Question 1

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of cohabitation? Would you advise your friends and family members to cohabit or not? Explain why.

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Question 2

Summarize the key points of the four sociological theories on families and aging.Which of these theories do you think is the most useful in helping you understand some of the characteristics and dynamics of families and aging? Why?

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Question 3

Why are couples who cohabit before marriage more likely to divorce than those who don't live together before marriage? Also,do you think that the United States should pass laws to ban cohabitation?

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Question 4

Across the nation,it is becoming more economically advantageous to have a college degree. Due to this trend,more and more parents are going back to college to earn advanced degrees. How will the strains for these nontraditional students be different from those of traditional students? What kind of changes should be implemented on the micro and macro levels?

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Question 5

Are you or any of your family members part of a sandwich generation? If not,do you expect to play this role in the future? Describe some of the costs and benefits (currently or in the future)of caring for both children and older family members.

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Question 6

Do you think that U.S.divorce rates would decrease if we implemented arranged marriages rather than relying on marriage markets to find a mate? Explain your answer.

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Why do some Americans,including functionalists,often describe the family as "the backbone of society"? Are other social institutions (including government and education)now performing some of the traditional functions of the family? If so,which ones,and what are implications of the importance of the family in the future? If you think that the family will continue to be a major social institution in the future,explain why.

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Question 8

How are American families similar and different? Compare any two racial/ethnic minority groups described in this chapter on factors such as family structure,child rearing,values,and SES.Feel free to incorporate your own personal experiences to illustrate your comparison.

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Question 9

Why do you think that the divorce rate is higher for couples that marry young? Should young people be encouraged to cohabit rather than marry?

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Question 10

According to the symbolic interactionist perspective,how do married men learn what is expected of them as husbands? Can unmarried men also be aware of these expectations? Why or why not?

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Question 11

How is the "graying of America" affecting us? What are some of the benefits and costs of living longer for individuals,families,and society? Feel free to illustrate your answer with personal experiences and examples.

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Question 12

How and why are American families changing? Choose any three changes covered in this chapter (such as divorce,singlehood,unmarried parenting,or two-income families).How are you and your parents different? How are you similar?

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Question 13

At least 90 percent of Americans will marry at least once during their lifetime.

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According to a study by the US Census Bureau, as of 2018, 88 percent of women and 89 percent of men in the United States have been married at least once in their lifetime.

Question 14

Why are so many gays and lesbians advocating same-sex marriage? In answering this question,consider some of the advantages of cohabitation-for both gay and straight couples-that marriage doesn't provide.

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Question 15

Outline the micro,demographic,and interpersonal reasons for divorce.Do you think that one set of these reasons is more important than the others in explaining divorce?

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Question 16

How do both micro- and macro-level factors help explain why many women stay in abusive relationships and why men are usually the abusers?

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Question 17

Outline the reasons why young people are postponing marriage.Do any of these reasons describe you,your friends,or your family members?

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Quiz 12: Families And Aging