FAD 2230 FSU Exam 2 Questions and
Answers
Commune - Answer-Group of adults and perhaps children who live together, sharing aspects of their
lives. Some communes are group marriages, in which members share sex; others are communal families,
with several monogamous couples, who share everything except sexual relations and their children
Domestic Partnership - Answer-Arrangement in which an unmarried couple registers their partnership
with a civil authority and then enjoys some rights, benefits, and entitlements, traditionally reserved for
marrieds.
Civil Unions - Answer-Legislation that allows any two single adults-including same-sex partners or blood
relatives, such as siblings or a parent and adult child-to have access to virtually all marriage rights and
benefits on the state level, but none on the federal level. Designed to give same-sex couples many of the
legal benefits of marriage while denying them the right to legally marry.
Intermittent Cohabitation - Answer-Relationships in which parenting couples in together, then out, then
back in.
Selection Effects - Answer-When individuals "select" themselves into a category being investigated
, Consensual Marriages - Answer-Heterosexual, conjugal unions that have not gone through a legal
marriage ceremony
Cohabitation - Answer-Living together in an intimate, sexual relationship without traditional, legal
marriage. Sometimes referred to as living together or marriage without marriage, cohabitation can be a
courtship process or an alternative to legal marriage, depending on how partners view it.
Boomerangers - Answer-Adults who leave home and then return to live with their parents
Living apart together (LAT) - Answer-Emerging lifestyle choice in which a couple is committed to a long-
term relationship but each partner maintains a separate dwelling.
Emerging adulthood - Answer-Fairly new life cycle stage typically defined as young adults ages 18 to 29
who spend more time in higher education or exploring options regarding work, career, and family
making than in the past.
sex ratio - Answer-The number of men per 100 women in society. If the sex ratio is above 100, there are
more men than women; if it is below 100, there are more women than men.
Individualistic - Answer-Society in which the main concern is with one's own interests (which may or
may not include those of one's immediate family).
Collectivist - Answer-A society in which people identify with and conform to the expectations of their
relatives or clan, who look after their interests in return for their loyalty. The group has priority over the
individual. Also known as communal society
Communal - Answer-A society in which people identify with and conform to the expectations of their
relatives or clan, who look after their interests in return for their loyalty. The group has priority over the
individual. Also known as collectivist
Answers
Commune - Answer-Group of adults and perhaps children who live together, sharing aspects of their
lives. Some communes are group marriages, in which members share sex; others are communal families,
with several monogamous couples, who share everything except sexual relations and their children
Domestic Partnership - Answer-Arrangement in which an unmarried couple registers their partnership
with a civil authority and then enjoys some rights, benefits, and entitlements, traditionally reserved for
marrieds.
Civil Unions - Answer-Legislation that allows any two single adults-including same-sex partners or blood
relatives, such as siblings or a parent and adult child-to have access to virtually all marriage rights and
benefits on the state level, but none on the federal level. Designed to give same-sex couples many of the
legal benefits of marriage while denying them the right to legally marry.
Intermittent Cohabitation - Answer-Relationships in which parenting couples in together, then out, then
back in.
Selection Effects - Answer-When individuals "select" themselves into a category being investigated
, Consensual Marriages - Answer-Heterosexual, conjugal unions that have not gone through a legal
marriage ceremony
Cohabitation - Answer-Living together in an intimate, sexual relationship without traditional, legal
marriage. Sometimes referred to as living together or marriage without marriage, cohabitation can be a
courtship process or an alternative to legal marriage, depending on how partners view it.
Boomerangers - Answer-Adults who leave home and then return to live with their parents
Living apart together (LAT) - Answer-Emerging lifestyle choice in which a couple is committed to a long-
term relationship but each partner maintains a separate dwelling.
Emerging adulthood - Answer-Fairly new life cycle stage typically defined as young adults ages 18 to 29
who spend more time in higher education or exploring options regarding work, career, and family
making than in the past.
sex ratio - Answer-The number of men per 100 women in society. If the sex ratio is above 100, there are
more men than women; if it is below 100, there are more women than men.
Individualistic - Answer-Society in which the main concern is with one's own interests (which may or
may not include those of one's immediate family).
Collectivist - Answer-A society in which people identify with and conform to the expectations of their
relatives or clan, who look after their interests in return for their loyalty. The group has priority over the
individual. Also known as communal society
Communal - Answer-A society in which people identify with and conform to the expectations of their
relatives or clan, who look after their interests in return for their loyalty. The group has priority over the
individual. Also known as collectivist
