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1)According to the textbook, what two things can be said with certainty about relationships? A)Marriage based on love lasts forever and love is the cure for all things. B)On-line dating is the best way to find a partner and being in a relationship reduces depression. C)Long distance relationships do not work and finding love means finding happiness. D)Relationships get easier with time and people grow happier the longer they are with their partner. E) No relationship is perfect and no long-term relationship is easy to preserve. 2)The textbook describes three ways that sociologists have measured the link between close relations and well-being in the past century. Which of the following is one such method? A)Examining suicide rates B)Examining marriage rates C)Examining divorce rates D)Quantitatively measuring intimacy levels E)Studying census records 3)In the late 19th century, Durkheim concluded that A)socially attached people are less likely to kill themselves. B)the marriage rate is declining. C)people are healthiest when they are in their first marriage. D)women will become more influential in the labour force market. E)cohabitation will increase in the future. 4)Durkheim believed that suicide is more likely to occur among A)married men. B) married women. C)single men. D)divorced and currently cohabiting men. E)married alcoholic mothers. 5)Durkheim’s term anomie refers to A)a legally recognized union in which two people share financial responsibilities. B)the excessive amount of work many people, especially mothers, have to do. C)the package of passionate experiences associated with the beginnings of an intimate relationship. D)a lack of norms or social integration. E)the notion that the products of one part of ones life intrude on another part 6)Which of the following is true from a health perspective? A)Being single is worse than being married, but better than cohabiting. B)Dating is better than being married and being single. C)Being married is better than dating and being single. D)Being married is better than being single, but worse than cohabitating. E)Cohabiting is better than being married and being single. 7)Compared to married people, unattached people are A)more happy. B)more healthy. C)less disturbed. D)less depressed. E)at a higher risk of early death. 8)Among attached people, happiness and health depends on: A)income and education. B)the kind of relationship therapy that the couple is receiving. C)the frequency and quality of sex. D)the quality of the relationship and how the couple gets along. E)the amount of time the couple gets to spend together. 9)Which of the following statements about relationship problems is correct? A)Relationship dissatisfaction and unhappiness can take physical forms. B)Marital problems are related to various health problems. C)Psychiatric symptoms can lead to marital difficulties. D)A bad relationship may lead to work loss. E)All of the above are correct. 10)What can be a sign that a person is in an unhappy relationship? A)Weaker will to live. B)Less life satisfaction. C)Poorer health D)A, B and C above. E)None of the above. 1