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121. Paula lives in the U.S. and has been married five times with each marriage lasting about three years. Paula is exhibiting a. heterogamy. b. polyandry c. polygamy. d. serial monogamy. 122. The right of a man to take more than one wife at any given time is known as a. heterogamy. b. polygamy. c. polyandry. d. serial monogamy. 123. Amalae lives in a culture in which men have the right to have more than one wife at any given time. She will become the second wife a wealthy man in their community. This culture practices a. heterogamy. b. polygamy. c. polyandry. d. serial monogamy. 124. The right of a woman to be married to more than one man at any given time is known as a. heterogamy. b. polygamy. c. polyandry. d. serial monogamy. 125. Many cultures view marriage as a vehicle to provide economic security and to cement relationships between the families joined by marriage. In these cultures a bride and groom might meet for the first time on their wedding day or girls are married by 12 years of age or younger to reduce promiscuity and strengthen clan relationships. These marriages are referred to as a. arranged marriages. b. polygamy. c. polyandry. d. homogamy. 126. Meeta is 12 years old and will be marrying a young man in a few days that her parents have selected for her to marry. In her culture, marriage is viewed as a vehicle to provide economic security and to cement relationships between the families joined by marriage. This practice is known as a. an arranged marriage. b. polygamy. c. polyandry. d. homogamy. 127. The practice of arranged marriages still occurs in regions where extended families have long been critical for survival, including which of the following areas? a. India b. Pakistan c. parts of sub-Saharan Africa d. all of these 128. In 2000, the median age of a first marriage in the U.S. was ______ for men and ____ for women. a. 23; 21 b. 25; 23 c. 27; 25 d. 29; 27 129. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding today’s marriage in the U.S.? a. The median age of a first marriage in the U.S. in 2000 is 27 for men and 25 for women. b. Currently, about 70 percent of men and women will marry at some point before they are 65 years old. c. Women in their 20s are showing the highest unmarried birthrate in the U.S. currently. d. It is estimated that 50 percent of marriages in the U.S. eventually end in divorce. 130. In the United States, about 35 percent of births are to unmarried women, with _________ showing the highest unmarried birthrate.               a. adolescent girls of age 14 and 15 years of age b. adolescent girls of age 16 and 17 years of age c. adolescent girls of age 18 and 19 years of age d. women in their 20s