an equal partnership, spouses discuss and negotiate until they agree on a decision).

Question 22

Know the four stages of sexual response

Answer 22

Desire
—Arousal / Excitement
—Orgasm / Climax
—Resolution (“Afterglow”)

Question 23

Know the four types of marital infidelity

Answer 23

(1) Fantasy infidelity (emotional/detached),
(2) visual infidelity (physical/detached),
(3) romantic infidelity (emotional/attached), and
(4) sexual infidelity (physical/attached).

Question 24

Know all of the benefits of marriage

Answer 24

(1) Better health, (2) greater happiness, (3) greater material wealth, and (4) better sex.

Question 25

Know President Faust’s three-part test when deciding to divorce

Answer 25

(1) Prolonged difficulties, (2) apparently irredeemable relationship, and (3) destruction of human dignity.

Question 26

Know characteristics of sincere apologies

Answer 26

(1) Complete sentences, (2) specifics, (3) taking responsibility (no excuses), and (4) may be necessary to apologize multiple times.

Question 27

Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Attraction

Answer 27

often times, studies do not reach a broad enough population. because the sample that is collected tends to be from a group that is more convenient to reach, less people (ie. upper vs lower class) are taken account for.
they tend to leave out comparison groups or have unfair comparison groups.
some of the contradictory data is ignored… such as the fact that sometimes, children who have a gay parent are really not as successful and are more likely to struggle emotionally than someone with heterosexual parents
lots of studies leave out the really nitty gritty child outcomes and simply study the surface level. lots of studies don’t go into great detail about substance abuse, poverty, etc– they just look at the emotional functioning and sexual behaviors.
studies are not longitudinal
NOT A BIG ENOUGH SAMPLE, so the desired population is not accounted for and represented
NFSS study grabbed a larger population so the findings were more accurate
lesbian mothers: children were more likely to have run-ins with the law, abuse substances, more likely to have had an affair, etc.
gay fathers: children are more likely to suffer from mental illness and depression. more likely to have thoughts about suicide, etc.