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Compare and contrast same-sex cohabiting relationships to same-sex marriage relationships. What are the benefits of marriage?

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Same-sex cohabiting relationships and same-sex marriage relationships both involve two individuals of the same gender living together and sharing a life. However, there are some key differences between the two. In a same-sex cohabiting relationship, the couple may choose to live together and share expenses and responsibilities without legally formalizing their relationship. This means they may not have the same legal rights and protections as a married couple, such as inheritance rights, medical decision-making rights, and tax benefits. On the other hand, same-sex marriage relationships involve a legal and formalized union between two individuals of the same gender. This means they have access to the same legal rights and protections as opposite-sex married couples, including the ability to make medical decisions for each other, inherit property, and receive spousal benefits. The benefits of marriage, whether same-sex or opposite-sex, include legal recognition and protection of the relationship, access to spousal benefits such as health insurance and retirement benefits, and the ability to make important decisions for each other in times of illness or incapacity. Marriage also provides a sense of commitment and stability to the relationship, and can have positive effects on mental and physical health. In summary, while both same-sex cohabiting relationships and same-sex marriage relationships involve two individuals of the same gender living together, marriage provides legal recognition and protections that cohabiting relationships may not have. The benefits of marriage include legal rights and protections, access to spousal benefits, and a sense of commitment and stability in the relationship.

In which culture would you find the custom of bride wealth?


A) Kenya
B) Spain
C) Netherlands
D) United States

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

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Jenna's mother is concerned about Jenna and her boyfriend cohabiting rather than marrying because of social security and other benefits of marriage. Which interest is her mother focusing on?


A) Status
B) Wealth
C) Power
D) Alliances

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

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Compare and contrast two of John Lee's six styles of love.

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How do men and women love differently?


A) Men are more cautious and slower to fall in love.
B) Men show love with actions rather than words or romance.
C) Single women are more likely to be looking for a partner.
D) Women are more ludic and men lean toward pragma.

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

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Describe the characteristics of a cohabiting family that effectively supports the children.

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Which quality in a mate is less important to woman today than it may have been before the 1970s?


A) Income
B) Similarity
C) Dependability
D) Physical attractiveness

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

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What is the relationship between family and sexual behavior?


A) Families teach social norms including appropriate sexual behavior.
B) Families have little influence on sexual behavior because teens and young adults rebel.
C) Family attitudes fail to change with time and remain as they were generations ago.
D) Families easily retain attitudes about sexual behavior that are outside the cultural norms.

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

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Out of 100 gay couples, how many have lived together for more than 10 years?


A) About 20
B) About 10
C) About 25
D) About 30

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

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Community property is an example of the ________ function of marriage.


A) labor
B) personal
C) social
D) economic

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

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Mary and Jeff have been friends since high school and slowly their relationship has developed into a comfortable love and compatibility. Why style of love to Mary and Jeff represent?


A) Eros
B) Pragma
C) Ludus
D) Storge

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Based on the origins and history of dating and courtship, evaluate the factors responsible for the changes in courtship in the United States.

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Professor Kua has been researching love and measuring levels of ________, which are chemicals that Ortigue (2010) found were released when a person falls in love.


A) dopamine, adrenaline, vasopressin, and oxytocin
B) norepinephrine, serotonin, acetylcholine, and nitric oxide
C) endorphines, nitric oxide, serotonin, and oxytocin
D) Vasopressin, oxytocin, acetylcholine, and endorphines

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

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The belief that girls shouldn't call boys because it makes them look promiscuous is a


A) stereotype.
B) myth.
C) sexual script.
D) media distortion.

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

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Which of the following voters is most likely to support gay marriage?


A) 25-year-old Jimmy who lives in Ohio.
B) 39-year-old Amy who lives in Mississippi
C) 29-year-old Nathan who lives in New Hampshire
D) 68-year old George who lives in California

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

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Which is the most effective fact to support the statement, People are born gay?


A) Individuals are either exclusively homosexual or exclusively heterosexual.
B) A gene has been found to be the determining factor in homosexual behavior.
C) No situational factors play a role in homosexual behavior.
D) Biological siblings are more likely to both be gay than adopted siblings.

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

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How has heterosexual cohabitation changed since the 1990s?


A) Heterosexual cohabitation is less common than it was in the 1990s.
B) Couples cohabitate for a shorter amount of time now.
C) Most couples cohabitate before they marry today.
D) Cohabitation is more common in older adults than younger adults now.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The reward center of the brain is sparked by ________ love.


A) motherly
B) passionate
C) self-
D) neighborly

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

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Describe the brain changes that result when Harry meets Jane and falls in love.

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Talin is getting married in his native India in a few days. He has not met his wife, but is sure that she will be a good wife and they will live a happy life. He believes they will eventually find love. What belief precedes this attitude toward marriage?


A) He is powerless in his matriarchy society.
B) Parents know best.
C) Love comes before commitment.
D) Any woman is better than none.

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

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