Singlehood (CH.9)

Question 1

Men and Women postpone marriage until WHAT age (on average)

Answer 1

28.1 (women)
30.5 (men)

Question 2

Voluntary Temporary

Answer 2

Want to be single but just for now

Question 3

Voluntary Stable

Answer 3

Want to be single from now on

Question 4

Involuntary Temporary

Answer 4

They don’t want to be single, and they’re trying to find a partner to marry

Question 5

Involuntary Stable

Answer 5

They don’t want to be single, but they’re resigned themselves to “this is just how it’s gonna be”

Question 6

Who lives alone more, men or women?

Answer 6

Women more than Men - Whites more than other groups

Question 7

Why are there more singles now?

Answer 7

Macro-level factors (reproductive technology, recessions, unemployment, not as much stigma now if single)
Demographic Influences

Question 8

Sex Ratio

Answer 8

The proportion of males to females (not influencing the US) (for every 105 males, there are 100 females)

Question 9

Marriage Squeeze

Answer 9

Imbalance in the ratio of available single men + women

Question 10

Female Infanticide

Answer 10

The deliberate killing of infant girls

Question 11

Who has the highest rate of singlehood?

Answer 11

African Americans (most still marry, especially AA W)

Question 12

True or False: The rates of single in increasing in latinos

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Who has the lowest rate of singlehood?

Answer 13

Asian Americans

Question 14

Dating Cohabitation

Answer 14

Gradually drift into this for convenience (“next” step in dating)

Question 15

Serial Cohabitation

Answer 15

Tend to live w/ any partner they date (date, live together, break up, repeat)

Question 16

Premarital Cohabutation

Answer 16

Have plans to marry, live together

Question 17

Trial Marriage

Answer 17

See what marriage would be like (not planning to get married, seeing what it’s like)

Question 18

Substitute Marriage

Answer 18

People who’ve been living together for a long time, present themselves as married, just don’t need to make it legal

Question 19

True or False: Most cohabitations are short-lived

Answer 19

True: Break up or get married

Question 20

True or False: Age of most cohab. are college-aged

Answer 20

False!

Question 21

Does cohabitation lead to better marriage?

Answer 21

No evidence of this, not at a greater risk of divorce if marital commitment is decided prior to cohabiting