Guided Reading Review CH8
- Due Mar 30, 2014 by 11:59pm
- Points 10
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
CHAPTER EIGHT REVIEW SHEET
1. Who do today’s singles include?
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2. What is the median or “average” age of marriage today for men and women?
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3. Suggest at least two social factors that are currently encouraging young people to postpone marriage.
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4. What factors have increased the incidence of singlehood?
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5. What is a reason given for the declining perceived advantage of marriage?
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6. What is the relationship between income and singlehood? ________________________________________________________________________
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7. Describe the demographic characteristics of people who live alone in the United States.
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8. For what reasons are increasing numbers of young adults living with their parents?
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9. What are the advantages and disadvantages to group or communal living?
a. advantages: ________________________________________________________________________
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b. disadvantages: ________________________________________________________________________
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10. Briefly summarize the text’s discussion of gay and lesbian partners.
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11. What are several characteristics of persons more likely to cohabit? ________________________________________________________________________
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12. What is the definition of domestic partner? ________________________________________________________________________
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13. Summarize the text’s discussion of singlehood and life satisfaction.
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14. What is perhaps the most important challenge to unmarried individuals of both sexes? ________________________________________________________________________
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