An implication of the New Model of Marriage is that: (select all that apply)Group of answer choicesCouples should specialize their labour in household productionCouples should complement each other in their consumption and leisure preferencesOpposites attractSimilarities attract

What are the key assumptions in Becker's economic model of marriage (select all correct answers)?Group of answer choicesPeople are rational and maximise their satisfactionIndividuals are required to make choices under constraint due to limited resources.Couples should complement each other in their consumption and leisure preferencesThe household is like a small factory producing goods and services that are valuable to its members and to the economy.

The working class are more likely to experience marriage restriction when it comes to finding a mate. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Economic theory predicts that control over fertility will causeGroup of answer choicesMarriage rates to increaseDelays until marriage to increaseCohabitation without marriage to decreaseDecreases in female education attainment

In the Empty Nest study, being in a marriage-like relationship at each of the three waves of the survey was a:Group of answer choicesthird variabledesign confoundmoderatorconstant

Select all that applyWhich are true about the “marriage markets” (the supply of eligible spouses) of nonindustrial societies?Multiple select question.Potential spouses may be limited to members of the opposite moiety.Women of descent group A must marry men from group B, while men from A must marry women from C.Marriages are rarely arranged by relatives.Potential spouses may be limited to cross cousins.There is rarely a preexisting social relationship between the kin groups of the individuals who marry.