CAFS 323 Chapter 9 (Exam 2 Questions
with Correct Answers 2026-2027)
There are more single women than men
The ratio of men to every women in the u.s. population, 18 and older, who are not cu
rrently married - correct answer -89
100
Women make up nearly % of all unmarried americans. 16% of the unmarried population, r
epresenting approximately 16.5 million people, are age 65 or older - correct answer -53
When intentionally single heterosexual people form relationships within the singles world, bot
h the man and the woman tend to remain highly - correct answer -independent
Unmarried women and men are typically and, thus, tend to be economically independent
of each other - correct answer -employed
Unmarried women and men may be more because their energy may already be heavily in
vested in their work on careers - correct answer -emotionally independent
Name the 4 types of never-married singles - correct answer -
voluntarily and temporarily unmarried
Involuntarily and temporarily unmarried
Involuntarily and permanently unmarried
Involuntarily unmarried
Few changes in patterns of marriage and family relationships have been as dramatic as -
correct answer -changes in cohabitation
, Over the past 40 years, cohabitation has increased more than - correct answer -20-fold
Cohabitation has increased socioeconomic, age, and racial groups - correct answer -
across all
The general climate regarding is more liberal than it was a generation ago -
correct answer -sexuality
The of marriage and divorce have changed - correct answer -meanings
Men and women are longer - correct answer -delaying marriage
Women are economically dependent on marriage - correct answer -less
Cohabitation has become as a stage or phase in one's life course - correct answer -
normalized
Cohabitation is more likely among those with education - correct answer -less
Men with less than full-time, year-round employment are likely to cohabit than to marry -
correct answer -more
The childhood experience of or increases the likelihood that on will enter a nontraditi
onal lifestyle such as cohabitation - correct answer -parental divorce
Family instability
There are that often overlap with class differences regarding the likelihood of growing up i
n cohabiting parent households - correct answer -ratial differences
with Correct Answers 2026-2027)
There are more single women than men
The ratio of men to every women in the u.s. population, 18 and older, who are not cu
rrently married - correct answer -89
100
Women make up nearly % of all unmarried americans. 16% of the unmarried population, r
epresenting approximately 16.5 million people, are age 65 or older - correct answer -53
When intentionally single heterosexual people form relationships within the singles world, bot
h the man and the woman tend to remain highly - correct answer -independent
Unmarried women and men are typically and, thus, tend to be economically independent
of each other - correct answer -employed
Unmarried women and men may be more because their energy may already be heavily in
vested in their work on careers - correct answer -emotionally independent
Name the 4 types of never-married singles - correct answer -
voluntarily and temporarily unmarried
Involuntarily and temporarily unmarried
Involuntarily and permanently unmarried
Involuntarily unmarried
Few changes in patterns of marriage and family relationships have been as dramatic as -
correct answer -changes in cohabitation
, Over the past 40 years, cohabitation has increased more than - correct answer -20-fold
Cohabitation has increased socioeconomic, age, and racial groups - correct answer -
across all
The general climate regarding is more liberal than it was a generation ago -
correct answer -sexuality
The of marriage and divorce have changed - correct answer -meanings
Men and women are longer - correct answer -delaying marriage
Women are economically dependent on marriage - correct answer -less
Cohabitation has become as a stage or phase in one's life course - correct answer -
normalized
Cohabitation is more likely among those with education - correct answer -less
Men with less than full-time, year-round employment are likely to cohabit than to marry -
correct answer -more
The childhood experience of or increases the likelihood that on will enter a nontraditi
onal lifestyle such as cohabitation - correct answer -parental divorce
Family instability
There are that often overlap with class differences regarding the likelihood of growing up i
n cohabiting parent households - correct answer -ratial differences
