Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. According to sociologist Jesse Bernard, women tend to benefit more from marriage than do men.

2. Kevin and Theresa were in passionate love when they first married, but today they are together out of obligation and have no real passion in their relationship. This is an example of a passive-congenial marriage.

3. A conflict-habituated marriage includes frequent conflict, although the marriage may be enduring.

4. In the opening vignette, Scherazade and Roderick are an example of a devitalized marriage.

5. The activities of a group of religious leaders, marriage and family therapists, and government leaders who hope to influence public policy to promote and strengthen traditional marriage is known as the “marriage movement.”


1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T

Sociology

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