31)Which of the following reasons may explain why couples choose LAT relationships? A)Many men are unwilling to take on the financial responsibility of maintaining a spouse. B)More men and women are in professional careers that make it hard for them to move when their spouses move. C)More women feel the pressure to autonomous in their relationships and choose LAT as a way to maintain their independence. D)Moving in with partners makes it too difficult to maintain ties with parents and siblings. E)All of the above are reasons for choosing LAT relationships. 32)“LAT relationships†is an abbreviation for A)Late Age Trial relationships. B)Living Apart Together relationships. C)Late Adult Temporary relationships. D)Lasting Affectionate and Tender relationships E)Late Adolescent Tandem relationships. 33)Which of the following statements about marriage is true? A)More Canadians, but not Americans, are postponing marriage. B)Those that choose to marry are spending a larger proportion of their lives in a spousal relationship than in the past. C)More people are marrying than in the past. D)The average marriage today lasts a shorter period of time than in the past. E)There are more Canadians currently in common-law unions than in marital unions. 34)A leading economic explanation for falling marriage rates includes which of the following A)rising life expectancy. B)female reproductive control. C)a growth in religious homogamy. D)a growth in educational homogamy. E)a growth in ethnic homogamy. 35)Why do more women favour cohabitation or singlehood rather than traditional legal marriage? A)More women are unable to find suitable men to form unions with these days and therefore remain single. B)Women have more to gain from marriage and less to gain from paid work than in the past. C)financial independence and reproductive control has tipped the balance in favour of cohabitation or remaining single. D)Men are increasingly rejecting the idea of marriage thereby forcing women to enter common-law unions instead. E)Government tax regulations favour single women over married women so there is financial incentive for women to not get married. 36)When it comes to cohabitation, which of the following is accurate A)more involvement with extended family. B)lower rates of domestic violence. C)lower levels of psychological well being. D)more responsibility for the other partner. E)the numbers of cohabitating couples are growing slowly. 37) Which of the following statements about international cohabitation rates are true? A)American and Canadian cohabitation rates are almost identical. B)Cohabitation rates are lowest in the Nordic countries, especially Sweden. C)The rates of cohabitation have been in France than Canada. D)The US cohabitation rates remain lower than in Canada. E)All of the above statements are true. 38)Historically, rates of cohabitation have been highest in A)the Netherlands. B)Canada. C)France D)Sweden. E)USA 39)In cohabitating couples, the highest levels of happiness have been found in A)those under 20 yrs of age. B)  those 20-30 yrs of age. C)those 30-40 yrs of age. D)older adults. E)those 75-85 yrs of age. 40)In the past, common-law unions were typically found among A)the financially affluent. B)the upper class. C)the highly educated. D)the working class. E)the professional class.