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According to the text,what did surveys of Canadian teenagers from 1996 to 2005 find?


A) an increase in the proportion of teens who said they'd had sex at least once
B) an increase in the number of young women who said they'd had sex at least once
C) a decline in the number of young men who said they'd never had sex
D) a decline in the proportion of teens who said they'd had sex at least once

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Explain what is meant by mate selection and describe two types of marriage.

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Which of the following is true of the continuum between marriage as exchange and marriage as shared emotion in North America?


A) They have nothing in common apart from the ceremony.
B) They are other terms for arranged and freely chosen marriages.
C) Most people fall somewhere between the two positions.
D) Women,more than men,adopt both exchange and emotion perspectives.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which term refers to a union that is socially,legally,and/or religiously recognized?


A) cohabitation
B) marriage
C) polyamory
D) mixed union

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which term is used in the text to refer to people who are considered acceptable as potential partners?


A) love interests
B) field of eligibles
C) potential soul mates
D) cohort of companions

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which term refers to the process of choosing a mate on the basis of certain traits?


A) endogamy
B) exogamy
C) complementary needs
D) assortative mating

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Briefly explain what is meant by the terms "endogamy" and "exogamy."

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According to the text,the conditions on the North American frontier encouraged which of the following practices?


A) arranged marriages
B) staying unmarried
C) choosing one's mate
D) marrying outside of one's ethnic group

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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According to the text,what is one difference between premarital and marital infidelity?


A) Married people are more likely to be unfaithful.
B) Married people are less likely to engage in Internet relationships.
C) Unmarried people are more likely to be emotionally unfaithful.
D) Unmarried people are more likely to end a relationship.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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What is the term for vowing to live without sexual gratification?


A) insanity
B) monogamy
C) celibacy
D) endogamy

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In our society most people marry at some point in their lives,making marriage which of the following?


A) the ideal
B) the myth
C) the norm
D) the principle

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to the text,which of the following has been true in recent years?


A) Women's earnings have become more important to their marriage prospects.
B) Men's earnings have become more important to their marriage prospects.
C) Women's physical appearance is no longer important to their marriage prospects.
D) Male and female partners have increasingly different incomes.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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